The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-11-11
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hurriedly.
Don't CO. Sister. am not sure
that priest could help me. Perhaps
you can"
Il? Oh. no, no! am only poor
little blind Sister. What could do
for you? But will pray-and you
will see the priest, won't your" she
pleaded.
mo, no. It would be of no use.
Listen, Sister" as she turned away.
She bent her head for moment
she was praying intensely, but he
didn't understand. II have sister
somewhere in France, who is little
nun like you. They call her Sister
Eulalie." The nun started. He went
on brokenly: Il have not seen her
in years, but you remind me of her,
Sister"
She knelt again by his bedside
Listen" she said earnestly, "if she
were here today-if she were to ask
you to see priest, would you not?
Think-suppose that she were here
could you refuse herr
! He looked at her curiously. Some
thing in her voice reminded him of
the sister he had left in France, those
long years ago-and he shuddered.
She felt his emotion. Her own tears
were flowing fast, but she paid no
attention to them. She was fighting
for soul. God! how she was fighting
| for a precious soul!
For her sake" he began. She bent
forward to catch his labored utterance
II will will do what-you ask"
Her hand was already on the bell
the nurse entered hurriedly.
ga priest, nurse! a priest at once.
No, do not delay-the call Is urgent"
said the Sister.
But" objected the nurse. do
you want the priest?" she asked her
patient.
eyes," he whispered His eyes fol
lowed her anxiously as she left the
room.
And so it was that an hour later,
when Eleanor Gordon came quickly
down the corridor, she started back
with surprise at the vision of the little
blind nun who stood on guard at her
husbands door. Eleanor spoke first:
what is the matter, Sister," she
inquired hastily.
"The priest is with him now. He is
making his confession"
Priest? confession? Mr.. Gordon is
not a Catholic"
"Mr Gordon asked for a priest
and one has come to him. He told
me that he used to be a Catholic He
is very ill-you know that, do you
not?"
HE is dying, Sister," She said the
words hardly, coldly, almost unfeel
ingly. The nun laid her hand on
Eleanor Gordon's.
81 do not know who you are" she
said unsteadily, "but but Mr. Gordon
is my brother"
Your brother? How can that be-
I am his wife-he never told me that
he had sister,
"Ah!" there was a catch in thu
blind nuns breath, 1--WE lost sight O.
him long years ago, mother and j
Father was dead before he left us
We lived in France We are descend
ed from an old Scotch family that fol
lowed James II into exile. Our mothe,
died several years ago, and when sh'
no longer needed me became a nun
My one prayer has been for the sal
walton Of my brother. I never e1
pected to be with him when the emf
came" Eleanor pressed the hand
Of the little blind Sister closely-sh,
was too much moved to speak, The,
stood in silence
You were-not always blind? sh,
said at last
ooh! no. / met with an acciden
two years ago. It was horrible a
first" she said falteringly, "but on
day when was speaking about VIII
liam to a priest / know, he answere,
me, You will obtain his conversion
Are you not willing to pay the price?'
, From that time became convince,
} that my prayer would be heard. How
did not know-but in some way.
r Eleanor's eyes filed with tears.
Life is mystery" she said softly
eve have often to suffer for thos,
: we love. Sister, / have had to suffer
too-and I have been sorely temple,
1 to break away altogether at times
Thank God, have stood firm in som
things. was never before SO gla,
of it as I am now. But tell nae
Sister, what are you doing here, al
alone, too? Surely they do not permi
you to go out by yourself?"
ooh, no." said the little nun. g
! am here to see great oculist-Dl
!. McGregor"
"Dr John McGregor?"
Eyes. Do you know him."
He is my-my husbands friend.
THAT is nice; he is such GOO
man, so kind, so gentle. He think
that an operation might restore m
sight, but have prayed for it to fai
if it will interfere with William