Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-06-21

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Thers va consid srable moving 6,
chairs and shifting of positions some
Of the lady managers bit their lips.
hard to keep back the tears. A hand.
kerchief or two appeared.
Its the saddest sight you ever
would want to zee" = continued Mrs.
Walker. shaking her head redectively.
Eloquent silence pervaded the room.
And 90 the meeting Of the board Of
lady managers Of the Old Peoples
home came to nought 30 far 40 the
discipline Of It's gentle old resident
was concerned, ..s,.,.. ii
'.Tomorrow being Memorial day, Il:
win be hard on him. It always is"
went, on Mn. Walker. having. entirely.
forgotten the destructive nail driving
IN her sympathy for the Maynard In
mate.
Does he go out with the Grand
Army post?" queried Mrs. Banks.
HE used to. but he hasn't been for
tho last two years. Hes too feeble TO
walk. and somehow or other--maybe
because he's poor-they forget 70 send
q carriage for him. I'm glad we don't
happen to have more than one old SOL
der In the home on Memorial day.
It's enough to break your heart to see
old Mr.. Prentice" ,,.
Mrs. Banks rose In Dismissal Of the
meeting. Don't say anything to him
about the nails" she said aside to
Mrs. Walker. ''at any rate, nst until
after tomorrow She was wiping her
eyes.
The moist eyed lady managers flled
out Of the parlor. crossed the bare and
unhomelike corridor and entered the
institutional appearing dining room to
take tea with the inmates. As the 9TH
ers sauntered slowly along Mrs. Banks
paused and looked around a. II In
search Of some one.
where IL Miss Gillespie?" she asked
Of an attendant.
'Oh. she went with old Mrs. Bowler
to see Mr.. Prentice's pictures. They
are coming now" replied the maid. In.
dicating.
Mrs. Banks turned and saw Mr..
Prentice and Miss Gillespie coming
along the hallway. with Mrs. Bowler
hobbling beside them. The old man
was tall. even though bowed by the
inhrmities Of age. The girl walking
beside him was tall also and beautiful.
She was Of slight figure, with an
abundance Of gold tinged hair. very
fair skin and eyes. Mrs. Banks was
struck with the similarity Of the ex-
preston in her eyes to that In the old
mans.
"Our meeting was little longer than
usual" spoke Mrs. Banks. addressing
the girl. but l see you have been we'll
entertained while you waited glanc.
ing pleasantly at Mr.. Prentice and
Mrs. Bowler
"Delighted to have had such charm.
ing VISITORS" exclaimed Mr.. Prentice
in winsome old time gallantry. bow.
ing to the girl and to old Mrs. Bowler
miss Gillespie was interested In my
family portraits. Very. very kind Of
herr!
more than interested. my dear old
man" unused Adelaide Gillespie to her
self. If what surmise is true you
won't be living In this gloomy insti
tuition very long" Then aloud: II
have invited Mr.. Prentice ito take an
automobile ride with me tomorrow
Mrs. Bowler is afraid Of the machines
and will not accept smiling at the
old lady's protests.
II rode in one once" proudly pro
claimed Mr.. Prentice. land didn't set
anything to be afraid Of. If my boy
had lived L suppose he would have ont
and We would be riding around togeth
er today" =-..-..---.......-. .... ~.
Mrs. Banks smiled her approval o.
Adelaide Gillespie's taking Mr.. Prem
tee automobiling. She approved o
anything Adelaide did. She had neve
known 80 sensible and SO altogethe
lovely a girl. She thanked God ever!
day that her son Tom was going t
marry such woman. II she had beel
penniless instead Of being the grand
daughter Of millionaire she wouk
have held the same opinions.
Memorial day was ideally fair ant
warm for the beautiful duties In re
membrance Of the departed. The cit,
from one end to the other displaye.
the Tag for which so many thousand
had given their lives. The Gran!
Army posts assembled officially an
left their various headquarters lade
with the most beautiful blossoms tn
earth could yield for the outlying cite
Of the dead. Business was suspended
schools were closed and in. accor
with the general disposition Of Ne,
i Yorkers-to leave the city on a hol
day-the streets seemed deserted.
There was little left for the lionel
Inmates Of the Old Peoples home
whose chief amusement was watchin
the; passersby all the day long ,fror
the windows of the sitting room Q
their own little rooms. It was not I
be wondered at very much. therefor'
that the aged occupants were asaen
bled. almost to the last member Of til
household. to witness the departure q
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