The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-30

and also a minister Of tho United Pres
byterian faith, the fourth In lineage
OF Scotch-1rish clergymen. whose an
cestor had been Trinity college
man OF Dublin. born in the Ulster
province. The mother died soon. and
six daughters were left to be placed
among relatives. One was sent to
Virginia. one to Texas. one lived In
Altoona. one went to New York and
married there. another xecame Mrs.
Maud Belle Ilurice and lies buried in
Richland cemetery. The baby Of the
family, Katherine, Is among the un-
traced. and only vague rumors Of her
residence some fifteen years ago have
been heard, but never led to her loca-
ton. ''''.'-, "'-r
The Eldest Decorator.
The eldest sister, now II. as she
without embarrassment acknowledges.
finally became engaged in New York
with famous decorating establish
ment, and same years ago determined
to pursue that business on her own
account. Her cards bear the mascu-
line sounding name of o. Cecil Bell.
and with the acumen Of the woman
Of affairs she explains that she was
forced to avoid use of her feminine
name Of Ora G. Bell because her own
sex habitually looks askance on busi-
ness dealings with a woman. She has
girlded the globe often in pursuit of
artistic ideas and strict business. for
she bravely says that money was lack
ing for travels for arts saks only.
Now Miss Ora Bell and her sister,
Dorothy. who married M. r. Jacobs.
q New York cotton broker. have long
known of each others residence in the
metropolis and have been constant vis-
itors. So 1t also chanced that Mrs. Jer-
ry Wines of San Antonio, Tex. and
Mrs. William Holiday Of Detroit, two
er's homes in very recent years, after
persistent efforts to find them. Each
duo also knew Of the death of the
fifth sister, Mrs. Lurice, in McKeesport
but still the links were absent in the
chain which might clasp all four to-
gether once more.
But some weeks ago Miss Bell went
to Lewiston on business and there be-
came i'll and was forced to become q
patient in the hospital. Soon her sis
ter. Mrs. Jacobs. went on from New
York to visit her during the convales-
cence and both agreed to come west
and visit the dead sisters grave in Nc
Keesport to see whether It needed that
wish to provide.
Yesterday--and It was delicious
sky overhead-the two sisters stood at
the grave. Nearby they noticed two
other women and gentlemen. One
Of these strangers was overhead to
exclaim, Poor Maud! oh. IL we only
knew where the others are!"
That magic name of Maud (A6rs. Lu-
rice's). and the manifest feeling dis
played by the unknown women, caught
the attention Of Miss Bell and Mrs.
Jacobs. and both precipitately inquir-
ed of the strangers. who they were. In
an instant four sisters were sobbing
on each others necks.
Miss Ora Cecil Bell has been stopping
until her return to New York, and at
residences where the other sisters
were soJourning. a series. of celebra-
tions of truly feminine kind began. and
lasted until today. Dinners, thea
ters and sight-seeing filled the. day.
enltvened with an incessant chatter
about girlhood life in the valley Of the
Kishocoquillas. Yet over all the fes-
tivitfes brooded the dark shadow of
the unknown home. or even survival of
Katherine. the baby. who now would
GSAi 0MOIaA0I tO0CuluB L08LuT0 re.
mains These daughters Of an old
Covenanter preacher has each depart
ed from the paternal creed. One Is
an Eptscopaiian, one Universalist.
one belongs to the Christian Alliance,
and Miss Bell has become a devout
Christian Scientist. She holds that
there Is no separation. and that the
reunion was appointed by God. Last
night during the enjoyment Of their
coming together, each knowing this
divergence from the patriarchal faith,
discussed before retiring how they
might unite In some form Of worship.
All knew Bayard Taylor's exquisite
poem telling how in the camp before
besieged sevastopol the Tommy. At
kinses sang Of the girl each had in .his
own land. but at last all sang Annie
Laurie" There was something more
touching. higher. holier, in these four
sisters kneeling down and in unison re-
peating the Lords prayer, that invo-
cation In whose supplications all cree
dal differences vanish.