The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-02-01

just in front of the one Kathleen had
vacated. 81 wonder who she is, | have
seen her here so often. She is Cath
Ollie and is pious and refined to all ap-
pearances."
She dismissed the subject from her
mind, and walking towards home she
formulated to herself various theories
regarding friends.
my own friend" she meditated, lis
going to be, first of all, sincere Cath
Ole, a girl not too lazy to attend Mass
in the mornings. Then refinement of
manner. / could never bear rude peo-
pie. And culture. She must be highly
educated, like my Ethel. AS to talents,
musical, artistic or literary, how pleas
sing to have either in friend. Re
garding character and disposition-a
sterling we'll developed character. En-
ergetic, gay and lively in disposition,
and yet with the demeanor of prin-
cess. One who does not gossip nor act
frivolously. One who can retain her
self-respect among men and refrain
from making of them the one thought
of her existence. One who neither dis
plays her wit by sarcasm nor yet re-
fuses to rejoice with them that rejoice
The girl who gives me what is wanting
in myself, while supply what she may
lack"
So absorbed was Kathleen in her
Elysian dreams of friendship she did
not look up when some one accosted
her on the street.
$50 you do not recognize an old
friend, Kathleen" said Alice Evans,
grasping her arm.
ooh, pardon me, Alice!" she an
swered to her neighbor of the next
block. "You have been out to Mass,
I suppose?"
ooh, horrors, no.! Tee hee! Teehee!"
laughed Alice, opening her large gray
eyes in amused surprise, while her lips
parted and displayed a big quid of
chewing gum between the white teeth.
(Alice had learned to tee heel" cor
rectly and chew large guilds of gum at
college.)
"Why, Kathleen, it's entirely too far
to walk to church. I am just taking
Fluff out for an airing. Dear little
angel, he is so delicate"
She picked up very small animal
at her side and kissed its damp nose.
$50 Ethel and Will "a genial tee
heel" at WilD have gone back to bill
ing and cooing-tee hee!-in Boston,
have they?"
Alice was a quick tumble for Kath-
leen's lofty thoughts and theories. In
wardly she said, 'You are simply dis,
gushing" but quietly aloud;
ethel and Will behave themselves
properly in Boston as well as in Balti,
more"
ooh, of course! of course! Tee hee!
Tee hee! l was only joking. But it's
so funny, you must admit. Tee hee!
Tee hee! Come down and see me soon
and l will show you my thirty-dolla1
Christmas hat-a perfect dream"
Alice put Fluff down on the ground
and continued the constitutional and
the Eliminating of the fragrant spear
mint.
The next night, Kathleen attended q
New Years dance at thejhome of hel
friend, Mrs. Reynolds. Stationed in 9
corner of the dining-roon1, assisting tt
dispense refreshments, she noticed one
of her acquaintance. Evelyn Hart
out in the center of the room. Evelyr
was unquestionably, beautiful girl
tall and 1.-the, with rich dark hair
large brown eyes and warm coloring
She was the admired belle of the
younger set.
Kathleen heard the hostess, Mrs
Reynolds, making an introduction
Miss Hart, allow me to present m!
friend, Miss Randall"
why, the very girl saw at Mass,
thought Kathleen. Miss Hart, will
1 the merest shadow of a smile, bowed
her head and acknowledged the intro
duction. The hostess being calleC
away, Evelyn Hart deliberately turnet
her back upon the stranger and began
to converse with a bevy of youths
who, in their evening clothes and chat
tering about her, were not unlik
young sparrows.
LET us sip of Miss Austin's nectar,
said one of the youths, a little NOR
gallant, or perhaps hungrier, than tn
rest. All hands were at once read
to serve Miss Hart.
Evelyn, does not Miss Randall car
for some refreshments? asked KatE
Loan foorloccIv having known Mis-
Hart for many years.
"Oh, my DEAR" whispered Miss Hart
slightly raising her already well-arche
eyebrows, really, we do not know hel
: and she seems to be one of the sui
merged"
Some of the sparrows, hearing tn
remark, twittered audibly.
Kathleen was indignant. She fel
the warm blood rush to her face, an
she had to bite her lips to hold bac
, the angry words. With the aid of al
i, other young lady, she prepared an ic'
with some punch and cakes, and wall
ing across the room, she found Mis-
Randall in a corner, where she ha
dropped into a chair and was fortul
nately far enough away to escap
Evelyn's unkind words.
'T do not think you have had an
= refreshments yet, Miss Randall sal
: Kathleen in a cordial tone. pleas
] take these"
The girl thanked her and compl
mented the delicacies.