The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-03-29

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has upset mel"
Miss Pinky raised her hands and
the palm leaf in CONSERVATION. MAT
tie Robbins!" she calculated, "of all
the unreasonable women you're the
unreasonablest, abelievin' in dreams
Don't you know it's against the cate
chiz, putin faith in dreams, omens.
an all such like?"
Il know my catechiz, Pinky, an
never misdoubted aught that is there
in contain, only know if eats green
apples, it's bound to give me cramps,
but the eating of EN- is my fault, but
it amt my fault dream that dream,
and no such dream butts bound to
give you indigestion, so to speak"
What was it you did dream?' ask
ed Miss Pinky, her curiosity getting
the better of her orthodoxy.
81 dream that Louis was dead"
replied the widow, looking about her
in awe.
well, that amt going to kill him, y
smiles Miss Pinky.
mo, it amt; but l never saw him
other than alive before, an as plain
as l see you now, Pinky White,
saw him stretched in his coffin
here the widow broke down and cried
little.
Now, now, Matty, don't give way
to such foolishness," entreated Miss
Pinky. Your eatin' for supper may
MT agreed with YOU"
What l eat l prepare myself, and
reckon to cook my victuals wholesome
for the digestion" retorted the widow,
a little snap in the tone of her voice.
Its. well known there amt no
better cook in Kentucky State" Miss
Pinky made haste to declare.
The widow sighed cit wasn't eat
in as done it, it was guilty con-
science" she said.
mo, no." continued the widow,
you never, no one ever did know the
whole truth but Father Brown, God
rest his soul! And Father Nelson
when he come to take his place. Louis
never ran away; drove him from the
shelter his father provided. l drove
him from the Glover, that's his home
by rights"
Miss Pinky started at her friend
not sure but that she was out of he1
mind How could you do that?" she
said.
How could II" cried the widow
you may well ask that question
Pinky White! But l did, an if he's
dead or want of anything 1 coulG
a-helped, 1 killed him just as sure as
if I'd shot him with that rifle of his
fathers Arranging over the chimney
piece"
She paused to take breath, and Their
hurried on. tits ten years ago, come
Assumption Day, since 1 drove hin
out. You and the folks think me 6
good woman, me whose heart and sou
was set on things of this world to that
extent that l drove my only son from
me. l was proud of the Glover, PROUD
of what his father and me had made
it, but his mind didn't lay in that way
he wanted to go to college, First
quarreled with Father Browne, who
sided with Louis, and he died without
my ever having made it up with him.
Again the widow paused, and wher
she continued to speak her voice was
: checked and sunk to whisper, sc
that Miss Pinky with white face bent
forward to catch what she SAID.
zone day Louis came to me anC
said Father Brown would get him il
a college if I'd help him little.
wouldn't listen to him, and 1 daren't
and l told him he'd have to learn tC
run the Glover or get out of the inr
altogether, an when he said he'd have
to go and wanted to explain, put
him out of the house with my own
hand. l didn't mean to be harsh with
him; l though I'd scare him and he'C
come back in the morning, his will
broke He didn't come, as you well
know, an got to make myself believe
he'd deserted me; and when letters
come in his hand write, l burned EN-
up, an then when they didn't come
an when I'd a-given all l got, anG
that's fair fortune, to get news Of
him, l didn't know where to go tt
look for him. Punished" she cried
yes, I've been punished, but moi
above an beyond my deserving
She lay back in her chair anG
moaned, and frightened Miss Pinky
asked if Father Nelson knew all this
that she had been told.
HE does" said the widow, IAN fol
months has been doing all that he
could to find track of Louis, but I'm
convince it's no use. If I'd only KEEP
one of them envelopes he sent me
with something printed on 'em!" wall
ed the unhappy woman.
Miss Pinky sat thinking. "NoV
Matty,' she burst out suddenly
whatever you may think, l fee
Louis is all right; an for sure if he:
on earth, as he certainly is, Father
Nelson ill find him."
Although unconvinced, the widow
: allowed the prophecy of Miss Pinky L
hearten her gradually, and, by the
time her visitor rose to leave, she hat
been reused to take fleeting interes
, in the polka dot calico Miss Pinky hat
been so anxious to display.
The widow was well aware that III,
idiosyncracies of her cratic TEN
permanent were commented on by he
: neighbors, but what they would say i
they knew the truth concerning tn,
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