The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-08-09

All these Dora Hunter saw from the
window, but the anxious expression
and melancholy frown did not for an
instant leave her face.
The sun was bright, warm, and
cheerful; but scarcely ray of his
beams stole into the tidy parlor where
Dora was seated. Even he seemed
to sympathize with her in her afflic-
ton, and knowing the futility of try
ing to comfort her, seemed to avoid
the two windows of the parlor. In
the cool solitude of the tiny room,
Dora prayed fervently, desperately:
MARY, Mother of God, intercede for
me in this bitter hour! O Mary, OBJ
tain strength for me! Queen of Heav-
en-, l beg of you to help mel"
Poor Dora! hers was indeed hard
trial. Other women before her had
been tried as gold in the same fur
mace, and had failed to stand the test.
She was but eighteen and was in
love-in love with non-Catholic!
Three months before, Austin KEN
cry had returned from college to- his
home at Pinewood His father owned
the Pine Down-Quilt Mills, and had
enough gold to pave his entire garden
with it if he would-so hearsay
averred; nor was the garden a small
one. The Kemerys had their sum-
mer villa at Pinewood; beautiful old
villa, with a lake near the house and
numberless vine-covered arbors.
The mill stood about one-third of a
mile from Pinewood, and thither one
afternoon, when he found time hang
ing heavy on his hands, Austin KEN
cry took his way.
It was there that Dora Hunter and
he first saw each other. She was car
rying roll of wadding in her arms
and hurrying along when she almost
stumbled over him. She raised pair
of startled hazel eyes to his face, as
she stammered out an apology. His
eyes met hers, and the mischief was
done. Austin Kemery, son of the
wealthy mill owner, was in love with
Dora Hunter, the mill girl, and Dora
Hunter had given her heart to him
without being asked for it. Then
came the courtship.
Old Kemery, who idolized his SON
laughed when Austin told him that he
loved Dora Hunter. Mr.. Kemery had
not always been so rich. He had be
gun life as banking clerk, but fortune
singled him out and showered hel
golden gifts upon him. He was not
so displeased at Austin's attachment
as one might expect him to be. He
believed that if man loves a woman
be she queen or flower girl, he should
marry her. He was an unbendine
Protestant, and he found only one OBJ
lection to taking Dora as his daugh
ter-in-law,-she was Catholic.
"No danger of her not renouncing
Popery when l ask her to do SO
dad" said Austin, after he had beer
counting Dora two months. II neeC
but say the word, and she will bic
adieu to the approximations of Ro
manism; will turn away from thu
Scarlet Woman"
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be sure, Austin might have married
BETTER" but then Dora Hunter woult
with more education, become a bril-
liant woman, and be worthy of tn
name Kemery. Besides, the though
of a proselyte!
Dora's parents were not averse t.
her marrying the mill owners son.
"a mighty fine husband for yor
Dot" said her mother. Cali you mus
do is convert him; and he is so fon
of you that don't think you will fin
the task a difficult one"
And Dora said she would win hir
to her faith.
Now she was praying for assistanc
from above. The night before, Austi
had gently limited that it was time fo
Dora to renounce her religion. Sh
frankly told him she would neve
even under the pain of death, b
guilty of such a sin. Austin had lei
her in anger, saying he would call Q
her at three the next afternoon.
Dora now arose from her knees
she had heard step on the porch,
step which she well knew and fl
which she had grown to long. She a
mitted her lover He was as pale {
J she was and there was Discriminate
in his face.