The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-04-04
Continued from Page 81
I'M MORTELLES.

MMoRTELLEs.
Then came the day when Jerrolt
drove through the scattering urchins
and looked for Josie on the walk, bu
there was no Josie. Vaguely troubled
the chauffeur put up his car ant
sought his room.
Probably out on an errand for hel
ma" he concluded,
The next day he had occasion tt
drive twice through the alley. The
crowd of noisy youngsters was a.
great as ever, but the grin with thu
missing tooth was not there.
Jerrold stopped, and a horde in
stantly surrounded the car.
Where's Josie?" he asked.
"Josies ill.," came a rafting chorus
she's i'll in bed and can't come GU
they've had the doctor twice al
ready"
Jerrold shooed the crowd aside ant
went up the alley with a worried
frown.
"Lor' I hope the kid amt got any
thing bad" he said. "She amt yer,
sturdy one"
That afternoon Mrs. Oliver Sher
wood gave box-party at one of tn
West End theaters. The proprieto
had known her late husband, and tn
fact that he had sent her a compl
mentary box may have had somethin
to do with her being hostess.
Jerrold turned into the garage afte
seven o'clock and handed the car owe
to a helper.
wait minute" he said, taking Of
his gloves; 'Tm going to take thes
flowers"
He climbed into the car and care
fully removed still fragrant bunc
of roses from the glass flower vase.
Still in his official raiment, he hui
ried down Dearborn Alley, and half
dozen volunteers directed him to tn
home of the McNeils.
"Two fights up!" they shouted
"Josie's gettin' better"
He trudged up the stairs with
feeling of embarrassment that il
creased as he approached the Meme
fat.
A thin little woman answered hi
ring.
"Are you Mrs. McNeil?" he inquire
timidly.
Eyes, SIR" the woman answered.
''Tm friend of Josie's," Jerrol
went on hesitatingly, "and I MISE
her lately, and the kids told me sh
was i'll. You see, 1 go through tn
alley every day in the machine and
and-and we're kind of friends-m
and your little girl-and so 1 brough
her a bouquet of flowers. How i
she?"
He extended the roses.
Josie's mother, listening to the re
cital, smiled upon him with pleasur
and took the flowers.
"It's nice Of you to think of her
sir. / think she's little better today
She was pretty bad yesterday. She'l
be glad to get the flowers"
"Could-would it be too much
mean, is she well enough so I coul,
see her a minute?" Jerrold asked
twisting his cap.
why, yes, sir, you could. Won
you come in?"
Jerrold followed into the small
apartment.
The odor of medicines greeted hin
and he stood in awkward silence, still
nervously lingering his cap.
Come this way, sir" said tn
mother. Josie, here's a gentleman
to see you, and he's brought you som
flowers"
The chauffeur stepped into the din
bedroom and a small figure turned il
the bed and weakly extended he
hand.
''Hallo!" she said.
"Hallo, JOSIE" he answered cheer
fully. What you tryin' to do? Play
ing at being i'll, SOS people wait o.
you? You don't look i'll, JOSIE"
81 stayed on the pavement, didn'
II" returned the patient, with the oil,
familiar grin.
"You bet you did," Jerrold hearth,
agreed. "And you'll be stayin' on tn
pavement again in a day or two
When you get out I'll take you for
long spin. Will you go?"
"Yes," Josie answered 81 amt ILL.,
"Of course you amt ill. Your,
foolin' your ma, SOS you'll be petted
Amt that right, Mrs. Mcneil? Yol
like flowers, Josie?"
EYES,"
well, these are nice smelly ones
Now you hurry up and get well, be
cause miss you every day, and III
be in to see you again: and if yol