Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-05-07

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"Bcforc he went home Raymond
caIIc ont iIND the sitting r8om where
was and he Sos to me; Miss Dustin
! we got 10 find out about Miss Jones:
I she's refined and cd.cated, ana it,
| evident that she cones from nice PEG,
| pic. can't you hclp her remember her
namcT
"And ! faced him ana | says sharp.
ly, what business j. it Of yours, Ray
mond EllisT"
"What did he say whispered An.
gclinc eagerly
"lic flushed up and looked handsom
or than ever, but he spoke firm. ITS
my business, because I'm going 10 mar
ry her If shell have me but ! want TO
give her all the chance there is to find
out about her folks if she can rcmcm
bcr' SO he told me he was going to
bring down II great specialist from the
city who would examine her | told
him 10 90 along and do IT, but | don't
know, Angelina. | hope I'm doing
right"
"IIc'8 Il noble fellow" said Angelina,
Wlping away tear. II came to call
on her and ask her to come to Sunday
school, she went on
"Shc'll be glad 10 20. Angclinc It's
made me real mad to see how the vii.
lagc girls are acting about Mary. il
amt CIristian-Illr."
"I'hcy'll get over ii MS soon as they
know her better, said Angelina Icnirnt-
~. "Im going down to talk to her"
The next Sunday Mary Jones went
TO Sunday school Will Angelina Petty.
She wore Il plain white lawn dress. and
her hat WIS Il cheap white straw trim
med with pink roses. The village choir
flushed rcscntfuIy when the strangers
trained soprano rose high and sweet
above their untutOrcd voices.
This fact. together with the marked
attentions of Raymond Ellis TO tn"
"poorhousc girl" was the cause Of bit
ter jealousy among the Little River
girls, and after she had been Snubbcd
several times Mary Jones remained
AWAY from church and Sunday school.
much to the Indignation Of Angelina
Petty and her mother, who brought the
matter before the members Of the Ia
dies Aid society
"Thcrc'S only one thing you can do
to wipe ouI the sign of pride ana jrnl
ousy thnt's at the bottom of your treat
Ing Mary SO mCanly," cried Angelina
stirred out of her wontcd caImncss
"nnd that IL to gather your daughters
and come and call upon Mary Jones
There amt no other way"
"If we don't do it guess wen be
paup"r minded added Mrs. Petty
grlmIy, for she had asked the minister
the meaning of the term
Intc that afternoon Il company of
twenty women and girls trailcd along
the narrow path through the oak wood
and came TO Selma Dustin's house on
the crossroad. Just MS the last one
had passed through the gate and the
head Of the delegation reached the
steps OF the porch the front door open
ed and four people came out.
Miss Selma Dustin, Mary Jones, Ray
mond Ellis ana an elderly man of dig
nliicd appearance stood on the porch
and stared in surprise at the women
and girls gathered on the lawn.
I'VE came to call on Mary Jones'"
said Angelina rather weakly.
Mary Jones flashed down the steps
and threw her arms around Angclinc'S
neck
'Sou dear. dear thing" she cried
warmly. You have been so kind to
hn In, 81 -.
cd her head and looked tcarfully around
the softcned faces of the women Il
know you will MI be glad to hear my
good news can remember who
ann
Angelina kissed her "a guess II don't
matter much who YOU are, dear" she
said tcndcrly. ITS what YOU are that
has suited me right along"
The poorhouse girl kissed Angelina
again and then drew that clustered lady
up to the piazza. where she stood with
nm arm around Selma and Angelina
Her fair face was radiant with low
and II seemed reflected In Raymond
Ellis face and in the countcnancc OF
the great brain specialist,
Il want to tell YOU all how | hap
pencd to come here" began Mary
Jones. DIR Wainwright says | am
the victim of aphasin, caused by pres
sure on the brain from II fall | receiv
cd some time ago. You see was mo
toring through here with n party OF
friends, ! was riding In the rumble
seat, and III some way or other l fell
OFF and was not missed until they were
miles away, | must have wandered
away at once, for | walked and walked
until my shoes were almost worn out
and had spent most OF my money for
food and nights lodging ut an inn.
couldn't remember what had happened
to me. | couldn't remember my name
or where lived. Then | came to Lit
tie River, somebody found mo. and |
was committed to your almshousc.
Then dear Miss Selma Dustin found