The Hattiesburg news., 1915-03-09
Mystery Girl"
Finds Her Home

Not to a room where she can keep
her trunk, the while she is out at
work; not to a place where folks are
willing to be kind to her because they
have hearts that pity; not to house
where she can work in exchange for
sleeping and eating privileges. No, in
deed! |
Catherine Rolloff really and truly is
going honel
YQa, WHO lave Been alien to your
homes fcr so. 50 long that YOU have.
become eallogs against the pangs Of its
memory; YOU who never had a home
that you can remen1er; you wh,o
never realized while you lived withip
its shelter what home seally meant
all Of you, come, share in the joy OF
Catherine Rolloff. Shui your eyesl
Pretend that you are Catherine Rol-
loft. Be happy; hum little snatch If
Home, Sweet Home" along with her.
She Is Going Home.
Once more, let the import of these
words sink deep within your being:
Catherine Rolloff is going home!
You don't know yet the complete
story Of Catherine; neither does the
News! neither does Catherine. But
there Is a complete story and it's writ
ing already has been begun for, with
the coming Saturday Catherine Rolloff
ceased to be the girl of mystery"
The telegram was sent by Mrs. Mary
Gore, of Monroe, louisiana and was
directed to the girl.
1t read: Can identify you. l am
party you call aunt" Lost trace of
you when sent to New Orleans con
vent Want you home. Can wire fare.
Answer"
/ The answer was sent. 1t told what
las been told already in this account;
that Catherine is going home. .-
Thursday afternoon The News car.
ried all that then was known of the
life story Of Catherine. The story ran
like this:
Catherine Rolloff is 19 years old
She does not know where she was
is of plantation house near Colum.
bia, Mississippi. She recalls that she
| lived there with an aunt, whose name
she seems to believe was Mrs. James
Murray The aunt used to take the
/ baby girl on her knee and say to her:
when you are older I'll tell you who
name"
The child had assumed the name OF
her aunt by the latter's first marriage,
she believes.
Ceath Delays story.
But this aunt died suddenly just be-
fore Catherine had stepped out of
babyhood. Catherine remembers that
with vividness. There came on the day
of the funeral another aunt whom
Catherine remembers by the name of
Mrs Core. Mrs. Gore took her away
on the day the other aunt died.
Then, brief time later the then-little
girl remembers having been taken, by
Z tbis Mrs Core TO the home OF Cath
olic priest. She fancies that she was
at this time was living in Monroe,
Louisiana. But she was so young that
she cant BE certain.
The priest took the child to the traIr
and took her to New Orleans. This
is the one certain thing in the story.
Catherine was established years ago in
the St Theresa's orphan asylum. The
sisters there did not learn her real
name nor the names Of her parents
nor the home that she might have
claimed
The years went by and the c.;ild
grew into girlhood and finally into
young womanhood. She had no place
to go-no home open for her reception
and so she remained at the asylum
did odd jobs for the sisters and picked
up a bit of an education. She never
expected nor hoped for anything fur
tber. She had fancied that life for
her was to be bound by the four din
walls Of the orphanage.
into Battling City.
But, FIVE months ago, the sisters de
termined to put the young woman on
hc- own responsibility So wltbou;
-edigree, without any name of which
she could be sure, she went out into
the city to find for herself work.
And then destiny began the spinning
of the threads which were to draw her