The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-11-24

way. / gave up my body to God, but |
/ kept my mind; and SO I've decided |
to change things. | have abandoned |
myself to His loving mercy, and If He |
a help to them all, blessed be His |
name; and if He wants me to stay on
being sick and being burden to Kate |
and John and the children instead OF
help to them all, blessed be His
name; and if He wants me to die,
blessed be His name! My heart is
SO happy, Father, because I've let go.
| feel myself riding along in the
swift current of His will, and it seems
to me that all things necessary will
come to me because He is arranging
affairs, now that have let Him."
Father Laden sat down beside her..
There was great spiritual work in
which he was interested now. 1t was
the conversion of his guest
I'D like to make saint out of
him." he confided to himself. And
here before him lay the chance to-
have someone pay for it, if she would.
well, Mary" he said at last. Il
have news for you. You are to go
to TeXas!"
ITO TeXas?" echoed Kate She had
only heard of Texas in vague sort
of way. To her it was wild, vast
expanse where cattle roamed wildly,
and which was altogether different
from Chicago. 1t seemed as vague as
Mars, and almost as distant.
"Yes, to Texas" repeated Father
Laden. Il shall pay her fare and a
friend of mine has offered to pay her
ten dollars week all the time she is
there; and I believe, between us all,
that we can, with the help of God,
make well child out of her.
Mary closed her eyes. In her heart
of hearts it was her desire to get
well.
Abandoning ourselves to the will
of God is wonderful, Father, is it not?"
/ Father Laden smiled. st is the
sweetest of devotions to me- he said,
''but must admit that I could prac-
| tice it better"
| And when can go?"
| Tomorrow" answered Father Lad
den.
| Il couldn't get her clothes ready SO
soon," put in Kate.
Cant we make it Monday?"
We'll, if it must be-" the priest re-
piled, but that's the latest
1 1t seemed more like a dream than
anything else. Mary had religiously
taken the olive oil every two hours
and just as religiously eaten the raw
eggs. The Pullman porters were as
polite to her as though they were sure
of tip. 1t would be twenty more
stations before they would, pull in a
Joyville, Texas. Mary pulled out the
letter that Father Laden had writer
to the resident priest there. He die
not know him, but he had gotten his
name from the Catholic Directory ant
SO it served the purpose. Mary reat
the letter again:
Dear Father Brown:
II am introducing a parishioner o.
mine to you, and asking that you viii
keep your fatherly eye upoin her nov
!, and again, and see that she gets {
place where she can have plenty O.
fresh air-I hear you have loads of i
in Texas-and fresh eggs and fresf
vegetables. | want her to get we'll
entirely SO. | will certainly appreci
ate anything you find it in your char
ity to do for her
'Fraternally,
Robert Laden,
Pastor of st. Bernadine of Sienna.
Church.
1t was a nice letter, and she hoped
; the pastor of Joyville would not b.
any more formidable than
, "Joyville!" called the conductor, ant
Mary got off.
where's the town. she asked {
native who served in the triple capac
, ity of station agent, sheriff and store
keeper.
, The station-agent part of him made
| ready to answer her, while the sheriff
, and storekeeper part of him eyed he
suspiciously.
Where's the town." he repeated
after her, Where's the town? Why
! it's over there
: Mary sank onto a wooden bench. Il
, curious crowd was gathering around
, her.
"Ain't there no one to meet YEP
the station master in his official capac
, ity asked her.
NO rpelied Mary. L don't know
any one here. I've letter to tn,
Catholic priest-Father Brown. HI
will find me family with whom car
board.
HE amt here" the official an
!, swered, NOR won't be fer month
He's visiting
Visiting" echoed Mary.
i, Sure, visiting. Ye know this ain
the only place he's got"
q Isn't it?" asked Mary.
j Wall, l should say not He's go
ten places like this. But never mind
I'll find We a place.
i And he did. He took her home tx
his wife.
Father Brown would be back in (;
month, Mrs. Stebbins Informed Mar.
as. she ushered her into the bare, un
plastered room, and told her to make
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