The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-04-07
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THE GEISHA.

THE GElSHA.
"Ah, yes, Charlotte" answered the
priest with a smile. ct is some time
that l have known her. But be not
alarmed for her. She will cry for a
short time, and then will forget the
whole affair. She is very impression
able, and impulsive. Out of sight
out of mind. will advise her to try
her luck with your brother Albert.
He, too, is Wendes, and after you
leave, he is the head of the house
here No, do not fear about Char
lotte Mark my words, she will bury
three husbands before she shuffles
off,
well, what's to be done?" inquired
the young man, not yet able to re-
solve on so sudden a flight.
whats to be done? What's to be
done? Do you ask me? Great
Caesar. To what has your love re-
duced you? Are you man, or a
block of wood? Listen here now, and
1 will tell you what you must do.
Do you see that door at the end of
the room? Well, my dear sir, take
your cap, and out you go. Do you
understand"
Henry laughed, and rose to depart.
Gust a moment, just a moment, |
am going to accompany you. I want
to dictate the cablegram myself;
want to see it sent, see you on the
train, hear the whistle, and behold
the iron monster bearing you rapidly
on your way towards Hamburg.
Then, and only then, will retire to
| rest easily, and say, My dear father
rest in peace, for today you have per,
| formed good act
what about my mother?"
Never fear. This very evening
your mother will receive note from
me, and tomorrow l will pay her a
visit, and all will be WELL"
Tomorrow evening the fast mail
leaves for the Orient"
Good! The Providence of God
surely. So hurry, my friend, hurry
and | will follow"
| The cablegram was sent forthwith
and within an hour Henry was speed
ing on his way towards Hamburg.
The following day the reverend gen
tleman paid his visit to Mrs. Wendes
"Phew!" he thought, as he ascendeG
the stairs; this is going to be NJ
| joking matter" He tried to nerve
himself to the ordeal. Surely
have reduced their designs to naught
Farewell to all their plans. Every
thing gone UP in smoke. The mother
| will fly at me like a wildcat. | have
| thwarted her most cherished design
Well, | always was fortunate in hav
ing trouble with some one. Here tina
rascal has to go and marry Jap
anese, and as soon as he becomes &C
quainted in Cologne he is falling al
over himself to marry another girl
Where in the world are we? Are we
living among the Turks or the Nor
mons? Just let her talk to me, anC
I'll tell Mrs. Wendes few things!
And he rang the bell
The Canon began most graciously
exchanged compliments, and passed
some time in small talk. He exam
ined the ground carefully, threw ou
a few far-off hints, sugared the pill
the best he knew how; but after all
he had to come down to the crude
fact, and explain to the mother al
that had passed between himself anC
Henry, the advice he gave, the cable
gram, and finally Henry's departure
for the East.
At this announcement Mrs. Wendes
remained like on struck with light
ming. After the first shock she gave
free reins to the most violent frenzy
| the good man had ever witnessed
and the Canon's foreboding about the
wildcat was dangerously near to being
fulfilled to the letter. She declared
it an insult, a crime, an outrage
threatened litigation, filled the house
with her cries, ordered him out of the
house, and, on the arrival of Char
lotte, together they raised pandemo
mum. He realized that hell hath ne
greater fury than woman scorned.
The priest simply shrugged his shoul
ders and withstood the fury of the
storm. He seemed, as he afterwarG
declared, like another Daniel in the
lions den, with this difference, thai
whereas the Hebrew Daniel was sure
of a miracle, the present Daniel was
by no means certain that he would
come out unscathed.
AT length, however, in Gods own
good time, the storm abated some
what of its fury, and as usual the
thunder and lightning were succeed
ed by an abundant downpour. It was
now the nrnnifinns moment and the