The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-24

seeking Martha, she broke down and
sobbed as though her heart would
break.
"And to think" she said, never in
all the years have known your father
has he missed the holy sacrifice of the
Mass. Oh, the scandal of it. What !
will the boys think?"
Hush, mother, only you and know
that daddy is acting in this manner;
we can tell the boys daddy is sick, :
which will be the truth, for he is sick
in mind, if not in body. And now. !
mother, with half the month gone. We
must keep on begging God to show
mercy to the Poor Souls, and asking
them to pray for father
When the mother and children re-
turned from church they found Ter !
rance somewhere they did not know.
Nor did he return till late that even |
ing. Hardly noticing his family, he re-
tired at once to his room, disrobed,
threw himself YEARLY into bed and
went off into troubled sleep. Mollie
waited for some time, then softly stole
to Terrance's bedside, devoutly sprin-
killed. him with holy water, and making
the sign Of the cross over him, kissed
his troubled brow, and slipped softly
from the room.
The week passed, and Terry had be-
come grabbed and sullen. Even Mol
lies kind intercession would bring no
reply save: Hush, Mollie, don't trou-
BILE me-"
The last week of November was
now at hand and with the morning of
the first day came the announcement
from Terry that he had quit his job.
Mollie, patient Mollie, was at first in
clined to lose her temper and berate
him for such foolishness. He must
needs work somewhere. The childpen
must be fed, and there was very little
money in the hOuse-in fact but few
dollars from his last weeks earnings.
However, something held her wrath.
and she only said she was sorry to
hear him say that he had left without
so much as giving notice, and good Mr..
Regain away.
"Mr. Regain is expected home some
time this week." said Terry, "but l
could not trust myself longer under
the directions of Jim Rice. Only last
Saturday he cursed me for bit of
work done according to his directions.
and which was. as told him it would
be, clumsy failure. I was tempted
then to strike him, but some power
seemed to hold me back. l will obtain
! employment in the rope factory, | am
sure, and the pay is just as good"
But Torrance, you know the char
acter of the men employed there is far
from what it should be, and it is no
place for a good Catholic man; one
| that loves the Sacred Heart and the
| Blessed Mother; enc who has eight
souls placed in his care to show a
good example to; one who is not only
responsible for his own SOUL but for
| every soul in his home. And this is
the month of the Holy Souls. Ter
rance, you love your little ones dearly;
and would it not be a terrible calam-
| ity were my Torrance to be the one to
set an example that might be followed
| by the little boys and cause not only
years of punishment in Purgatory. but
perhaps the eternal loss of their
souls
Torrance was somewhat taken
aback at the truth of Mollies words;
yet, he had made up his mind never
again to enter into the works of Mr..
Regain.
Come, Torrance, let us forget all
about our worries for today. 1t is
nearly time for Mass. The children
and I have been to Mass every day
this month, and Martha, Beatrice, the
! boys and myself, have received each
| day, offering up our Communions for
souls tormented far worse than our
selves, and poor souls in Purgatory.
God bless you, Mollie! l will Co.
and sure, rest your dear heart, though
you did not know it, when you and the
children were at Mass yesterday and
last Sunday, I too, was there in the
rear of the church; for, though l was
tempted not to go, the cries of the
Poor Souls rang In my ears, and I
could see them begging me not to
heed the temptation"
There were few people in church;
but in the front pew sat Mr.. Regain.
When Mass was over, he hurried to
Terry's side and shook his hand.
well, Terry, my boy" he said, 81
suppose we both shall be little late
for work today; but then, our God
| comes first. And, by the way, after
you have your work Strengthened out,
I want to see you in the Office
Mollie was not surprised. She was
sure now, in this last week of the
month of the Poor Souls that a
| change was coming. And come it
surely did; for that morning the serv-
| ices of Jim Rice were dispensed with,
and Torrance Morley was given full
| charge of the shop. From that day
! forward Terry advanced steadily. The
prayers offered for the Poor Souls
| were bringing their sure reward.
Five years have passed since that
memorable last week of November.
Torrance Morley is now junior mem
Der of the firm of Regain and Morley.
Martha holds an important position in
the Office of the concern. Fred and
Frank are learning the business as
apprentices in the shop, while Beatrice
has made the supreme sacrifice, hav-
| ing consecrated herself hOdy and soul