The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-11-20

answered slowly. Its only that the |
youngsters do be getting queer ideas. |
Susie says she wants her clothes to be
stylish" She brought out the word
with an air of apology.
Small blame to herr" was the an
swer to this. "A fine looking girl like
herself! And it's Mrs. Palardy can
put style on a broomstick, so I've
heard tell"
Mrs. Tighe looked uneasy and
thoughtful; and she carried her dis
turbed reflections to Susie, who was
busting the ''front ROOM" her head
full of dreams and half smile on her
rosy lips.
"What do you think, Susie? Mrs.
Palardy is coming to live on the hill"
1t took Susie a moment to come
back from dreamland, and then she
flushed up in pleased excitement.
ooh, Ma, you don't mean it? Then
I can have some stylish things after
ALL" And she pirouetted gayly round
the room.
"But, Susie, DEAR" her mother said
gently, what about Mamie? She'll
feel bad if she don't get to make some
of your clothes"
Goodness, Ma, do I have to be a
| fright to save Mamie O'Brien's feel
ings?" And the girl frowned petu-
lantly. "She ought to get some style
to her work"
"She ought to get married, that's
what she ought to do" Mrs. Tighe
broke in theoretically. "She's a fool
ish girl not to take Sam Gleason
| 'Ts he after herr" Susie asked with
| interest for, next to her own ro-
nance, that of another was worth
some attention.
eff he isn't he ought to be"-crypt-
| ically. "a widower with two little
| ones and Mamie just the one to take
| care of them And he'd make a fine
match for Mamie
| NAMES all right" Susie re-
marked, with all the condescension of
| Is to 80; land not bad looking either.
if she only wouldn't dress SO dowdy."
Poor child she never has time to
sew for herself! Her mother was
the fine looking girl in her young days
Indeed she was. | mind when we
came out together from Ireland, every
one would turn to look at NIpllie with
her white skin and rosy cheeks.
wish" she paused in deep thought
do you know what l think, Susie?
she said at length, in very myster
| !, ;,,l> Doll rI1
is coming to live on the hill the way
she might make up to Sam Gleason
MA. What makes you think that
| "Humph! They can't fool me! I've
seen them talking together after
Mass; and she walked down the street
with him last Sunday after Vespers
don't say she isn't a pretty little
woman, if she is French but San
Gleason ought to marry one of his
own kind"
and you've decided he has to have
Manie?" Susie laughed. ooh, Ma
what a matchmaker you are!"
Mrs. Tighe looked cross.
did l make your match?' she re
torted what have to do with San
Gleason or his marrying! I'm onl,
saying that we're all sticks if we le
a prying little French woman wall
, off with him, and he such goot
!, match for Mamie! That's all have t
say!" And she marched out of thu
!, room with supreme dignity.
Susie was chastened by her moth
er's earnestness! She really like
Mamie O'Brien-everybody did-an(
she would like ito see her marry San
Gleason, always providing she wanted
him. On the other hand, she ais
liked little Mrs. Palardy, and she hat
, to admit that she was the more al
tractive looking of the two. She wa
, so quick and neat and we'll dresse,
, and agreeable. And she would max
Sam Gleason good wife, too. "Bu
: wouldn't dare breathe that to moth
, err" Susie thought with giggle. "NoN
, if Mamie would only take time to fl
r up little, she couldn't be beat TO
looks"
Fl And suddenly, as she turned ma
! tiers over in her busy young mint
: Susie had a great inspiration.
Listen, MAJ" She rushed into tn
!. kitchen where her mother was maxim
o noodles for big pot of steve
chicken. do Sam and Mamie reall
! like each other?" She wanted to &c
!. her ground work straight.
Sure, why wouldn't they like eac
q other? Aren't they neighbors' chi
h dren? If that French woman
Never mind the French woman
q Here, let me help" And as Susi
n shook out the long golden spirals sh
q unfolded her plan, breaking into d.
lighted laughter at her good mother
G face.
9 But" said Mrs Tighe, after the
, had given some time to the discussion
!. "you say you and Mamie will be gon
q two weeks. That's long time. Whs
! about the FRI"
"Mother!" Susie cried in an exa
perated tone (she always said mot
err when she wanted to be emphatic
eff you say French woman again, I
-I'll die!" They both laughed.
well, I'm sure, child, if you thin
: 1 IFS pood n1an I'm glad to have VIZ