Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-02-25
GIPSY-JESS



The sewing circle sat IN Title
Whites neat Iiving-room busy with
scissors and needle. Various articles
Of cast-oH clothing we're being ripped
and repaired for the poor and needy.
while tongues he~ fast as fingers.
IT'S always been my opinion said
MFs. Rawlins that birds Of a feather
flock together and that's all I've gor
against this newcomer. II she want
81 70 get IN the towns good graees.
and BE- taken up by respectable peo-
pie, why did SIZE pick up with a
harem-scarem nobody Ike that WaIrus
giriE See EN- together most e.ery
place %. and they are at the movies
besides-ciiair By chair
4 know IT," answered Yrs. Cum
Minis. 'and evenings boys that the
school principal cant do thing with
are over there IN her house singing
songs. and anyway. what's z young
strange woman mean By rentn' house
7 aIoneg
If you mean Mss Jessie Bonnie,
who has moved into the WOlcOtt
house the minister's mother said
gently. 7 believe she IS here TO rest
from her musical studies before go
ing abroad TO enter upon a concert
career. And I understand thar she
does not live with her folks because
she has none The girl is alone in
the world"
Members OF the sewing circle OK
changed meaning Giances- II had been
mated that the earnest young leader
OF their parish paid open attention
70 the new and unwelcome stranger
Hes probably trying TO convert
her. Mrs Rawlins mad suggested,
~but I reckon she's poor material"
They say" sumbitted lilly White.
that The Walrus girl and them boys
are calling her Gypsy; that IS when
they amt calling her Jess. But FH
admit she's not far from Io0kin' a
gypsy with her dark eyes and tanstst
curly hair. And them red beads and
dangling things that she wears. did
you notice emp
7 thought the young pastors
mother said patiently. thar Hiss Bon
ME was q bright. pretty creature. and
us natural for the young 10 Ike. pret-
u things. I thought that it might Be
g good thing for Is TO befriend the
girl. and
shes chosen her friends Mrs
Cummins sharply remarked did
that WaIrus girl ever want 70 come In
among u.s. And could We ever bride
those rolieking young men into our
entertainments? No. they'd rather be
on the streets. It's plain the Gypsy
person amt our kind
The pastors mother sewed o.
vaguely troubled Were they right
after aHs Well. she knew her fine
honest son. his interest IN this gay
little stranger was deeper than 9th
ers could realize. She alone could
read thar interest in the tone Of his
dear voice. the shine Of bis eyes
The success Of PauIs life and cali
ing meant much 70 her She and the
father gone had sacrificed for It
through many years. Al outer door
opened into lilly Whites sitting
room and girls piquant face
showed smiiingly.
I did not knock" said the girl. FOR
I knew you were busily assembled I
could see you through the window
came she paused abashed before
the forbidding silence.
Gypsy Jess" calculated lilly
White, uncOnsciously.
Then the girl laughed
You have learned my nickname.
see" she said; young town people
are great with nicknames. Wen, then.
I am introduced. But what I called
about, was this
She threw back her DARK cloak dis
closing its crimson silk lining. the
girls jaunty little turban was Grim
son. too.
This" she continued. and placed
on the table.
IT'S my old winter coat" she ex-
planned, but almost new. really
did not need another. and bought this
I think. because Of its pretty lining
Don't you" asked Gypsy generally.
love pretty things? They are 50
CHEEKY. Please give my old cloak 70
someone who needs it.
It was just q week later that the
small town was shaken 10 its depths
by a startling announcement Their
beloved and admired young pastor was
married He had gone to the city 70
have that ceremony performed, and his
mother had accompanied him. His
bride was Gypsy Jess.
Il was unbelievable. il was-alarm-
ng. And the pastors mother, when
she returned welcomed 10 sympathy
When you know my sons wife. she
,aid happily. you will love her, as
III Go. You have TO ger il touch with
PEOPLE if you want 10 help them. Jes-
lie told me one day. and I guess
hats her secret She has given Up
promising musical career for love OF