The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-01-29
What the
Mirror Told
BY ANNA WYNNE
(Copyrig ht.)

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(Copyright.)
The girl slipped out of the brightly
lighted cabin to the deck, and chose
seat In n dim and deserted spot,
close to the rail.
Once, indeed, she did say softly !:
"Oh, Lord I'm that glad-honest i
The two, who paced the deck leis-
urely at some little distance, ap-
preached her at length, coming SO d.
rectly and with such evident intent
that she looked up.
Then she rose at once and STOOD De-
side her chair, for one was the cloaKed
and yelled black figure Of nun, Win
beads and snowy bands and dertiy-
plated wimple.
"Sister and l have been talking
about YOU" said her young companion.
She was black clad, too, slender, pale,
and grave.
"She's going to be one, too flashed
through the mind of the girl, poor
thing
"And sister is so glad and happy for
you-and SO am THAT your fatner
did such wonderful thing. we
heard; all the passengers know. How
proud you must be of him?"
Something in the sad young voice
pierced the reserve Of the girls pent-
up emotion, and though she struggled
for self-control as she met the eyes OF
the speaker, the rise and fall OF her
breast quckened and she pressed her
hands over her quivering face as she
burst into tears.
"Ain't /, thought" she sobbed, that
nroud B-bub-but-" Her voice
failed.
The young woman looked doubtful
for an instant, glancing at the nun
then stepped nearer to the girl and
pushed toward her the chair she had
occupied.
There" she said gently, 'you are
overwrought-cry it out; it's the best
way"
"'Tain't that" protested the girl
It's how l always felt till now. Sup
pose he'd been killed and me never
different-oh-h
at seemed like treating nom kline
of thin with three of us already ant
the twins, when he wasn't gone sf1
months. And it's q cinch what
mans up against when he gets out.
ut don't take no clairvoyant to SCI
trouble ahead for him, good and plen
ty. Pops been out over five years
now, and say, honest-well, there's
lot of hot air bowed about the broth
erhood of mani hear 1t at the union
but take 1t from me-rot! That's
what.
"All pop needed was chance
know now; learnt that yesterday ant
today. But 1t took this steambOa
company job, and busted boiler, an
next door to his dying for me to fin
,, 1t out"
The young woman's dark eyes gre,
, darker; the nuns head, with movin
lips. bent above the beads And wha
did he sayY asked the soft voice |
the silence.
"Bime-by he says. choky, is you
ma all rightY
"Then l remembered to tell hill
how her rheumatism kept her hOm'
so had got off for two days and tn
company let me come up on one {
the boats: and how the man from tn
company come to see nom and Gale
him another Jim Bludso-some fello
out West, he was.
"Said he'd saved hundreds Of live
and would get a Carnegie sure-an
then began boo-hooing, and he smile
twistylike and said, I'm glad got tn
chance, for your sake, Mamie, an
your mas. 1t seemed as If WASH
going to get no chance though-son
men never does, Mamie; some me
never does.'
The young woman leaned forwar
and put her hands on Mamie Flynn
knees, looking eagerly into her fac
"Will you do something for me-
she asked, "or for sister-it's tn
same thing"
The girl glowed delightedly. "Say
she said warmly, anything l can, "
bet"
The other laughed little. "Yt
are the company's guest on this boz
tonight
"Well, then-here's what war
The boat is crowded-there isn't
room to be had--and sister and hi
no chance to reserve one at Alban
She isn't very well-nor very youn
win you share yours with herr"
The pleasure which the request ga
Mamie Flynn was so obvious that ev,
the stern reserve Of the nun relaxe
Il will 60 in with sister now" I
sumed the young companion. ut
her retiring time; goodnight. II
door will be unlocked for you"
II was such q queer dream-a drea
IN which she knew 1t was a dream
For suffocating instant her hea