The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-03-26
What St. Anthony Found

The drive along the, lake shore of
| Chicago, in a comfortable limousine,
was certainly "a novelty to Nora
! Blake, and she gazed at the grand
houses and wondered if it was all a
| dream. Perhaps she was in Won
derland, she thought, and would
wake up tomorrow and find herself
back in the orphan asylum, so she
decided to enjoy herself as well as
she could today.
Nora had been in the asylum since
she was a little girl, but remembered
her mother visiting her from time to
time, bringing her pretty things and
reminding her that she must grow UP
l.a lady no matter what her surround
| ings we're. The sweet, gentle mother
made a great impression on the child,
and she tried to. be ever faithful to
| her advice
Mrs. Blake often spoke of her
school days and better circumstances,
f, of her young husbands untimely
death, and of the poverty in which
she was plunged. There was nothing
left to do but place Nora with the
kind Sisters who took such care of
their little orphans, and then work
| for living, with the hope of some
day having a home for herself and
her only child. A few years before
the opening of our story, Mrs. Blake
died and Nora was left alone in the
world She had endeared herself to
everyone around her and the nuns
were. loath to part with her; but when
Mrs. Ainsley came seeking nurse
for her little daughter, Betty, and at
once took fancy to Nora. the Mother
superior said they should make the
| sacrifice and not stand in Morals way
when such a favorable offer was
made. e -,
Il Mr.. Ainsley was well known mil
honaire and had an excellent repu-
tation, and although the family were
not Catholics, Mrs Ainsley assured
the nuns that Nora would be perfect
lily free to practice her religion, and
| promised that she could revisit her
old home frequently and report how
she was faring.
Here we are" said Mrs. Ains1ey
as the auto entered a beautiful drive.
way leading to a palatial residence.
ooh, what a grand house!" exclaim
ed Nora Am l really going to live
Ihere?"
: Eyes, and here is your little CHARGE
! she answered, as Betty came running
! out to meet her mother Isl
! ooh, what a darlingn' cried Nora
81 know | shah love her.
She could not resist taking the gold
4 en- haired cherub into her arms, while
4 Betty patted her cheeks with her two
J. little fat hands and said, ''You are
very nice; like, you"
: What beautiful place I have
r come to- said Nora as she entered
2 the hall. Everybody and everything
: are just lovely.
She did not hear the conversation
: that followed while she was being
: taken to her room by one of the maids
rs that girl out of a homer asked
5 mr.. Ainsley. "She does not look like
t ain orphan waif.'
YES" answered his wife, "she is
I was determined to try good, pious
/ girl we could rely on. | am discOur
r aged with the kind we have had to
: put up with. lately"
j. Il never trust that pious sort,
. sneered Mr. Ainsley They are JUS
I the ones to run off with your jewels
: or something. suppose they fix il
Iup in confession, and are able, to pay
for, the indulgence or pardon, or what
ever they call it"
A panied expression crossed hi.
lwife's beautiful face--beautiful indeed
it was,. but a shadow rested upon it
4 and any one who watched her closely
. could see that some sorrow was hang
: ing over what seemed an ideal ex
4 istenee. 49, h, 3ses @ ,.s
g Nora had now been some months