The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-01-21
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sorry. / want to hasten home to
prepare for Stella She rose from
the rocker which creaked distressful-
" and adjusted a peacock blue veil
over her smart feathered turban.
eGoodby, my dear. Here is the adj
dress"
!, Stella took the card. II won't
promise" she began.
/ Mrs. Barlow's perfect teeth revealed
themselves in quite satisfied smile.
. Don't do anything but comet
> "Goodby, Stella-and thank you,"
said Ruth Barlow "And please for
give us!''
+. Forgive you?"
The older woman frowned at her
sdaughterin-law.
|. For the trouble we. have caused
you--and may" continued Ruth with.
heightened color
/ There is. but happiness and cen.
[tentment over the hill, Stella. No
troubles, my dear
"Goodby,'''. said Stella, mechanically
+ She watched the two. get; into the
handsome motor car, the solicitous
uniformed chauffeur at their elbow.
| And she waved a. response to Ruth
Barlow. Then she went into the
l!house, sat down by the table and
cried She knew very we'll indeed
that unless an upheavaf of the most
impossible sort took place she never
never would travel over the hill and
far away.
The upheaval did not occur. But
"a series Of incidents that stirred Stella
into unprecedented action did.
Ellie did not return that evening.
Instead she sent word by the neigh
Dor who drove very cross little Bob
and Stella home that she would try to
be back by noon, the next day. She
would stay the night with friends in
| the valley. ~
Her back is poorly, you know,
Stella" the neighbor elucidated.
Eyes, know it, Mr.. Carlow, thank
you" -
''She shouldn't. do mite of work.
he went on. 49, ....s.. :
"She doesn't" said Stella.
Then big Bob announced when he
stamped, with muddy boots into her
spotless kitchen at five o'clock that
he had gotten, "a day off to hunt
Gould Stella do up lunch big enough
ifor five BEFORE she went to bed? -
Stella thought she could.
/ ( Finally the other four children
o1<,4i, o.,
ously about her gymnasium suit;
Tommy with feverish cheeks and
racking cough; George all excuses
concerning the ragged tears in a pail
of new trousers; and Lucy in tears
over. tomorrow problems in arith
imetie. !, ,.,s.,
! Stella. attended to all their wants
and at 10 O'clock the house was quiet
At half past eleven she laid aside the
Gymnasium suit and went up to hel
/ little5room at the back of the stairs
She.:said her prayers and then funs
the one window wide open. The nigh
I was calm, the heavens star studded
BY twisting her neck a trihe she
could catch a glimpse Of the roa(
! leading over the hill. She gazed a.
1 it until her eyes ached. Then. she
| rose from her knees and went to bed
/ Ellie returned at o'clock the mex
afternoon, She was very sorry tina,
dinner was over.
+ You know, Stella, Maggie Goggins
lust can't cook. She means we'll, OF
Icourse. - n !.
| Stella viewed the plump little speak
Ter. How pretty Ellie was! And how
pink her cheeks!
/ How. is your back ?"
+ $50, So said Ellie. plaintirely. But
/ / mustn't complain. Isn't there bite
left, darling Pleased" :
! So Stella prepared a second dinner
and during Eliie's eating of it she
Learned that while in the valley the
Eday before her sister-in-law had invit
/ ed her family for the holiday season
I'VE. can put them UP somehow
darling, if. we only try. Can't WEI"
| Il suppose you could" answered
Stella.
f Ellie remarked that she thought it
wise for her to spend a few days in
town shopping before their arrival.
| when I am there, Stella she add
ed naively, 'you might get your sew
| ing for the children done"
"Tim's sister will be visiting him
them the girl exclaimed.
/ Ellie opened her large eyes. But
you and Tim are
| Tim S sister is my friend"
| The other woman. handed her tea
cup to Stella. Please, another cup.
| It will make it awkward for you, dar.
ling, won't Il? Naturally Tin win be
With his sister a Tot He adores her,
YOU know - 9
| Stella flushed. 1T was my fault
that quarrel Tim had a right to say
what he did Others said about the
same thing yesterday and / did not
anger f
's0r. Perhaps they said it in more
polished way Tim is such boor.''
Tim is not a boor!" flashed the
girl ,s
Ellie lowered her eyelids. Excuse
ME. am only repeating what you
said. Ie
1t was true. She was.
We'll, take it back. He isn't"
Stella had reached a conclusion dur
ing that talk. She would 90 over the
hill that very afternoon, Her sister
in-law's needless and Ieartless plan
n;,Ssr. I,ads a5,cn,ni1i tc1,r5ry x1J,.& c+o1I,