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Evening star., 1940-01-07
Stote 6. O. P. Chief to Go
To Jackson Day Dinner
By the Associated Press.

By the ASS0ClAteu PtesS
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 6.-J. B.
Griffith, Republican State Central
Committee chairman, disclosed to-
day he had accepted an invitation
to attend the jackson Day dinner
here Monday night.
The Republican chief, who said
he hoped he would be allowed Ito
deliver a two-minute address to the
Democrats assembled" declared he
would return the honor by inviting
the Democratic State Central Com
mittee chairman to one of the Re-
publican Lincoln Day dinners.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Channel Ships Collide

BRUSSELS, Jan. 6 R.-The
channel steamer Prince Charles col.
lided with a French patrol boat in q
fog near Dunkirk today and put
back to Ostend with q broken rud-
der. The French ship was badly
damaRed.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Orthodox Churches
Mark Christmas Today
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Jan. 6.-Tonight was
"Christmas Eve" for thousands Of
members of the Greek Orthodox
Church OF Russia, who celebrate
Christmas tomorrow in accordance
with the old Russian calendar.
Services wers held in the remain
ing Orthodox Churches in Moscow
and elsewhere. Many homes had
Christmas trees. The Russian gov
ernment does not recognize re-
ligious holidays.
Evening star., 1940-01-07

West Indies wonders rore
tropic beauty . call you TO q
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first-eIoss" ship under the Ameri-
can Flag. You'll enjoy an outside
stoteroom, outdoor pool, excel
lent orchestra, entertainment and
Of course delicious food.
CRUISES FROM NEW YORK
IS Days. =. $40 up. Saturdays. Costa Rico.
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Kingston. Jomoieo. D. W. |. q eoIIs).
Pomona conoI Zone.
rs Dsys -. II expenses s2es up. Altemote
Soh. Includes 2 weeks In CvotemoIo's
hiehIond,, coils ot sontioso. cvbo ond
e''srto Cores. Honduras.
For cotorful descriptive cruise folder,
ask or Drite any Authorized Trdrel
Agent or UNITED FRUIT COMPANY,
1871 K st. NV, Washington; Tel.
District 1900.
Evening star., 1940-01-07

LONDON-TOYS FOR PRINCE-The effect of the upon
toys here in the Christmas given
young Edward and Duchess OF Kent.
toy barrage balloon while the floor siege
and an army truck "A. P. Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Funeral of Miss Finch
To Be Held Tomorrow

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 6.-Funeral
services will be held Monday for
Flora Finch, veteran comedienne,
who was starred with the late John
Bunny on the silent screen. Burial
will be made in Hollywood Gene
terry.
Miss Finch, who was in her 70s,
died Thursday.
Evening star., 1940-01-07
Youth in Tails Shields
Fair Picket From Ruin
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SPOKANE, WASH, Jan. Ga
handsome youth in top hat and
tails walked up and down in front
of a cafe today, holding a pink
umbrella over. the head Of Maize
Strickner, comely picket.
He was hired, the cafe proprietor.
Mrs. Roxie Lester, said, to shield the
ptcket from Vint1Y ShoWerA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
Miss Bertha Allard
Is SholUer Guest

Miss Bertha Allard was guest OF
honor recently at a shower given
in her honor by Miss Eileen Null
vaney at Patsy Browns Silver Chalt
Miss Allard is to be married to JOS
eph Brazaitis on May 4th.
Those present included:
Mrs. Ebba Allard, Mrs. Ronald
Benson, Miss Claire Bernier, Mrs.
Ralph Baril, Miss Alga Baltrukonis,
Mrs. Mary Brazaitis, Mrs. Anna Boz
han, Mrs. William Breausseau, Mrs
Morris Rousseau, Miss Ruth Bulls,
Mrs. Victor E. Cestar, Mrs. Howard
Miss Lillian Cunningham, Mrs. Ar
mand Deschenes, ST., Mrs. Irving
Daniels, Sr, Mrs. Phyllis Gilbert,
Miss Mary Grennan, Mrs. Clara
Gugliano, Miss Fannie Guarrera
Mrs. David German, Mrs. Stephanie
Gerulis, Mrs. Robert Houde, Mrs.
William Kane, Mrs. Louis Laneville
Mrs. Albert LaVigne, Miss Their
esa Mitchell, Mrs. Pearl McGann,
Mrs. Arthur Moran, Miss Anna
Mulvaney, Mrs. Albert Mulvaney
Mrs. Anna Olcik, Mrs. Peter Olcik,
Mrs. Cecil Parentheau, Mrs. Daniel
Perrin, Mrs. Arthur Pratt, Mrs
Hector Pratt, Mrs. Paul Puzzo, Mrs
Elizabeth Pelletier, Mrs. Vernon
Richter, Mrs. George Sulauskas
Mrs. Fred Widmer, Misses Emmeline
Whalen, Marget Valaitis, Helen Val
onaS, Eileen Mulvaney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
. MCKINNEY ON BRIDGE
By VIM. e. MCKINNEY
Americas Gard Authority

There is little that we do in life
that Is not planned ahead. Even If
you start out on a vacation with no
particular destination, you have
planned that kind Of vacation. Fail
ure to look ahead is the main cause
Of trouble in contract bidding. I
want to point out in today's hand
the number Of chances there are to
go wrong in the bidding.
South holds five hearts and four
spades, and many players will make
the mistake Of bidding one heart. A
bid Of two diamonds from partner
must be anticipated, because of the
singleton. Then South would have
to bio two spades, which is reversing
the bidding and shows too much
strength. Therefore, South should
open the bidding with one spade.
Some players are imbued with the
idea that, holding o king and one
Of a tenace, they must bid no trump.
Therefore, with the North hand, they
would make the mistake Of bidding
two no trump. Now South bids three
hearts, and what IS the next bid go
ing to be? Four clubs is too high.
II North bids three no trump, part
ner may rebid hearts or spades.
South should open the bidding
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
Personal
Many Activities Planned
BY Italian SisterhoOd

Mrs. Marie Verrastro, Miss Mary
Peralla, Miss Grace Pierro, Miss
Olga Paris, Miss Josephine Talarica,
Mrs. Laura Mazzeo, Mrs. Antoin-
cite Asetta, Mrs. Conceta Mastrac-
chic, Mrs. Olympia Famigletti, Mrs.
Josephine Ciccarelli, Mrs. Grace
DeMeco, Mrs. Morelli, Mrs. Philom-
ena Guisti, Mrs. Louise Storro, Mrs.
Rose Fisher, Mrs. Rose Damico and
Mary Pellizzari.
A Mothers Day program was also
one Of the main features planned by
the group. The program and date
will be announced later by the COM
mittee which consists Of: Mrs. Grace
DeMeco, chairman, Mrs. Guisti, Mrs.
Mary Perella, Mrs. Gizzi, Susan
Ricciutti, Mrs. Eva Briola, Mrs. AS
eta, Betty Damiani, Concetta, Mas
trocchio, Mary Caruso, Frances De-
Meco, Antoinette Cuccinelo, Mrs.
Jerry Pernatozzi, Josephine Lattan-
zio, Clara De1Prete, Miss Jannetty
and Mrs. Capocchi.
It was voted to send a check for
fifty dollars to the Italian Aid and
also to send three delegates to the
meeting of the Aid group on May
is at Our Lady Of Lourdes parish
hall. Mrs. Marie Verrastro, Mrs. N
Marinaro and Mrs. Joseph Perna-
tozzi Will attend.
Delegations will also be sent to
the Mothers Day celebration of the
la
IL at Turner's Hall and to the play
to be given by the Madonna de
Assunta Societa on May 10th.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
Local Delegates To Attend
Meeting of Church Group

money to complete her education.
During this period she taught in
isolated areas Of the United States,
sometimes in towns 20 miles from a
railroad, telephone or a telegraph.
Miss Terrence really began her mis-
Sionary career at home. She gath
cred people in from a 15-mile radius
and started a small Sunday school.
In 1927 she realized her lifelong
ambition and sailed for Africa.
Other guest speakers include:
Rev. Ralph Lee Woodland, director
Of the Department of Religious
Field Work of the Divinity School
Of Yale University and also Chin
Meng, director of China Institute
in America. Chin Meng has con-
tributed to a number of American
periodicals on international rela-
tons and has lectured in many in
stitutes dealing with international
affairs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
Couple Honored By
Friends AT Party

Mrs. Mary Brewster and Mrs.
Eleanor Doran entertained at their
home in Prospect street on Saturday
evening in honor of Joseph Doran
and Regina Shea who are to be
married on Saturday. The couple
were presented with purse.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerry Shea, Maurice Shea, Maurice
Shea, Jr., John Shea, Betty Blais,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Purcell, Mrs.
A. McGrath, Mrs. M. Halloran, Mrs.
D. Curtiss, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Murphy, Mrs. Evelyn O'Neil, Mr..
and Mrs. Seth Whiteman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Brewster, Mrs. Anna
Barnhart, June Barnhart, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Kelly, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Brewster, Raymond Brewster
Catherine Dover, Lillian Shea, Ray
Brousseau, Lillian Brodeur, Mrs. E.
Brodeur, Alice O'Brien and Award
Stevenson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23

guests and Mayor Vincent A. Scully
will also give a brief address well
coming the visiting delegates to this
city. The sessions will be presided
over by Mrs. Florence Johnson of
this city who is state president Of
the group.
The main business of the after
noon session will be the nomination
of officers starting at 2 o'clock and
being followed by a reception at
o'clock. The memorial service will
be held at o'clock. About two hun
dred delegates are expected to at
tend from throughout the state.
A dinner and reception at 2
o'clock tomorrow evening will close
the first day of the state convention
On Thursday morning new officers
will be elected and installed.
Past department presidents will
gather at a pre-convention dinner
this evening at the Hotel Elton.
Merchants have been requested
by the Chamber of Commerce to dis
play their flags.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23

ing at 1890 o'clock and the after
noon session will resume at 2:15
o'clock.
Miss Louise F. Terrence, African
missionary, will be one of the prin-
cipal speakers at the meeting.
Over ten years of work as a
teacher among the Vandaus of East
Africa, under the American Board
of Commissioners for Foreign Mis-
sions, has given Miss Louise F. Tor
renee, Montana girl, an intimate
knowledge of the customs, psychol-
ogy and possibilities of these Afric-
an people.
Located first at Mt. Sltnda, Miss
Terrence more recently has been
teaching in Chikore at school
which has some 300 boys and girls
enrolled. She not only has had
classes in various academic subjects
but in sewing and housewifery. She
has acted as Mother" to the girls
in the boarding school department.
In the summers she worked; fol-
lowing her freshman and sophomore
years at Tabor College, she was OBJ
liged to spend a full year earning
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
Weddings
AAUW Sponsors
Spring Luncheon

Members of the local branch Of A.
A. U. w. gathered at a community
luncheon recently at Three Green
Doors on Buckingham street. The
tables were attractively decorated
with spring flowers with the feature
being a spring flower display and
rock garden.
Mrs. Jane Carmichael Of EaSton,
Conn.,, addressed the group in re-
gard to establishing musical pro-
ject in this city. Mrs. Clarence B.
Balanda also spoke to the group
on the subject, what Women
Should Know About Insurance Pro-
lection in Driving an Auto"
The guests included: Mrs. Dor
othy H. Merkle, Alma M. Eaton,
THENCE Powers, Jane A. Page, Mrs.
S. L. Laun, Frederick Kilbourn,
Mrs. Earl Pierson, Rose Finklestein,
Julia Sullivan, Frances Farnham,
Kathryn w. Hayes, Mrs. H. E.
Stoughton, Bess Segur, Mrs. ]. B.
Gughrie, Elizabeth Paine, Inez
Clough, Margaret H. Croft, Helen
Haugh, Jane Carmichael,
Betty Bartlett, Leona Knight,
Georgianna Clark, Jane McGiven,
Mrs. Seth Goodwin, Elizabeth Ha-
zen, Ruth Barry, Mrs. j. J. Doran,
Mrs. Frank j. Kenney, Helen Bell
veau, Helen Hogan, Catherine Con-
nor, Mary Shanahan, Mrs. K. Earl
Winter, Mrs. Thomas Bull, Emily
Sophie Brown, Mrs. R. w. Purinton,
Mrs. J. F. Boland, Mrs. Clarence
Tappin, Mrs. E. E. Eisenwinter,
Frances Whithead, Mrs. r. G.
Mitchell, Betty Mitchell, Ruth Rod
enbach, Mildred Goudy and Dor
othy M. Crawford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23

Plans for many future activities
were made at Q melting Of the Ital-
ian Sisterhood held last evening at
Moose Hall. Arrangements were
completed for the show and dance
which vii be given on Saturday eve
ming at Buckingham Hall by the
SSterhood.
The arrangements committee for
the show includes Miss Rose Del
Principe, chairman; Miss Mary
Trumfio, co-ehairman; Miss Marie
Damiani, Miss Lucia A. Matarazzo,
Miss Sylvia Perillo, Mrs. Minnie
Marinaro, Miss Anna PaternoStro,
Miss Nora Trumfio, Miss Julia jan
city, Mrs. Julia Capoccli, Miss Mar
guerite opposite, Miss Jane Mar
giotti, Miss Catherine Zappone, Miss
Mary zappone, Miss Mary Favale,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
Union Veterans Daughters
Conuene Here Tomorrow

Mrs. Margaret Smith of this city,
president Of the Mary Caswell Tent,
Daughters of Union Veterans, will
open the convention and give the
address of welcome to delegates in
attendance at a two day session Of
delegates Of Daughters of Union
Veterans tents from throughout the
state starting tomorrow morning at
the Hotel Elton.
The morning session will open at
$3.50 o'clock with the reception of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
Couple To Observe
Silver Anr1iuersar,

Mr.. and Mrs. william d. Coughlin
Of West Morgan avenue, Bridgeport,
Conn, will hold open house from
3 to 6 o'clock, Sunday, April 28tn
to celebrate their 25th wedding all
|niversary. Mrs. Coughlin was the
former Agnes v. Kane of South
Main street, Waterbury, and was
married April Goth, 1915 in ST.
Francis Xavier church by the late
Rev. J. j. Curtin. They have one
son, Robert Dwight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
la. Auxiliary Will
Gather Tomorrow

!. The Ladies of the Original Irish
American Auxiliary and friends will
be the guests of Mrs. Margaret A.
Costello tomorrow evening at her
home, 1897 East Main street. Bingo
will be enjoyed. The group will make
arrangements for spring activities
wit hmany interesting events to be-
considered. A large attendance is
anticipated and an enjoyable eve
ming has been planned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23

with one spade, North two clubs,
then when South bids two hearts,
North can bid two no trump. Now
South has a good picture of his
partners hand. He knows that
North cannot support hearts or
spades, that he has a club suit, which
means that he also has some dia-
monds. South can therefore safely
go to three no trump.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
Mothers Club Will
Enjoy Social, Meeting

The Mothers Club Of SIS. Peter
and Paul Church will meet on We'd
nesday evening at 8:15 o'clock at
the School Hall. Following a brief
business session a social hour will
be enjoyed during which a program
Of entertainment will be presented
under the direction Of Mrs. Frank
Robinson, chairman of the enter
tainment committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
Quota Club To Hear
Faculty Me171be,

Clarence MacNiven, a member Of
the faculty of Leavenworth high
school, will address the Waterbury
Quota club at a meeting to be held
on Thursday evening at the Hotel
Elton. Miss Mary H. Reilly will pre-
side and Miss Grace Wolff will be
In charge Of the program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23

Announcement is made of the
birth of so.', Walter Collins Hahn
on Sunday at st. Mary's Hospital
to Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S. Hahn of
Cottage Place Mrs. Hahn is the
former Abbie Collins of Winsted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23

Many local delegates will attend
the annual meeting of the Congre-
cation Of Christian Women Of Con-
necticut, being held at the South
church in New Britain tomorrow.
The session will open in the morn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
Church Group Plans
Annual Banquet

The annual banquet of the Altar
and Rosary Society of the Sacred
Heart parish will be held on May
LIST at the Hotel Elton at 8 o'clock
Mrs. Edward Lamontagne is chair
man of arrangements and tickets are
in charge of Mrs. Hickey and Mrs.
Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward M. Bowling
have returned from their wedding
trip and will take up their resi-
dence on Wolcott street. Mrs. Dowl-
ing IS the former Marion Ahearn
Of Niagara street.
Miss Eleanor Murphy has re-
turned to hire home on East Main
street after spending several days
in New York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph O'Connor of
Wolcott street are spending a few
days in Springfield.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-23
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES :
Won1enS Club To
Honor Officers

The old regime of officers Of the
Waterbury Women's Club who have
served faithfully during the past
term, will retire at the annual meet
ing of the club being held this
afternoon. Mrs. Robert w. Lowell
retiring president, will preside and
annual reports will be given by the
various officers and committee
heads. The past term has been one
of the most successful in the his
tory of hte club and members are
today paying tribute to the fine
work accomplished by the entire
slate of officers. A tea and social
will follow tie meeting with Mrs.
Warren Doolittle serving as chair
ran.
The new ballot for the ensuing
period of two years for the club is
as follows:
President-Mrs. Edwin j. Rock
well.
MISUNDERSTANDING. Robert W.
Lowell.
Second Observation-Disclosures. Rob-
ert w. Dennison.
Third Notwithstanding. An
drew G. Campbell
Recording Secretary-Mrs. George
K. Casino.
Corresponding Secretary - Mrs
M. H. Toomey.
Treasurer-Mrs. Lewis G. Merrill.
Assistant Treasurer-MrS. William
j. Wolf.
Executive Committee-Mrs. John
H. Foster, Mrs. Forrest G. Purin-
ton, Miss Edith G. Camp.
Civics Committee-MrS. Evan H.
Jones, Mrs. Herbert w. Coe, Mrs.
William R. Grierson, Mrs. Walter
w. Winans.
For the ensuing period of one year
Programme Committee-Mrs. j..
Winfred Beecher, Mrs Lawrence
G. Bean, Mrs. Henry S. Platt, Mrs.
Clyde A. Jennings, Mrs. Chris H.
Neuswanger, Miss Alberta c. Edell.
Room Co.nmittee-Mrs. Robert H.
Dean, Mrs. Robert E. Johnson, Mrs.
Wallace G. Hustled, Mrs. L. Barrett
Campbell, Mrs William eager, Mrs.
Bertram B. Bailey.
Social Committee-Mrs. Raymond
H. Pidge, Mrs. Louis E. Lougee,
Mrs. Francis T. Reeves, Mrs. Ed
mund H. Becker, Mrs. Harold j.
Beaulac.
Printing Committee-Mrs. Frank
w. Ineson, Mrs. George A. Baron
ian, Mrs. Matthew Adgate.
Music Committee-Mrs. William
G. Russell, Mrs. Charles A. Phelps,
Mrs. Clifford F. Rowland.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-12-12
,u BEN AMES WILLIAMS

worked under Corkran's instruction
to learn the knots and bends and
bitches, and how to seize and splice
and serve.
John Gale, observing the friend
ship between McAusland and Cork
ran, tried to understand it's basis.
He saw that when they were togeth-
er, George was always the listener.
The mate called Corkran to some
duty; and George, turning, saw John
Gale near them, and stopped beside
him. 'Corkran's strange man, :"
he said, and he colored in slow
way. 'Most men are ashamed of
their vices, but he brags about his.
He's simply an animal
The older man suggested: "You
can't always judge men by the way
they talk, George"
81 suppose not" McAusland
laughed uncertainty. "And-I like
him, in spite of what he is" he adj
mitted. IT don't know why"
One late afternoon, George, under
Corkran's instruction, was learning
to put an eye-splice in a discarded
piece of eight-inch cable when the
masthead man sighted the first dis
tant peaks above Honolulu. George
laid down spike and maui and
swarmed aloft to see for himself;
and when presently he descended,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-12-12


bundle.
| Ahead, meanwhile, were two months
of this maddening snowbound 81
| lence.
Bills glance drifted to the calen-
dar. Suddenly he caught his breath
"Jim!" he shrieked. 'Wake up!
Wake up! Do you know what day
this is?''
Jim groaned, stirred a bit, and
answered sleepily.
Tuesday, amt it? And so what?"
"Jim! It's Christmas Eve!'
A few minutes later they found
themselves staring blankly out the
window, almost wishing they'd nev-
err discovered it was Christmas.
1t was kind of childish to let on
that you cared, Bill thought. So he
put on his parka and headed for
the door.
"Let's forget it, Jim," he advised.
"I'm going to look at our traps and
get some fresh air. Be back soon!"
1t was no picnic, trudging through
knee-deep drifts for two hours. To
make it worse, the traps were all
empty. Even the animals were stay
ing inside in this weather.
Wonder if they'll miss Christmas
too?" he unused as he neared the
cabin.
Suddenly he heard a faint hum in
the sky. 1t grew nearer. Unnis-
takably motor-an airplane!
Bill raced for the cabin door.
"a plane, JIM" he cried. Get
some black smoke going up the
chimney!' Then he raced out to
the clearing.
The pilot saw him gesticulating
wildly, or else he saw the fresh
black smoke over the cabin. The
big ship circled, flew off to the north,
turned and came back, flying low.
Over the clearing it almost stalled
as the pilot dumped overheard
huge bundle that plummeted into
the snow almost at Bills feet. Then
he waved and sped away.
They got it inside, somehow,
though they wanted to open the bun
die right where it landed. Once the
rope was torn loose an oilskin pouch
flew out. A note was inside. From
the boss:
I'm case you boys have forgot
ten,' it read, "tomorrow's Christ
mas. Herewith the markings, includ-
ing some presents your families
asked us to send along"
Bill and Jim looked at each 9TH
err, then they cheered.
CHERRY Christmas?" asked Bill.
"Why, it's the best ever Wait II
you taste this turkey!!"
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She looked after him, her eyes
sobered by hurt.

dropping from the ratlines the last
six or eight feet to the deck, he
stepped on the marlinspike where he
had left it. It rolled under him; and
the result was a severely sprained
ankle. John Gale bandaged the
hurt; but in the morning when they
were anchored McAusland was too
lame to walk. The Sunset would
lie in harbor overnight while Captain
Keen lightered off the freight con-
signed to the Honolulu mission but
Mr.. and Mrs. Gale went to lodge
with friends ashore, and they urged
George, despite his lameness, to
come along. When George decided
to stay aboard, Mrs Gale thought
he was shyly relieved at having a
valid excuse for avoiding casual
meeting with many strangers.
Ashore, she and her husband found
that two other passengers would
board the Sunset here. One was
Joseph Neargood, tall young Mar
quesan convert trained in the col
lege at Oahu, going now to take his
place in the native mission at Fatu-
hiva. The other was Mary Doncas-
ter. Her father and mother had es-
tablished themselves twenty years
ago on one of the smaller northern
islands of the Marquesan group,
which Ephraim Doncaster called
Gilead. Mary was born there
year later, and lived there till when
she was ten years old they sent her
home to New Bedford to school.
Now she was returning to them;
and John Gale, when he had talked
with her, approved Mary nightly.
He and Mrs. Gale agreed between
themselves that it would be good for
McAusland to have the girls COM
pany aboard the Sunset during the
rest of the voyage to Gilead. When
they were all rowed out to the ship
next afternoon little before sailing
time, the old man looked forward to
watching McAusland's face light
with pleasure at first sight of Mary;
but George was not on deck to greet
them, and John Gale found him in
his bunk with a slight temperature,
presumably from the pain of his
hurt.
George did not come to supper,
so he did not see Mary till next
morning. John Gale had told him
she was aboard, but-afraid of say
ing too much-he said only: "She's
the daughter of Ephraim Doncaster,
the missionary at Gilead." George
inattentively expected Mary to be
like younger edition of Mrs.
Gale Mrs. Gale was pretty as pa
per flowers under glass case, with
pale and delicate beauty that
would not disturb a man; but Mary
was nightly disturbing, beautiful
not with youth alone but already
ripely. The ships carpenter had
fashioned a crutch for George out of
a mop-handle and a block of timber
cut to fit the minister's shoulder
socket. When George hobbled out
into the cabin, the others were al
ready at table, Mary sitting with
her back to him; but John Gale
greeted George as he appeared, and