PAGE SIX
; THE CAPJTAI; JOURNAL. SALEM, OREGON
MONDAY, JULY 21, 1930
LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE
Old Sill in-; Bull
By Harold Cray
by Mary Dalilberfj
Chapter 6
"SO.MEWHEKK IN FRANCE"
The summer dragged tor Dagger
Her Howard's departure. Every
where memories ol him confronted
her. There was a carefully -worded
letter from him, too, but no refer
ence to what had passed between
them.
"Am sailing on the Baltic Wed
nesday," he concluded.
He signed himself, "your friend,
Blaine Howard."
The letter established definitely
their separation. He was going one
way, perhaps to the death that had
taken millions of men. What fate
awaited her?
Before Dagger realized It, the day
was at hand to return to the con
vent in 1 Paso.
The serenity and peace that
dwelt behind its walls were tem
porarily soothing to Dagger, but
soon their spell was dissipated.
Wise Mother Seraphina presently
realized the difficulty of her favor
ed pupil, and summoned Dagger
to her plainly furnished cell.
'What Is this, child?" asked the
old nun. "I find you reported for
pertness by Bister Veronica and
It was only three days ago Sister
Agnes made the same complaint."
"They're o stupid," scowled
Dagger. "That Is, Sister Veronica
Is. Sister Agnes was well she
said X shouldn't tell Lou Anne she
didn't know what she was talking
about."
"Ahl" A faint twinkle struggled
for mastery In the dim eyes masked
by a network of wrinkles. "But
perhaps Lou Anne "
"Oh. but she didn't know. Mother
Seraphina t She's dumb. It was
whether we I mean women could
love a man more than the Church."
The twinkle died in the Mother
Superior's eyes.
"That la a grave subject for a
young person to discuss, my dear,"
she answered. "How did you and
Lou Anne dlsgree?"
"Oh, I said, of course, you could
love a man more than the Qhurch
more than anything. You can,
you know!"
"I fear I do not," returned Mother
Seraphina. "And as for the pert
ness, you will write me an essay on
deportment. You have some years
ahead of you before you are fitted
to criticize your elders and Instruc
tors." Dagger blushed furiously.
"I suppose I'm silly,' she
snapped; "but I think I know more
about ulgcbra right now than Sis
ter Veronica."
"Really?" smiled Mother Sera
phina. "It seems to me you should
make use of such talent."
"How?1'
"Why, I mlnht give you a class
of the younger children." .
"But I hate teaching," exclaimed
Da'-iHcr, dismayed.
"Possibly, you will appreciate
Sister Veronica's troubles after your
experience," the Mother Superior
answered.
"Oh, I'll do it, if you want me to."
'You are unhappy, child?" the
old nun queried.
"Not very happy, anyway," Dag
ger rapped curtly.
"Will It ease your pain to speak
of it?"
"No. No use." And half-apologetic
for her abruptness: "I'm not
going to let it bother me. Dick Well
ing said you could make unhappl
ncss help you, if you tried hard
enoush. I'm trying."
Mother Seraphina's hand stretch
ed out involuntarily over the arro
gant black head.
"God bless you, child." she said.
It Is ill to be young, and in sor
row. But if sorrow you must, treat
yourself as your friend advised.
Bend the sorrow to your will. That
way lies the peace that Is greater
than happiness, the peace our Lord
said was beyond understanding."
Darter's eyes were moist tin she
went downstairs, and in the chapel
she knelt resolutely, determined to
cudgel wilfulness from her spirit;
but her closed eyes only conjured
up a vision of Howard.
Small wonder that when she took
over the algebra class the following
afternoon she was absent and dis
trait. Was It necessary for the girls
to be so unutterably dumb? "No,
no, Jane, don't you see It couldn't
work out that way? Bit down, Hel
en, I'll have to let someone else try."
The second day she blew up com
pletely, stormed from the classroom
and went straight to Mother Sera
phina. "I'm no good, X reckon," she said
bluntly.
"And are you prepared to be more
charitable in your view of Sister
Veronica?" asked the nun.
"If you mean, do I understand It
isn't easy to teach yes, Mother
Seraphina. But if I must say I'm
sorry for being angry at her, I'm
not. She really is stupid, herself.
-She has taught you for several
years, hasn't she?"
"Yes."
"All that you know of mathema
tics?" "Ye-es."
"Do you see, child? For your
knowledge, such as It Is, you are
in debt to Sister Veronica, as to
many other people. I should say you
owe an apology to Sister Veronica,
and to the class you have abandon
ed." "I do," agreed Dagger, scrambling
up. "But will you let me off teach
ing? I'll do anything, any penance
you set me. But please don't make
me teach."
Her next news of Howard was
not received until late in the win
ter, when Dick had a letter from
him with the cryptic heading
"Somewhere in France." the rough
paper, the purple of the indelible
pencil, the censor's stamp, were so
many Invitations to her imagina
tion. "Been strafed a couple of times,"
Howard wrote. "We've done a bit,
too. The fighting isn't as bad as the
mud and the wet. But we are look
ing forward to the Spring when
the big drive should start."
At the end of the sheet a para
graph: "ilemember me to Dagger and
Jim Marley and everyone at the
ranch."
And scrawled along one side:
"Tell D. I'll send her a souvenir
first time we move forward."
He hadn't forgotten her!
tTo Be Continued)
COUNCIL TO MEET
Scio A special meeting of the
Seio town council is to be held Fri
day evening, uuiy 25 for the con
sideration of bids for drilling a well,
and for other matters pertaining
to city business.
MKS. I1YEKS BKTTER
Independence Mrs. Jason Byers
of this city who has been critically
ill at her home here for several
weeks is slowly recovering. Her
daughter Mrs. Emma Rowell of
Hickreall, who has been assisting in
caring for her mother, returned to
her home.
WOMEN MKET
Independence The women of the
Baptist missionary society of the lo
cal church and that of Monmouth,
held their monthly meeting In the
city park here Thursday afternoon.
A social hour was spent and refresh
ments served, followed by a busi
ness meeting. Reports of committees
were read and several items of new
business discussed.
Scio Mrs. Louis Melicher, daugh
ter of John Kouba of Scio, who vis
ited here for two weeks, has return
ed to her home in Hutchinson,
Minn.
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