Central Catholic High School - Katholikon Yearbook (DuBois, PA)

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Eh: The Daughter LLNOR GIQX the onlx chlld and sole helless of the mllllonalre Jlm blel had been brought up aftel a sx stem O1 lglnated bx that astute old cx nlc hel father BOIH to mlsel able pox 61 tw he had fought hls wax up out of the Cltl s slums tleatlng othels as others tlcated hlm cllmblng surelx llke hls hundl eds of proto types and Wllllllllg ln malllage a pennlless glrl of blrth and beautx w ho dled shortlx aftel the blrth of hel daughter Ellnol To Grey the outslde wolld was Just a howllng VSllCl9I'IleSS ln whlch man starx cd StlLlg'gl8Cl anc achlex ed too late one to be kept from Ellnol He had no more hls llttle glll than wlth hls alt tleasules that It had taken hlm years to collect A hlgh class nurse and companlon or QOYGIHQSS sup plled the place of pal ents to thls unusual glll and she grew up a stlangel to hel onll pal ent A hald man was Jlm GIGY glasplng and pltlless feellng that hls fellow belngs could as he had done Qllfll1l6 haldshlps unalded starve ln the streets fl eeze he 1ll and helpless ln challtx hospltals Appalled bs thls non nature Ell nor gl ew up the xelw opposlte wlth a cllsposltlon so unselflsh that all loved hel and blessed her f0l hel QQHQIOUQ offerlngs GIQN s one fad was to glse thls chlld an lncome SLlfflC19lltlX gleat to lender her a powel among her lnfellors To the majolltx of glrls thls would have meant molal llllll ln Fllnol It bred a gl ICIOUQ sweetness Elirntnr 0 Jim rey Stllxe as he would endow hel as he would GIQX could nexel speak to her of hls past llfe He would see agaln lll fancx as he sat OXQI the nle the old tumble down shed outslde the cltx that had been hls home hls mothel busx oxer the wash tubs 01 stoxe Clluflglllg mls elable flglltlllg awal bt3I'V3.tl0Il bltterlx raglng 3ga1IlSt llfe and ltS buldens hls tather acaleless use less ne er do well And Carol hls slsterl P001 Carol' Thele wele tlmes when he would have glven much to haxe seen and talked to hel and xet he dal ed not seek hel lest Fllnol mlght come ln contact wlth the sole llnk connected wlth hls past 90 leasoned Jlm Glex uncon sclous that hls daughter and hls slster had already made each w as altogether ullaware of the othel s ldentlty One dax w hen El lnor and Mlss CIQVVQ her gov elness H918 taklng a walk thex saw a woman falntlng on a dool step Ellnor called a cab and took the woman to a doctol who Cll3g'll0S9fl the case as healt tlouble w th no cule but rest and qulet All the necessaly arrangements had been made at once f0l the woman s lemoval to a sanltallum A xear passed peacefullw and the onls change ln the GIQX mansion w as the decllnlng of lts owner who sat at home fOl dals at a tlme so lonelv and delected that Ellnor longed to cheel and comfolt hlm At fllSt her 9ffO1tS met w 1th llttle success but flnallx GIEY grew to walt fOl her comlng and to mlss hel when she was gone In thls elexenth hour the father healt awakened and sale fol celtaln llfllllltlllg memol les Jlm counted ls v 4 v v ' l Q- v v 1 , l . ' K l ' sc ' , K I ' , , Y ' Y ' l v 1 v I 5 vw , t , A . 1 . . , - , K ' .' A N v L Uv, 4 kv 1 1 - 's -. v- . ' . v y - L v . 1 Y . Y , - 3 . K v y . , - ' Jw . ' vw N 1 U v l ' , . . . . , - . ' . , . , M, . v N 1 - Q v ' K . v ' K ., , - - . , . 1,'Y . - 7 Q I 1 , V K y ' ' - ' 1 ' i w . , N , 7 ' Y , . , . . . u '. N I Y 1 D' ' .a . ' v I ' ' ' I 7 n L. - w n w A ' ' J- ' . thought of S-pellcllllg l1lS. FIOUIS Vlth othel s acqualntance, though each ' ' l ' . .7 ' ' v v v 7 1 -1 - v l f ' ' H , T ' ' JS, K - 1 Kuna' v u 1 v tv ' 1 . s v ' V V ' ' 1 . 1 1 f 0 0 ' c v 'Q 1 1 A c, - y ' A v ' K I I 1 v , v 1 . I . n Q A , . . . ., , ' ,' , ' , v I w 1 v . ll A . . ., K , Y l I . 1 V I . . A ' , 1 - , 0 K. Y . . . . ' ' ' ' K K ' C 1 n , ' , ,9 .. v Y. . L . lf L ' A ' . ' , . v v L 1 xx ' ' r - L. ' 1 , A V . ' ' 1' A A 1 Q ' ' 3 ' A ' ' ' Y. L v . . .

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Uhr Mlmtnr The day of the trlal came and Wmlfrede and her mother were estabhshed IH a sulte of rooms at one of New York s qulet hotels At ten o clock they entered the court room filled w1th mllltary offlcers Wmny began to feel nervous but agaln the reassurmg flgures of Mr Darwm and Mr Kent f1lled her mth a determlnatxon to do her share 1n condemmng the man who had dared to try to dodge hls duty to h1s country Finally the Judge and jurors took thelr places and the prlsoner was brought ln under a heayy guard of Marmes He apparently pald no at tentlon whatever to any one or any of hlS surroundlngs Mrs Quin lan seated 1n a chalr not far away from Wmny s leaned forward and gazed lntently lnto the face f James Kelly At last he was forced to stand up and speak After hls flrst sentence she gave a low crv and falnted quletly awav WIUUV rushed to the Sld6 of her mother and anxlously trled to revxve her Flnally Mrs Qulnlan opened her eves and strange to saN they dld not rest on Wmny as mlght be ex pected but upon the prlsoner and she muttered My son' Wmny was struck dumb for the moment and sald Why mother dear what can you mean? You can t know what you are saylng Yes mv dear answered Mrs Qulnlan that IS your brother Jack who left home several years ago Go ask hlm to come to me after the tr1al Wltl a feellng of agom IH her heart Wmny went back and gave her evldene w1th a trace of unvn 1l hngness ln her tone But who could blame her? G1v1ng evldence agalnst her own brother she knew was breaklng her mother s heart After the trlal the prlsoner was lead 1nto a llttle room where for the first tlme ln years he looked 1nto h1S mothers face He recog nlzed her lmmedlately and when he learned of hls slster s presence and who she was he could no long er restraln hlS feellngs and slnklng mto a chaxr covered h1s face w1th h1s hands After he had regalned sufflclent control of hlmself he told how he had been bribed by a wealthy young man to take h1S place IH the war Later reallzlng that he was dolng wrong he had demanded the rlght to enter Uncle Sam s ranks IH h1S own name The man threatened hlm and 1n order to keep hlm to h1S agreement had brought thls dlsgrace upon hlm Mr Darwln who was present at th1s 1nterv1ew at the request of carefully uuestloned hlm Later he came to Wmny and sald that he had freed Jack of the accusatlons and that he w ould be entlrelv at llb erty to Jom the Army of hls own accord IH the name of Jack 0u1n lan Wlth no dlsgrace attached to It The other man should suffer Weeks later there was great re lO1C1Hg at the Qulnlan home Wm ny s efforts not only helped to keep the wealthy son from bemg a slacker but had also made her mother happler than she had been for years by glV1I'lg' her a khakl r-lad son who carrled the mme of Qulnlan to honor Thls shows methlnks God s plan And measure of a stalwart man Lowell Mary E Consldlne 22 Y 1 . . , , l 0 1 I , . . 7 ' I , 7 v , . . . . . . , . . . , v . Q n Q a . , , . . . , . vu Q o 7 , u . y I ' L g x in I ' ' 0 ' v 9 ' . v . Y V . . , . - I . ' 7 . . A - 9 . . n I - 0 9 S ! ' , , . . , , n u , o . . . , . . , , ' v 7 7 Q ! ' ' . . . Wmny. then drew Jack 3S1de and , . . . v . 1 ' ' A ' , ' . . . , A - , , . . . , ca 77 , , . . , . . . . ,, , - a - N 9 y - H ' . ax rv , , W , . . . , . H . . , I Y I , . . .- - if , . ,, . . X . , . H , , , . ' A 9 y K s , Y! V - . . . . . , . , .

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Uhr illmtnr d1d h1s s1ster 1n her retreat these days as the happlest he had ever known One evenlng Ellnor brought her low cha1r to the flre and sat beslde her father Father I have some thlng to tell you somethlng vou should know she Sald Is lt that you dont flnd your allowance sufflclent or No father though I have no monev to spare nowadavs You know you told me to spend the money vou gave me Just as I 11ked d1d you not? Certalnly I d1d J1m replled Have you lndulged 1n too many fr1lls or sweets or vshat? Just tell me how much you want dear est the amount IS yours Oh no father Ellnor Sald pay1ng to keep a poor s1ck woman IH a san1tar1um and It IS pretty ex DQUSIVG I hope you wont m1nd Why should I my Ehnor the monev 1s yours Yes she was so poor and wretched and 111 I was afrald to tell you fearlng you would forbld me to see her and could never bear to let her go back to that horrld dreadful work Oh so she had been workmg had she asked Jlm 1n an effort to appear 1nterested Work1ng' Oh father' If only you could hear her tell the story of her ch1ldhood up 1n Hatem where she l1ved w1th a mother father brother and IH Father you are 111 Grey had started from h s arm chalr but sat down numb and Ylgld No no I am not Go on vuth your tale Elmor Where IS her brother that he does not support her? When he was vet a llttle fellow he ran away from home e thought the world of hlm the only brother or frlend she possessed And the woman? J1m spoke hoarsely I have t1red lou dear you had better ret1re No no Walt What IS the wom all s name? Why do you wolry about her father? Her name IS Carol Hess Now her father 1nter rupted Wlth a cry trylng to arlse but fallmg back helpless lnto the chalr The end IS near he murmured Ellnor rushed for ass1stance and re The next few months J 1m spent ly mg 1n bed helpless but contented H1s f1rst act after regalnlng con sclousness was to tell all to Ellnor and to send lov1ng messages to the companlon of h1s baby days asklng her to forglve hlS cruel neglect Each sad day Elmor falthful to her work journeyed back and forth between the long dlvlded brother and slster for never agaln mlght they see each other s face ln th1s world Death claimed the brother f1rst Carol followlng hlm 1n a few weeks After the death of her father and her newly found aunt Elmor though deeply grleved was free to carry out her long cherlshed 1nten t1on to nurse 1n one of the charlty hospltals whlch she had prevlously alded by her generous and loxmg ass1stance Marj or1e Lambert 23 38 . . . . , ' v Y 99 ' ca ' n . 1. u . ac A - - ' ,, ' Y Q H Y . v u -99 ' , . Cl ' , ' . as ' , ' ' .19 - 9 9 ' 99 C6 . Y Y CK ' ' v - ' . . ' 9 99 h' ' ' , as , - .77 . ,Q as - - ,99 - ' , H ,, . - sc ' ' . . . , 9 9 , . . ' ' ' . 9 9 , - 99 ' ' ' u ' 99 ca 99 ' ' . ' . ' ' , ' Cl Y , n - l00K1Hg 11110 the fire? ,IV9 been turn1ng found h1m unconsclous. - , 9 - 9: . . ' . . ' , . , - cc ' , , Y 7 ' , ' 99 it 0 n Y , K . . ' 0 , I . . 9 , ' Y YY , ' ' , 9 9 . , . cr ' . ' . 7 ' , 77 - ' . . . I ' ' u ' . , . . . . ' ' . , I . . , , . , 1 . . - . 'H , 1 , . . , . . I . 1 A u , - L q l U- , . V. u V- 1 Y 7 ' . . . . , I ' Y '