Show 14 t i IT AT 7 T CONVENT 4 ALL day long it had been hot and K sultry sultry The convent con shades were drawn down to keep out the suns sun's rays that rf beat hot upon the window panes Lan Lan- looking guid girls passed restlessly up r L and down the inner halls Nuns with 4 veils thrown back from their faces r worked half half heartedly heartedly Prayers and ff i chapel services lagged wearily even the faithful old bell tolled lazily But the cool evening brought life back to the girls and even to th the sedate nun nuns nuns They chatted together out on on the front steps They walked lightly over the soft lawns They laughed merrily at each other and the moon looked down gratified that she had brought so much joy Off out of sight I of the others Ethel sat for forgetful of all about her thinking of her dear little home far away She wondered why her mother had died and why her father had sent her there to be educated as a nun As she thought of her dreams of ofa a far different future the tears welled up in her eyes and she sobbed George A in black dress woman crept up softly sat down beside her threw her arms about her and wept As her tears fell tell fast over the young girls girl's head a name escaped her lips too The moon moon pretended not to hear or see but just went on smiling as before The chapel bell rang Sister Catherine and Ethel Ethelrose Ethelrose Ethelrose rose and joined the others already formed in line and with a farewell glance toward each other followed up to their cots and soon were fast asleep with the others Rhoda Murphy urphy II I |