Telford was vainly seeking to nip Galletly 's gossip in the bud . The name of Palmer conveyed no especial meaning to his ear . He knew where the Palmer homestead was , and that the plaintive-faced , fair-haired woman , whose name was Mrs. Fuller and who came to church occasionally , lived there . His knowledge went no further . He had called three times and found nobody at home -- at least , to all appearances . Now he was fated to have the whole budget of some vulgar quarrel forced on him by Galletly . `` No ? Everyone 's talkin ' of it . The long and short of it is that Min Palmer has had a regular up-and-down row with Rose Fuller and turned her and her little gal out of doors . I believe the two women had an awful time . Min 's a Tartar when her temper 's up -- and that 's pretty often . Nobody knows how Rose managed to put up with her so long . But she has had to go at last . Goodness knows what the poor critter 'll do . She has n't a cent nor a relation -- she was just an orphan girl that Palmer brought up . She is at Rawlingses now . Maybe when Min cools off , she 'll let her go back but it 's doubtful . Min hates her like p ` isen . '' To Telford this was all very unintelligible . But he understood that Mrs. Fuller was in trouble of some kind and that it was his duty to help her if possible , although he had an odd and unaccountable aversion to the woman , for which he had often reproached himself .
`` Who is this XXXXX you call Min Palmer ? ''
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