Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-27
CUNNING MRS. QUINN.

II was quito m open secret In the /
Brannigan family that Mrs. Bmnnigan |
had taken a villa down ai Clamvillc-by- |
ihe-sca for the express purpose Of offer. |
ing her eldest daughter 1ilda extra facil.
ties fUr securing husband.
Both Mary Cadogan. Mrs. Branngan's
twin sister. and Mrs. Della Quinn were
aware Of this. and ~ tho summer began
to wear away these two old worthless
laid their heads together aud decided
that they must hurry matters on bit
aud bring iidas matrimonial quest to "a
satisfactory conclusion.
I'D loike 10 do Julia favor. wouId,-
exclaimed Mr., Quinn, boaming ~ she
discussed tho matter with Mary on the
hack piazza she's been mighty good
to me this summer
-Inlias queer aud she gets highiaultin
notions now aud lhcn. but her hearts
IN the night place II amt many girls.
now. when they've made their pile aud
got rs foine place ~ this. ~ would bo
askin their Guild time friends to come
down and stay all summer Faith this
- the Grst time In mo life that for two
months runnin I've had puddin every
day
YES" declared Miss Cadogan "Ju.
las good hearted. there Amt no use
talking. But she's enjoyed hayin "a
here She told me II II hadn't boon for
Tilda's COINS on In that old shed. there.
she wouldn't have bad nolhn to com.
plain about all summer
After n moments mature doliberation
Mn Quinn exclaimed, imprsssively.
with broad sweep Of her large righs
nand.
30 you know what Fin goln 10 DO.
Nary Well, III toll You now. TN
goin to get nd OF that barn for Julia aud
get an engagement ring for Tilda at tho
same tonne, OF else me name amt Della
quinn and mo invention has gone back
on me-"
The shed In question stood ut the bot
tom vt Branngaus garden and was u
Iu0st dilApldated cross between stable
and n pgsiy, entirely ont of keeping
wish the other portions oil tho villa.
The landlord seemed TO have entirely
overlooked u when no was repairing
and rspainiing tho other parts Of tho
establishment, aud though Mrs Branni.
gnn hsd entgeAied him with tears In her
eyes either TO pull II down or mako 1t
reasonably respectable, he had kept put.
ting u ID from day TO day, until hero IL
was the middle OF August, and not NO
much ~ coat Of whitowash had been
administered 10 tho she'd
You'll have TO help me- Mary, rs
much as you can" pursued Mrs Quinn
'Fiut thing We want 10 do Ia TO get a
hAlo Tor Barney McGiyern. He's folne,
honest. good lookin fellow. Barney, but
he mint romantic enough for Iilda. II
we don't she'll be- hitohin herself to that
putty faced young Eugene wyneoop. the
man wid the pedigree
but what does Barney be wanting
wild halo round his headl lilo amt no
angel"
Oh, Mary, can't you see things NJ ain
don't mean halo of that kind. But
its like this. There's that Eugene Wyn-
coop as b iust trayclin on his manners
aud his pedigree, as hc calls 1t, which
Wv ~ NtNNNN N"hA us ~ AllN HNAAfAH
11ldas 30 atruck Nid tho name aud tho
airs Of him that she Won't rs much ~
look at Barney.
"Whnt Barney needs is little Of WIN,
the poets call gug lght which mover was
ON land orteA call it halo Just tc
save tonne
That evening Clamville.by.ihe.Set
was treated 10 two sensations The new
lire engine arrived IN town and Nil,
Tilda Branulgln announced 10 her as
semblel family Ut the tea table that sh,
was about 10 10 on the boards Of thu
Granville thsater 10 the capacity OF 1
star
The fire engine had cost good dea
more money than had been expected
and therefore the amateur fire company
to which both Eugene Wyucoop an,
Barney MuGivern were shining lights
decided to give IA performance OF "Sc
wanalSa, the White Squaw," TO doim!
the expenses. Wyncoop. who was th
fire chief, Immediately offered Mis
Brannigan the leading role. aud tn,
evening after Gre drill be came up I,
the Brnnnigans to talk things over.
They were all sitting ON the pazz
when he aud Tilia appeared. lie talky,
10 the company and then went over an,
rat down by Mrs. Quinn.
"Htrl.s something that perhaps yol
would like 10 look ut, llrs Quinn" b
unmarked az 30 presented her with
roll Of parchment 1--WE Just bee
showing IL 20 Miss Brauuigan, aud
thought perhaps it might interest III
rest Of you lts my cont Of arms, 80
know, and my genealogical tree.
81 trace my ancestry back TO 1854
he continued. with smile Of prid,
The first wyneoop, as YOU will motto,
was Archbishop Ct Canterbury ia Hem
&ls reign
Mn Quinn handed the parchment
him without saying u single word, 81
no sooner were she and Mis- Cadoga
alone than she astonished that goc
woman by droning to herself;
William 1. lvSG, William II, los