Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-02
ANNIE 0'BRIEN.


by the boarding house koopri WHO al
WAYS lie IN wait Tor them. Tho'o yet
uncallsi for at about the decks. Visit
full ewes turned shorcwarl' anxious to
SEQ familiar face and form among all
those strange ones.
Pat Nolan had come aboard IN all his
bsavery-a new blue coat flnng open.
that u might not conceal the shining
watch chain dangling from bis vest
PICKET. hia hat tippci TO ono adc In true
connaught fashion, with n mighty show
OF white collar and cuffs and blne neck
lie. and his boots Tor once polished by
an "Eyeialian." 10 threw HE shoulders
hack and looked his best. fnf "didn't he
come aboard to bring his sweetheart,
Annie O'Bhen. home, and wasn't she
tho puriiest rifl In ten counties. aud
hadn't shc oru-scd the ocean for his
fakey
Pat ZEN NJ though every one who saw
him must know biz business there
Standing still he looked about him, ex.
pec,ing 10 zee his little Annie somewhere
not far.
"surc. an wouldn't she b. rs anxious
10 mate him ~ he would be 70 mate
herr" But strange 10 fay he could nof
see her.
lie was a little late, for there had been
delay Of the train In which he came
down from tho place where he was work
ing as coaclman and gardener hut
surely Annie wuuld never have gone
ashore without him. He walked about
Tor full ten MINUTES. looking everywhere,
but still missing the face he wanted.
Every now and then o gay ribbon or a
bright coil o. hair would make bis heart
dance, but Il was never Annics hair or
Aunle's bonnet. 40 last he mado ~ his |
mind that she had gone a.horei but In |
that caso she had leit word for him, 81 |
coufse--wor,l where sho had bo,aken
hcneif
~ beg pardon. sir" he said. stepping /
IN 10 a man who wore q gold band upon
his cap, and was presumably an officer
81 beg pardon. dr, but I'm Pat Nolan.
l. there hit Of a message left for me,
do you know, SIR
mot that am aware" tho officer re-
piled.
twas Annie o'Brien, /" said Pat. "shc
came over on this STEAMER; she expected !
me to mate her. We're 10 be married,
you know. air. and she'd lave word
where sho Is gone--Annie O'Ilrien."
Tho officer turned curious. startled
gase upon him.
annie o'Brien." no repeated "a
siccragc passongerf'
"In coorse. sir." said Pat. "She's
comm over 10 marry me. and she's q
workin' girl. wo'rc naytheriv MS rich"
Tn. officer looked at him again.
II know the name" no said.
"You couldn't help noticing the girl"
taid Pat. ''ShaS q purity crayther. Is
Annie, wild eyes like the sky and golden
hair, and waist yc could span wild yer
two hands-harrin' she wouldn't permit
70 10 do it-And foot light as birds
upon the floor. A little jewel Is my An.
ME. You'd not fail TO notice her.
"Sit down q moment, Mr.. Nolan"
said the o.ilcr. II will make some In.
quficr. wait hrfe fuf me.
"a mighty polite gentleman, though
he's ~ solemn % funeral" said Pat TO
himself II hops he'll not DELAY long.
I'm wild 10 40 Annie Oh, the diyil ~
away wild the cars that kept me FROM
herr lwonder Is she cryin' her eyes out
for not secin' me; II was what sho had
right TO cxpect-the iirst enc aboard
Tho oficcr was ivluming.
lie looked more serious than ever.
"Mr. NOLAN he said rrayoly, "the
captain would like to sIcak TO yuu.
will take you to him. We have had n I
very stormy voyage, as winter voyages |
often are"
"Bnt you've como into port on ~ :
pleasant day rs there Is In tho calon-
Oar Pat said cheerfully. "a Christ. I
mas couldn't be brighter"
"But we have had q very unpleasant {
voyage" said the officer grayely. .
he opened the door OF tho captains I
cabin Pat entered with his hat in his
hand. 1
The captain, a grave. lronzed man, I
with iron gray hair, ant at table before :
an open book, on which his hand lay.
'sit down" he said
"Ihank you, slr. rs AZ easy stand. I
Ing said Pat, with a bow.
'You had better III down." said the
captain. II may have 10 talk 70 yuu for c
some MINUTES. ] have something very {
particular TO say u you are tho right !
nan. Your name IT, I
Pat Nolan" said Pat, beginning to
feel a'tonishel, but chen perhaps the {
captain, knowing that he was 20 be mar. o
ned that evening, wanted 20 cungratu. /
late him, to olor him glass Of some. .
thing, or perhaps It was the way Of the
captains OF ocean steamers To bo slow 3
and solemn, not thinking how he kept {
peoflo nom th,ir swrcthoarts. SO Pit
MT down, put his hat On the iloor, and s
not knowing Just what 70 DO cracked an d
BIZ knuckles one after the other ~ he h
waited.
"four name Sc Patrick Nolan. said
The captain again, "and yon came ON
board 10 lind young woman-a friend
Of yoursi' (
MY sweetheart promised 10 mo. We &
are % he married to-day" said Pat. q
III God win H. E,il the captain.
"Ay' SIR we can do nothing widoui !
That, l well know, sad Pat. "The go1l
Lor'i above and Father Dunn viii holp
mel but III do the best can to furdcri
myself,T
Ihe captain looked down upon %. =.
pages Of The book uaf uliH
ana The name Of the youa girl you
are asking fory he fdd. 81
Annie obnen, said Pat, beginning q