The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-09-22

that, but dimly conscious of his sur.
roundings, he saw the old sutton, Socola
come and go and the young men congre.
gate about the shop and dispense with
but passing smile. It was only the
diverting byp1ay in his own drama and
Carlotta's, the drama for whose leading
part he must equip and qualify himself.
Strange to say, the signora had never
Intercepted him in regard to his inter.
view with Carlotta presumably in be.
half of Socola. The girls sustained at.
titude of resistance was evidence enough
of its result. So far as Pat observed, the
affair was drifting without special incl
dent.
The little father, Di Carlo, still opened
his best old wine for Pietro on Sundays,
and the signora made up in attention fo1
whatever was lacking in Carlotta.
So week passed, during which Pat
had had scarcely a private word with
the girl.
"Pstl Come heer, Lottie," he called
as she was passing through the shop on
Saturday afternoon.
''Sit down an putt up yer fut till ]
take yer measure"
She obeyed, coloring as she did so, fol
she knew the request was only a ruse.
Did he not have hanging behind his door
a row of lasts made for her feet at every
stage of growth from her infancy till
noW2
''Now," said he, ''while 1 do thrick
the inquisitive wud me tapeline, Lottie,
Iwant to talk wud ye. Don't say northin
to nobody norr let on ye know ut, but
I'm goin off for thrip for wake or so.
I'll say I'm goin for me health, but sure
it's wealth I'm afther. Faith an if I do
lie about the first letter O. the word
do spind the remainder in repentance.
I'm 1oolin out for betther job norr the
external tratement av corrns an bum
ions-poulticin over wan mans work in
the CORNER av anither mans shop"
''Fm glad, she said, and the rosy color
in her face turned to scarlet.
''I knowed ye'd be glad, mavourneen. -
'FWhere you goin?" she added quickly.
''I'm goin up the jackson railroad to
visit me fri'nd, the Dutchman, jist. They
tell me has boomin thrade at Chattawa
in the shoe business, an he's only yeer
there, an sure an begorra where Hans
Schmidt'll go I'm safe to vinture, for he
an is ould frau are but two solid Jumps
o. prudence"
''When you goin?'
''Pm off airly O. Monda' morrnin, place
God, an look for me back whin ye do
heer me peg on the banquette. I'm goin
a-scrimmagin an a-skirrmishin till find
what want-a barefutted town avail
in for a wan legged shoemaker, an. low
ering his voice, "Lottie, mavourneen, be
a good girl till Woona comes back, dye
heer? An let no one bully ye into listen
ing to the ould mans complaint. Re
mimber, nobody can make ye if We won't.
If they helt ye up afore the praste, sure
We cud shtiffen out into dead faint, an
they'd be compelled to carry We out, Miss
di Carlo, an don't We forget that
''rm not 'fraid. My nav an my paw
knows me. They won't try nothin like
that on me-"
''Ye're solid on that, colleen. An now
I'll Fave me adthress on ship O. paper,
an in case We do made a friend sind me a
line. An now" in louder tone, raising
his tapeline, mine inches an quarter
across the inshtep-the same from heel
to toe." And lower again: 81 seen the
madam a-peepin twicet. Mebbe ye bet
ther run off now, me purity little in
tinded."
The last, in a.whisper, just reached her
ear, spreading fresh blush over her face
as she arose.