The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-09-29


a rock-a cradle fo' you-dthaz ALI F I
/ lie, z fo' you, an fo' C'lotta selve. An
now everybody ees-a blame met Weesh
me I was dead. You ees-a curse me,
Meester Pad ees-a sassy ME to my face,
an all on 'coun' O. Clottar
''Shpr' Missed the old man. "No moreI
Show me my child, and we speak never
of this again. [ am not blameless. I
consented, but not to force her. You
were tempted, and she saved you. It is
well. We have not sold our first babe
to feed the last. But want her here-I
want my little girl
"rm goin, Woona," said Carlotta,
starting suddenly. She would have de-
scended the stairs, but Pat held her arm.
mot from heer, darlint. Ye've kept
the thrunk secret for dozen years.
She understood and agile as cat had
dashed by him in the other direction and
was out the window on the roof before
he realized her intention. She would
return as she had come.
Pat hobbled after her to the window.
She had just reached the corner of the
low shed, where an overhanging fig tree
afforded safe and private transit to the
ground, when she suddenly returned and
laid her hand on the Irishmans arm.
''Don't be mad. You are good. like
you, Woona-but never knowed"-
She began to cry.
81 never knowed my paw liked me be-
fore; hat to go to him."
Pat was choked with emotion, and be-
fore he could answer her the slim
shadow of the girl had fitted down and
To 1,o e1,o 0e
the tree.
Though the rain was over, the night
was darl<.
Pats heart was humping so when he
returned to his vantage ground at the
head of the stairs that he had to sit
down.
Soon he heard ti1nid knock at the
street door-Carlotta was cute one
then rush of boys heavy feet, clank
of iron as the hook was raised, and now,
through the open door, loud crying, like
the heart sobs of little child. So Car
lotta met her father.
By ducking his head very low Pat
saw for a second only the little reticent
old man with outstretched arms going to
meet her, and he, sitting alone on the top
step, blubbered like schoolboy, but no
one heard him,
Pat could scarcely realize that he had
been home hardly three hours when
few minutes later he looked at lis watch
to find it but II O'clock.
So far as he could discover, the affair
was never alluded to in the household
afterward, but for q long time between
himself and the signora distinct cold
ness was felt which made him uncom-.
Portable.
His anger toward her had soon melted,
but he wanted it forgotten. She was no
worse than many rich mothers. Her
methods were only little more crude.
He had easily forgiven her since she
had failed. Though she had had no con-
ception Of the force of his words, she
realized that he had blamed and silenced
her, had ''sassied her to her face" and it
was hard to forget it. And then, too,
her relations were somewhat embar-
raised with all who knew of the affair.
81 wonder" said he one evening d few
weeks later as he sat near her at the
door, 81 wonder wud tho madam wear
pair O. shoes O. my maxim? I'll guar
antee cud mako a bully pair do ye
NL1OOSo4 Vic A1CAb NiI4 +Si C-1--l. Ill yO II
be dthraggin 'c1n slip&l1od till the wan
afther that ag'in."
ooh, you ees-a so bad, GIeester Pad!'
she exclaimed, With . Hearty laugh de-
lightfully like tho familiar ring of eli
times. Glow mrcll-es Price va goi2.-2
charge me?"
''Charrge yet Vel, I'll Ii Go.Eeone
if ye're not eompli-i.eI.taE.s- I'll cl,T
ye enough, sure, VII yo Go lin; 20
yer ordher for a I~ir, LIT N:2:1 1 &C
make ye q presint I i ;,5-- y a r,:aUrrn o
what do putt lll,o 10 iois--s :, Goa
fession O frinGiy feo--p jiSt. mt Go
ye say, na'an?"
Laughing, she sex o. = heavy
foot. 81 big 'novoa So : - hseEl-
se1ve!''
And SO the old ria liens y-szea restored.
Pat had been specially d. 'ous OF t.lis
reconciliation becauso OF. Is conteln-
plated change CT residence. wn;ch of
course the siGnora q l1-ot suspect.
Exactly what v0aid re-
suit from his rec3- syic 40 did
not yet know, btl5 ~: une1-
pectedly decide c t3sv tho receipt
of formal b'-e---e I2er-
ship with his Grer.aJ's .-e1lti. I-ans
Schmidt.
The old feliov5 KS r-av Gec-epit
and wisheil to-. So - : :, l,,iil..sed
with charac; l2.z.l,, Gs6i its
terms were k.-. = as resent
mood Pat was 80 ssed. and
so the matter v-a
He would st:si e. 70 :sarret
s.home" and V-s,sslt &C. u Sunday
mornings and So Ii SAY Chat
tawa was but . fe* i.3Iss r6a from the
city.
Al the sig-lora's sensanents toward
him were sensitizel ,.litl Perfnmed with
the generous olor of fresh shoe leather
when Pat told her of his plans, and she
said so many touching things about
breaking up the family and the like that
he added fcrgetfulness to his forgiveness
of her sin, and they almost wept upon
each others bosoms when he went away.
CHAPTER ".
Time dragged rather heavily at the Di
Carlos after Pats departure There was