The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-02-23


He jumped With q trightfttt gro,Cl at the
mans throat
their lacerated comrade, first searching
the house for Luke. "He is the tough
est customer in the state, a'am, re-
marked the chief Of police. He has
been in more jails than l have ever
seen. He's hard to handle too. have
seen him knock out three police. Was
in your employ, do understand you to
sayP Well, foundrymen are hard
crowd. 1t has been terrible nights
work. The city is wild with fear"
About O'Clock in the evening, after
the fires, Bride Hamilton, stylishly il
not tastefully dressed, was standing on
narrow platform in the rear of River
banks railway station. Suddenly man
emerged from under a freight car that
was standing detached from the other
cars
"Oh, Luke, exclaimed Bride. II
got word where ye were from Dick
Flanaghan's brother that works here.
Are ye goin away again? Don't go
Stay here. Tears rolled down her face,
and Luke awkwardly tried to comfort
her.
I'm como back, Bride, darlint, sure,
soon as darst to, and don't ye be cry
in. The cops will get me il stay here.
Say" he continued as her distress in
creased, "I'll send ye money to come to
Fairlee, and We'll get married"
Let me go with ye now, Luke"
begged the girl piteously. Father Go.
garty will marry us tonight We've
been called, and my clothes are all
ready"
mime ain't," said Luke ruefully.
"I've got nothin on but me old jumper
and me old pants, and it amt safe for
me to ride in car with ye. No. dar.
lint, ye must wal"
"Oh," moaned the girl, "I'm afraid
I'll never see ye again, Luke. me love-
ly darlin. Do take me to Father Gogar-
ty. I've got $50 in my pocket that
earned dressmakin. I'll go in the
car, and ye can ride under it if yer
afraid to sit with me. We can start at
II tonight. Ye will have time to 60
and put on yer good clothes. The cops
won't know ye if ye go in hack. Do
let me 60 with ye, Luke, there's dear. "
| 1--WE got nice coat and vest in the
trunk in me room. If l had some dacint
pants. I'd go now" said Luke, half
yielding. "But, Bridget, me dear, l
wanted to give ye handsome sendoff.
I wanted jest for once to ride in the
parlor car by yer side Ye have no idee
how like gintleman look when I'm
clane. took a Turkish bath once when l
went to the ball of the United Brother
hood, and came out white Old Now
| ry with his club foot niver looked half
so fine as mesilf then, and ye've got q
purity face, and we would be stylish
looking couple. Yer as handsome as
pioOer, and yer the object of me affio-
tions, Bridget, me girl"
Call me Bride, Luke, dear Bridget
Is SO common.
1T was me ould mothers name"
said Luke apologetically.
Send that little Teller there for
hack, Luke" pleaded Bride
Finally after more entreaties Luke
yielded, and the two went in carriage
through the dark streets to Father Go
garty's house. At half past 10 they re-
appeared in the station. Luke kept in
the dark corners, and Bride, carrying
her satchel. entered the cars. At IL the
train pulled out, with Mrs. Bride sit
ting in the parlor car and Luke hanging
to its under side.
1t was summer time again in River
bank, and the windows and doors of
Storms foundry were all wide open.
Me- -.
trance, nodded good morning to the
men and went into the Office, where sat
her husband. q man royal in body and
soul Hearing the door open, he raised
his head 'Ah, here comes the little
mistress Of the foundry" he said, smil-
ing Take q seat. The money is ready
for you to pay Off the men. suppose
that you will never relinquish the pleas.
ure Of putting money into the mems
hands No wonder you are SO popular
with them"
When she came to Dick Flanaghan's
bench and he had counted his pay, he
nodded and said. "All right, misais. /"
Then, taking his clay pipe from his
mouth, he continued, "And have ye
heard the news about Luke, ma ann"
"No, indeed. What is it?" eagerly
inquired Mrs. Storms.
well, Luke went down to Pennsyl-
vania to work in a coal mine His
name was Hugh Briefly down there
Luke he thought there was going to be
a strike among the miners, and he niver
could kape ont of strike nohow,
missis. Luke was boss in the riots there