River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-02-04

"I'n find her il she's in New York.
sure Terence replied. And boited out
Of tie place, so excited that he forgot
10 thank the cashier for the informa-
tion given.
On a street corner, not far away. a
hall somnolent policeman stood idly
swinging his club in the sunshine and
gazing at nothing at all. To him went
Terence with a degree of impetuosity
that awoke the blue coat at once.
where's St. Nicholas avenue? For
Heavens sake, man, tell me how to
get there rs soon as you can"
The policeman gave the information
and looked curiously for a moment at
the retire ting figure of the questioner
as he FASTENED away. Not long after
the front bell of n handsome house on
ST. Nicholas avenue rang furiously. 1t
was Terence who stood before il when
the door was opened by q smar: col
cred hall boy.
Does Mary Donan live mere? And
can see herr" he queried.
Nav" was the hall boys answer,
and he slammed the door in the ques-
TONER'S face.
When Terence had met with similar
experience at half dozen other front
doors he gave up that line of investiga-
ton, and he has often told his friends
since that he was NEAR clean discour-
aged and beat out. The thought OF in
quirin' for my Mary at all them houses
on ST. Nicholas avenue," be went on,
made me tired like, and saw clearly
that / couldn't find her that way"
ID was with head between his shout
ders and a very disconsolate air indeed
that he walked down the avenue. But
before he had gone two blocks his
shoulders Strengthened, his eyes were
egain thinking and his step was once
more elastic and firm.
An ice wagon was rumbling along
/ the pavement and man was standing,
| longs in hand. on the footboard. Ter
ence noticed that this man seemed ac-
| quainted with all the servants who re-
ceived the ice at the area doors. A
moment later he stood beside the man
] and the two were soon talking rapidly.
Just before Terence dropped of the
footboard the man said:
"No, don't know no Mary Donan on
this route, but don't know the girls by
name anyway. l only know them by
their faces, which is mostly humbly as
sin. Some of 'em is good lookin'
enough, of course. but | guess there
amt no such vision of loneliness as
Won tell about on this avenue. ! guess
you could get job with my boss
though. all right enough. and then
you'd have a chance TO find her :ol
yourself. II she's here. But mebbe
you'll have to join the union before
you can go to work."
Terence lost no time in seeking out
the office of the ice dealer, where the
situation was explained in detail to
the boss" who, in consideration OF the
young mans willingness in the circum
stances to "work cheap" agreed &c
take him on, provided he could keep his
low wages quiet and square himself
with the union;" service to begin al
cnce. Next day. therefore, Terence
took his place on the footboard of ics
wagon No. 6, and bis quest for Mary
began in earnest.
Day after day thereafter &c devoted
to the distribution of iIe and the nc
quaintance of St. Nicholas avenue serv
ant girls. but night after night he qui
work without having found Mary Do
nan. II was three weeks after his frs
trip with wagon g." when he had AGAR
become very respondent. that he hear
of a Mary Donan on a cross street neal
the avenue. When he saw her. how
ever. his hopes fell once more, for sh'
was 40. If day. while his Mary wa
less than 20. and. in place ct ;he abun
dant bright brown hair, the dimplei