The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-03-15

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Augustus junior fierely. IF you were
half as handsome as she Is. Jessie.
we'd have 10 haul you away from the
Iookln glass with yoke Of oxen. You
come hard as 1t Is"
"And there's plenty of excuse for II"
said Patrick courteously. though your
brothers only joking, Of course. And,
speaking of Miss Murphy. I'd be proud
to meet her. Perhaps we two could do
a little something for st. Patrick. If II
was no more than drinking cup of
tea In his honor"
"Why don't you get up dancer
suggested Jessie Webster. You can
have the town hall for dollar and a
half. The boys will carry over the piano
from the schoohouse, and the girls will
take turns playing. Lem Witham will
fiddle for anything you want to give
him. and you and Nellie Murphy can
lead the grand march and Sicilian cir
cle."
"l'll do it." said Patrick. with EN-.
phasis
"Why don't you have paradeY" said
Gus sourly. You and Nellie Murphy
might march around the common a
couple of times !carryin green flag
with harp on it.
'I'd consider myself highly honored."
responded Patrick O'Shea. But. as
rule. the ladies don't march. They re-
view the procession
"Oh. they do?' said Gus. We'll. I'd
like to be there when this one goes
by"
An insane notion came into the mind
of Patrick O'Shea that he would like
to turn out this town in honor Of his
patron saint He dismissed the scheme
as fantastic; hut at least the day would
not go wholly unobserved. since the
scneite of the ball in the evening was
obviously feasible.
That afternoon Jessie Webster, i'm
PEELED by the amiable idea of torment
Ing her brother, intercepted Miss Muir
ply on her way home from school and
lured her into the Webster residence,
where Mr.. O'Shea was duly presented
The result went far beyond the girls
anticipations. Patrick proved himself
to be gallant such as we read about
In the old romances, and when Gus
came home, about o'clock. his little
sister was positively sorry for him.
Pat O'Shea was singing Irish songs,
and Willie was playing the accompani-
ments, and Gus Webster was nobody,
doing nothing. He made two or three
weak attempts and then subsidized. He
hadn't the strength of mind even tc
run away, SO he sat In a chair like a
stuffed animal while his brain whzzed
around in his head and a voice inside
him kept repeating: 1--WE got to do
something about this. What In thun-
der shall doY"
The elder Miss Webster, christened
Helen, came in just before supper time,
and the music was interrupted. Some
discussion Of the proposed dance fol-
lowed, and 1t was agreed that some of
the young people should be called to-
gether In the Webster house that even
Ing, when final arrangements should be
made. Then Patrick O'Shea walked
home with Nellie Murphy.
Gus hadn't spoken three words but
be had done more thinking than the
man who invented philosophy. The re-
suit was not very definite, but he had
the germ of an idea. After supper he
went out and saw few of his particu-
lar cronies. youths whom he could
trust with his life and his sacred hon.
or. He did not confide in them at that
time, but he invited them to the house.
lie also took care that each of them
should bring along his very best girl.
With the insight for which the Yankee
is so justly famous Gus had discovered |
Patrick O'Shea's weakness.
1t was very pleasant evening for
MI. O'Shea. but the other fellows found |
1t one of the coolest that had ever Wis
tied Roundrock Harbor. Mr.. O'Shea
was new and strange. He had the add
ed advantage of being a foreigner.
Moreover, he was supernaturally gift.
ed with the power Of distributing his
attentions. He had new songs to sing,
new stories to tell, and the Barney
stone was In his pocket. The green
eyed monster had busy time In the
sitting room of Augustus Webster
ESQ.,, that evening
Patrick couldn't go home with all the
girls, but as subject of conversation
there was enough Of him to 20 around.
The result was that among eight COIL
pies, including himself and Nellie
there were precisely seven quarrels.
Inc seven young men who had fig
ured In these disagreements subse-
quently returned to the Webster house
and were admitted by Gus through the
back door. They sat in the kitchen
and smoked for half an hour before
any one mentioned Patrick O'Sbea.
Finally Gus remarked as if the idea
mad Just occurred to him. 81 think we'd
oughter have some fun with that Irish.
man."
HI Yates in tone of placid indiffer-
ence said, How'll we do it?"
We'll make him think" said GINS
that there's going to be a procession
and he's going to lead it Well egg ON
the girls to get him up a sort of mi.
form with green sash or something
like that. Wen tell him that the Sons
Or Temperance and tho eol1.t .,.,,