Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-08

skate like that and then ask me why
you ought TO be ashamed of yourself!
It's enough just to look ut him. But
that's neither here nor there. I amt
going TO stand for II and that's all
about 1t. You understand that now,
Mary, don't you? lie don't come here
no more"
II suppose that means you'll fire
him?" said Mary, meeting his look.
''That amt my style an you ought
to know it, said Murphy. with some
indignation. Il think can keep any
man from coming into my house >with-
out making n club of his job. Amt
father and mother both to your
II don't think father or mother
would have objected" said Mary. But
the end OF II was that she went sadly
upstairs to her room and Dan sat out
on the steps and smoked while he wait
ed for Little Pete" Rutter.
Presently the little man came along,
whistling, and opened the gate. He
looked rather abashed as he saw Dams
stony face, but he gave him a cheerful
'GOOu eNenln.
Murphy made no pretense of civility.
Pete" he said, CURLY; Il might just
as well tell you you amt wanted
around here It'll save me trouble and
you trouble il you keep away. l amt
got anythin against you, understand,
but don't want you around"
Peter grew white but he stood his
ground boldly. Il didn't come to see
you. Mr.. Murphy" he said
Il know you didn't. returned Muir
ply. That's the trouble. l amt go
in to beat about the bush. / know
you come to see Mary, but you can
save yousrelf the trouble from this on
''She didn't say so" said Little
Pete" stotuly.
II say So" shouted Murphy. 1T
gees. doesn't itY'
Its your house an you've got the
right TO say who comes In it," said Pet
er. That's as far as your right goes,
though
"Its far enough" said Murphy.
"All right" said Little Pete walk
ing to the gate with his chin in the air.
1t was nearly week after that that
Little Pete" Rutter passing Murphy's
house saw Mary at the gate. He raised
his stiff hat awkwardly and was about
to pass on, for he had quite n lot OF
pride for n small man, when Mary
called to him to stop.
hrnfhnl
did Danny tell you not to come here
any more?" she asked.
Yes" answered Peter. mournfully.
He did not look ut her, but at the hem
of her white apron. which she was
twisting nervously in her fingers. She
looked mt the apron, too.
Il was real sorry" she said, after n
pause; Il hadn't nothin' to do with it.
II wanted you to know that"
Il knew it already. | told him so,
too"
She blushed at that. "Danny's all
got an I'm all he's got" she said.
He's father an mother both to me an
has been since they died. 1 feel l
ought to do what Danny says-in most
things" She looked at the little man
half appealfngly as she spoke, but he
had no comfort for her.
Maybe you had: maybe you had"
he said
II think / had better go in" said
Mary, with little shake in her voice.
"GoOd-by."
"Good-by," said Peter. But I'm go
ing to see you again.
He kept his promise and walked
down Arbor street twice or three times
n week for that especial purpose, but
he never stopped to speak. Mary went
about with red rims around her eyes
for awhile on this account, but she rea-
soned that Peter would not come at all
If he cared nothing for her, and so she
found consolation i'm the thought.
In the meantime Little Pete" was
having bad time ut the foundry. 1t
was not that Murphy bothered him at
all. Since the evening at the gate the
foreman had hardly spoken to him,
and while on casting days, when the
crane was swinging around with its
molten loads, every other man in the