Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-07-26
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am you 1u2gry IhenI
she gave me something. with a
| grateful look Al Nora. but it's here"
and one nand futtered to her heart,
and Aike-no:-not dead."
She would have fallen but that
Noras arms caught anu held her up.
Fetch the Get. Pat. and stretch IL
here. Never q hit could we get her
upsteirS-rCr-Cown-if il come 10
that" Morals face now was as white
as the stranger.
~Mike-you were saving"
shame. Nora. TO poster her"
But Nora persisted. Nike
~Mike-do you know him2-Mike
KiIibrew?-
You are never meaning himt"
Shame. Nora, And amt there a
hundred and one OF your Mike KILL
breyvs.~
His hair is Ike asphcdels. yellow
ard curly-you know him"
The ANXIOUS eyes looked into Nora's.
but they grew meaningless and wan
derinE. The long strain had been too
much.
The gentle voice went On and on.
with stories OF boy and girl love. with
bits Of OLD Irish song. tales of St. Pat
ricks festivals OF midsummer divina-
tions-and always the same name
over and ever
The two women SAT long in silence
a their watch ever the stranger.
when We Il then. Nora. that you
ard your Nike was 10 marry2"
II was CeX1 month" Unconscious
" she spoke As though il were a thing
! no longer 20 be looked forward 10. a
faint light o. stars came out owe the
lake. Nora rose TO put on a walking
coat.
Where = YOU going TO Nora?
y want Pat TO go with me-to the
furnace
But this poor creature"
And amt there a hundred and one
Of your Nike KilEbrews?~
There amt but one man on earth
for her"
The same for other folks" Nora
was tying her bonnet strings.
1T amt the same growing up with
f! q one like and just moving a man
ak months Or So"
Nora tied a careful bow under her
chin. Something far tighter seemed
tied about her heart as the blue eyes
smiled up at her from the cot.
The Park furnace was a patch of
black on the gray evening. The smoke
from its chimneys made quivering
shadows along the dim earth. The
doors of the ovens that Waterman
! Mike KiIlibrew attended seemed like
doors 10 the internal regions. Within
were whirling blazes. flames of red.
blue and gold wheeled vehemently
round and round. like the curbed
wings of some fallen angel-im-
prisoned. bound, but still full of futile
res1lessness.
Nora went near the Waterman and
touched his shoulder.
"Oh! Nora? You scared me. Why.
what brings you here. 1 thought you
were one of the Little Folks-the fair
les. they are out to-night-this is neen
IA Beal tina!"
May Eve. I know it. Pat come with
me; you want afraid, Ell. Pat?"
Those Little FoIksn give you and
Pat both a blast for daring them"
They talked of many things ere
Nora could bring herself TO speak of
what had brought her there.
I'm wondering. Mike, if you ever
loved any girl but me?"
Now, I'm wondering. Nora, what
you'll be for wondering next"
Say. now. in the old country
didn't you love anybody like you are
loving me?"
No. never the same, Nora"
Then I'm wondering was ii more?"
Not more. Nora. It's just you and
me in the world, Nora; and nobody
else in il if my thinking of them had
TO make EN-"
Il knew it. Mike" she sobbed. Il
knew it." But. with a woman's per-
sistency: WAS there anybody near
Killarney side you loved just a lit
tle?"
The old woman"
Not your mother. then?"
Well" Mike hesitated. las our
wedding day is so nigh. / don't mind
telling you. Nora. there was a girl in
the old country, and we were sweet
hearts"
You were promised"
"NeIl-yes. but that was four-fve
years ago-and never word in all that
time nave 1 written TO the old coun-
try"
Shed never be following you out
across water, Mike?"
Never a bit. But funny you got
TO talking of this. I've been thinking
of that old time tonight. like 1
haven't been thinking in years-it
must be the little people out May Eve
ii they have come cross the water
after us-that set me thinking. But,
Nora. / don't want to go back 20 low
ing her nor nobody but you
Was she called Ita Maguire?-
THE same. How did you know"
Maybe it's the fairies telling me
but / must be going. / just came to
say she went hesitatingly TO the
door-Come. Pat!" She looked back
u came to say you'll be sure to
coRe by Mis- Maloney's in the morn-
ing as you are leaving your watch
ing?"
Mistress Maloney sat at the foot of
the cot where the tired girl still bah
bled of old days.
Don't you want to lie down a bit,
Mistress Maloney?" asked Nora.
Its as fresh as whitsunday ale
you're looking. Nora" cried Molly,
with a start; but it's not me ash de-
sert the poor creature. It's a doctor
she ought to be getting in the norm
ing. but I don't know how she'll be