Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-09-04
"Give me her Initials. thin" coaxed
Mary, AN maybe | can guess.
"Arrah. now, don't say no more about

ATTdu, uOW, uOh SOY ho hi"iS 'N'~As
It," -
But you must tell me, she insisted.
"I'n not let you alone till you do"
"Well, thin, since you're so detar-
mined, I'll take the consequences an
tell you; her name is''-here he waited
for a moment Mary Delane."
Mary blushed like wild rose, and
stammered:
"Oh, Dan. shure you can't name mer
Dan looked her full in the face as he
said, quietly:
ITS you, | mane Mary; but don't be
angry; shure | thought I'd cut my
tongue out before I'd tell you, but you
drove me to It. Oh dear. oh dear. an
on your weddin' night, too! Don't mind
me, miss; I'll not trouble you In any
way again, but call Gods blessings
down ON you this night, an my con-
slant prayer will be for your happi-
ness"
"An' do you think | could be happy
with Shaun Brady" asked Mary, with
an upward glance.
"Well, hope you'll be-" he answered
evasively.
AN what's the good hoping any such
thing, when you know, well as | do,
that happiness and will part forever
when l marry Shaun? | have been
forced into 1t, an shall try to do my
duty; it's too late now to turn back"
Dan looked up, with determination In
every line of his fine face.
mo, Mary" he said, ut Is not too
late. If you care for me, or think that
In time you could give me your precious
love, l say again that it's not too late"
"Oh, Dan. shure you forget that I'm
to be married this night. His reverence
and Shaun are expected any minute"
Pm not forgettin' the fact, and It's
short time you have to decide. Well
run away, an go straight to Father
Duffy's an be married, an wild you at
my side to give me courage I'll work
my fingers off to give you comfort
Then Mary. with loye-lit eyes (oh, SO
different from the downcast Mary of
an hour ago. and blushing cheeks. con-
scented.
IN go wild you, Dan. My heart you
possess. an you might as well have
me wild It. Go round to my bedroom
window I'll drop my mantle out, an
you must wait by the old fort. I'll fol-
low as soon as l can without raising
suspicion"
| Two weeks from that memorable
night the runaways returned, and were
welcomed heartily to the village. Mary
resolved to ask her fathers forgive
ness; she loved him dearly. and her
conscience troubled her. She insisted
on Dams accompanying her. The old
man grew white with anger when he
saw the culprits before him.
Away wild We! You beggar-you
thief of the night-you come here and
stand forninst me, wild brazen impi-
dence, after stealin' the apple of my
eye, my only child! Away wild vel"
"All right, sir" said Dan, his head
thrown back, well go. Come on,
acushlai but I'd have you know, sir,
that I'm no beggar; I'm well able to
make Twin for my wife, an I'll do 1t
wild Gods help" sEza 81
The old housekeeper came into the
parlor short time after, and was much
surprised to see Mary sitting close be-
side her father, Dan in the best chair
the house afforded, and all three as
contented as they could be.
"Shure 1t isn't an hour ago." she told
the dairy maid. "since John Delane
said, wild his own lips, I'd not forgive
thin, Mrs. Mccarthy not If they whit
down on their blinded knees! An now
look at 'emwIChicago Times Herald.
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