The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-30

iS@sx Ss 60 Dooo1a1t summer evening snroe
sAmosican policemen stood talk
ok tho Union station In Chicago.
4 oa0 Wore III Ane types Of their KIND.
nas ODoWd Was strapping Sel'
- Gax.1oot-two, with . broad. red
- md . rotundity Of person which
IhG1od 70 emphasize his Importance.
y - tAat Il needed emphasis. Dennis
NnD . brave o1icer and Q good friend.
1T he WAS given to Dragging, and had
- 0vorbearing, sslf-assertive manner,
- which his position lent undue force
sEais bosom friend was Mike Shannon.
sgAuoe bristling red musteche and
n1v Agure belied his genial disposi-
Sl1un and general good comradeship
me youngest Of the three was Tim
Murphy. His face was as round and
10ddy % . Missouri pippin, and his
merry blue eye was 80 frank and hon
goot that he had won every heart on
H.: beat in nix months time.
Tim was the handsomest. as we'll
- the youngest. man in the squad.
and Dennis. though really fond OF him.
Was inclined to be somewhat jealous
e his popularity.
BY and by the talk drifted to the old
country and though all we're loyal
Americas. they were soon betraying
the hold which the dear. old mother
country still held in their generous
hearts.
The Irish gerrls are the prettiest.
sweetest and most bewitchin' of their
oox!" exclaimed Dennis in q sudden
hurst Of enthusiasm, "and II l ever
marry twill be darlin' colleen from
the old country. with the freshness of
tAe brogue still ON her charmin'
tongue"
Perhaps she'll not have We, then,"
remarked Tim silly.
"Shure. boys, and know the very
one 70 are speakin' of, me cousin
katie 'ore in Killarney. She was the
prettiest bit Of colleen when left
tho sod that ever blossomed in Ire
land. She's been longin' this mony
day for sight Of Ameriky."
"And why don't she come over.
then?" questioned Dennis with inter
est.
''shure, it's the old folks that's kept
her," said Mike with sigh. "And
now they are both laid away. Heaven
rest 'em, she'll be comm over one of
these days and breakin' all ye're
hearts"
IF she's the right sort I'll be lovin'
her at once," said Dennis. "Pirty. did
70 say?"
"As q pitcher" answered Mike en-
Enthusiastically. And that kind to the
old folks! It's glad I'd be to see her
married to a nice man of rale Irish
stock"
"Ye couldn't ask for better" cried
Dennis. grandly.
"Now, Dennis" protested Tim.
don't ye think ye are little forward?
When pritty Katie comes perhaps
she'll want her say, it's now and then
that woman does"
She'll not object to mel" ex-
claimed Dennis. proudly. III she's
young and pretty and kind. az ye say.
Nike, Ill marry her at once and give
her home"
Just then Dennis was summoned
away and Tim laughed heartily.
"How would l do for q husband? ?"
asked Tim, trying to suppress his mer-
riment.
You'd do paesin' we'll. and I'd not
object to 70. only it's as Dennis says,
ye're chances would not be good with
q dne talkin' man like him"
Tim said nothing more, but he
smiled thoughtfully at his own hand
some face q few minutes afterward
when he passed q mirrored window.
"Dennis is q good fellow. is Dennis.
but he's getting onbearably concated.
and he is disarvin' fine lesson. When
the colleen comes l think Ill take q
hand"
Not long after this he paid Mike a
vlalt IN hia home and asked during the