, 1902-12-12
The Cir! from Killarney.


BY EMMA ELLEN GI0NEGP.
Copyright. 1902. by Daily Story IIh. Coz
One pleasant summer eycaIHg three
Irish-Amariran policemen stood Iaik.
ing at the Union station in CbIsagu.
They were al. fine types OF their Kind.
Dennis O'Do"d was a strappirg Tel
low s~i%-fCUt-twO. wiki a broad. red
face and a retuna.ty Of person whiCB
helped to emphasize his Importance.
Not that it needed emphasis. Dennis
was a brave officer and a good friend.
but he was given to Dragging. and had
an ~oyerheariug, s~e!f-asscrtiye manner.
to which his position lent undue force
His bosom friend was Mike Shannon,
whose hrist1in% red mustache and
burly figure belIel his genial disDCsi-
ton and seu-.ll good comradeshtp.
The youugezt nf jhe three was Tim
Murphy. His face was as round and
rudy as a Missouri pippin, and his
merry blue eye was so frank and hon
est hat he had won every heart on
HI. beat in six months time.
Tim was the haudsumest. as well
as the youngest, nan in the squad,
and Dennis. though really fond of him.
was inclined to be somewhat jealous
of his popularity.
By and by the talk driftod to the old
country and though all were loyal
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
SEX" exclaimed Dennis in a sudden
burst of enthusiasm, and if | ever
marry twill be a darlin' colleen from
the old country, with the freshness of
the brogue still on her charmin'
tongue"
Perhaps she'll not have ye, then"
remarked Tim silly.
'Shure, boys. and | know the very
one We are speakin' of, me cousin
Katie ere in Killarney. She was the
pr%ettiest bit of a colleen when | left
the SOD that ever biossomed in Ire
lard. She's been longin' this mony
day for a sight of Ameriky."
And why don't she come over,
them" questioned Dennis with inter
est.
"Shure. it's the old folks that's kept
her" said Mike with a sigh. and
now they are both laid away. Heaven
rest EN-, 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
We say"
"As a 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 mar of rale Irish
stock"
"Ye couldn't ask for a better cried
Dennis, grandly.
Nov, Dennis protested Tim,
don't We think ye are a little forward?
When pritty Katie comes perhaps
she'll want her say, it's 10Y and then
that a woman does"
She'll not object to mel" ex-
claimed Dennis, proudly. IF she's
young and pretty and kind, as ye say,
Mike, I'll marry her at once and give
her a home"
Just then Dennis was summoned
away and Tim laughed heartily.
How would l do for a husband?"
asked Tim, trying to suppress his mer-
riment.
you'd do passin' well, n I'd not
object to ye. only it's as Dennis says.
ye're chances would not be good with
n Rnn fo1lir' r,n, lilo INV,
Tim said nothing more, but he
smiled thoughtfully at his own hand
some face a few minutes afterward
when he passed a mirrored window.
Dennis is a good fellow, is Dennis,
but he's getting ~onbearably concated,
and he is disarvin' a fine lessen. When
the colleen comes | think III take a
hand"
Not long after this he paid Mix a
visit in his home and asked fIrinp tho