The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-05

h'ys. too. derry Callahan was walking
Wit YOU last Sunday"
He's great lout. so he is" said
Ellen with sudden fury. Il turned
down street to get rid of his compa-
ny. Great Omadhaun''
An Phil CAROLS u good fellow that
come away from mass wit you on the
Sunday before oh, there's little birds
tells me everything; an all the b'ys
said you was the Drettiest girl on tine
floor last Saturdays dance a week
ago"
But Ellen would not be cheered. - TITS
aisy tarking, then" she answered
glOomily. IT'S all them fools has to
tark about, is other people and what
they does"
John says his brother Dams got his
mind on some girl now; l don't know
who il was told him
oh, it's that tail Desmond girl at
home, that lived on this side the road
beyond DOnnelly's. she always want
ed him." said Ellen after a strange lit
tie pause. but the color all left her
bright checks. Mary Ann did not look
round, but eemed more than usually
intent on l,ar ironing work.
she had money, too, hadn't she?"
Mary Ann persisted.
Folks said il of her; twas from an
old aunt in Dublin that she got named
after. Some said it was forty pounds
there was conversation about nothing
else am / coming away"
Ellen spoke slowly as if with much
EFFORT.
What come between YOU an Dan
ny. then, il you liked him." asked
Mary Ann with the authority and di-
rectnesS Of an elder sister and a mar
RED woman.
Twas me own foolishness; there
amt a day but | says it, answered FL
len mournfully. Il never thought of
amy one but poor Danny, an l never
was satisfied tin I'd find some way to
tease him. He'd them honest eyes like
Johns, thard be loobin' at you all
the time like an Old dog. and he'd take
every word girl said for the truth
an l Wint too war wiz telling him
he'd no wish for amy one but the
Desmond girl since she got her money.
Most like twas but forty shillings
instead o pounds said Mary Ann
consOliugly. We'll, what happened
them"
I'D given him no promise" said Ell
len, more sadly still except twas in
me own heart. I think IN never see
amy one i'm the world like Danny; an
ne had the lovely patience wit me for
far an We had a smitch % tark that
day on the road All the way we didn't
stop a bird from singing, we were SO
quiet ourselves, Till l tough I'd tease
him; an he pied with me then like
pricst-WOuld l turn away from him
altogether and misthrust him so? An
/ don know ever since why dian !
give in, but 7 didn't. an I turned an
walked of down the road from him,
an / thought livery step tok he'd be
after me. till I'd changed me mind so
much / demeaned mesclf to look over
me shoulder, an ne wasn't stopping
where / left him at all, but going o
like "a soldier, most out q sight. An
he wouldn't look back, an thin ! called
loud enough 10 him, and afterWard /
went back To the fur2e bushes, so none
O the market folks would see me. an
] cried till all me tears was gone. So
that's the ind: and ] amt the first
girl, either that was such a fool, but
/ wish ia the last"
An what made YOU come off then
am Fave him? All the while since you
come I've said TO John you want hap
py; tWan't Ameriky displeased you. but
something Of your own was on your
mind You might have had the sinSe
20 speak said Mary Ann. with awful
worse with Writin' home what admira-
ton all The b'ys had for your looks an
your dancins."
Il was fun to the head o me wit
pride AN sorrow, an I wouldn't let on
I'd got hurried" said Ellen, AN | come
out 10 hide away from livery one there,
an now I've told all All, tbs all done
an over. Folks would try TO tease me,
an there was those would both fetch
lie an carry enc. an fan the fire q
throuble. 7 listened for him whistling
by night Whin twas fine an dark. as
he'd always done when he'd waited a
while after our little pets before, an
ia run out 10 him then. an we'd make
up lovely what thrOubles had been be-
tween us But this time he'd no
whistle left. an they told me he was
seen good deal To Desmond's. an all
that Sometimes I'm glad come away
an sometimes ne hearts broke that /
was liver such a fool. He'd never
speak to me again, amy way; but /
don't blame i'm ayther."
Ellen had now come 10 the point
where she couldn't do without the help
Of a much-fumbled little handkerchief.
lie Didn't come with an the neighbors
10 saE goodbye 10 me, am / was looIin'
for him To come an stop me from it,
an / pretindin' to be full of laugh and
very gay-heaTted. 50 nObody'd carry
him word, an / thought the first month
was here I'd be gettin' a letter from
him livery day. or a word in somebody's
letter 10 wish me luck; two or tree
times / STINT word 10 him with the rest.