New-York tribune., 1906-02-25

b''lar the foreman OF the gaS-wOrkS. IL
had created q salon by his hberalitv Il
ot spirit and tolerance OF opinion:
So one pleasant evening Judy Callahan said:
Mr. Doolan- tell us about how Rose Kelly
get her first PAIR of shoes"
And PAT began:
Iis twenty years ago this night since
] saw Rose Kelly standin' on the shore OF
Costello Bay. p-erin' into the black night
10 see could she -Ot one more look At Roger
Costello, Tor She was sore afcercd she had
sent hmm To his death. Rose was tall and
dark. Tor She had Spanish blood in her veins
trom the Armada. and her black hair.
blown by the wind wrapped her like =
blanket. She was terrible strong. but never
"a taste did Rose get Of q juicy uuttou-chop
yr "a tenderloin of beef F4ithi it ali went
o. pay the rent, that grim monster
Her HAIR was the only hat She wore,
and on her feet she had pampootics. made
oi raw COWS hide with the hair on the
outside. and tied across her arched instcp
with piece of rlsh-liue.
One day IN the summer a party Of
tourists visited the Island of Costello. and
Rose saw for the first time in her life the
lli-ant little shoes the lcdIcs wore. with the
-cd and blue ribbons on The buckles Of them.
and the high heels of them. One of the
l.5ies measured her foot and told her that
d She ever became rich enough TO own
-1rce dollars. the price Of pair of high
hceled shoes. she must buy a pair OF number
SIX D's as that was the size that would
III her feet. After the tourists went AWAY
Rose gave her lover Roger Costello no
peace until he promised 10 get her a paIr
u ledv's shoes
Now, Roger was fisherman But the
summer when the tourists visited the
Z q .1--
not TIL September that Roger. by pinchin'
economy, saved money enough to buy
the shoes
The night when Roger made up his mind
70 90 across the bay after them was darl,
and lJwery, but the smell of the salt in the
breath Il the sea reused the courage n
ms heart. and he made an oath TO cross
over 10 Arran. fifteen miles away. TO buy
The shoes for Rose from the Widow Cassidy.
But when he told Rose that he was
10In she made up her mind that he shouldn't
90. shoes OF no shoes, but the more she talk
more he made up his mind 10 90, and nothin'
stop him. Rose was afeered that if he wen
never come back 10 her. for she knew we'll the I
of the Bay OF Galway in a gale. When she
that al her blarney was no use. she sent her
across Great Mans Bay TO tell the police
that her lover was goin across TO Arran with
Of poteen, and for them to arrest him so Il
couldn't 60. She thought twas better for Re
be fined forty shillin s than TO lose his life.
when the twilight was fallin She went with Re-
the shore and helped him 10 ballast his c
wi,h stones.
4 currach is d boat with ash ribs covere
canvas II Is about fifteen feet long, thre
VIDE and TWO feet deep. \ fine sea-boat a C
is for rowin', but poor sailor, for the 7 aso
she has no keel. Six Of the police came after
IN a life-boat. Roger saw them comm and
his boat into the water, with Rose up TO her
in the brine hangin' 10 his coat-tails and CT
Oh, come back, aILanlh Never mind tn
shoes
But Roger threw an arm around her and
her twice. Thin he sprang into the boat ar
of, leavin' pieces Of his coat in Roses hand
the police only one hundred yards away.
police fired two shots AT Roger; but the bulle