The Irish standard., 1906-06-02


the lales, phases of the Venezuelan
middle.
Nancy bc-aH TO CRY softly; she loved
the scalawa@ as only sisters know how
TO love And ! became possessed With
two desires, 10 console her and 10
punch MIR Roberts head
at has always been this way with
him. Nancy went on. dabhine her
eyes with her two-by-four handker-
chief. We never dreamed that he
was going 10 the army till he came
home one nigh, and annount ed tina, he
had successfully passed his examina-
'ians for West Point. lie goes and
gets shot and we never know anything
abuu, it till We read the papers Next.
he resigns and goes abroad without a
word or coming to see us don't
know what to make OF Hobby;
really don't
| took her hand in mine and kissed
it. and 'old her the rascal would turn
M IN due time. that they hadn't heard
the last of him for tina, winter.
Hes only ,homghtless and single
pnrposed intcrposed lack.
"Sin"le-purposcd." echoed
"Why. Yes He gets one Thing at a
time in his brain. and thinks of moth
in. else till tina, idea is worn out.
know him
recalled my useless persuasion of
the morning. II hcl"vc YOU are
right
OF course I'm right" replied Jack,
| tnrnin" page III his paper DO YOU
know where he has "une"""
II think the telegram explains every
thing evaS!vcly
"lumph! Don, YOU worry about
him Nan I'll wager he's mp to some
of his uld-time Ccviltry"
These and other lilllc observations
Jack let fall mad" i, plain lo me that
he was a natural student of men and
their impulses and that his insight and
Judgment Nnrrring and anliripatory
had put him where he is to-day, at the
head of Il department.
Father said Betty Anucslcy at
the dinncr-,ahlr that same night. 81
have engaged Il new groom He rode
Pirate To-day and thoroughly mastered
him.
pirate? You don't say! Well. I'm
glad of that Pirate will make a capt.
| tal SHddle-horSc If he is ridden often
enough. Tho groom will be Il safe COM
lanion tor you on your rides. Arc YOU,
| too tired 10 do some drawing for me
| ,o-ni.hto"
The forttiration plans?'
YES. His eyes wandering from her
face To the night outside. How gray
and sad the world was! you will
always love your father. dcaric?'
Love him? Always"
"Whatovcr hetidc for veal or woe?"
"Wha,evcr betidc"
How easy il was for her to say these
words.
And yet, some day, yon must leave
m" to take up your abode in some
other mans heart. My only wish is
that it may beat for YOU as iluIy as
mine does"
She did not reply. but stepped to
The window and pressed her brow TO
the chilled pane. A yellow and purple
line marked the path of the vanished
sun: the million stars Sparklctl above;
far away she could see the lights of the
city. or what was she thinking,
dreaming? Was She dreaming of
heroes such as we poets and novelists
invent and hang upon the p,lppet-
beam? AL the pity Of these dreams
the young girl has. She dreams of
heroes and of god-Iikc men and of the
one that is to come But, all: he never
comes; and til" dream fades and dies
and the world becomes real. A man
may find his ideal. but a woman. never.
TO youth. the fields of love; to man.
the battle ground: to old age, a chair
in the sunshine and the wreck of
dreams.
The government ought to pay you
well if those plans arc successful" She
moved away from The window.
Yes. the government ought to pay
me well, | should like to make You
rich. dcaric. and happy"
why, daddy. am not both? ! have
more money than ] know what to do
with, and am happy in having the
Rllld"St father. She came around the
table and caressch him. cheek to cheek.
Money isn't cverything II just makes
me happy to do anything for you"
His arm grew tense around her
waist
10 son know what was running
'hf"'l&ii my mind at the embassy last
night? J was thinking how deeply |
love this great wide country OF mine
AS ] looked AT the ambassador and his
aIGes, was saying to myself, You
dare not. II may have been silly, but
couldn't help il. We are the greatest
people in the world When ! compared
foreign soldiers with our own. how
my heart and pride swrllcd, No for
mall,IcS. no race prejudice. no false
prlGc. ! was never introduced to Il
foreign officer that | did not fear him,
with his weak eyes, his affected man.
nerlSmS. his studied rlldencss, no, to
me, bnt the country | represented
HOW made some of them dance! Not
for vanity's sake: rather the Unborn
patriotism Of my race. had only TO
think OF my father his honorable scars,
MS contempt for little things, his
courage. his stcadfastncss. his love for
ms country. which has SO hOnOred him
with It's trust. Oh! ! am patriot: