The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-11-01

clever to care really for my dear, big,
blE;S;aring, pretty boy, but she cares a
whole lot for what he can give her.
You ought to see her eying my pearls.
could forgive her little if she had
no pearls of her own. To be rich and
grasping is 50 much worse than to
yearn for what one never has had. l
could break up the match tomorrow by
letting her know l hold the purse
strings. but that would lose me my boy,
and he's everything"
She shan't have him, and you shan't
lose him. Listen. I've got an idea,"
Larry said
Nanny bent toward him, her brim-
ming eyes shining They talked in
whispers for two minutes. then Larry
rushed away, headed for the telegraph
Office.
Exactly three weeks later Nanny
Wheat, With Larry i'll attendance. went
up to the city upon Il steamer day. The
pair got back late to Fcrnbrook and
Slipped into the hotel by the side en-
trance wholly unseen But soon there
was inscribed upon the register in Lar
rvs most sprawlng hand. "Mr. and
Mrs. II. L. O'Toole- Merton, Mount
Merron. County Meath, Ireland" And
underneath, in Greek letters, They've
found it,
whats all that about?' Billy said,
coming ZIP and leaning over Larry's
shoulder.
Larry laid hold on him, saying, Get
your Gum and come See AS he
dragged Billy toward the main stair
way he added: Don't you get heart
failure. You'll come out all right. il
only you live through it,
S.lrah-Susan, in wait for Billy. was
easily carried along. AS the three en-
tered manimy's private parlor they saw
her standing beside tall. handsome
fellow, baldish and grayish to be sure,
but ruddy and With the happiest merry
eyes. Shamelessly he put his arms
around nanny, not even giving Billy
a finger until he had said: Il had to
have her, even if it meant changin' me
name and nation, son. Sure, life was
no life without her. Wish me joy, lad,
of me new home and d wife in it,
II do Billy said heartily, wringing
the tardy hand. Nanny detached her.
self from Tim and flung herself upon
Billy's breast, half sobbing, half laugh
ing out: Wait. son, until you know!
Are You willing to be poor to make me
happy"
Sure" Billy said, giving her a hug.
Sarah-Susan bridled. Larry in his
most innocent fashion began to ex-
plain. Before he had said fifty words
she wheeled upon nanny:
"-As you have beggared your son,
madam, for your within, understand
refuse to countenance your duplicity.
agree with your late uncle. Such con-
duct is positively immoral"
AS she spoke she had been stripping
herself of Billy's ring, a simple affair
of thready gold with IL diamond spark
on it. But she quite forgot the diamond
pendant at her throat, the circle of
brilliants about her arm, not to name
many more jewels resting upon her
dressing table. Majestically she tossed
the ring to Billy-poor crestfallen Billy,
who stood at his mothers side.
But when Mrs. O'Toole- Merton drew
his head to her breast and patted it as
she had done when he was three years
old, he lifted it bravely and smiled up
at her. saying: sit hurts, nanny, but
Pm not going to cry. And I'm not go
ing to starve either. Tim will see to
that"
Sure Tim said. hugging his new
son. Nanny and Larry considerably
looked away.