Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-24
Ie Courtship ST Barney O'Keefe

"I'm glad to meet yees, Mr.. o'Keefe," said
Molie demurey. 'Its fine evenin' were havin.
Whin did yees come over"
How did she know he was fresh arrival?
Barney hardly knew whether she intended to be
polite, making fun of him. and his face
became red his necktie. He managed, how
ever, to say it was fine evening, and that he
had been in this country about six months Then
Miss McDermott introduced her friend, Miss Sui
ivan, and presently the four chatting as
though they had been acquainted for years. When
the fair closed for the night, Barney accompanied
Miss McDermott to her home and, as they parted
at the gate her low, Goodnight, Mr. O'Keefe.
Call an me-" fell on his like enhancing
music. He went home, hardly knowing whether
he stood on his head or his heels.
And so began Barney's courtship. But it was
not an easy one He made frequent visits to the
object of his affection, but discovered, long,
that he had a rival One Terrence McGraw also
was sutor for the hand of the fair Moe, and
Z it hard to tell who the favored one.
This caused intense agitation in the heart of
Barney. He grew moody about it, and finally dis
closed his state of mind to his friend and conf
dant, Dennis O'Toole.
"An' now, Dinnis," he said concluding his
statement, "can yees anything in that red
headed McGraw that would make swate angel,
like Mollie McDermott, fall in love wild him?"
"Well," replied Dennis with reflective delbera-
tion, "its mesilf that's been givin dale Of
thought about women. They be a mystery, Bar
ney-a divil of a mystery till yees get to under
stand 'em. Sometimes, it seems to me, the
more like it be for purity girl to jist tumble
over hersilf to get him.
"Ill tumble over him-the red-headed thafe Of
the world!" interrupted Barney, savagely. "Tll
tache him to make love only to his low-down
aquils. Whin get through wild him livery whole
bone lave in his body will be broke"
go aisy Barney, go aisy," pursued Mr.. O'Toole,
smoothingly. "Its Mollie McDermott yees be
after, an not Terrence McGraw. Niver mind
him. Now, be sayin' the women-foks do be
surprisin' in their ways, an knowin' 'em as do
1 niver had the misfortin to marry of
'em"-
More like an not one of 'em would have yees,"
interposed Barney, not relishing the remark.
"Kape cool, an kape yees tmper," continued
Mr.. OToole, composedly. Nov, listen to me ad-
vice an experience. The only way to gain the
love of the women is to first gain their respict,
an the way to do that be this: Whin they want
yees to do anything, be contrary as the divil an
don't do it, an they'll look at yees wild great
surprise an wondermint, an will be thinkin',
prisinty, yees be the only man worth havin!
Barney looked at his friend with amazed ad-
mration.
"Dinnis," he said "t's ganius ye are!"
"It's mesilf knows it," replied Mr.. O'Toole.
"Me advice is betther than love-powther. If ye
do as 1 be sayin Mollie McDermott will soon be
Mrs. O'Keefe.'
Barney resolved to follow the advice at the first
opportunity. 1t soon came. One day he received
a note from Miss McDermott 1t was an invita-
tion to Fourth of July picnic given by the
young people of st. Patrck's church. and to be
held by beautiful lake not far from the city.
He viewed the note with great satisfaction and
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