The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-31

Mrs McCIatchie medtated.
'FTis attintions have been so vari-
ous.' she said ut last. 5 not TOO
easy TO pin him TO the wan of thin.
I How would Mary Doyle suit9 'Tis
rogue she is and wantin' n new shawl
! sadly. You d stand the price of wan
if she did the job f'r ye?'
Passion carried Shan outside his usual
| caution
"'J'n stand her the price Of tin Of
thcm-a round five pound note II she II
burst in between the lad and Nora!
he said vehemently when will ye
. Not later than this very after,
pounds! Begorrah, the girl W d entrap
the Lord Lieutenant himself FIR half
the money! Make y'r mind easy, Mr..
| Sullivan, sorr. Ye may believe me tbs
as good as done. III be sendin you
mp n note, or calm before the even
With the sense of having done a
good morning S work the farmer pressed
his ally's hand and stalked back mp
the lane Such was his confidence in
Mrs McClatchie S astuteness that his
thoughts were already engrossed In
wondering how much--as son.in-law-
Joyce Hannigan would he worth TO him.
For the remainder of the afternoon
he bore himself towards his daughter
with scdate alooTness which klndled
pulses OF curiosity in her breast lie
allowed the dispute Of the morning TO
remain a thing unmentloncd. his as
pect seemed 10 imply that his thoughts
were concentrated on matters of high
| import wherein marriage broking had
no place
All of which was mistake,
People do not change their natures
all in moment without reason. At
least so his daughter argued to herself.
18th ould fox is at some Of his fal,
las, ~ she meditatcd - lis wary i
must walk wild him. -
The sun was westering when ragged
gossoon-Mrs. McClatchie' S youngest
sidlcd round the angle of the hen roost
and thrust a paper into his hand. The
farmer read ii with ostentatlous care,
lessness, well aware thai Nora S critical
gaze was upon him.
'.TelI VI father We no masterful
want FIR a calf, but that II stroll
down an look it over before dusk, y he
told the messenger, and so dismissed
him. Master Shamus Aloysius Nc,
Claiche strolled away with puzzled
expression What calf had they to
sell He wondered.
As matter of fact, no such ANNUAL
had been mentioned in Mrs, Nc
Clatcbie's very terse misSive. 1t mere
IL requested the farmer TO step down
at his earliest convenience.
In response Shan found himself on
the McClatchie threshold half an hour
later. 4 dark haired, brown eyed. mis-
chievous- looking girl was keeping her
hostess company She eyed Shan as he
entered and smiled dcmurcIY.
The farmer gave her an encouraging
nod.
"Wcll?" he said. g 'Tis primed We
are? Mrs McClatchie S schemed it out
wild yc!'
Her ewes twinkled.
81 m TO meet Pat o 'Rorke beside the
Lvckc footbridge this cvenin at nine,
she said.
The contrivin colleen that ,Ee
arc' he said admiringly. How did
yc hook him 10 IL, al all, at all!
Mary Doyle shrugged her pretty shout
ders,
cd - She said. "Hc an me brother
Micl, are tho devils of boys ut the night
poachln' Many's the time [ We sent
him word f'r me brother before; |
inst tould him TO be beside the bridge
wid his salmon s"car an his torch at
minc o clock, Gustid of Mick II be
there. Ye may trust me whin ! have
him beside me | III keep him.
- Sure ii set me sowl S salvation on
thai!'' said Shan with another admir-
ing glance .'But how Will | dhrag me
daughter to see YOU putin the. com
ether on him We're not so friendly
these davs that we walk arm in arm
be moonlight, fine night as it is.
.sThal 5 all INST so, said Mrs Me
Clatchic {. We We arranged that so
there can be no mistake. Do you 90
ont wid Mary here whin she goes.
She II bc safer KNOWN y'r by her. r
Pat : not the boy to stop at wan KISS
or two if he gets encouragement, and
We can see all We want 10 see # IN the
shadow of the bridge. Then will run
nm for Miss Nora wild a cock An bull
story that We We spraiued y'r ankle be
side the river and set her runnln down
into the middle Of We all, 1T that
! doesn't satisfy her whin she. sees Pat
wild his arm around Mary S waist,
nothiu in this world of sorrow Will
But / know hcr-'tis proud girl she
| is
esShe is that---her fathers own
I dauohter.'' agreed Mr. Sullivan com
: pIaccntlv. "Well-it takes a woman
/ io compayte wild a woman. ! might
I have gnawcd me nails 10 quick wld
/ thinkin', ia never have arrived at
/ solution so nate an so capaycious' May
/ Luck attind yei
I lie turned. with benignaut nod of
I thanks toward the door,
"Tbcrc S wan other thing, said
| Miss DOYLE shyly.
'sYes2' said the farmer, offering her
/ q smile.
- 'Tis this way" explained the girl.
of Pat is put to prove a case f'r him
! silf he II maybe produce me note to
show he'd an appointmint wild me
hrithcr Me brothcr'll deny it-he
knows nothing of that same. But |
! sh'd have some good rason f'r bein
where | am or Pat III swear | d come
funcin after him-that twas lust or
dinarv po!iteness he was shown me.
Now # you give me n mt of q note
biddin me meet YOU twill show I was
passiu' wild no thoughts of Pat in me
iead-that he was offcrin the rude
ness I'll make him offer out of his
own sheer diviltry-to me, a poor lone
colleen. waitin' modestly for me ap-
poiutment,'
Shan nodded.
q 'Tis well thought Of, he agreed.
eve II not leave him a loophole, What
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