Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-06

IL ~ cherries November SKY
uNv athwart which a wind blowing
strongly from the west sent
the low-hanging clouds scurry-
ing as though il sought to block the gates
of dawn and retard the coming OF DAY.
cold rain sIanted on to the sodden
ground and dripped monotonously from
the caves of a lone wooden shed. when.
dignitled with the title of station. OF,
rather in the vernacuar of the natives.
dee-po marked the stopping off place FOR
Maple Grove.
AS even the biggest Ounce in the small
est public school knows full we'll. Maple
Grove is in Virginia. on the line of the
Richmond. Potomac and FREDERICKSBURG
railroad. not a hundred miles from KEN
mond. and should any one be so III IN
formed as not to know that Maple Groves
title to fame lies in the fact that Dan
Mallory's training stable has been estan-
lished for two years in its vicinity. II Is
safe to say that he. or she. would De the
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part of each and all of the villages NO
inhabitants. for did not that famous mare
Lady Belle, the pride Of the stable ana
of Maple Grove win the washington cup
at Benning last seasOn-Win In canser!
And did not Maple Grove back her 10
manage. to a woman? OF course she
did. and of course 1t did And that Is why
Maple Grove. flushed with pride and with
it's sudden accession of unearned mere
ment. took Its place at once ana. De -
said with all due dignity, as one or the
important communities of the United
States.
At the station. where the solitary Oil
lamp blinked lividly in the growing day
light the rain beat in fierce squalls upon
which was seeking consolation in ms
nosebag In the shelter Of the shed, MS
hands thrust deeply into the pockets OF
his overcoat. leaned Daniel Mallory him
self The first express from Washington
which stopped at Maple Grove only by
request of passengers-was not due for
quarter of an hour. and the minutes were
tagging tiresomely. as they have an exas-
perating trick of doing when one is wait
ing for a train But the thoughts Of the
man i'm the shed were soon far away
from Maple Grove. The blinking lamp
and misty pail of rain were blotted out
by vision of pair of big blue eyes
smiling at him now roguishly now with
tender usefulness. from a girls pretty
face. about which a wealth of blond
tresses rioted rebelliously. And the vision
brought a responsive. though unconscious,
smile to his own physiognomy.
Daniel Mallory was good looking,
strongly built man of thirty. His eyes.
like those of the face of his vision. were
blue and usually they gazed upon the
world in kindness. quick to note the
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clean-shaved jaw. however. indicated
that If his disposition was genial. he
was not lacking In determination and en-
erey. And this his career had demon
strated.
Born i'm Richmond of very poor par
ents immigrants from Ireland. who had
died when he was young. he had been
compelled to shift for himself at an age
when most boys are just getting used to
school. His very first job was in a livery
stable and there his interest in horses
began. So great did this interest become
that he made his way to Kentucky to
procure employment at racing stable.
and what he learned in the Blue Grass
state about mans second best friend.
coupled with innate and early developed
shrewdness and business acumen. went
far to make up for the deficiency of his
knowledge of the three RS. With these
natural qualities he possessed much indie
pendence of spirit and that aspiration to
be his own master which characterizes
the Irish race and brings it to the fore
the world over.
owner and trainer himself. and he set
about his preparations to become one by
saving his money. Early in the game he
learned by hard but salutary experience
that the acquisition OF the needed capital
was not to be had by the get-rich-oplick
allurements of the betting ring. This
conviction acquired at his own expense.
was confirmed by his observation of the
ups and downs Of his associates. and he
resolutely eliminated the element of
hazard from his plan of campaign. With
equal resolution and cold deliberat!on he
decided to steer clear of all possibility OF
matrimonial ENHANCEMENT on the time
worn principle that he who takes unto
himself wife thereby pays heavy hos
tage to fortune and often handicaps HIM
self in the race for that goal of success
which Ia interpreted in dollars and cents
by the great ajority of mortals
DIT ohor 1,ynk or
have it, is factor that enters into the
accomplishment of the life cycle of man
and quite independently of his desires In
| the matter. disposes where he proposes
Thus one fine day there came as helper
at the training stable Patrick O'Brien.
with his wife and a ten-year-old daughter.
Nora. Another daughter. Patricia. six
years older. was in New York. appren-
ticed to Nine. Elise. a fashionable mo-
diste in 9Th avenue. Nine. Elise in reality
was plain Lizzie Casey, and Mrs y Brien
had known her years before In Brooklyn
when Lizzie was learning the business
with no thought of giving French twist
to her Christian name. Patricia was the
owner of the face that was now appear
ing to Mallory O. Brien had seen better
days He had been trainer but had
failed in business. Like most trainers.
he had been opposed 20 betting. yet In his
misfortune he resorted to it in an effort
to retrieve his losses, and had only sunk
the deeper into the mire OF poverty. until
his wife strong-minded daughter of the
Emerald Isle, whom-having little will of
his own left or. at any rate. little dispo-
sition to exercise 1.-THE obeyed meekly
as his children did. had called halt and
threatened him with the direst conse
ouences If he ever put another cent on
horse Partly from fear OF his wife. part
w because he realized the futility Of his
efforts to win his money back. and partly
because he did not wish to set a bad ex-
ample to his daughters. whom he loved
deyotedly he had. like Mallory. definitely
set his face against betting.
The men took a liking to each other.
and Mallory went to lodge with the fam
ilv. AT that time he was twenty six
years old. and nothing had occurred to
incline him to modify in the slightest de-
gree his views as to the effect Of mar
rage on a poor mans prospects. He was
rather fond of airing them at the evening
reunions of the family, and of expatiating
upon the advan: ages of bachelordom and
his imperviousness to feminine wiles
which notions, after a few sharp passages
of arms when the subject was first
preached, were invariably treated with 81
lent scorn by Mrs. OBrien. but never
failed to call forth from O'Brien tunder
the eye of his spouse) perfervid pane
gvric of the home and family.
"Phwat." he would demand, triumr
phantly, holding himself up as an ex-
ample in support of his own arguments
and a crushing refutation OF those Of his
lodeer-"phwat would OF be without me
Woife?'
And Mallory would acquiesce readily in
the old fellows answer to his own query:
lord be lost pup!
Calamity also being OF too kindly a ma
ture to desire to give real cause for Of
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