The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-01-25

and i'll bred and dashy and would and protest
that she loved his father and that the money made
difference. ~>,> y 49, ss@+ .-=1#
It seemed indeed forlorn hope-a very forlorn
hope But the son made up his mind to take It. 1T 4
And he did. IT, -~ss.--~~ -. s#s
A month later the elder Costigan clad in "a suit Of
ultramarne pajamas, seated on the edge of his B
bed sucking lemon, when at 3 o'clock in the after
noon a district messenger came with letter for him.
When it was spread open to his gaze he blinked
hard. Then he scowled. Then he closed one eye.
Then he gave yell that brought the servants run
ming from all over the house, and began to hop around
the room to the destruction OF furniture and brc-a
brac An ill-advised kick at tumblng statuette Of
the Venus of Milo caused him to suspend operations
and to sit down on the hoer and his outraged
toe. - w
At length his man surreptitiously picked up the
letter from where it lay upon the floor behind his i
masters ultramarine back He read: - " 81
Dear Father 49,. I'll. s
Nora and were married this afternoon knowing
you and your disposition have decided that it is
best for all Of us, for my wife and myself to go
abroad for year. When we come back we shall
hope to find you q reformed and repentant man in
stead of luminous exponent OF the theory of second
childhood. - = = -zE@.
With lot of love and all the respect possible un-
der the circumstances s&52E g: IS
- s-You certainly aren't lacking in aplomb The
first Nora had heard Of her engagement to you was i
when asked her about it. When-you become engaged
hereafter don't neglect to inform the lady.
Nj. Costisan divided the next fortnight between
an attempt to locate his that he might send him
cablegram telling him what he thought of him. and
an effort to phrase that message that it might not
refused at the cable Office. In both endeavors he
failed, and signally. And he thereupon embarked
again into the Expeditions Life. though before
so doing he made new will disinheritng his abb
sotey from all share whatsoever In his possessions
and leaving the money for the establishing of brew
cry which would provide free beer for the poor.
On bright June afternoon one year later, just as
Mr. Cestigan about to set out for his Offices, an
electric hanson rolled up in front of the house and
stopped. And there dismounted from it TALL we'll
set-up, good-looking young fellow and 1.-the, dark
haired girl, who carried in her arms bundle OF lace
and linen and ribbons and frills and furbelows.
Mr.. Costigan, with his hand on the doorknob and
his foot in the air, gasped:
""Tis Tim be hivins!" he cried. can Moral"
- For a moment surprise obsessed him; and then a.
slowly his feeling of died and there was
born in its place great and growing anger that
surged through him. from bald head to round feet he
charged wrathfully down the front steps, shriekng
like stricken rhinoceros - ==s#
The two by tie hanson faced him unafraid. And
as he them his erstwhile stenographer with
deft little mother motion, uncovered the bundle that
she carried and held it out to him. whereat he stopped
short In his tracks, mouth agape, and gazed with
wondering eyes from which the wrath had fed
. completely though 1t had never been.
"A ba-aby, be hivins!' he exclaimed in hushed,
thick tones. "A ba-aby! Well, 9TH be-"
The mother nudged the heap of lace and ribbons
with one slender finger. 49, J g= &:.2ssss &
Say grandpa sweetheart" she commanded.
softly. 81 . t. *s.zzz554 Isl il So.
"Glug, glug," returned the bundle, amiably; and.
the mother smiled up proudly. ].
Mr. Costigan still stood staring down upon the tiny
pink-whte face before him. Then after long long
interval, his little gray-bue eyes blinked times
and he rubbed the back Of white kid glove across
his hard chin zs5.4 {S.=SS /. =SE S#s.sssS s
."Ta-ake tn kid into tn house, Nora" he said
--s"Th noight air plays tn dvvle Wild ba- abies"
" The son, going into his fathers room that evening
at 10 o'clock to bid him goodnight found that gentle
man standing In the middle Of heap Of ornate and
gaudy apparel In hand he held small piece Of
plaid vest and in the other picture Of His wife
"ofm gran'pa, Honoria." he said to the picture
his son, unheard, entered the room. An' il Oi,m
Sa Eran'pa ts q cinch OF ns Guild An II ofm ould
It's thot sh'd be spindin' avenins at home wid
dudheen in me fa-ace an me feet In tn 6replacen
He stopped 70 absord full erect Of his SELF
directed logic. Ssss. IS
but, he added sdddenly. as he squared his heavy
1 shoulders though may be oud an . gran pa. oi,
!. not % dommed ou1d but what of en- 80 ont IN
wrastle up few more dollars sfr tn kid yit T.
& hivins!" o s. b
And that night il the small hours TIE dark-h
wife was awakened from the LIGHT nother-sleep te
4 md HIN, clad IN dsniAed white paianas atandiax
Decide the bed exanininx 81 tie faint LIGHT Of tn
slanp tie curaed 81 her babys hand