The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-16
CONTINUED From Yesterday.)

"Hiv'n help us: who's this?" she NUT
tered, taking stock of him for a mo-
ment through the window and then
hastily busting the chairs with her
apron. Must be some wan come to
buy the stable"
The Duke knocked and walked In
without waiting for her to open he
door.
"Don'tcher know me. Mrs o'Brien?"
he questioned, his face beaming,
There was no mistaking his voice and
his accent.
BLESS the choild, It's the Dock. Well,
OF declared" she exclaimed, beaming In
turn. "Oi thought sure yez was the
prisidint or the Prince av Wales, yez
looks so smart"
NJ toys amt so dusty, are they?" he
said. Bought EN- in London. 'Ad 'em
myde to measure in a swagger shop In
Ugh 'Olborn. Twig the gyvry tie pini"
"Ye're rale beautiful" she declared,
IAN clane enough to eat. OF niver seen
yez look SO clane."
I've wallered In a mariners gryve.
otherwise a barth, every d'y since 1
ven away" he told her proudly.
"A bath every day! Ye're too hoigh
toned for Maple Grove. But don't
stand twistin' yir hat in yir hand; sit
down an tell us where you've been an
phwat's happened to yez."
She sat down herself and prepared to
listen to his story, but just at that
minute Patsy and Nora, h had seen
the hack approaching and wanted to
know who the caller was and what he
wanted, came downstairs.
Patsy was glad to see the Duke
again. Her gratitude for his kindness
to her in her trouble and for his dis
erection in refraining from asking
questions had not diminished. She ad
vanced, with a smile and a CHEEKY
greeting, and shook hands with him
cordially. Timidly and blushing deeply,
he extended his hand to Nora. The
girl, who had been eying him with
wonder, W him her own Imply.
Amt 1t fine for o all to be ERE"
he said. 1T feels like comm 'ome.
You was all so awful kind to me that I
just 'ad to come down an see you as
soon as l could"
""Tis Welcome We are, an Orm glad
to see yez," the old woman assured
him. "Yez have come a long way. an
must stay to have a bite with us
III SOht hAiih IL line W 81 y
altogether if me old plyce's goin'," he
said.
ut isn't, me poor bhoy, an yez have
had yir journey for nothin',' she re-
piled sadly. mister Mallory d give 1t
to yez If he could, Oi'm sure, but he
can't. The stables goin' to be sold, an
We'll be lookin' for Jobs Ourselves, so
ye'd better take the first train back
Oi wisht ye'd a written; 'twould have
saved yez the e~xpinse."
THE styble's for syle? Wot for?"
asked the surprised Duke. Don't II
p'y?"
1T amt that. an OF can't give ye7
the particulars, SEEM they don't con-
Germ yez. The partnerships broken,
that's all"
"Bli' me tight! 'Oo'd a thought it!''
he calculated. How about the Shrimp;
as e gomez"
Yes; he's already gone"
100 bad. I'd like to "a seen him.
Pressed by Mrs. O'Brien, the Duke
explained the reason of his summons
by telegraph and recounted the story
of his trip to England. She already
knew as much of his family history as
he had told to Nora.
ME uncle, mothers brother, 90 we
caime to America to look for, wusn't
ere at ALL" he said. He'd gone to
Austrylia, where e myde a fortune. e
pegged tout larst yea an. not 'aving
any other relations alive, left ESQ, 900
to mother an me. rs lawyer faound
aout where mother was-an' there you