Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-27

Earl Nv Athlyne. Lord Liftinant av the
county iv RoscOmmon-an' a jool.
''Oh, an Irishman.' said Miss Judy
Miss O'Brien snOrted; her national pride
was hurt.
AN Irishman! God be thanked he is.
But. me lady, av it'll PLACE we betther.
he's an Englishman too. an a Welsh
man an a Scotchman. as we'll, Oh. TIL
injustice t Ireland. Him BORN i'm Ros-
common. an yit a Scotchman they call
him bekase his biggest title is Irish"
Mrs. O'Brien. that's all nonsense said
Miss Judy. tartly. I'VE may he Ameri-
cans but we're not to be played for suck
ers for all that! How can a Scotchman
have an Irish title?'
That's all very well. Miss Hayes Yous
americans IS very oliver. but yeZ don t
know everything. An 1 may be an ignOr-
ant ould fool. but I'm not SO ignorant as
We think. ayther. Wasn't there a Scotch
man thit was marrid on the granddaugh-
ter " Duane Victory hersilf-an erril.
begob. what owned the size " a country
in Scotland? An him all the time wild
an Irish errldonl till they turned him
into Sassenach be maxim him juke
Begorra! isn't it proud tn ould lady
should ha' been to git an Irishman iv any
kind for the young girl! 1Shure an isn't
Athlyne as good as Fife any day? Hash t
he castles an estates in Scotland an
England and Whales as we'll as in Ire
land? Isn't he an ould barn iv some
d
man? BegOb. av it's Ireland y objict to
we can take him as Scotch-where they
say he belongs an where he chose to live
whln he became grown man before he
whit into tn army
Somehow or other the announcement
and even the grandiOse manner of its
making, gave pleasure to JOY. After all.
the compliment of the stewardess was an
earnest one. She had chosen for her the
best that she knew. What more could
she do? With a sudden smile she made a
sweeping courtesy. the English presenta-
ton courtesy which all American girls are
taught, and said:
Let me convey to you the sincere
thanks of the Countess of Athlyne. Aunt
Judy, do you feel proud of having a
peerless for niece? Any time you wish
to be presented you can call on the serv-
ices of Lady Athlyne. She suddenly
Strengthened herself to her full height
as Mrs O'Brien spoke with a sort of vic
toriOus howl.
"Hurroo. Now we've done it. we've
said the wurrds yerself. an we all know
what that maneS.''
What does it mean?' JOY spoke some
what sharply. her face all afiame. 1t
appeared that she had committed some
unmaidenly indiscretion.
1T names that 1t names the same as If
We said 'YfS to ME gentleman when per-
sooin' Nv his shute.. It's for all the wurrld
the same as ben' marrid on to him.
In spite of the Righteousness of the
statement Joy thrilled inwardly. Uncon
sciously she accepted the position of
peeress thus thrust upon her.
After all. the unknown has its own
charms for the human heart. Those old
Athenians who built the affairs Ito the
unknown God" did put into classic phrase
the aspirations of a people by units as
well as in mass. Mrs. O'Brien's enthI-
siastic admiration laid seeds of some kind
In the young girls heart.
Her instinct was, however, not to talk
of it; and as a protective measure she
changed the conversation:
But you haven't told me yet. Aunt
Judy. why you went to bed i'm the morn
ing because you pretend to be an old
maid" The Irishwoman here struck in:
I'm failin' to cOmprehind that meself
too. If We was young wife now 1 could
consave it, maybe. Or an ould widda-
gettin up in the night to kape company
with young weemin that doesn't like to
die, alone e. she burst into hearty
laughter in which Miss Judith Hayes
Joined. JOY took advantage of the gem
eral hilarity to try to persuade her aunt
to come on deck. She finished her argu-
ment:
And the captain is such nice man.
He's just a wee bit too grave. j think
he must be a widower" Aunt Judy made
no Immediate reply; but after some more
conversation she said to the stewardess:
II think l will get up, Mrs. O'Brien
Perhaps chair on deck in the sunshine
will be better for me than staying down
here. And, after. all. if L have to die it
will be better to die in the open than in
a bed the size of coffin,
When JOY rejoined her father in the
chartroom she said to the captain:
That stewardess of yours is dear"
He warmly acquiesced:
''She is really a most capable person;
and all the ladies whom she attends grow
to be quite fond of her. She is always
kind and CHEEKY and hearty and makes
them forget that they are i'll or afraid.
When / took command of the Cryptic I
asked the company to let her come with
me-
And quite right too, captain. That
brogue of hers is quite wonderful
1T is. indeed. But, my dear young
lady, its very perfection makes me doubt
it. 1t is so thick and strong and ready,
and the way she twists words into it's
strength and makes new ones to suit il
gives me an idea at times that 1t is partly
put on. l sometimes think it is impossible
that any one can be absolutely and i'm
peratively Irish as she is. However, it
serves her in good stead; she can say,
without offense, whatever she chooses in
her own way to any one. She is a really
clever woman and q kind one; and have
the greatest respect for her.
TO be continued tomorrow