Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-03-24

! it-green silk gauZe embroidered with
little golden harps, folds of white chif-
fon inside the low cut bodice, aud in
side the chiffon against her snowy
neck three folds of chiffon-red. white.
and blue.
| The enhancing music of old Irish
melodies, the polished floor crowded
with brilliant gowns and the handsome
uniforms of the Emerald Knights the
! eager spectators in the gallery over
head, all formed a beautiful picture
| that Anna negan never forgot.
| She danced again and again with old
| friends and new ones whom her broth
! er-in-law, Larry Fame. brought up TO
! her AS she sat resting. her face
! agow with exercise and pleasure.
! Larry approached with large red
! faced man. black of brow and with
! scowling black eyes. His smile was
pleasant, however. and seemed to in
dcate that the scowl was but u bad
habit
| Annals heart seemed TO stand still
when Larry spoke, Anna. let me in
! troduce Mr.. Mullin-Mr. Alderman
Mullin Of the Seventh ward"
Then Larry disappeared, and Anna
found herself permitting Mr.. MuIlin
TO scrawl his name against the next
vacant space on her dance card, which
proved to be the one she was sitting
out ana so presently she was whirling
about in the stiff embrace of Mr.. Al
dermnn Mullin, who growlrd a few
sentences above her head. stepped on
her pretty green shod toes without
apclogizinG and finally left her breath
lesSly sitting on Il divan in corner
far distant from her little group of
friends.
She was glad of the respite to think
over the startling situation. If this
gentleman was Alderman MuIlin. the
father of James. the uuruly. who. then,
was the gentleman who had imper-
sonated the alderman and made him
self responsible for the behavior of
James?
Across the room couple revolved
stiffly in the giratiOnS Of a waltz;
Anna recognized the burly form of the
now familiar Mr.. Mullin and also that
of the lady she had known as Jimmy's
mother. AS for the other man-her
face grew hot with Indignation. and
she looked lovelier than ever when
Larry found her out. lie had another
man with him this time.
"AGr Alderman Mullins cousin. sis
another Mullin and a gentle knight
good friend of my own! George. my
sister, Miss Deganr'
Larry left the two facing each other
in the quiet corner, the man, resplen-
dent in green and white satin and gold.
looking tenderly down on the young
girl in green and gold.
Miss Degan looked him squarely in
the face and with contemptuous shrug
turned away, but he caught her little
gloycd hand in his own with swift
gesture.
"Wait, please" he said gravely, and
Miss Degan waited for his explanation
1t came after little while. haltingly.
as from a man who is not accustomed
to explain his actions:
"When n little lad is afraid of his
father Miss Degan, he naturally turns
to some man whom he knows is fond
of him and will stand by him in trou-
BILE. Jimmy confessed to me this after
noon that he was afraid to take you
to his father-his father would thrash
him, and that is all the good it would
do! So the lad brought you to me and
trusted me to understand the situation
and to stand by him. | didn't get on
70 his little game till after you went,
though | understood from his looks he
in two I lot In.
to see you again and explain matters
to you. had a talk with Jimmy, and
he's going TO be good In fact, I've told
h.m | shall call ut the school every
week and find out what his deport-
mcnt is. | hope you do not mind, Miss
/, gan"
Anna listened to the long speech
with dowucast eyes and trembling lips.
SIZE was glad that she had spared Jim
my a whipping from his stern father
and that this kind hearted cousin had
masqueraded before her as Jimmy's
parent. He had a good face, and, after
all. Jimmy would improve and room
No. II might be a credit to the grade
after ALL
She smiled gratefully up at Mr..
George Mullin and dashed a tear from
the corner of her eye. II am very glad
you did not disilusion me. was so
tired and cross just then | might have
taken Jimmy down to his fathers Of
fee, wherever 1t is
Hell be a good boy after this"
promised Jimmy's big cousin as they
glided into waltz. Sweetly. alluriug-
ly, came the strains of Kathleen Ma
vourneen," and they did not speak
again until it was over. After & little
while Mullin asked softly:
And | may come TO the school once
week and look at Jimmys report.
Miss Degan?"
Annals fingers tcnched the little
golden harps on her pretty fan. and
they seemed to give forth strange,
sweet music-happy music that fell in
cadence with his deep, mclodiOus voice:
Yes, come" she said demurely. II
think it is very good idea"
Jimmy Mullln never could under
stand why, after that his cousin,
George Mullin. always called him Gu
pld."
The White Shark.
The shark of sharks, the real imam
eater" and the one most dreaded, is