Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-24

"OiIl fond her. sure" said Pat. and
with a last embrace he started Of with
head erect at a strapping pace down
the road.
Maggie waited till he had gone to a
point where she could see him through
an opening in the trees on the crest of
a hill He turned and threw her kiss.
Firing up didn't trouble Pat a bit; it
was when he reached the great city of
New York. where dollars as big as
cart wheels were rolling about in the
streets" that the real night began. He
didn't happen to meet Maggie's cousin
Bridget. and. concluding that America
was. after all, too big a country to
warrant a search for her. he put the
letter away. Indeed, he had no time
for anything but making his living.
he soon got Job. though a small one,
and hadn't been IN New York q month
before he cast of his threadbare suit
forever, donning q new one in its
stead.
Pat spent a couple OF years with q
plumber learning the trade. The ap-
prentice was smart and not only be-
came a plumber. but a boss plumber.
and four years after having landed set
up for himself
Pat had a great advantage IN his
CHEEKY disposition. he became very
popular with his associates, and. since
popularity is an essential feature Of
leadership, be became a leader in 4
small way. A politician. perceiving his
influence, took him up and made him
one OF his lieutenants. Pat developed
fine political instincts. He had the art
OF turning down all grumblers among
his adherents with that imperturbatie
smile OF his. This is a power in poll
tics. If he was obliged to give four
plums to eight heelers, all OF whom
had worked equally well 'for the tick
et," he would give four Of them a plum
each. while every one Of the other four
men received a smile, an encomium
and a promise for "next time"
Pat did not forget Maggie. Several
times he made ready to send for her,
but every time something happened to
prevent Then he began to make mon
cy, and it occurred to him that it
would be a fine thing to 60 over. marry
Maggie in Ireland and bring her home.
just as the quality do. He wrote to
her to that effect, but she wrote back
that such a plan would be too great
waste OF funds. So IN the end Pat sent
her a draft for plenty TO buy her
first class ticket, but Maggie, who was
OF frugal turn OF mind and could not
realize Pats change OF condition,
would not come over in any berth
above second class.
Now. it happened that when Maggie
reached New York Pat was engaged
IN matters that required all his atten-
ton. He sent one of his wOrkmen to
meet her. but it happened that the
man was very stupid person. And
as for Maggie, she had never looked
upon a town bigger than Killarney,
never seen a body of water bigger
than the lake on which she had lived
and, having always been Il housemaid,
had no head for taking care of her
self She missed the man who had
been sent to meet her. Fortunately
her affairs for passing the immigrant
authorities were in first class condi-
ton, and she had no trouble with
them. But when she was landed at
the dock in a strange city, with no one
TO tell her where to go, her heart sank
within her.
Some one looked in a directory for
her and found the address OF Pats
shop. Then he put Maggie and her
belongings on to a trolley car, told her
to ask for q transfer. take another line
and SO mystif1ed her that she didn't
know what to do. Riding up the
street, she saw floating in the breeze
the green banner of Ireland, harp and
all. 1t was a welcome sight. When
the car reached broad thoroughfare
it was stopped by a crowd. Maggie
got out and was told a procession was
about to pass. Some one invited her
to get up on a stoop, where she could
see, and she accepted.
Presently she heard music coming,
and a man on horseback approached.
He wore a 'grasshopper coat" and a
silk hat. and green sash covered with
rosettes hung from his left shoulder.
"Arrah, mushla," exclaimed Maggie,
fits my Patti"
There was Pat sure enough caracol-
Ing as marshal of a dozen or more
Irish societies celebrating st. Patrick's
day.
Pat" cried Maggie. ats good luck
I've seen you"
Pat could not have heard her. but at
that moment he happene6 TO turn bis
eyes toward her and sawIner gesticu-
lating at him. He rubbed his eyes
and, being satisfied that she was really
his Maggie, waved his baton for a halt,
threw himself from his horse and ell
bowed his way through the crowd to-
ward her. Then when the grand mar
ehal took the Irish immigrant in his
arms and smothered her with kisses a
shout arose from thousand throats
After the wedding, which occurred
the same evening. Pat remembered the
letter he had brought for her cousin
Bridget He was about to hand it to
her when he checked himself
Whats In It anyway he said
Tearing it open. he took out a FIVE
pound note.
Maggie had supplied him with her
savings. hoping when he reached the
foreign shore ana did not find Bridget
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