The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-10-07

Patrick, who had not been doing,
opened his eyes and winked signiti-
cantly at Norah.
''Norah. dye smell nawthin'?'
"Pathrick, are ye clane crazy over
the gurrul? Besides. Bob's no mar
ryin' man."
Faith" said Patrick proudly. IAN
could he do betther than marry her
mothers gurrul. I'm goin' up to talk
to tn bye"
He knocked on Bob's door. which
was significant. since in that simple
household it was not the custom to
herald your approach by knock.
"Come in Oh. it's you. Pat? Take
chair" Bob answered.
ARE We busy, Bob?"
"Oh. no. Glad to see you. Only
thinkin' a little"
For some moments the two sat silen!
before the fire. Patrick shutting about
in embarrassment. for he knew not
how to unburden himself of his errand,
At last be bolted out:
bob. why don't ye git married?"
"Humph!" Bob CALCULATED contemptu'
ously why should get marriedY"
"Ye're a quare laad. Bob McAdoo.
Ye have no BOWLS av tinderniss at all.
l don't behave there's person In tn
worruld. av he'd die. ye'd give tn
lasthe heartache to. Ye have nc
frinds. Yere tn lonest. frindlissisr
man | know-sarve We right" he con-
cluded exasperatedly.
"Friends" Bob sneered. Il don't
need 'em. They do what want
That's enough for me. What do l
want with friendship"
Patrick threw out his hands help.
lessly. "Av ye could ask that quis-
ton ye could nivir understand tn
answer. But" he returned doggedly
to his text we ought to git married
just tn same. Ye made some wan tc
care f'r ye an like ye."
Bob laughed. You just said no one
likes me. Anyhow. who'd marry?"
"Well.' Patrick said defantly,
there's Kathleen"
vi, Idlu1ctu dlu Tie ~Oudu
me-" Bob said carelessly.
Then Bob did strange thing. With
a quick movement he tore his shirt
and undershirt from his body and
stood before Patrick stripped to the
waist
'Seew
He drew his arms up. and the huge
biceps swelled until you would have
expected the skin to burst. Then be
drew himself tensely together. The
big pectorals stood out in thick lay
ers, and his waist muscles were &C.
ries Of bullying. sharply defined ridges
he turned around Patrick saw q
back covered with knots and lines of
magnificent muscles. Bob seized him
by the wrists.
Break loose" he commanded.
Patrick wr1thed and pulled to break
the iron grasp in vain.
Bah" Bob threw him contemptu-
ously into the chair.
THAT'S why" he cried in passionate
pride - that's why l don't want
friends. That's why Kathleen aiu't
for me. But muscle is nothing. I'm
just as strong here" He struck his
forehead with his palm
II never felt what you call friendly
to any one." he went on. dropping into
his usual quiet tone. II never wanted
friend And I'm glad Of it, I-can't
have anybody through friendship GET
TIN q hold on me. It's the same reason
that made me quit drinkin'. 1t don't
hurt me now. but it might get hold of
me some day. It's the strongest win
out in this world. Pat, and l must be
strongest
Patrick sat. awed and half fright
ened by this the longest speech he had
ever heard from Bob's lips and by the
spirit that inspired the outburst.
"Ye're right" he said slowly. "Ye're
cruel sthrong. An mebby ye can do
without friends. don't know. But
some day, I'm thinlzin'. yell love some.
body-hard. Thin God pity yer
They did not know that in another
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hear words not meant for her ears.
Minute after minute. hour after hour,
dragged by and Kathleen never stirred,
=: Poor Kathleen! Her love, battered and
torn under the needless wheels Of q
strong mans ambition. was fighting
the bitter battle Of her LIES one 70.
nance.
But next evening began the lessons
Never was more earnest tutor and
never more faithful pupil. And nc
I one saw the change in Kathleen, her
girlhood lost. her womanhood won In
a night. ..
.l One day Eve years later Director OF
7 Public Safety McAdoo arranged the
documents he had been reading into
neat. methodical piles and rose from
4 his desk. stretching his muscles with
IF q sigh Of relief He had become 1
& faithful desk worker. but there were
a a times when be longed for the fierce
4 muscular effort Of the old mill life.
tf Five years had # wrought many
Il changes in the life Of Bob McAdoo
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