The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-09-16

20 me an says, 50 81, mister, Where'll
BE- dndin' q placesto slape TIL night z
Over beyant be tn river there's q lot
Of boxes says I. .Aw, tell wild boxes
says he; It's a bed I'm wantin'. An
what'll tn likes Az re be doin. wild q
bed z says I. 'Slapin', av course says
he niyir slipt In bed, but got
lots av money now, an I'm wantin' a
bed IF tn night How, ould are yer
II asks Ten years. says he An
where have We been nvin'? Nowhere
says he. Who's yer payrints?' Amt
got any says be. 'Who've ye been
lvin' Wild? Nobody says he. 'shure,
ye're q Quare custhomer,' says l. An
who owns yer Town mesilf, says he.
Thin come home along av me th'
night says I, An here he is. An
now" Patrick concluded sadly, he
must be goin', r. there's no room f'r
him here" z
Think shame to yersilf. Pathrick
Finn" Norah cried hotly. Ito be think
In az sendin' q poor. motherliss little
spalpane like him out into the cold
worruld!" " #
While Patrick chuckled within him.
self over the success of his diplomacy
Norah fell to her knees and drew the
boy to her ample bosom, at which
unaccustomed tenderness the frozen
springs of his childish heart were
melted and Bob burst into 4 torrent
Of sobs, -. -.
"Husha, husha, me de-arr," crooned
Norah. There's no made to be cryin'
Shure, ye aren't to be lift alone, nivir.
more, nivirmore.'' -.-.., 49,. -,
Bob drew back from her embrace
and, stamping his feet, cried:
"1'n never cry again-not-another-
dam'-time!' H.: - e.. .. ~.
"Whisht. We little spalpane!'' Norah
laughed. Don't We be swearin'.'''
"Ain't he tn little divilr' Patrick
slapped his thighs delightedly. Bob,
shake hands wild Molly and Kathleen,
an make yersilf at home"
Bob obeyed. .--.-
Some hours later Patrick, bearing a
candle and accompanied by Norah,
crept upstairs softly to the spare bed
room where Bob. face downward, re-
posed In uneasy sunderland I'm q
bed Norah sank to her knees by the
bedside.
9Th poor, poor la-ad!" she murmur-
ed, laying her hand gently on his
shoulder
Bob groaned and In bis sleep shrank
from the touch. The movement dis
placed the Observation-Disclosures
and disclosed black and blue. shout.
der. - .,".- .
tn little spalpane!" Noesh whis-
pered tenderly.
'1t's not from fghtin', 1 warrint ye,''
Patrick whispered. TITS on his back
Don't you hit me again, Tim Thomp-
son! Bob screamed in his dreams.
when I'm big I'll kick you" -.,..
''Th' little divilr' Patrick whispered
compassionately. -. - = .s.-
- ."He's like Paddy 'ud "a been" Sob
bed Norah. =. -. -
"Arrah, Norah, darlint, ye do be max
IN fool Az yersilf over th' la.ad that
was n1vir BORN, Paddy was the boy
tor whom the Firms hearts had al
ways lunged, but who never came. !
With deep satisfaction Of son Bob
opened his eyes on new day. +
"rA stav here" be said aloud. ...
And stay he did, Bob. in tho AFRO
gance Of his boyish egottsm, taxing
his welcome for granted, white to the
Films, big hearted and instinctively
hospitable, It never occurred to wonder
at the boys presumption. The arrange.
ment thus tacitly established proved I
happy one. .''>> 49, -, :. :: :. 4 H.. =
So. It was that when Policeman
Finn set out that noon. TO biz duties
Bob accompanied him, to revisit yss-
terday's battlefield, where hsncefoFth,
by right Of conquest and Patrick's pro-
lection, he was to reign supreme; And
when the days work was done to-
gether they returned home tos:''Irish.
town.; z% "5P >!sta@ ms r
A few days later their bonds were
finally riveted. .
It was Saturday night and the falni-
~ Of Finn was gathered IN the
Kitchen, which was also the living
room. Over the table in the corner
Bob counted the earnings Of The week.
TO this task the assistance Of Molly
and Kathleen was needed, since, alas,
Bob's notions Of ar1thmetical values
after the sum Of ten was reached were
hopelessly vague. 90 5E
Three dollars and fifty.three cents"
Kathleen announced proudly. .s
: Hell be layfn' ,aside 4 bit " It, 4
dime or, quarther mebby, Il. tn
sisters whfn they come, won't ",
Bob" Norah suggested piously.
But Bob had planned other uses for
his money. He laid to one side the
b8 cents and gathered together the o,
which he carried over to Nosah and
dropped, jingling, into her capacioas
lap
IAN what's this for9'
TAKE Ii" said Bob. &.fs* VI \.