Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-01
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! him here" >.
.Think shame to yersilf. Pathrick
Finn. Norah cried holly. ITO Be think
in AZ sendin' q poor. mOtherliss little
| spalpane like him out into the cold
worruld!"
While Patrick chuckied 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 we're
melted and Bob burst into . torrent
Of sobs
"Husha. husha. me de.arr." croonad
! Norah There's no made to be cryin
! Shure. ye aren't to be lift alone. uivir-
more. nivirinOre."
Bob drew hack from her embrace
and. stamping his feet. cried:
"I'n never cry NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
dam'-time.''
"wh,sht. ye little spalpane!' Norah
laughed. "Don't ye he swearin'."
"Ain't be tn little divil:' Patrick
slapped his thighs deiightedly Bob
shake hands Wild Molly aud Kathleen.
an make yersilf at home"
Bob obeyed
Some hours later Patrick. bearing
candle and accompanied by Norah.
crept upstairs softly to the spare bed
room where Bob. face downward. re-
posed in uneasy sinmber-and in a
bed Norah sank to her knees by the
bedside.
| 9TH poor. poor la.ad" she murmur.
ed, laying her hand gently on bis
/ shoulder.
Bob groaned and in bis sleer shrank
! from the touch The movement dis
placed the nightGown KathIeen's-
and disclosed black and blue shout.
der.
"Th' little spalpane:' Norah whis-
pered tenderIy.
"It's not from 6ghtin'. ! warrint ye.'
Patrick whispered. Its on bis back"
"Don't you hit me again. Jim Thonp-
SON. Bob screamed In his dreams.
..When I'm big I'll kick you"
9Th little divil!' Patrick whispered
compassionately.
Hes like Paddy 'ud "a BEEN" sob
bed Norah.
"Arrah. Norah. dar;int. ye do be max
in fool av yersilf over tn la-ad that
was nivir borrn." Paddy was the boy
for whom the Films hearts had al
ways ionged. but who never came.
With deep satisfaction Of soul Bob
opened bis eyes on new day.
I'LL stay here" be said aloud.
And stay he did. Bob. in the AFRO
gance OF bis boyish egotism. taking
his welcome for granted. while to the
Films. big hearted and instinctively
hospitable. 1t never occurred to wonder
at the boys presumption. The arrange
ment thus tacitly established proved q
happy one.
/ So 1t was that when Policeman
Finn set out that noon to bis duties
Bob accompanied him. to revisit yes
terday's battlefield. where henceforth.
by right Of conquest and Patrtcks pro.
lection. be was to reign supreme And
when the days work was done TO-
eether they returned home to Irish
town."
/ A few days later their bonds were
4 finally riveted.
Z. It was Saturday night. and the fami
4 ". Of Finn was gathered In the
Kitchen. which was also the Twins
room. Over the table IN the corner
Bob counted the earnings OF the week
1 To this task the assistance OF Molly
and Kathleen was needed. since. alas
Bob's notions Of arithmetical values
after the sum Of ten was reached wert
hopelessly vague.
.'Three dollars and 6fty-thres cents.
Kathleen announced proudly.
He'll be iayin' aside . bit ~ It.
dime or a quarther mebby. fr tn
sisters whin they come. won't ye
Bob?" Norah suggested piously.
But Bob had planned other uses fol
his money He laid to one side thu
IS cents and gathered together the So
which he carried over to Norah ant
dropped, jingling. into her capacious
lap.
IAN what's this for?''
"Take it," said Bob.
eye name kape 1t fr ye?
''No; keep 1t fer yourself"
"An why should kape NF oe
mauded Norah.
ITO pay fer me bed an grub"
away wid ye. ye little rapscallion
Kape yer money: yell be nadin' 1t +,
clothes an tn like Ye can stay her
without payin' yer way an welcome"
But that's charity. amt FTP Boil
demanded directly.
"well. yes-sometimes." Norah re
turned slowly. "But not In this case
whin it's frinds Is givin' to ye."
! SAINT goin' to be charity boy
Bob insisted. 81 got to pay"
But why?" Norah insisted.
" don't know" Rob returned slowly
with puzzled frown. II amt chsal
skate. You'll keep It. won't your?
mot . clint AZ It," Norah DECLARED
6atly.
Bob gave 10 answer to this declara