The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-09-21

ould country An he wiped tn gu
Their chime wild him. An whln | wa
fur lawn me CORNER the Ia ad come u
to me an says. shy. mister. where
] be indin' "A place TO shape tn night
over beyant be tn river there's a 10
Of boxes, says l. 'Aw. tell wild boxes
says he; it's bed I'm wantin' An
what'll TIL likes av We be doin' wild
bedr says | 'Slapin. av course. say
he. 4 nivIr slipt In bed. but | go
lots nv money now. an I'm wuntin'
bed f'r tn night How ould are ye?
! asks Ten years, says he An
where have We been livin'2 Nowhere.
says he Who's yer payrintsT 'Ain't
got any, says he. 'Whove We been
Twin widY Nobody says be. 'Shure,
ye're quare custhomer.' says |. An
who owns yer I own mesilf.' says he
Thin come home along av me tn
night says |. An here he is. An
now" Patrick concluded sadly. "he
must be goin'. fr there's no room f'r
him here"
Think shame TO yersllf. Pathrick
man, sNOi hh 10 Dt lulUk-
In av sendin' a poor. motherliss little
spalpane like him out into the cold
worruldr'
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
unaccustomPd tenderness the frozen
sV.HfV,f % "a
melted and Bob burst into 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. nlvir.
more. nivirmore"
Bob drew back from her embrace
and. stamping his feet. cried:
TN never cry again-not-another-
dam'-timer'
"Whisht. We little spalpane" Norah
laughed. Don't ye be swearin'"
Amt he m little divil" Patrick |
slapped his thighs delightedly Bob.
shake hands wild Molly and Kathleen.
an make yersilt at home"
Bob obeyed
Some hours later Patrick. bearing a
candle and accompanied by Norah.
crept upstairs softly 10 the spare bed
room where Bob face downward. re.
posed in uneasy sunderland in
bed. Norah sank to her knees by the
bedside.
18th poor. poor la-ad" she murmur-
ed, laying her hand gently ON his
shoulder
Bob groaned and In his sleep shrank
rom the touch. The movement dis
placed the nightgown- Katheen's-
md disclosed a black and blue shoul 6
Ter.
"Th' little spalpaner Norah whis. I
,ered tenderly I
ITS not from fghtin'. warrint ye," s
Patrick whispered. "It's on his back" a
Don't you hit me again, Jim Thomp-
on Bob screamed In his dreams '
When T'm big I'll kick you 8
9Th little divil" Patrick whispered
d
Hes like Paddy 'ud "a been" sob
ed Norah. a
"Arrah, Norah. darlint, We do he max Il
/ fool av yersilf over tn la-ad that b
as nivir BORN" Paddy was the boy Of
" whom the Films hearts had al 81
avs longed. but who never came. 81
With deep satisfaction of soul Bob II
)ened his eyes on new day. to
I'll stay here" he said aloud eN
And stay he did. Bob. in the AFRO, pl
nee OF his boyish egotism. taking of
$ welcome for granted. while to the b
inns. big hearted and instinctively
spitable. II never occurred to wonder
the boys presumption The arrange yo
INT thus tacitly established proved a
ppy one. ge
so II was that when Policeman
inn set out that noon to his duties ly.
10 accompanied him. TO revisit yes
days battlefield. where henceforth. tn,
right OF conquest and Patricks pro-
ton. he was to reign supreme And sci
len the days work was done to. yo
her they returned home to Irish .
yn." did
few days later their bonds were sol
lilly riveted car
was Saturday night. and the fami- e
of Finn was gathered In the tina
chen, which was also the living iml
M Over the table In the corner her
D counted the earnings OF the week {"
this task the assistance OF Molly Z"
Kathleen was needed, since. alas. wo
)'s notions OF arithmetica values :"
n the sum OF ten was reached were cha
elessIy vague. r
Three dollars and fifty-three cents" he
hleen announced proudly. adr
He'll be layin aside a bit av It. San
e or a quarther mebby, f'r tn esta
ars whln they come. won't We. of
p Norah suggested piously. frac
IT Bob had planned other uses for sew,
money. He laid to one side the And
ents and gathered together the So. and
Cd he Carried over to Norah and w
,ped. juggling, into her capacious had
the
n what's this for?"
axe il" said Bob
e name kape IL f'r YEP"