Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-11

made O. brass en- lookin' like golden
ye look as though We didn't see 1t. The
bureau en- dresser that I scrubbed en-
cleaned all meself. We hardly notice.
Can't We be glad me Katie's comm
home this day."
At this Mrs. O'Brian burst into
tears. She cried as though her heart
were breaking and putting her arms
around Mrs. Murphy as she sobbed.
"Oh, Maggie, tie fer We I'm cryin'.
I can't cry fer myself: but I can't
Dear to think that. mayhap, Katie
won't like all these axin's."
katie not like them!" Mrs. Murphy:
exclaimed incredulously. Woman,
it's crazy We are. Sure I spent two
weeks afxin' things Katie liked. It's
silly We are, Maggie; I'm ashamed O.
ye."
"Me Danny has a little boy" Mrs.
O'Brian sobbed.
We'll. you're not erwin because o
baby-er his mother" Mrs. Murph,
patted her sisters shoulder. cts all
nervous and excited We are. There,
there, me dear. You're a grandmother
new. en- I'm a great aunt. Isn't that
foin now, Maggie?"
Sure" Maggie sobbed.. wiping her
eyes, II thought I'd be proud O. it,
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the wee lad. His mothers that ele-
CANT, she do be thinkin' a plain Irish
grandm others not foin 'nough fer the
boy. En- the grand dress I made for
his christ'en. Nora. but he'll never
wear it. I thought I could hold him,
but his mother says it amt sanitary
Nora sat Town on Katie's chair and
looked into Katie's mirror. "Wnar
do Danny say to sech COINS on?' she
demanded.
Here Maggie broke down again.
Danny married g, foin girl, Nora.
She's a big help to him. He's that
successful, he says his home is her
home, too. He'll come to see me when
he has time. But his wife is Jealous
Of the boys future" Maggie broke
of suddenly. "oh Nora. me Danny's
a good boy" she walled.
"Sure," Nora agreed. IA rich wom-
an is a big help to any man. but sure
your strugglin' on the wash board to
send him to college was a help, too.
Oh. we'll, me dear. don't be cryin'. tia
always the same wild the men-they
get a wife en- forget their mother.
You have your Maggie"
"Mag-a-rette." Mrs. O'Brian cor
rected.
"Mag-a-rette?"
yes. Mrs. o'Brian admitted. "she
said Maggie was too ple'ben when she
got to college. en- I must address her
as MaE-a-rette."
Nov, don't be feelin' bad about
that, Maggie. Me Katie changed her
name to Kathryne in her florist year
because the old school was a runnin'
yer = wild Katies." Mrs. Murphy
laughed heartily.
when me Maggie came home from
college I spent hours q fxin' fer her,
but she had ct her lunch on the train.
She called it luncheon" Mrs. O'Brian
said dolefully.
Me Katie calls It luncheon" Mrs.
| Murphy admitted slowly.
En-" Mrs. O'Brian went on, me
Maggie said the smell o. cabbage
na'sheated her"
"Me Katie wrote onced that she was
n A'sheated en- I autographed to Ak
what ailsd her-'twas only q stomick
ache But the laugh had all gone
from Mrs. Murphy's voice. 4
"Me Maggie said that doughnuts,
she calls them crullers. save her indi-
gestion.. She said the . carpet in
the parlor was insanetary. She made
me move out the bureau en- buy q
shirtwaist box. Me cookin' she said,
was too heavy; en twas q shame,
she said, that I hadn't took up domes-
tic science o evenings. Me gettin' up
at I O'clock mornins. an ironing till
after dark" Here Mrs. O'BriAn wept
copiously.
IN Mrs. Murphy's mind was focused
q picture Of the kitchen and the things
awaiting Katie. She remembered
that the girl had written she was
taking up domestic science. whatever
1t was. She looked at the new carpet
and curtains and 1t the elaborate bed
room set that had been her grand
mothers. Would Katie be like Mag
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