The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-08-28
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could not lind the OLD couple. After
hunting about awhile he took his sea,
in the orchestra, thinking they NIGH
return there and that, anyhow, he
would be able to assure himself tina,
the girls were on the stage. 1t die
not take him long to ascertain thai
neither of them was in the chorus
and he fastened around to the stage
door. There he was told, as tho
O'Briens had been, that the girls ha(
left before the performance began. l,
occurred to him that when they re
ceived the message he had sent t.
Patsy it had occasioned such joy an6
excitement that they had obtained
leave Of absence, had Joined their par
ents and were waiting about for hin
somewhere. No doubt they had no
seen him when he re-entered the the
ater.
He was about to return to the from
when there happened along the passag.
the boy to whom he had given thu
verbal message to Patsy, with a tiI
calculated to insure its safe delivery.
"Lookin' for Miss O'Brien?" uueriet
the youth.
eyes," replied Mallory.
"She's gone; SOS her sister," he tolt
him. "Dey had a row."
"Had row?''
yep. Pears they had a hair pullin
match, an both vamoosed WIDOW
tellin' de stage manager. guess til
de hinky dink for dem. He's beer
ightin' mad ever since. Dey delayed
de coitain ten minutes. De call boy
seen de youngest go away in cab"
'That so?" said Mallory, great,
troubled. Where did they go, d'yo,
know?''
"Nope, but Miss Simpson does,
think"
"Who's Miss Simpson,"
"She's one of de show goils.''
Mallory took dollar from his pocket
"Can you tell Miss Simpson Mr.. Nal
lory'd like to see herr" he asked.
"Sure" replied the boy, pocketing thu
bill and darting of.
In few minutes he returned.
miss Simpson said for you to wait
here for her." he announced.
In little while the woman whose
mode of life had often aroused Patsy's
sharp tongue came down majestically
1t was implacable war between her
and Patsy, and she was quite willing
to carry it to extremes and seize every
possible chance to injure her enemy
She knew that Mallory was Patsy's
fance. Not only was she curious to
see him, but the boy had told her that
he was looking for Patsy. and she saw
. possible opportunity to work further
seattle to the girl.
care you Mr.. Mallory?" she inquired
looking the trainer over with critical
eye. 81 suppose you're after Miss
O'Brien. The whole town seems to be
after her tonight, and everybody is
coming to me to tell them where she's
gone, as if was her keeper and knew
or cared"
"I'm sorry to have disturbed you
MISS" said Mallory, in his blunt way
though he felt awkward and a little
timid in the presence of this tall, hand
some woman with the air Of an aristo
crat. 'The boy sent up told me thu
he thought you knew where the.
was"
II know nothing about them, really
she said. with cold haughtiness, "bu
I have been given to understand tina
Noro 0sRrion Iod nm op,,os,o%,n,ox% Al T.
evening with her lover, Mr.. Dicl
Crawford, the sporting man who keep
her, they say. Probably her sister hat
a date also, but I don't know whcr,
she is"
Mallory flushed Indignantly.
"Well, you tell whoever said such :
thing that it's foul lie," he said holly
"and If any man says 1t I'll fill him 81
full of lead the devil won't be able t,
catch him as he tumbles down to hell.
Simpson shrugged her shoulders.
Its common talk here. You nigh
try Crawford's," she said.
She turned on her heels and walked
away.
Mallory went out in mood to STAY
How came Morals name to be asso
ciated with Crawford's in such a way
What could have happened to caus
such n story to become the common
gossip Of the theater dressing rooms
Where was she? Where was Patsy
What had they quarrelcd about? TIL
boy said Nora had gone off in a cab
PQfCC fh0Ya witt, Pc,
why had both of them left the theate
SO precipitately when they knew tina
he and their parents were waiting il
front? He remembered the mysteriou
woman in the other room at Craw
ford's and became suspicious. VIVA
II there was some ground for thi
gossip? He could not believe it. Ye
how could such talk have originated?
He fastened around to the front en-
trance again and rs he did so ran int
OBrien. The old man was pacinl
nervously up and down, and, KNOWN,
him as he did, Mallory saw that h
was much agitated. His face bright
ened as he caught sight Of the trainer
"Ah, Dan, thank hiven, here ye ar
at last" he said. "Somethin' tirrible'
happened. We can't foind the girls
an mothers gone to Crawford's t,
fetch Nora. Owe only been waitin' 70
yez to go an kill that man."
'Have you seen Patsy?" demanded
Mallory.
"No," said her father. Lord know
where she Isl
Mallory saw that the old man wa,
In a condition in which he would sool
lose control Of himself. He took hi
arm and led him into q saloon To reaao