The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-09-04
CHAPTER XIV.


parlor when Patsy entered
Quiet as she had been, Nora
heard her turn the key in the
lock and advanced to meet her in a
wrapper and with handkerchief tied
around her forehead.
"Are they here?" asked Patsy.
Eyes; don't talk loud" whispered
Nora. MONS asleep. Dams gone out
to hunt for pop"
ibid you beat 'em here?"
eyes"
"Gee. that was luck!" said Patsy,
turning up the gas. II was scared
green. What d'you tell 'em?"
what you said-that took sick be-
fore the show and had to come home"
"Did they say anything about me?"
asked me il knew where you
were. l said l left you at the theater.' .
"That's good" sighed Patsy, remov-
ing her hat and cont.
'Where have you been since you left
me in the cab?" questioned Nora.
"Oh, I've been ridin' around on cars,
tryin' to get up nerve enough to face
pop. I'd "a given my eyetooth to "a
kept this from him. It's too late now
Nom III tell him everything"
eyes," assented Nora. That's what's
been worrying me. What did you run
to hide from MON for? Why didn't
you stick it out in some way? You
could have told her story of some
kind, and 1t would have been all right.
You weren't like me. You had your hat
and coat and street clothes on"
Il got ratified" she confessed.
eyes, and you've got US into a pretty
mess. haven't you? grumbled Nora.
"You brought it all on yourself. You
had no business following me. won't
be followed"
Lucky did follow an find you be-
fore it was too late"
''Too late? Stuff and nonsense!
You're always thinking bad of people,
You haven't helped me by butting in,
and you've only got yourself into trou-
ble."
"D'you s'pose thought l run any
risk with Dan" demanded her sister.
"S'pose thought for a minute he
wouldn't trust me, wouldn't believe I
was true an good. no matter how ap-
pearance was against me?"
Don't you think he'll make up?"
II don't know, an don't care.
Serves me right. If I'd kept my prom
Use to MON to watch over you stead Of
bein' SO took up with my own happi-
ness that I let you run around with
that Simpson woman it all needn't "a
happened. I'm to blame. an got to
pay for it all. that's all.'
"What it serves you right for is
treating me like KID" commented
Nora. II don't want to be watched
over. and. what's more, won't be.
I'm woman. like you, earning my
living. like you. Don't worry on my
account. / can take care of myself.
There's no call for you to do It,"
THAT'S where you're wrong" re-
Joined Patsy in unofrended tone. "You
amt got no head You couldn't take
care Of yourself if you was alone in n
ten acre field, not to talk of city full
VI SuarkS ike New 1OFk. But NOBODY q
goin' to put you in the soup If can
help it,"
"All right. You've got all the head.
Let it go at that. How are we going
to get the money for the tie? That's
what I'd like to know"
"We'll have to save 1t out Of what
we earn. There's no other way"
Couldn't you get 1t from DAMP
Patsy looked at her for few mo-
ments before she replied. but there
was neither anger nor reproach in her
gaze: only sorrow and weariness.
ASK Dan Mallory for money!! she
said brokenly. "Ain't there any limit
to what you want me to do for you?
Ask him for money! I'd scrub floors
first"
She seated herself on the sofa and
bent forward, covering her eyes with
her hands.
I'm dead to the world" she muir.
INJURED. make me a cup Of coffee,
will your
Nora went out to comply with tho