The Irish standard., 1915-08-07

! and disappointment as sne delivered
herself of this sentiment and deposited
| q suit case and an umbrella on the
floor.
"Wouldn't this frost you, though"
she muttered. "me havin' to beat it all
the way from the deepo an then not a
soul to offer me the welcome mitt?"
She went to the foot of the stairs
and lifted up her voice in strident
"Ooo-ho-ooo-ho!'' Then she returned
and seated herself YEARLY on chair.
Little excited cries in the regions
above and a sound Of hurrying feet
followed this call.
"'Tis Patsy! IT'S Patsy! Hurry.
Noraw shrieked Mrs. O'Brien.
me darlin', me Patsy. tits glad OF
am to see yez. Ye're lookin' beautiful,
choild." cried the old woman, hugging
her to her and receiving in return a
hug so strenuous in its expression Of
long pent up and hungry affection that
1t made her gasp.
The first effusions Of the Joy of meet
ing again having moderated. Patsy
once more became aggrieved.
"Some one might "a met me-" she
complained. with tears in her voice.
1T amt no joke hot footin' it all this
way with heavy grip. Where's pop?'
"Phwat! Wasn't there amy wan at
the train? Didn't yez see Danny?'
queried her mother, much surprised.
Don't speak his namey' requested
the girl as she Invested herself of her
short tan jacket and revealed her tall.
slender figure clad in white blouse
shirt waist and black taffeta skirt, be-
meath which as she raised it slightly
the dounce Of green petticoat was
visible. Didn't you get my wire
sayin' I'd be here on the 1902"
Eyes, but it wasn't delivered here
until half past Z" said Nora AZ she
took her sisters hat, a fearful and
wonderful creation in black chiffon.
can Danny rushed roight away with
the rig for the train" added her
mother.
"Half past Z! Wouldn't that scald
you? I'm sorry was SO grouchy, but
I'm so temperamental."
Patricia emphasized the last word
with very superior air as she adjust
ed her pompadour before the mirror
and smoothed out her crumpled shirt
waist with her fingers. Her notion as
to what it meant was extremely hazy,
but she had heard 1t in a play, and 1t
sounded well.
Her mother was much impressed by
It.
us that,so?" she said sympathetical-
ly. "Poor dear! But OF doan't wonder
at ye feelin' upset. Sure twas a cold
welcome yez had from yir loved vans. s.
II had it all framed up," Patsy went
on, "me descendin' from the caboose
an fallin' on everybody's neck. An
when gets OF the train the only neck
in sight belongs to that village cutup
that propels the hack. The worst Of It
was I'd been handin' it out all season
to that bunch Of trails in the company
about my fiance that owns a racin' sta.
BILE and had told 'em I'd wired him to
meet me. An when that rabbit faced
hackman comes up an hands out his
mitt to me- Well, never to me dyin'
day will I forget the way that bur.
lesQue crowd hands me the merry ha
ha!
But it's good to be home again,
sighed Patsy contentedly, dismissine
from her thoughts the contretemps that
could not be placed to anybody's fault
and giving her mother another affec.
tionate hug. can how is things!
How's Danny gettin' along?"
"He amt gettin' along as well as he
mofght." answered the old woman un.
easily. "He's had hard tonne av II
ever since the foire. though Lor' knows
he's wurruked hard enough. an he's
had to git a partner
"A partner7"
eyes. We didn't wrote to bother yea
about it. It wouldn't "a helped mat.
tiers an would "a set ye worryin', an
ye sure have enough to put up with"
"You oughter a. let me know about
it, all the same. Who is he-this part.
ner, l mean"
"a Mister Crawford from New York
He came here this very mornin' to look
the place over. Yir father says it's lit.
tie Danny III get out av the stable now
except his board an keep"
"Ain't that punk luckw commented
Patsy. "Well. an how's pop? didn't
have much money. an l came away
too quick to buy anything for you, but
brought some tobacco I got at the
deepo at Washington"
Before her mother could reply
O'Brien himself. came in, his face
beaming welcome. Tears of tender
Joy moistened his eyes as he took the
returned wanderer in his arms.
"Ah, Patsy, but we've missed ye, me
girl" he said. ut makes loife worth
livin' to see yez once in a whole
Phwat happened to yir show that ye
were able to come to us?"
1.-THE angel, the financial party al
was back of the Moonlight Maids got
chilblains," she explained.
"Poor creature! Where did he catch
them?" asked her mother. with much
interest.
"In the box Office" replied Patsy
with a laugh. in which all Joined, in
Guiding her mother, who began to un
derstand.
wasn't the play comical?" asked the
latter.
II never noticed any one laff himself
to death.v said Patsy, struggling hel
shoulders. 1.-THE comedians was 8
couple Of morgues. The best joke ir