The Irish standard., 1915-07-31

AEAG dhOtG ID IN virginia,
N on the line Of the Richmond,
Potomac and Fredericksburg
railroad, not a hundred miles
from Richmond, and should any one
be 80 Ill informed as not to know
that Maple Groves title to fame lies in
the fact that Dan Mallory's training
stable has been established for two
years in its vicinity he would be the
object Of COMMUNICATION on the part
Of the villages 800 Inhabitants, and
did not that very famous mare Lady
Belle the pride Of the stable and
OF Maple Grove, win the Washington
cup at Bennings last season-win in a
canter7 And did not Maple Grove back
her to manage, to a woman? OF
course she did, and Of course it did.
And that is why Maple Grove, flushed
with pride and with its sudden acces-
sion of unearned increment, took it's
place at once and. be it said. with all
due dignity as one Of the important
communities Of the United States.
At the station, where the solitary
oil lamp blinked feebly In the grow
ing daylight, the rain beat in fierce
squalls upon the hood Of buggy and
upon horse which was seeking conso-
lation in his nose bag. In the shelter
Of the shed, his hands thrust deeply
Into the pockets of his overcoat, leaned
Daniel Mallory himself. The first ex-
press from Washington-which stopped
at Maple Grove only by request of
passengers-was not due for quarter
Of an hour, and the minutes were lag
gtng ttresomely, as they have an exas-
perating trick Of doing when one is
waiting for train. But the thoughts
Of the man in the shed were soon far
away from Maple Grove. The blink
ing lamp and misty pail Of rain were
blotted out by vision Of pair Of
big blue eyes smiling at him now
roguishly, now with tender wistful-
ness, from girls pretty face.
Daniel Mallory was good looking,
strongly built man of thirty. His eyes,
like those of the face Of his vision.
were blue, and usually they gazed upon
the world in kindness, quick to note
the good and the humorous in it.
Born in Richmond Of very poor par
ents, immigrants from Ireland, who
had died when he was young, he had
been compelled to shift for himself at
an age when most boys are just get
ting used to school. His very first Job
was in a livery stable, and there his
interest in horses began. So great did
this interest become that he made his
way, to Kentucky to procure employ
ment at a racing stable.
His ambition was to be race horse
owner and trainer himself, and he set
about his preparations to become one
by saving his money.
There came as helper at the stable
Patrick O'Brien, with his wife and a
ten-year-old daughter, Nora. Another
daughter, Patricia, six years older, was
In New York, apprenticed to Nine.
Elise, fashionable modiste in Fifth
avenue. Nine. Elise in reality was
plain Lizzie Casey, and Mrs. O'Brien
had known her years before in Brook
Ign when Lizzie was learning the bust
ness with no thought of giving a
French twist to her Christian name.
Patricia was the owner of the face that
was now appearing to Mallory. O'Brien
had seen better days. He had been a
trainer. but had failed in business.
Like most trainers, he had been OPP
posed to betting, yet in his misfortune
he resorted to 1t in an effort to retrieve
his losses and had only sunk the deeper
into the mire Of poverty until his wife.
q strongminded daughter Of the Elmer
aid Isle, whom-having little will of his
own left, or. at any rate. little DISPOSE
ton to exercise it-he obeyed as meek
y as his children did, had called halt
and threatened him with tie direst
consequences IL he ever put another
cent on horse. Partly from fear Of
his wife. partly because he realized
the futility of his efforts to win his
money back and partly because he did
not wish to set bad example to his
daughters, whom he loved devotedly,
he had, like Mallory, definitely set hia
face against betting. Isl
The men took liking to each other.
and Mallory went to lodge with the
family. At that time 10 was twenty.
nix yean old.
II was nearly two years after his In.
stallat3on % 4 member Of the family
for tie O'Briens treated him % 4 son,
and b who never had known the com.
fort u having some one % took aftes
] him returned tha1 interest In him with
- Neasa 1hat was litfie Jes1s than a6ec.
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