The Irish standard., 1915-07-31


cogent reasons in favor of this course
as formerly he had adduced against it,
she placed her hand in his and, gazing
at him with the glory of her happiness
shining in her eyes and with an into
nation Of love tenderness that would
have Invested her speech of any incon-
gruity even to an Unconditional listener,
said:
mo, Dan. There amt no SPAWN on
my interleck. and amt the girl to
put kinks in your ambition. I'll name
the day. all right, all right, when you
have stable Of your own-not before"
But" pleaded Mallory ruefully,
there amt no prospect Of me getting
stable of me own as can see."
you'll get it one of these days un-
less I've sized you up wrong" she as.
sured him.
A few months after her return to
New York the family were startled by
bombshell in the shape of letter
from Patsy announcing that she had
left Mmes Elise's owing to a quarrel
with the bookkeeper and gone on the
stage. To say that her parents were
Mortified is to put it mildly.
Her parents summoned her home per
emptorily, and she came and had 1t
out with them. She explained her de-
parture from the milliner's and her en-
trance into the theatrical profession in
this wise:
II couldn't stand for the bookkeep;
but, SEEM he was head hand holder for
madame. 1t made it kinder embarrassin',
an took the exit without bluefoots
or tremolo music. Me carryin' home
hats to the girls at the Casino got me
real intimate with 'em, an when
was down an out they SEE, What's
the matter with breakin' into the show
businessY An the next week was
there with smile an shape-if do
say it as shouldn't-that got me third
from the end in short order. OF course
now the bookkeep's married madame
an Is maxim book at the track things
nd be different but I'm in the show
business for keeps"
Mallory, driven to desperation, went
90 far as to cast the first shadow on
the sun bathed horizon of their bliss by
intimating that he feared It would be
all over between them IL she insisted
on going on the stage.
"What are you afraid Oft" she de.
manded quietly.
''Well," he replied, with some hesita.
ton and embarrassment, 1--WE heered
tell that the stage amt no place for no
good girl"
She looked him straight in the eyes.
Daniel Mallory" she said, "cut that
out and forget 1t. Remember, we're
goin' to spiel through life together.
You've got to trust me for good an all
trust me without a string to it-in
all places an all things. You've got to
believe in me as I believe in you. You
can't put no binders on me. and you
can't put no hobbies"
He returned her gaze steadily.
you're all right, little one." he an
swered at length very gently and very
slowly. II will never raise that ques.
ton again. will trust you at all times
in all things."
Its a DEAL" she said. "Cinch It.
Give me your mitt on It"
He held out his hand, and she grasp
ed II. Then, with a sudden impulse,
she raised II, pressed 1t against her
cheek and covered 1t with kisses.
'4Oh. Dan. my Dan, you're man!'
che cried, and a. he clasped her to him
IN passionate embrace he saw that
her eyes were vet
Mallory, spurred b. the grit Of his
lsweetheart and the prize held out to
| inspire him 10 even greater efforts
than " had Dut forth. procursd .