The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-12-15

her answer She held In her hand the /
letter advising her OF her legacy and /
her lovers note, turning from one TO |
the other back and forth Pat DooIan !
was money maker, owning a mum.
her Of teams. with which he did haul.
ing. Morals poverty had constrained
her to consider his proposition 81 mar.
riage. remembering that he would be
able TO keep the wolf from his and her
door. But incllnatlons rather led her
TO favor young Michael o'Connor,
who was bright and active. hut had
not the faculty ~ holding on 70 what
he made She knew that both Pat and
Nike would be at the ball on 81. Pat.
rick's evening. and she laid n plan 60
assist her in the matter between tosm.
During the afternoon she went 10 see
her friend. Kathleen Clancy. and said
20 her:
"Kath. I'm going 20 say something
tonight 20 Fat Doolan that mhy make
him get sweet ON you"
"what are you going 20 tell hlmT"
THAT your uncle In Ireland Is dead
and has left you $1,000"
but haven't any uncle In Ireland
Never mind that Likely Pat won't
mention the matter 20 you. n he does
don't tell him the truth till tomorrow.
and I'll give you something pretty"
Nora went to the ball with Pat and
on the way told him that she knew a
girl who that morning had received
legacy Of 5000 by the death Of an nm.
Gle IN ireland. Fat asked who was
the girl. and Nora gave him 20 under.
stand that she Was Kathleen Clancy.
During the evening Pat did not ne
fer 10 the answer 10 his proposition.
Kathleen. not being n very pretty girl.
was something ~ a wall flower.
I'm sorry for the poor girl" said
Pat. ''slttin' around with no one 90 ask
her 60 dance. I'm minded 20 70 and
ask her myself"
That's right" said Nora. she'll ap-
preciate the attention"
Pat asked Kathleen 60 dancn, and.
having danced with her once. he con-
cluded 10 ask her again. Meanwhile
Nike O'Connor danced with Miss
O'Rourkc. lie asked her 10 dance with
him again. but she declined. To do ~
would not have accorded with her plan.
when Pat and Nora were going home
from the hall. instead of pressing her
for an answer 10 his proposal. he said
Co her.
Morn. dent like your dancing with
that miserable fellow, o'connor."
~ only danced with him once"
That's enough. You shouldnt have
danced With him nc ALL"
I'm sorry" said Nora. with appar
cnt penltcncc.
when Fat left her at the 'ioor she
said 60 himi
n suppose you don't want the All
swcr you said you were lookin' forr'
"Not tonight. I'm thinkin' about
! yonr dancing with that spalpeen oCon
nor. Maybe I'll get over n IA time"
THAT won't do you any good. for !
won't get over what you've done this
night It's not Kathleen. whose uncle
In Ireland has died and left hsr $1,000.
hut my own uncle has left that money
90 me. told you u was Kathleen o.
. see II you could be switched on by q
, halt ~ a legacy. and I've found that
n you don't vnmc me 10 much ~ the
r prtune. Coed night and goodby."
"Non"-hc began IN a supplicRtinT
y tone. but he got no further. for she
shut the door Ia his face.
When Nora aud Kathleen met again
!, Nora learned that Pat had not mon
: toned the legacy. hut he had asked
!. Kathleen a. - To- ball with him q
r come on week later. Then Nora told
u her friend that inasmuch as she had
helpcd her Ia fnd out that the man she
< had thought % marrying could be ~
y easily turned away from her she would
, keep her promise 90 give her something
pretty. when she received her for
tune she presented her friend with .
y set Of hirs.
II Nora married Mike OConnor. anc
i under her tutelagc IN careful expendi
u iure ~ moneys he became prosperous
Kpthl.cn was dropped by Doolan, VIII,
q. WIS beside himself with chagrin whef
l. he learned how he had been tricked
lie never forgave Nora o'I,ourke foI
having fooled him. but what she had
done made her really more desirable.