The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-08-23
'Uften. l hope!" kc said heartily, rs

not catch. "1f don't see you before I
sail, drop me postal My address
will be in care of the General Post Or
fee. Havana, Cuba"
Charlie Brown smiled at him indul-
gently. He knew just now serious Guy
was in regard to sh;rking his duty. But
Mrs Falcone1 was still troubled by
her sons apS'rant disaffection.
"rleuse, Guy!" she pleaded. She
could not bear to hear her own child
brand himself as unpatriotic, if not an
actual coward.
II never knew till now that you
! were a Spartan MOTHER" Guy told her.
Besides, didn't think you'd want to
see your own little boy all shot to
pieces"
They were on the poiat Of leaving
when Sir Georges butler brought the
news to Miss Willoughby that Captain
Redmond was calling.
"Captain Redmond" she rcpeated,
as if the news were almost roo strange
for belief. ASK him to come up.
Brewster
At the name, Guy Falconer turned
to Ethel joyfully.
''Larry back after a whole year,?
he cried. ~Isn't that rippingv'
ooh, we must wait to see Larry!"
his mother said.
''Oh, indeed we rustv' addcx
Georgy.
In another moment Captain Red.
mond stood before them. There was
certainly no question as to his greet.
Ing. Guy Falconer all but fell upon
his neck.
'Hello. good people!'' the newcomer
| said with an all-embr:cing smile He
was Irish. The hint Of the brogue even
in those few words showed that much,
| had his dancing blue eyes left any
chance of doubt as to his race Ad.
miration, as we'll as affection. shone in
the faces of his friends as they Toasted
| their own eyes upon him, for the cap
tain was unqucstiona3ly fine figure
of q man, in his spruce uniform of the
Irish Guards. Ethel Willougl1by was
the last to greet him. But when the
rest had released him sne held out her
hand to him.
Larry, 1 am glad 20 see YOU" she
said from the bottom Of her heart.
He stopped short N his acknowl-
edgments of the Others greetings. And
turning abruptly to Ethel, as if he had
eyes for her alone, he exclaimed:
"Sure, not as much rs am to see
your And he fairly beamed his de-
| light at seeing her once more.
"When did you get back, old man?''
Guy asked, when they had introduced
Larry and Charlie Brown.
"Only this morning." Captain Red
mond answered, "but I thought I'd
have to come here directly to pay my
respects to an old frierd-and meet
three old friends"
| Gcorgy Wagstalf ported at that She
was extremely fond o: the dashing Of
ficer and she dearly loved to banter
with him.
'l'm not so terribly old,'' she object
ed-''or do you think I've aged much p
In a year. sure, you've grown
younger. You're only slip of a girl
now; and you were getting to be quite
a young woman when lett" he told
her.
Its whole year since you went
away" Ethel WilloUGhby half whis-
pered to Redmond as he came nearer
her.
"And it seems a hundred: he de-
clared. Charlie Brown, catching his
reply to her, knew Of certainty that
he was Irish. But underneath the cap
tain's fulsome remarks there often lay
| sincerity that was more deeply root
ed than casual bystander might sup
pose.
Mr.. Brown felt that he must really
tear himself away from that interest
ing party.
"Good-by, Miss Willoughby" he
said. 'Gcod-by, captain! hate to
bust up reunion like this, but I've
got to get back and write a piece for
the paper"
Still Mrs. Falconcr would not let her
sons friend escape quite yet.
"Mr. Brown" she said, "for some
reason like you. fancy it's because
you amuse me. Why don't you dine
with us? Perhaps if I ask Captain
Redmond, Ethel will come"
Lets dine early" Guy said. "Don't
bother to dress. Well so to the Savoy
grill and meanwhile I'll get tickets for
the Palace. There's an awfully clever
American girl there now"
"We'll pick you up here, Ethel" his
mother added-''say in half an hour.
We might be able to motor to Rich.
mond for dinner and still see the
show"
"Will you pick me up here. too7t
Captain Redmond asked.
I'm half an hour!" she agreed.
In the doorway Georgy Wagstan
cast roguish glance back at her
pretty governess.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
|% What do you think will come &
IL out Of this meeting between 4
q Redmond and his old sweetheart q