Connecticut western news., 1916-06-01
On St. atrick' S
 Night
By EUNlCE BLAKE

Nora O'iour&e," said the postnlan on the morning of St Patrick's day, handing a maid who answered his whistle two letters. Any such person here?''
 That's myself" said the girl, talk. ing the mail. The postman went on. and she returned to the Kitchen. One of the missives bore Il black border and n foreign stamp. She tore or the envelope and read the contents. from her sister in Ireland:
 Dear Nora-T have to tell you some bad news. Our uncle Patrick. who has been in the grocery business in Dublin, Is dead. ! But there's some good news too. He made lot of money and, not having any wife or children. he has loft it all to you and me. We will have about G200o apiece. Your loving sister BRIDGET, The bad part of the news had little effect on Nora. for she had never seen her uncle, and the legacy of S10o00 was a matter of great delight. She was so interested in the latter that she forgot for some time to open hcr other letter; then she turned her nt- tcntion to the other letter It was from Patrick noolan. asking her to 20 with him to the ball to he given on tho night of St. Patrick's day, and he hoped that she would give him m an- swer to n question that he would ask her
 She knew very we'll what that queS- 1 tion would he. but was in doubt as ao ! her answer. She held in her hand the letter advising her of her legacy and her lovers note, turning from one to i the other back and forth. Pat Doolan was money maker, owning a num- her of teams. with which he did haul ing. Noras poverty had constrained her to consider his proposition of mar riage. remembering that he would be able to keep the wolf from his and her door. But inclinations rather led her to favor young Michael O'Connor, who was bright and active. but had not the faculty of holding on to what he made. She knew that both Pat and Mike would be at the ball on St Pat rick's evening, and she laid plan to assist her in the matter between them. During the afternoon she went to see her friend. Kathleen Clancy, and sail to her:
 "Kath. I'm going to say something tonight to Pat Doolan that may make him get sweet on you"
 What are you going to tell him2"
 "That your uncle in Ireland is dead and has left you $10.000."
 But haven't any uncle in Ireland"
 "Never mind that. Likely Pat won't mention the matter to you. If 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 n legacy of f2.000 by the death of an un- cle in Ireland. Pat asked who was the girl, and Nora gave him to under stand that she was Kathleen Clancy.
 During the evening Pat did not re- fer to the answer to his proposition. Kathleen. not being q very pretty girl, was something of wall flower. I'm sorry for the poor girl" said Pat. "sittin' around with no one to ask her to dance. I'm minded to 20 and ask her myself"
 That's right" said Nora. Shell ap- preciate the attention"
 Pat asked Kathleen to dance and, having danced with her once, he con- cluded to ask her again. Meanwhile Mike O'Connor danced with Miss O'Rourke. He asked her to dance with him again. but she declined. To do so would not have accorded with her plan.
 When Pat and Nora were going home from the ball, instead of pressing her for an answer to his proposal. he said to her:
 Nora, don't like your dancing with that miserable fellow, O'Connor."
 "I only danced with him once"
 That's enough. You shouldn't have danced with him at all"
 "I'm sorry" said Nora, with appar- ent penitencc.
 When Pat left her at the door she said to him:
 "I suppose you don't want the an. swcr you said you were loolin' forY"
 Not tonight. I'm thnkin' about your dancing with that spalpeen O'Con- nor. Maybe I'll get over it in time"
 That won't do you any good, for I won't get over what you've done this night It's not Kathleen, whose uncle in Ireland has died and left her S10O00. but my own uncle has left that money to mo. I told you it was Kathleen 10 see if you could be switched off by bait of legacy. and I've found that you dop't value me so much as tho fortune Good night and goodby."
 Nora a"-hc began in n supplicating tone, but he got no further, for sEc shut the door In his face.
 When Nora and Kathleen met again Nora learned that Pat had not men. toned the legacy. but he had asked Kathleen to 20 to n ball with him 10 come off a week later. Then Nora told her friend that inasmuch as she had helped her to find out that the man she