The Owosso times., 1921-05-20
Nora's Telegram
By WILLIAM FALL
%. 1874. western Newspaper Union }

HIS upTOu anu BuSpeu. he IOunu uiIB-
self staring into sweet face up
turned to his and into two blue eyes
that twinkled with fun and then sud
denly clouded with sorrow.
Mora Mulcahy!" he muttered.
GLORY be! l guess there's nothing
the matter with your eyes. Nora. How
did you get here?
whist You're holding up the
line, Sergius," said Nora "Tll see you
afterward at the place they're sending
me to, unless they won't let me go
there"
"Mulcahy?" asked the official to
whom he applied. He turned to his
register. "That little Irish girl?
They're holding her In the detention
room until her man comes. He was to
have met her. They won't let her in
If he doesn't come"
So. Sergius found her in the deten-
tion room, her eyes piteously red, her
face white. her lips trembling. At the
sight of him a faint smile came to her
lips, and presently she was twinkling
WIN tou6htCh oeohhs ANOio Voc hS'S'
sad for more than few minutes to-
gether.
"Sure, Nora, this Is a bad business"
said the young doctor, sitting down
beside her. II hear you're to be mar
ricd."
"That I am" answered Nora, look
ing sidewise at him.
''Its bad business" said O'Flana-
han again. "Who is 1t, Nora darlin'?"
"You mustn't call me that, Sergius,
nor squeeze my hand" said Nora
prlmIy. 81 wouldn't have thought 1t
Of you. Doctor O'Flanahan."
''I'm not squeezing It, Nora I'm just
holding it," said Sergius, and. as she
made no protest, he continued hold
ING 1t. "Who is the lucky man?" he
continued. us 1t Piggy MacShane"
"'Now do you think that I'd be after
marrying MacShane?" cried Nora in
dignantly. "No, indeed 1t isn't"
"Then l know who 1t Is for sure"
said the young doctor. "It's Ellis
O'Flaherty. Ellis. who always boast
ed that he'd get you and went to Chi
cagO four years ago and made his pile
fattening pigs"
"And what II he does fatten pigs,
Sergius .O'Flanahan?" exclaimed Nora
Indignantly. Hes worth his ten
thousand dollars today, is Ellis. II he's
worth a penny"
81 know it's Ellis" answered Ser
gius O'Flanahan gloomily. II knew
he'd get you. All. Nora, II only you
hadn't turned me down when asked
you, before l left the Old Sod to walk
lonely wanderer over the earth.
Twice I asked you and each time you
said no."
"Twice" exclaimed Nora. "Why,
Ellis asked me seven times before he
called and wrote me five times after
ward. Why didn't you try me again,
Sergius?" she continued softly.
The young doctor edged closer to-
ward her. "You'd-you'd have taken
me. Nora7" he whispered.
Then he saw that the tears stood In
her eyes again. He clasped her In
his arms. and she did not resist but
lay there.
"Nora, is 1t too later" he asked soft
ly. "We were couple Of young fools
to quarrel over nothing at all, ashore.
Wouldn't you rather take fine, ris-
ing young doctor with q government
Job than old Ellis O'Flaherty, with his
ten thousand dollars and his pig
stickingT
Nora was smiling up at him as she
lay In his arms.
Eyes, Sergius, darling, I'd like to-"
she whispered. "But now-now that
they've sent a telegram to the man
I've come out to marry I'm afraid It's
too late. How long have you been at
Ellis island, Sergius?"
"A month last Saturday" the doc
tor answered. "Why"
ooh, nothing" sighed Nora.
"Nora." whispered Sergius, "it isn't
too late"
"And what about Ellis. Sergius?"
inquired Nora demurely.
"It is Ellis. thenT
"Tm not saying It's Ellis" Nora
protested.
Sergius O'FlaEahan snapped his
fingers "Nora," he said. "you always
were tease. Now I've got you and
I'm going to keep you. Come along
and see the commissioner"
He led her to the room In which the
Offices of the commissioner are stu
ated. He paused at the door.
"Td like to see you a minute, sir"
he called.
"Come in. O'FIanahan," the commits
siOner answered. LET the lady come
in. BY the way, here's telegram just
come for you. I held It here. know
Ing you'd be up for the board meet
Ing. You'd better open It,"
The doctor tore open the envelope
and pulled out the missive inside. He
read:
"Yes, Sergius. Nora"
1t has been resent from Newark
And the place of dispatch was Ellis
island.
Don't you understand. you stupid3
she whispered. "It was you. I sent
Il to you at Newark when I landed
here. It's you, you, You. you. and not
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