Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-04-29
HER CHAMPIONS
BY MoLLIE MATTER

tree, evidently pleased with her sur
I roundlngs.
4 She glanced up from her book to
! smile invitingly, but Tommy was not
/ to be appeased. Sulkily he disre-
garded the intruder, who thereupon
/ closed her book, preparatory to depur-
ture.
1T Is lovely spot she said re-
gretfully, and l was having a nice.
restful time; but If you'd rather be
+ alone"
She left the sentence unfinished.
You can stay if you like" he sur
prised himself by saying.
Maybe" he generously suggested.
''you'd like to fish, too"
Il can't bear to make things suffer-"
she explained.
Tommy was conspicuou>iy 1isan-
pointed, but after a while curiosity
oyercame prejudice
where questioned the boy do
you come from? never saw you
round here before
The young woman laughed delight
fully. Tommy had not before heard
music in laughter
Il haven't been round here she
amusedly replied. Il have just been
engaged by Mrs Marsh Of Magnolia
house"
Then mother was right" Tommy
said. Il heard her telling grandpa
Their that she was sure you worked
there the day after she had seen Uncle
Bob talking to you"
"Your mother saw me-" the girl re-
peated "and / was talking to your
Uncle BobT
Tommy nodded,
1.-THE two Of you were sitting on
the garden wall, she said and she
didn't think It very dignihed in Uncle
Bob. and grandfather had better look
into it-because you were so pretty"
"Well, 1t is something to be called
pretty" Tommy's companion remarked,
''and what had Uncle Bob to say to all
that?"
They didn't say It before Uncle
Bob" Tommy explained; land are you
Irish? Mother said you We're; she said
she heard some one call to you over
the garden wall: Come here ShelIa
O'Moore'"
"Sure, I'm feared that can't be de-
MED" softly and oharmingly, the girl
dropped into Irish brogue Tommy
grInned delightedly,
Talk some more like that" he
begged.
The girl regarded him whimsicnlly.
'Mebbe you'd be after likln' an Irish
song better'n Irish talk, an It's mebbe
I feel more like singIn'."
The boy was an inspiring listener;
wildly ne applauded
"Sing that one again about the
queer little old man In the queer old
hat" he said
She began the song then as though
at her call, Il little old man in a queer
old hat. indeed, appeared at the open
ing In the trees The girl, her eyes
widening, abruptly ended her jingle,
while Tommy Jumped to his feet
~Grandfather," he cried, this is
Sheila O'Moore, who works up az Mag
nolla house, the one mother told you
about, who talks to Uncle Bob; and
Ike her" finished the boy dctiantly;
"and / shall talk to her as often as /
like. and and she can come here
when I'm fishing whenever she wants
Tommy, with his fishing taclle, met
the girl next morning.
"Grandfather is mad, and Bob and I
stand together about beng friends
with you" he cheerfully informed her;
"and grandfather said your queer old
song was impairment Grandfather
used to be an important Judge, mother
says. and he stll likes TO wear his
funny tall silk hat lie forbade Uncle
Bob to see you any more and Bob is
coming down here to fish with us this
morning lie Is neglectlug his doctor
practice
Satisfaction was in the nephew's
tone
SbeIa OMoore reproyed the young
physician for this when later he joined
the odd companions in their leafy
nook
"And YOU DO not reminded the dis
approved girl, even know who I am.
o son Of SIN OLD bonored name" her
smile Knocked him
"Nor care. returned Tommys uncle,
ESQ long U.S. I do know that you wear
no wedding ring"
"Mebba she'll wear one for you some
dar." suggested the frank Tommy