The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-06-16
STORY OF 1.-THE MAN WITH
TWO MOTHERS"

Dennis ONeill is busy shoeing
horses at his home in Ballycoole,
Ireland when a letter comes from
his aunt, Della Bryan, in New York.
saying that one of the last wishes CT
her dead husband was that Dennis
7 become a member of the family
and heir to the family fortune,
grown from the junk business
Nothing is said about his mother
coming along, but Dennis decides
tnat detail has been overlooked.
But on their arrival in New York,
Mrs. Bryan, who doesn't care to be
reminded of her humble origin,
riakes it plain that though Dennis
is welcome, the mother must re-
turn to Ireland. Mrs. O'Neill her.
seif sees that she will only interfere
with her sons future. Claire Nor
taunt, niece of Mrs Bryan, alone is
genuine in her greeting and urges
tennis to remain loyal to his real
mother Yet he pretends to. agree
TO the plan, and apparently bidiiir
her farewell. takes her to a nearby
apartment owned by Tim Donovan,
who has known all of them in Ire
land. Hr window is visible from
the Bryan home and Dennis arrsn
ges that she shall signal with a |
shawl when she needs her son.
Donovan, who has long known
that all is not well with the junk
business, tells Dennis, who finds /
that Hansen, the superintendent, is !
padding the payroll and has cowed /
into submission Ellis Richey, the
manager, who has been selected /
largely because he is Mrs. Bryan's
social mentor whom she has picked
as Claires future husband. To Jet
the proof. Dennis dons workman's
garb and as he is about to leave
tie Bryan home, Claire discovers
him. 1t is his birthday and she
shows him watch that she has
bought. Professions of love follow.
but while she is in Dennis's arms,
she sees the signal from the Dono
van window. When Dennis hurries
away, her suspicious grow, for she,
roo, is ignorant of Mrs O'Neill's
presence.
Themother has summoned her
son to remind him that this is his I
birthday and that he must come to ,
dinner with her-he mas two inyi d
tations now While Dennis is COM {
pieting his investigations at the {
Junk yard, Hansen discovers hini. 4 I
fight follows in which Hansen is
y orsted, then discharged. Dennis I
announcing to tn c0wed Richey that i
lie himself will be the superintel' q
dent hereafter. He slips home un- V
observed, but in the meantime Ri t
ehey. tells a different story Of the a
fight, posing as a here who saved d
Ielnis. Already late for the party {
"a the Bryan home, Dennis writes |;
bis mother a note explaining the de- h
lay, but Richey gets it from the t,
5utler So, when the party is bare s.
" seated at the birthday table, m Is
other summons with the ska u ii
zones from Mrs. O'Neill and Dennis e.
lurries away to appease his mother. $,
aichey shows them the note, whlcE
5 addressed Sweetheart" He t.'lla 6.
hem that Dennis is keeping Cir al
n the Donovan apartment. IL
Claire herself is finally persuaded u
o accompany the investigating par ii
v The conversation they hear Ut Of
Irs. O'Neill's door confirms these m
uspicions and when they knock, fe
,ennis hides his mother behind a a:
Green. Richey is now sure of his II
round and play his hand, but 'hc al
rama of the other woman" comes ut