“Pat, I do not care to see her. I know how the poor girl will feel to leave me, and if she does not see me, it will not be so hard on her nor on me.”
“I wish you would come. She is waiting for you, and indade, I’d be disobeying orders to go back without you, and I don’t want to take you, as I have done.”
“I will go, then. Pat, you talk like a good sort of a fellow, after all, and I’ll go peacefully with you.”
“Thank you, sir. This is a wise man.”
“Miss Gertie, we have visiting rules. I will give you this card, and you can see the days we have for company.”
“Oh, Mr. Officer! could I not come any time? You know I have to watch for my chance to get away. I could not see papa often enough.”
“Now, you may step in and talk with your daughter. I have some very important business to take care of.”
“Pat, come around soon again. I may need you to take some mail to the train, as I am anxious to have the letters go at once.”
“Well, I may as well sit meself down and get some more knowledge. I hope I will not hear anny crying. Poor girl, how she did rush to her papa and kiss him! If I had a daughter to kiss me, I would fall dead,” mused Pat.
“Oh, papa, I am so glad I could come and bring you something to eat! Mother and sister were out shopping and I found the opportunity to bring this to you. And I so wanted to bring you some news. Papa, you know Amelia is going to marry Clyde McHenry? Oh, papa, you are so pale! Are you ill?”