At Casey’s Social Club.”
Popular Song.
BELLA NOLAN looked through the half glass door of Riley’s Oyster Café and tapped softly upon the pane. Goose McGonagle stood before Riley’s bar, fork in hand, while Riley, with amazing dexterity, wrenched open oysters and placed them before him on the shell. At the sound of the tapping, McGonagle looked up and Bella beckoned him.
“A mash?” smiled Riley.
“Ye’ve got another guess,” answered Goose. He laid down his fork and stepped out upon the sidewalk.
“Goose,” asked the girl, “have you seen Mart Kelly to-night?”
“No; ain’t he up in the club?”
“I don’t know. Will you go up and see, please?”
“All right,” consented McGonagle. He opened the door, “Say Riley,” said he, “just open the rest and have ’em on the bar. I’ll be back in a second.”
“Don’t let on to nobody,” cautioned Bella. “Because I wouldn’t be talked about for the world.”