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CHAPTER VI. —
A Huse of Cards.
iNCSNORTII sank Into a chair.
The letter slipped from bin Ou-
t gens. All his dreams had van-
ished In • moment. His boles
of cards had toppled down. Lila ambl-
lisss were surely sod positively de-
stroyed it one stroke. He mechanical-
ly picked up the letter and reread IL
'Ilad 1t been pus death treutencr It cuuld
not bare fleet:led blw more cruelly:
Dear Nathaniel -I scarcely know bow
to write to you about what haa happened.
I am afraid I am in suss• small measure
go blame. Ten days ago your sister •bows
ed nee e atter from a mal 'lamed (Yeoo-
hel l -
Kinganorth crushed the letter In his
amid se be read the bated les me-tbe
name of the 11:111 who nail (au ld him
so 0111.11 db' uuifort duels, that unfor-
tunate whit to his estate lis Ireland.
Blow he blamed Wines -If now for I1.Ir.
lag ever gine there: 'There we. Indeed
t curse on - 11 for the liingsnortbv.
Ile stmt. btetel Out the crumpled
gifec•e of paler nod read on-
-a nein named O'Connell -the man Om
nursed in your house in Ireland utter he
clad been ;hot by the soldiers Ile waa
coming to England an,I wlahed to see her.
Mho sake.' my 1"•rmlwawn. 1 reasoned
with ber, but she w.a decided. 11 1
should not Dermic her In see him 1n my
arouse she would meet him elsewhere It
,seemed tetter the meeting should be un-
der my roof, ao 1 consented. 1 bitterly re•
"'roach myself now for not acquainting
you with the particulars. You might h.ve
aaweeded In stopping what has hap-
pened.
Your sister and O'Gmnell were married
this morning by special license and left
lhl• afternoon for Liverpool en route to.,
America.
I cannot begin to tell you how. much 1
deplore the unfr:rtunate •fair. It will
always be t lasting, sorrow to the. 1
cannot write any mere now. My heal
es aching with the thought of what it %Wit
anus to you. Try not to think loo hardly
of me end believe me, always your af-
fectionate cousin.
MARY CAROLINE WREXFORU.
Kingsnorth's bend sank on to his
breast Erery bit of lite left him, ev.
scything about his feet ashes. the
laughlhgstoek of his friends.
Were Angela there at that moment
be could hnt'e killed her.
The humiliation of it: The degrada-
tion of it: 'Married to that lawleas
Irish agitator'• The man now a mem-
ID('r of his family: A cry of misery
awoke from bim as he realized that
the best years. 0f his life were to come
find go fruitlessly. His cnreer was
ended. Despair lav heavy iso his soul:
• • • • • • •
btnndina on the main deck- of an At-
Jantie liber stood Augcla and,.O'Cuu•
11011. t
• They were facing the future to-
gether.
Their faces were turned to the west.
T11.• sun teas sinking In a blare of 1
Color.
Their eyes lighted up with the joy
of hope
Love was In their hearts.
• • • • • • •
A Scar after the events in the pre
ceding chapter took place O'Ciittell
and his young wife were living to a
small apartment In one of the poorer
sections of New York clty.
The first few months In America
bud been glorious ones for them. Their
icharndcry and natures unfolded to
leach other as some wonderful palnt-
logs, each tnking 1ts own hues front
"be adorntlon of the other.
In cowpony with a noted Irish or -
I oniser O'Connell had spoken In many
of the big cities of the IInitel States
and was everywhere bailed as a hero
and n martyr to English tyranny.
But he had one ever present handi-
cap -ft drawback he bad newer felt
Hoeing the years of struggle preceding
this mnrriege. His means were indeed
small. Ile tried to eke out a little in-
come writing articles for the newspa-
pens and magaaines. But tb• recom-
peeas was pitiful. He could not bear
wtthoat • pang to see Angela In the
dingy surroundings that he could bare-
ly afford to provide for her.
On ber part Angela took nothing
with her but a few Jewels liner mother
had left ber, some clothes and very
little mooey. The money soon disap-
peared, and then one by one the keep-
sakes
eepsakes of her mother were parted with.
But they never lost heart. Through
1 all they were happy. All the poetry
•t O'Connell's nature came uppermost,
leavened. ns it was. by the deep faith
and veneration of his wife.
This strangely nasorted fervent man
and gentle Woman seemed to hove
aelweel the crest mystery of happiness
beton"n Itetr People
But the poverty chafed O'Connell ---
not for himself, hut for the frail, lov
111' i111.0ulplalulug woman who had
given her life Into his care.
IUs setter brain) was continnnfly try -
Ing to devise lien• ways of adding to
.1114 un'ager_ Income Ile multiplied hie
antds•.,. 11e worked -far into the iiigbl
a'•e,, he could Ifud it demand for bl-
' art,clesi Itut little by little his sources
of revenue failed him.
time fresh end horrible' agrarian
icrime. In Ireland, for which the home
I rule party Was blanment for awhile
tiriled the tide of sympathy agalast
his party. The order was 41011 out to
diseuntinne meetings for the purpose
lit' collecting funds to America -fowls
the Irish Americans had leen so c� r•
fully and plentifully bestowing on be
' O'Connell win 'recalled to Ireland.
His murk was highly commended.
Sotne day tbey would send him to
tote United. St`.ltes again as a special
Meader. At present he would be of
greater value at home.
Ile was Instructed to npply to the
trensure•r of 'the fund nod arrange-
ments would be made for his passage
back to Ireland.
11e brought the nerve to Angela with
a strange feeling of fear and distil).
polhtmeut. He had built so much on
making a wonderful career in the great
new world a�yyd returning home some
day to Irelaud with the knells of re-
lieving some of her misery and with
hie wife guarded, ns she should be.
from the posslbill;y of want... And
here was be going Nick to, Ireland Its
pent as he left it, though richer im-
measurably In the love of Angela.
She wan sitting perfectly still, her
eyes on the floor, when he entered the
room. Ile came In so softly that she
did not hear him. IIe lifted her bead
and looked Into her eyes. Ile noticed
with certainty wbat had been so far
only it vague. 111 cleaned dread. [ler
fare was very, very pate and trans-
parent. Her eyes were sunken and
had a strange brilliancy. She was
touch slighter and far more ethereal
than on that day when they stood on
the deck of the ship and turned their
faces so hopefully to the new world.
Ile felt a knifelike stab startle
through his blood to his heart Ills
breath caught,
Angela looked np at him radiantly.
Ile klsaed her and with mock cheer-
fulness he sold Iaughtngly:
"Stich news, Inc darlln'1 Such won-
dherfil news!"
"Gold news, dent'!"
"The hest in the wurrld," end be
choked • web.
"1 knew It would comet I knew it
would. Tell mo, dear"
"We're to gra back -bark 10 Ireland.
See. here nre the order.," and he show-
ed her the oilleial letter.
She look 1t wanderin.ly and read it
Her hams dropp(.l to her side filer
bead drooped Into the same position be
bad found her io. in a moment he was
kneeling rat ler sb1e.
"What 1s It, dear"
"Ree can't go, Frank "
"Ree can't go? Whnt ire ye sayta",
den r Y'
"1Ce can't gra" title repeated, ber body
crumpled rap limply In the chair.
"And why not. Angela? 1 know 1
can't tike ye hack as 1 brought ye
here. dear, if that's what ye mane.
The lock's been against me- it's been
cruel hard against Inc. An' that thought
is teerin' at me heart this tulnnit"
"It Isn't that, Frank," she mkt
faintly.
"Then what is It?"
"Oh," she cried. "i hoped ft would
be so dllferent-eo very different"
"What 111 ye think would he ao MU
ferent, dear? Our gotng back? 1s that
what's throsblin' ye?"
"No. Fronk, not that i don't care
how we go beck en long as you ere
with me." He premed her hind. in a
moment eh* went on- "Itot we can't
go. we esn't go. Oh. my dear. my dear,
rest you guess' Can't you think?"
Vibe Moked Imploringly 1040 bpi eyes
A sew wonder canoe into Mia (bald
k b. true? Ceded 111 He took both
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steed opt towering over ber and tris.
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s. 1t afraid to complete the question.
She smiled n want smile up rat him
and nodded her head as she aoswered:
"The union of our lives 1s to he cont.
Mete. Our love fa to Ite rewnrded."
"A child 111 coming to us?' he wbis-
pervd.
"It 1s," and her voice was bushed
too.
"Praise he to God! Praise be to his
holy name!" And U'Cuuuelt clasped
his hands 1n prayer.
In a little while she went on: "It was
the telling you I wanted to tie au dif-
ferent. I wanted you when you heard
It to be free of cart-bappy. Arid I've
wnitced from day to day, hoping for the
treat -that some good fortune would
corse to yolk."
Ile forced one of his old time. hearty
loughs, but there was a hollow ring
In It•
"What Is ghat yer sny-tn' at all?
Wait tor gots! fortune? Is there any
good fortune Ilke what ye'we Just told
111e? Sure I'm ten times the hap,plest
man since 1, came into this room " 11e
put his arm around her mod, sitting
beside her, drew her closely to blot.
"Listen, dear." he said. 'listen. %Ve'll
go back to the old country. Our child
shall be torn where we first met,
There'll 0' rio dnn_er. No one shalt
hams us with that little life trembling
In the hol.uher-the little precious lite.
1f It's n girl child she'll be the mother
of her people, rased if tube n mon child
he sho'1 grow u; to cnrry un. his Li.
titer's work.: So there--tmere. the der -
lie'. we'll go hick -we'll go back."
She shook her bead feebly. "1 can't.' ,
she as Id.
-Why not. dent?'
"I didn't want to tell you, hnt now
you nlnke me. Frank. dear, 1 :w IIL"
Ills heart olmo.t stopped. "111? Oh.
nip dnrtin', what Is it? Is ft serious:
'fell use It isn't st'rlowel" Anil lits
voice rang with :1 note of agony.
"Oh. no. I do'l't tient se. 1 saw the �
doctor today. 11e seed 1 const be care-
ful. very careful, 1111t11—uutll our baby
is born."
"An'" ye kept It alt to yerself. me
trate (tie. 0,0 dear one. All right.
Wewon't go back Well stay here.
I'll make them Mel 1ue work. I'•u
strong. I'm clever, tier, and ernf
\tigela. 1'11 wring It from tads hus-
tling city 1'11 tight It and lent it Ile
d.irlin' aha 11 hove everytti(ng she,;
wants: My little mother -ley precious
Illtle mutter:"
CHAPTER VII. '
A Communication From Nathaniel
K ineenorth.
T1171 months that followed were
the hardest in O'Connell's life.
Strive ns lie would, he could
lied no really remunerative eth•
ployment. Ile bad no special training.
He knew no tl-nde. II11 pen. though
fluent, was not cultured and lacked the
glow of eloquence he hnd when speak-
ing. Ile worked 111 shops and fu fac-
tories. He tried to report on news-
papers. Hut his lack of experience ev-
erywhere handlcnpped him. Whnt he
contrived to corn during those months
of struggle was ell too little ns the
time approached for the greet event.
Angela was pow entirely confined to
her ped. She seemed to grow more
spirit -like every day. A terrible dread
haunted O'Connell waking and sleep-
ing.
leepIng. Ile would start out of some ter-
rible dream et night and listen to her
breathing. When be would (hurry back
at the close of some long, disappoint-
ing day Ws heart would be hammer -
Ing dully with fear for his loved one.
As the months wore on his face be-
came lined with care and the bright
gold of his hair dimmed with streaks
of silver. But be never faltered or
Inst courage. 11e always felt be smell
win the flgbt for existence as be
meant to win the greater conflict
later -for liberty.
. Angela, lying so still, through the
long days. Could only hope Sbe felt
so helplea it was woman's weak-
ness Hutt brought men Ilk• O'Connell
to cue edge of despair. And hers was
not merely bodily weakness. bet the
mom poignant one of pride. Was It
fair to her bbsband. Was It Aust? is
England sbe but prosperous relative'.
They would not let ber die in ber mb-
ery. They cosld not let bee baby come
tato Ilse world with poverty es Its Daly
inhesitance•. TUI now she bid been
usable to master her feeling st•klataM
and bitterness for bee brother Nadas-
Ma. ber tatems. (Hanks and e•etiMet
i'er but aster Monica. Tres the thine
abs lot rgtaad As bid set wellies
le •Itber et dna Auld ilia Nowt
Ie etblair decided bili
OM debt Mama ease beet 1112.
b•artwad- Try ae be wed& be amid
sat easewl le S• was gaMbtg le tlbe
.std at Ms eaartaga. TWO vols
Sd I IIIIk M ill r_ d-
working In for weveroI weeks H. bad
been told be need not comet again.
Angela, lying motionless and white,
tried to comfort him and glee 'bim
heart,
She made up her mind that nhsbt
The next day sbe wrote to her brother.
She could not bring herself to ex-
press one regret for what she And done
or said. On the contrary, she made
many references to hire ha'pineas with
the man she lowed. She did write of
the hardships they were passing
through. But they were only tempo-
rary. O'Connell was so elewer, so
brilliant, be must win In the end. Only
Just now she was 11:. Sbe needed help.
She asked no gift -a loan merely.
They would pay It back wben tbe days
of plenty came. She would not ask
even thea were it not that she was not
only 111, but the one _real wonderful
thing in the world was to be vouch-
safed ber-motherhood. In the nnme
of her unborn baby she begged him to
send an Immediate response.
She naked a neighbor to post the let-
ter so that O'Connell would not know
of her saerltice. She walled anxiously
for a reply.
Some cunsldereble time afterward -
on the ere of her trawall and wben
tbings with O'Connell were at their
worst -the answer came by cnble.
She was alone when It came.
Her heart beat furiously as she open-
ed it. Even 1f be only sent a little It
would be so welcome now when they
were nhnost at the end. 1f be had
been generous how wonderful it would
be fur her to help the man to whom
nothing was too mach to giwe her.
The feet that her brother had cabled
strengthened the belief that he had
baeteueal to come to ber rescue.
She opened the rnble and read ft.
Then she fell back on the pllluwawith a
low, faint moan.
When. boors later, O'Cnnnell return.
ed from n vain search for work he
found her senseless with the cable in
her Unger*. He tried to revive her
without success. Ile sent a neighbor
for a doctor. As he watched the worn,
patient face, his heart full to bursting,
tbe thought flashed through him what
could have happened to cause this col.
lapse. Ile became conscious of the ca-
ble be' had found tightly clasped In bet
band. Ile picked It up and read Ir It
was very brief. AI' ft said ons:
You have made your ted. La In It-
NATHANiF.L KINOSNORTII.
Toward morning the doctor placed a
little tnite of humanity to O'Connell's
arms. He looted down at It In a stu-
por. It hnd really comp to pass -their
child -Angelo'* and his: A little baby.
girl! The tiny wall from '104, child,
born of love and In sorrow, seemed to
waken his dull senses. He pressed the
Mite to him ns the hot tens flowed
down bis cheeks. A woman In one of
ibe nd)olning flots who had kindly of-
fered to help tout the cblld away Crum
elm. The doctor led him to the) bed -
aide. He looked down at his lowed one.
A glaze was ower Angela's eyes as she
looked up at bim. She tried to smile.
All her suffering w:ls forgotten. She
Mew only pride and love. Sbe was at
peace. 811e raised her hand, thin and
'transparent now. to O'C000ell. H.
pressed It to bis lips
She whispered:
"ply baby. Bring me -my baby."
He took 1t from (0. woman and
placed It In Angela's weak arms. 8he
kissed It again and again. The child
wailed pitifully. The effort bad been
too much for Angela's falling strength.
Consciousness left ber.
• • • • • • •
Jost before sunrise she woks. O'Con-
se11 was sitting beside bar. H• had
sever moved. The infant eau sleep
log on some blankets on the couch,
the woman watching her.
Angela motioned ber husband to
heed neer to ber. Her eyes shone with
unearthly brightness. He pot bks ser
near ber bps. Her voice was very.
very faint
"Take - sere--of-oar-baby, Brant
I'm -I'm leaving you. (led -help -700
--and-keep-you-sad DIO N yon - e
-your-lows-of ma" ab* paos•d t�
' A Woman's Sym
A» t+.• a r 1. Lase •
wbsise
tela a bee•M►�t Y
evz
• bea�nw a .ell•ed• ?yamI law.e'W
lessw11 .a•t .aa law rata a aa.
s asp I w a• *4 vas eel
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OM
Pep -Pure as a Mountain Lily.
take breath. Then she whispered her
leave taking. The words never left
O'Connell's memory for all the days of
ill the years that followed.
"My -last -words, dear, the-last-
I'll-ever-speak-to-you.
he-last-
I'll-ever-speak-to-you. 1 -1 -love -
you - with - all - my bean -and -my
soul-busband! Good-goodby, Frank."
She slipped from Ills arms and lay,
lips parted. eyes open. body still.
The struggle was over. She had
gone where there nre no petty treach-
eries. no meas brutalities -where all
stand alike before the throne to ren-
der an account of their stewardsblp.
The brace, gentle little heart was
stilled forever.
• • • • •
And now Peg appears for the Ant
time and brings her rodlant presence,
her roguish smile, her big, frank. soul -
fit blue eyes. her dataling red balr,
ber direct. lypnest nod outspoken
truth, her lore of all tbnt tit clean and
pure and benutlful-Peg enters oar
pages and tunes wbat was a history of
romance and drams Into a com.dy of
youth.
Peg -pure as a mountain lily, sweet
es a tragraot roe, hauoting as an old
melody -Peg o' Our Hearts comes Into
our story even an she entered her fa-
ther's lite. ns the savior of these pages,
even us she was the means of saving
O'ConnelL
And she did wire her father.
It was the presence and the thought
of the little motherless baby that kept
O'Connell'e hand from destroying him-
self when his renaon almost left hint
after hey wife's death. The memorlea
of the days Immediately following the
passing of Angela are too painful to
all Laren NRXT a•1CK6.
WHEN BABY 15.ILL•
Whet. he if, troubled with constipa•
lino, rndigewtion, vomition/ or wrrma
give him B•by'e Owe Tnhletr. They
sweeten the •totu.cb, rrgulare the
bowels and cure all these trouble-, aim•
ply hrcnuse they hanish the ran.e
Concerning theta )ors Philia• i)uval,
St. Leonard, Ijne.. write.: "We are
we -11 satioAed with Baby's Oa n Tablets,
which we hare used for oar babe
when stiffen ing from con-tipaticn arid
venniting." '1'pe 'lablrt• ate 'wad by
medicine dealers or hy mail at 'Li rent•
a butt from the Dr.Wihiam: 1ledicioe
Co., Brockville, Ont.
Better Than Nothing..
"I'll be pretty Mayon this trip," he I
began. ,
••1 know," interrupted hi• 'vif'. t
'Here are forty or tilt% Inv.. lettere
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