HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1915-01-15, Page 2Or, Felicity's Inheritance,
CHAPTER La miserable month for, you both, and
"Fancy, leaving me a farm!" Felicity Cv elicitlbeturnodf a1 to pairetofback
apl ealirl
exclaimed, With an exaggerated look of bluo eyes in her direction,
disgust on her pretty face. "Why net •'e know, .:her (nester -that's just
I. a rbsu eooie would he as suitable as what I say, But what eau 1 do? Eliza
the other."must go to do the work, even if she
'That doesn't : sound very grateful," • would consent to be parted from Me,
Miss Chester said rather sharply. "Why which she wouldn't. She'll have a
should he leave, you anything for that irigetful lot to fro, I exaxect, so she'll be
matter?" all right; but what will become oaf me
"Because I'm his sole surviving rela- with not a person to speak to.' She
tive—or I think I am. And I'm not ; turteu ropuistveiy to Joyce. "Do throw
grateful ---I don't pretend to be. Do I horrid that teaching, and come with
look like a farmeress, Miss Choster? me. I want you more than the Graven
Can you imagine me worrying over ; Image and lits spoilt kiddies. It would
chickens and calves, and playing about ;• make a different thing of it altogether.
in a damp dairy?„
We'd have quite a good time. Do sal
Myou'll rime!'
Miss Chester glanced disapprovingly j. Once more the light came into Joyce's
at the lovely petulant face, the x ., eves, the color to her cheeks. 'there
white hands, the graceful rounded fig' -g- ; was something about her to -night that
ure—every curve of which spoke of elf Miss Chester could not understand.
dolens. Felicity had perched herffele Had anything hap^ened to' upset her?
feet
the table, and sat buckled
her little Had she had bad news from home—that
feet in their dainty buckled shoes with . home in London that lay so near her
a. coolness and self-possession that se- . heart, that was such a constant drain
cretly amazed the third occupant of upon the grave and unselfish 'eldest
the room --a girl about Felicity's own girl?" She found herself listening ani -
age, with a thin expressive face and • iously for her answer. It came at
somewhat wistful dark eyes. ' length—almost with a sob.
Both girls had been under Miss Ches-' Oh, if T :only could, Felicity! You
in their High School days. Joyce dont know what it would mean to me.
Hamilton loved her with a devotion that I have never lived in the country, even
only seemed to increase as those days .became more remote, and was proud fora day. but I have cireamed of it, and that she could call her friend; but she have longed for it all my life. But 1
would not have dared to behave as Fe- , can't go with you—it's no use asking
;deity was doing—Felicity, whom a.t . me I only wish I could."
times Miss Chester seemed almost to1, tion that Miss Chester was afraid she
IIer voice was so charged with emo-
slike.
No, I can't imagine it," that lady was going to break down. But Felicity
said dryly. Do you think your Uncle did not seem to notice it. She suppers
George. did when he left you the farm? . gracefully from the table, and shook
I fancy, not. But why look so aggriev- , out her white dress.
ed? A. farm means money whether you' 'yell, then, 1 suppose I shall have to
want 11 or not. You can sell it or let it. go 'on my own.' 1 rather think I shall
You 'That's just what I can't do! ou. astonish the natives—if there are any.
haven't beard everything yet. I'm not 1 shall be just like the girl in the
ti a clear
n
sn.' 8hebe all tosing
acmg'" g
livehave at all unless I consent to .
live there." sweet voice, and with a gaiety that was
"That's rather an odd condition," Miss I infectious—
Chester said thoughtful,iv. "She's a pretty little gill from 'No -
here,'
Odd? I call it a mad idea. The silly where,'
old thing thought his precious farm was Nowhere at all!"
4 second Garden of laden—I've heard In a hoose very small.
mother say so—and he didn't want to In
ten miles from a railway station.
No name or number, so lovers never
call,
On the pretty Little girl frons 'No-
where'—
Nowhere at 'all!
She laughted so happily, so mischiev-
ously, that even Mss Chester found
herself smiling in sympathy.
"No lovers ever call!" she echoed.
"That will be something new for you,
child."
' ,7on't it?" gaily. "Well. I've made
up my mind to one thing. If I have to
lose my farm—and I shall if I can't
'stick it'—I shall come back and marry
Mr. Carmichael, for I'm tired of being
leave it to any one who wouldn't value
it. He says as much in his will—so the
lawyer writes. The whole thing is a
piece of spite."
"Spite?" Joyce echoed.
'Yes. You see, father died when I
was quite little, and 'mother wrote to
her uncle George—he was only my great
uncle, you know—to ask him to help
her. He said if she would go and live
with him at the Valley Farm he would
give us both a home, and leave her all
he had. 14Iother wrote back that she
would rather starve than be buried alive
—or something like that, and he never
forgave her. They never got on to-
gether. Mother had no patience with
uncle George."
Miss Chester thought that a different' poor and doing without things..
view might be equally true. remember -lila. Carmichael was the Mayor of
ed the pretty, frivolous widow, and 'tallminster, a rich bachelor consider -
could well imagine her putting the ably over fifty;who made no secret of
gaieties of a big town and her own so-, the fact that he had fallen a victim to
dial triumphs before more solid bene- : Felicity's blue eyes and was only wait-
flts for herself and her child. ing for an opportunity—and a little
"And now he has paid me out" Pe- I more encouragenient to offer her all
llelty; r, ezi o T e farm Yeas been ix,•_ itis w..rldly o'.ogds,.. and him elf;':
n' "•At, hDioth .t?.?7re ,.Bliss Chi.ster would
th'a tuxt0;. for liuntireds of Year's.tid':
'fie -Bidet. . -M t 11 let it ,—' eve":3iad° something to say to this
mean e o sn ort a speech, but to -night her mind was full
-lut 1 I n. bald up have done Bice winking. of Joyce Hamilton, of the short time
coo of I'f hard g up he has given me the they would have .together, and it was
Ch"noe always are see?" , with relief she sap, that Felicity was
"You always hard up, Felicity,'
Joyce said with a smile. ' about to take her departure.
"Always. But I'm a positive pauper , "Good-bye, Miss Chester," said she,
this year. Two of my cottages , are ' offering her cheek to be kissed. "I hope
ty, and I had to spend a whole the Brisbane girls' won't be such little
fiends as we were. Ta-ta, Joyce! If
you change your mind and decide to
share my exile, let ole know. It would
nih. to'u good—you look all eyes to
When the door had closed behind her,
Miss Chester drew Joyce down beside
ter on the -couch.
Year's rent on Laburnum Villa before
that horrid Mrs. D'Arcy would take it.
So Eliza wouldn't let me refuse off-
hand—as I 'wanted to. She says we
must go and see what it's like."
"Oh. Felicity, would it mean giving
up hyotr pretty house?"
"Yes --to live' in the loneliest valley
imaginable, where there isn't even a
neighbor, and the nearest town is -miles
away. And T loathe the country! But
it won't come to that. Eliza says we
must try it for a month,. but at the end
of that time I feel convinced Wilmin-
ster will see me back again. It's a good
thing it is June, There may be some
compensations."
Compensations!" Miss Chester ex-
claimed, "I wish I could go into the
country for a month, Think of the
peace and beauty of it, chid—the soft
airs, the wild flowers, the laughing lit-
tle brooks, to say nothing of the bliss
of getting away from one's fellow creat-
-
tires. What do you say, Joyce?"
"1 should love it," she said with fer-
vour.
• Her eyes glowed, and a, delicate pink
flushed her cheeks, making her look for
the moment as pretty as Felinity.
.Give me bricks and mortar -and
somebody to talk to," the latter said,
laughing.
Heaven sends almonds to those who
have no teeth,"' .Miss Chester quoted
under her breath.
She turned aikay, and went on with:
the work that the entrance of the two
girls had interrupted—tidying her. writ-
ing -table. She took no part for a time
in the talk that followed, but there was
an anxious look on her face as she sort -
"Well, dear?" she said gently.
"What's the trouble ? Another pitiful
letter from your mother': Or are the
little Ellisons getting too much for
You?"
Once more the color rushed into the
girl's cheeks.
"Oh, Miss Chester, what sharp eyes
you have! I meant to keep it from you
If I could, It seemed too bad to bother
you—your last evening, tool But I have
been wretched all day. Something
dreadful iris happened!". She !rid her
face against the other's arm and lower-
ed her voice. Mr. Ellison asked me to
marry him last night, Of course it
means that I must leave—as soon as I
can."
Miss Chester was silent. She was an
unworldly woman, with lofty ideals of
life and old-fashioned views of love and
marriage. She would have had nothing
but contempt for Felicity's little
schemes; yet she caught herself won-
dering 1f Joyce had acted too hastily--
for
astily—for it ryas evident she had refused her
employer, and had never for a moment
thought of doing anything else. He was
a. good nla,n, if a somewhat grave and
silent one --characteristics that had
caused' Felicity to dub hien the "Graven
Image"—ancl almost any woman would
have hesitated before saying "No" to
ed paper's and tore up letters. Surely the ease and luxury she would have as
.Toyce looked more fragile than ueual his wife. Miss Chester had considered
to-night—or was it only in contrast Joyce every lucky When she had got her
with the other girl's bloom and fresh- the Bost of resident governess to the
hese? They were the same age, she governess to the solicitor's motherless
knew, but to -night her favorite looked children; for ',though they , were spoilt
fully five years older than her careless and tiresome, the girl's somewhat deli -
laughing friend. A vexed expression Date health had improved during the
few months shehad been there. The
children bad grown to love and *obey
her. Mr, Ellison, bad thanked her the
last time she met him for sending Miss
Hamilton, And now the unexpected had
happened and spoilt everything.
Miss Chester's thoughts flew from his
... witness --and she had looked for ward to : beautiful house In the best part of
a a quiet hour with her bid pupil, but the I jl ilminster to the shabby littlo house'
t t th door and at Camberwell, whore Joyce's another
struggled to bring up six children on
her tiny pension with the doubtful help
of lodgers,' They bad removed to Lon-
don taco -years before on the specious ad-
vice of erietlds, but it had been an un-•
lucky venture, and Joyce, who had been
left behind to earn her living, with Miss„
Chesters help, had been' equally unfor-
tunate—till this last situation, Miss
Chester round' herself thinking what a
splendid thing it would be for Joyce's
shedear ones pulled herselflly fhe girl— ui with -a feeling. f
shame,
`1 told him I should like, to go at once
if I .could; Joyce's low voice went on,
"and he ---he agreed. i3t t I've been won-
dering all day where 1 could go, ` I can't
burden mother—besides, I have not got
my fare. It may be months before I get
another post—especially as you are' go-
1n away,
i lilt. loll son seem angry. dean'?"
"Well, be wasn't exactly pleased, I
think he was hurt, tfe- said he Would
send the children to their ainit's to-
mdrrow; the servants could think I had
dane °with thern, or was taking.my holt-
ay ---whichever I liked. Re seemed
very .sensitive abouts it; and I am sure
I am quite a anxious that people should
not know as he M. But what shall I, do,
Mise.. Chester?
"It 1s 'nearly the end of the ynontlr'
yoti will get your Salary then:
"I have had it already and seat it to
mother.,Joyce answered, in a despair -
Mg tone. I had to ask acre. Ellison 'to
advance it last week. la was for that
replaced the anxious one as she glanced
at the clock, She had sent for Joyce
Hamilton to come round for a last talk,
and to say good-bye, for the next day
she yes staating for Brisbane to. fill
the post of head -mistress it an im-
portant school there. Her packing was
y.: all done—as the bare sitting -room boree
two girls had me a o
,a. entered together, and ever since Felicity
•,a Gray and .aer affairs had put everything
a:. else in the background.
as "Has your uncle George' been dead
,.;,. long?" she heard Joyq,e ask.
a. No—only a few 'Weeks. The lawyer
wanted me to go to ate funeral—there
g , 'was, no ono else,: 11 seemed—but they're.
euoh doleful things. so I had a eonveni-
ent illness. I didn't think there was
anything to be gained by 1t. or i should
Wit, have gone, I wish I had now; I could
na, lave seen my little property, and deold-
•„.ed whether it was worth giving up
ars. everything else for it.”
Miss Chester's lin curled, and she;
, 'Pigeon -holed sortie papers quite vicious
t.ly, flow Characteristic that speech
$, ws of Felioityl
' "Ho* will Ilea, like the month In the
g rouutry?' Toyee s soft voice went on.
"Not st all. She hates change at any
4. ti
ale, and I rn afraid sho will he lost
'tvrgi'cot her' sholiping, anti the bustle
,and noise of the streets. But she has
irk' got it into her head that it is to MY
b
"advantage to go, and I can't move her.
It's all her fault --and I shall tell her so
e'>" if she grumbles."
e'» Eliza, Wilkins was Felicity's servant
and liousokoePer, as she had been her
p9. another's' before,her—a faithful brit
al �ying irwoman, ho slaved for and do
rnir'leered over her young nlstr'esg by
1,,,1r ns•
Vet Miss Chester intervened.
"Ir Eliza doesn't intend to make the
1 :et of thinf'e you May spare your -
r, ihetr mole of going, It will .be
}Iigh Priest of Mussulman Faith Declaring a Holy War.'
This photo which h•
as just been received from Constantinople, shows the Turkish High Priest Sheik -U1 -
'shin proclaiming the Holy War .in front' of the Mosque of Faith. The head of the Mussulman faith is
shown reading €he declare .on of war, surrounded by Mussulman dignitaries.
rates—mother was nearly frantic. I . e '3. .51.4e 'v.•124.'0'.. 0 .11>lat.4Sb S.4. tD'6'R1
have only a few shillings for rnYse f i
f
There was .a look on Miss Chester's.
face that few of the high School ghee, Y
had ever seen thereshe . c1 as t
Lxoc.
Joyce's hair with tender fingers 1
"You make me wish I was not gain?, !
away to -morrow, or else that I could!
take toil with me," she said. "Is AS+•.
Ellison quite out of the question, dear?' i thalbateseaastateasaene, as.sevee.a:,.•et..
"Oh, quite. I could not do at — it ,
would he wrong. . And it wouldn't make 1 Farm Notes.
it any loss wrong because it was ddnl'1 It will take a`lew hundred feet of
for other people, would it?
"No, child, nod Have you thought of '. tiling, some grading and a little
th,c Farm
any plan, Joyce? There is someth#r elbow grease to make the feed lot
much mistaken. Do yon want any ud- •dry during the winter, but it will
vice?" Act -
Miss .Chester, do you think . T! pa?' bi. �g•�' in the added comfort to the
might go with Felicity? It would he animals, which always meansadded
such a relief to get right away. I might flesh.
hear of something before the month was r
up if I entered one or two registry of- i there isa right way and a,. wrong
at the back of your mind or I'm very;
flees; but—but I can't stay in Wilnaine l way to prune any fruit tree. Each
sten till I do. Ile—he wouldn't like nrequires a different method of
Would it be selfish of me to go?" it. kid ur
q
"Well, z shouldn't be earning any- the requirements of each kind. be
idle. When I think of mother I feel I; understood.
'"aelflsh''" pruning and it is important that
tiring, and I can't really afford to be
that. But this is such a chanceought to go as a servant rather than See that all. weeds, grass and
. T
should love to go with Felicity, leaves are removed from .round the
An anxious look came into Miss Clies- 1 apple trees This sort of trash
ter's face.
'I cannot undet'stand wiry you `a,., makes: a; good home for force,
arnd
eo fond of ter, Joyce," she said. "NeVed !alley like. the greesx bark of apple
lucre two girls more unlike.
I would ;
rather you went with anyone theta -with 1 trees..
her, though I don't see any help for la The silo is as good investment for
and I wouldn't for the world add to elle rich farmer and a great bless-
ycur troubl
Joyce sat silent for a, moment, too'
e.ing for the, average •daaryman who
Burt to speak. There were tears in arer is Striving to decrease the COSI of
eyes when at length sire looked up, and
her voice trembled, the milk production.
"Why do you dislike her, Miss Chester Have plans been made for better
—for you do, I have often felt it. To
me she seems so sweet, so dear. I thinkplantings around the home next
her very faults are lovable. Is it be- spring1
cause she is such a butterfly and never Now is the time to study
does anything useful?" these things and tleaide what plants
"No, Joyce. It's because she's. notto use .
• No man deserves sympathy when
he is compelled to sell his stock in a
half -finished condition because they
are not doing well in a muddy feed-
lot.
Good layers are great eaters. A
bird must have capacity to eat and
digest a 'great amount.of food if she
is to lay a great amount of eggs.
Do not plant trees too deep. Two
inches lower than they grew in the
nursery is plenty, and will allow
for the ground to settle.
While spraying is not a panacea
for all the ills of the orchard, it is
absolutely necessary for the produc-
tion of fine fruit.
If the salt is not well mixed
true. She's false and shallow, as her
mother was before her. Then she's sel-
fish to the core---"
"Oh, Miss Chester, I haven't found
her so! She's so generous—she loves
to make people happy—'
"When it sults her," the other inter-
rupted.
"But she's so lovely. I'xn nr••er tired
of looking at hex.''
"You think with Shakespeare—
'There's nothing i11 can dwell in such a
temple.' " Miss Chester could not help
smiling. "Prettiness is bardly u virtue,
my dear. It's more often an indication
of pure selfishness. If Felicity hail liv-
ed for others—had thought of any one
beside herself, she wouldn't have such
roses in her cheeks. Tiro right path is
an upward climb, child, and pilgrims
don't have dimples.'
She drew her fingers lovingly (leen
the girl's thin but .delicately -curved
eb eek.
I think it's just a matter of tern=,
perament" Joyce said thoughtfully;
Felicity can't help taking things easily
—any more than I can keep from worry-
ing. Then everyone spoils her—perhaps
that makes her a little selfish, but I
don't think she's false. I think you
misjudge her, Miss Chester—indeed I
do."
"Well, I hope I'm wrong, dear, for
your sake; but I have studied girls for
more years than I care to remember;
and I don't think I am. She is just her
mother over again, Airs. Gray lived on
her friends for years, They showered
gifts on her; they vied with each other
in malting her life easy and pleasant;
and why? Was it because she was more
deserving, more to be pitied than oth-
ere? Not a bit of it, It was because _.
she had a pretty charming way with
her, an appealing baby face -that no ri
one could resist: I know the type—to
my cost. My life was spoilt when I was
young by lust such a piece of pink and
white prettiness, Jo:'ce, and I don't
want you to suffer as I did."
A look of intense pain came into the
clever face; then, as if ashamed of be-
traying such feeling, Miss Chester be-
gan to talk of other things. Joyce, a
little awed by that glimpse into her
friend's 'mart, ' followed her lead, and
for the next hour—their last together
„l+elicity Gray and: her affairs were not
mentioned again, .•
• Bat 'Joyce could not forget A'ilss Ches-
ter's words, They caused her to hesi-
tate when Felinity sought her next day,
and repeated her offer, though her coax-
ing and entreaties wereveery flattering
to the lonely and perplexed girl. They
'took. away from her satisfaction in get-
ting outet an' awkward situation c••-- for
Felicity was not long in getting her
consent, and they sobered her joy at the
prospect of a free and happy month.
She had to take Felicity into ter con-
fidence and beg her not to tell her
.friends she was going with her. Mr,
Ellison took it for granted she Was, go-
ing straight : to London, and it wa,s
best that ethers should think so too,
"You are a geese not to have him,"
was Felicity's. frank comment. "You
could have packed. those odious children
off to school and had a splendid Ulna,
Isn't it funny that we should both
have the chance of marrying elderly
men? I wish Mr. Carmichael were haat
ea nice as yours! Well, 1f you won the
Mrs. Graven Image -•••wouldn't it leek
lovely With a hyphen? --you "won't. I
know you. An the better for ,ne, to I
won't quarrel with YOU about it,"
(`Co be continued,) '•'
through the butter it will crystalize
on the outside and probably7.make
the butter streaked. •
We may look at the,
silage e "ues-
tion from any angle antlwe 'are
forced to accept it as the cheapest
food known for stock.
Alfalfa seed is expensive, ,and the
heavier yields of hay are not usual-
ly secured until the second or third
year or later.
• Wherever alfalfa can be success-
fully established it results almost
immediately in doubling the value
of the land.
Arsenate_ of lead is growing in
popularity as an insecticide, as it is
superior in many respects to paris
green.
The .woodpile ought .to be grow-
ing daily now. e.awing wood in the
summer time lea tough and useless
job.
A good remedy for bruises - is a
mixture made fypm equal parts of
camphor,. water ,and ammoria.•
The •Stens m±tst be fed and fed
liberally if one expects eggs in
large quantities; especially winter
eggs.
,Separate the breeding stock from
the fattening hogs, also separate
the larger from the smaller ones.
Steady, everyday feeding is what
counts most in the final srurnming up
of the s oar''s business.
The business that expects big pro-
fits gets big profits—and small pro-
fits if it expects them.
No man can make money feeding
80 per cent. conn and $30 mill feed
to mongrel, hogs.
Hens lay a few more eggs when
males are not used in the pens with
them.
We can save a lo,t of time and
work next summer by carefully
planning now.
Never expose fowls in blustery
weather.
Neverfeed wet alfalfa hay to
horses.
'I'
There's' a lot of dead timber, in
Most family trees.
" Spohri's" and the horsemen. For it'arenty-ono years they
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l oir Gi~ SCIENCE
Glycerine 'applied to the glass
stoppers of bottles will prevent
them. sticking.
Of Chili's population of about 3,-
250,000 it is estimated that 16,000
die of tuberculosis annually.
For squeezing moisture from tow-
els there has been invented:asmall,
lever -operated clothes. wringer.
The 'back of a comb patented in
England' rs .tuibular and . large.
enough ,to form a receptaele for a
tooth brush,
To enable a person to get into a
sleeping car upper berth there has
been patented a ladder that folds
compactly. "
An organ has been installed in a
Massachusetts church which pro. -
duces a tone so low that it can 'be
felt rather than heard.
An
.Australia electrician has in-
vented a device to warn miners of
roof movements in mines in time
for them to escape danger.
An automatic ventilating erste&
adopted by a large eastern railroad
changes the 'air in a moving passen-
ger ear every four minutes.
Borax, slightly moistened and
left on the fabric for several hours,
will . remove chocolate stains from
white dresses and table linen.
A new high . explosive can be
melted and handled with impunity
As ` it can be exploded only when
trl
conbifiiy. ned and then only by elec-
,
French army surgeons have found
that a mixture . of freshly slaked
lime and phosphorous will remove
tattooin,g . so that it cannot be de- -
teeted
Over the surface•of a new press-
ing iron for. tailors there is a band
of cloth to prevent the metal touch-
ing garments and making them
shiny.
A South African agricultural so-
ciety has offered a, substantial cash
prize for the best, cheapest and
moat cffeetive means for pulling
stumps. -
The establishment of two univer-
sitie,s for South Africa, one at Pre-
toria and the other at Oape Town,
is 'being urged by a government
oommresion:
Government wireless stations
have been planned for Indo-Ohina
that will be .powerful enough to
communicate with points more than
3,000 miles away.
So satisfactory is the rubber ob-
tained from a tree growing' in Na-
tal that afactory for refining it has
been established in England.
An electrically charged net,
mounted on a wagon for removal
to 'where it may be needed, has'been
invented in Argentine for whole- -
sale destruction of insects. -
Furnaces below the level of coal
bins can be filled with fuel without
shoveling by the use of achute for
the purpose that a North Dakota.
man has invented. - -
Neatness is the chief virtue of a•
new by trap to be hung on a wall,
made in the forth of a box with
open ends ,and with an o adhesive
substance only on 'the inside.
Thorite, a, mineral found princip-
ally in ''Norway, has been found to
possess some of the therapeutic
powers of radium and to serve as tL
less expensive substitute for it.
Buoys that make a flapping noise
as they pass through the water`'and
leave a wake that is plainly seen,
are towed behind British warships
to •guide following vessels in time
of fog.
A new 'electrically driven cloth-
cuttin•gtool that outs through many
thicknesses of material at once, re-
sembles a band saw: as it has nu-
merous knife bladesmounted on an
endless belt elle
The - .melting point of duo
tungsten is higher than that of any
other metal, its tensile strength ex.-
eeeds that of ,iron and nickel and
it can 'be drawn into smaller wire
than any other metal. By welding several sheets of met -
a1 together into one plate instead of
molding a single plate, an :English'
inventor has developed an armor
lighter than, but just, as efficient,
as that generally made. y
Themselves.
L' coking Out for
The teeo servants met. -
"Does this war they're talking so
much about make much differeuee
to you?"
"The rn.issus say's we've got to
economize, so , we've to have mar-
garine et meals in the kitchen,"
."Doesn't she have it, then 1"
"Not; her_ She says it doesn't
sinther digestion. aleft there's no-
thing wrong with her digestion.. We
know that, For as often a,s not. We
send her up the margarine and have
the butter. 6111'selves,"
"You have a. large family to sup-
port, Mr, Finnegan I" Mr. Frone-
gtari--"Oi .have that, mum, an' if
they didn't • 41 earls .their own lavin'
Oi couldn't do it .at all, at all,"