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E. 'TE
PLE'"'�T ''URSTQN
F5 -
(Continued from last week) . It was when Father Casey spoke. so•
.III • gently of theisa
g y d Pproval of God that
A BARGAIN WITH THE LORD ODD John Desmond filled hie ,glass and
Until the moment when John Des- drank again before he introduced his
mon tilted himself up on the leg of conception of ...the Infinite Mercy, or
one chair and- leant across with a long. pointed out how it -could 'be applied--
arm'In 'the habit of men in their in: in such a case as his own.
d•olence for the bell, the two. sat, al, "I'm not sayin', mind ye," said. • he,
most in silence; their lips , sucking,. on -"that it wouldn't be' a mortal • sin for
thein. pipes, their eyes, for the most
part, set before them.
. Father . Casey inquired after. the
health of...the children, of Sophie,
Margaret, Josephine and Pa¢rfoi ,-the
two boys as well,' -more or Teas as
though they were cattle. on the farm,
all fed in separate stalls. •
"How's Sophie?" said, he; an,d •ash
briefly John Desmond replied, "she's
all right," a.nd son, oue..after 'another
till they were all accounted for, and
then 'silence. In this fashion these
evenings at Waterpark usually began.
"until that moment when John Des-
mond rang ,the bell fer Mrs. Slattery,
and from- that moment he became a
man 'of very different temper,
"Well, here we are," said 'he, when
Mrs. Slattery opened the.door and ap-
peared with the well -,,.fled tray. It was
the 'welcome he always gave her,whe-
thet& there were visitors there or not,
and "God help us,...ws-.arp," said she,
which was the perpetual formula of
her reply. '
When the punch was brewed,- and;
that, though it was a'silent process,
was in 'a pinch livelier silence ' than
the moments preceding it, John Des-
mond filled the glasses with an old
silver punch ladle having a, handle of
horn... This' was',about the only relic'
of-p.ast grandeur rirthat hoarse, which,
had not suffered from the ravages of
time. Indeed,' this and a few pieces
of furniture were. all that would have
raised more than a song under the
auctioneer's hammer. He had kept it
and with no little sentiment of affec-
tion. because.. in . his youth, in that.
very room; he had seen his ;father lad-.
ling, out the steaming punch with it,
and' when the big bowl. was empty,
tipping the last drops out of' the 'ladle,'
between -his lips, head thrown back
with a edeep-drawn-breath of enjoy-
ment, at the end of it.
With this same ladle he ,helped him-
self every night, With it he:poured
the punch into 'Father ' Caeiey'.s. glass,
that late evening in April, preparatory
to ,.opening his soul in the confession
of what' was, upon his mind:
• It Was after the. first draught had
been taken, and he had' smacked his.
lips in honest, approval .of 'the brew,
that he. leant across the table and
looked clgbe into Father Casey's eyes.
"Could ' I make, a , bargain with the
Almighty God?" said he.
'It was.no .,dpubt something, of a
startling nature; Father Casey expect-.
ed that evening..to ponder over which
he had chosen the long way to Water -
„park through the fields. But he was
not prepared to act as intermediary
between John Desmond and his Cre-
ator in a common deal,"and even had"
he anticipated it, this direct method
of potting the.rnatter took Trim in the,
half -breath -of 'surprise. Hesrieant back
in. his chair.and looked at 'the eager
expression on the fa'Cti of -the man
before, him: a
"Could I? Coitld,.I?" John Desmond,
.nepeat'ed, and illit'""mme but three sep-
arate times--"co'hhcl I make a bargain
with the .Almighty God?"
"Well. when ,ye saj a bargain," the
priest began cautiously'. as-though,di„is
mind were din of breath and•he were
bidding for time to recover it -"when.
ye say a bargain, 'tis tiie'way ye,mean
ye're goin' to get the best 'of it."
John Desmond drank deeply out of
his tumbler of punch, hoping in his
silence' this' aspect of the matter
would beeoverlooke'rl. Father Casey
was not for ovet'looki;ng it. He'con-
tinued' and In just 'the same judicial
tone of voice.
"And i rlunno," snid he, "would the
Lord (ed a.pprove of it."
.Iuc!gina'his.Mbker in the same'.light
'as he would "himself, John Desmond
was sure He -would n'ot. But amongst
the men with whom he maple his bar-
gains, getting from ttheni7the' bP'sf"pos-
sible prices and perhaps a little more,
when it was to his thinking it was a
noble beast he, had' to sell,. among4t
them there was no :Stich thing as the
Infinite Mercy. If they thought they
had been done, they did huts in re-
turn, and. at the first possible oppor-
•tuitlty; and he them, when he could.
liut that, in the mind of John Des-
mond, was just, where all human na-
ture fell short of the Divine. The
Divine pr'erogativ'e he considered it
was to suffer the brunt of all transac-
tions at the hand of man, and, out of
the - same Infinite Mercy, to bear no
spleen.' But he hast, long admitted in
his mind that the matter needed care-
ful manipulation, end who better than
a priest of God could she employ to
negotiate the delicate preceedinge?'
It is indeed, though 'scarcely one
there is to know it, the Chiefest rune -
tion of these clerics of. the Church to
protOdt the interests of God against
the crafty dealings of mankind.
None better -was equipped for such
a role than Father ,Casey. With" all
his, sense of humour and his gentle
-tongue, his honest dealing and his
power of tact, he could preserve the
peace so often threatened 'between
God and man, when the" latter. Ands
himself brought face to fate With the
Inviolable .Taws
a man to be takin' the advantage of
,a Bargain, and God forgive me if. 'tie
mes'elf, 'would ever .do. such ,a thing.
But aren't I a pore human creature,
with all me faults and foibles; and'if.
'twere a matter of sellin' a' horse,
wouldn't the Almighty God 'know, an'
better than I wud 'meself, every pinny,
I'd paid for the aeaf'in' of it, ane, •what
profit' it 'lid be the fair thing 'for me
to take? He would indeed." •
At this point, 'seeing ..that Father
'Casey's glass was. short • within, an
'inch of the brim, he, 'took out the
punch. •ladle' 'an -d filled it up to over-
flowing.
"If ye sip that," said he, "the way
ye'd be bending yeer head,...down- to
it like a horse and it goin'''to" water,
ye won't lose a drop of
Father Case$' lowered his 'head and
sipped,. and then looked up,..
"And 'what's the omniscience of God
to do with yeer bargain?" •he asked:
John Desmond laid a fist on the
table before him, when, had FatheP
Casey known him in his dealings With
horses, he would have realized 'that
this was the moment of: barter when
he was going to prove irrevocably to
his man how surely he was in need
of that which John Desmond. had, to'
sell hini;moreovar, that 'if he'did'not
take it then, the"chance .was gone
from him for .ever.
"It has this to do," .said he -"that
with that whatever -ye -Call -it of God.,
there's na such thing :as a pore, hu-
man creature like meseif doing a deal.
Yirra, I wpuldn't do such a thing. But
if I did" -and he cocked his head on
the extremity Of one side, to convince
Father Casey hOW' extremely unlikely
it was-"shure, ;wouldn't the Infinite
,Mercy of 'the Almighty God make Al-
lowances for the the Way I'd be only
a man, and not always sober at that?"
Father Casey filled another pipe
and lit it before he spoke`, It was a
delicate matter, the more- .delicate
seeing that he did not know as yet
what 'was coming, -and he needed ev-
ery moment he could steal in 'Which
to, prepare his answers.
When,. the -wreaths and rings of.
smoke' 'were at last rising from • his
pipe, and such time had 'passed its
any man must reasonably allow him
for the' tobacco to .have well lit, lie
looked u.p ince' more through his
spectacles at his host:
"John Desmond;" said' he, "when I
want .a new mare, and 'tis gettin' on
that way, will ye buy' her for me?"
"I will," said John, "and, faith, I'll
let ye have her at what l .paid' for her
if yell :see to this matter for me
now." . •
Father Casey chuckled' down the
stem of his pipe. for these were the
moments of entertainment he antici-
pated when he accepted those invita-
tions to Waterpark.
•
"Well, what 'is it?" said he, for now
that he ,had been trn,ppe;d into a bar -
'gain himself, .to say the..least of it,
it'was in the spirit„of the entire pro'
ceedin•gs,'witb all their show of sup-
erficial honesty; to 'hear what his com-
panion had to say.. "Tell me what it
is;i'•• said he, "and if 'tis tine way I
oughtn't to be hearing it in the con-
fessional, I'll Hsiento ye."
, A FILLY, FOR A••MARE -
• Before any bargain -can properly be
entered upon, there is. always, a 'little
ceremonial to he. observed in the mat-
ter of refreshment. John Desmond
Casey. •"Was'that .the'Way with. ye?'
And what did ye says to him at all?"
For these are. the most terrible de-
mands the 'Church of Rome has ever
made upon its faithful ones. 'Tis hard
enough in all conscience to have to
chose, but :harder by , far to have no
choied at all -indeed, to be compelled
to sacrifice that' one who, in ninety-
nine cases -out of a hundred, must be
'the best _ ,beloved, There its not, a
priest,. Mere is not a doctor, there is
not a, Man in all the Roman •:Catholic
Church -for all three .. may be con-
cerned in it -who would not sooner
go to the utmost ends of the earth
than be . involved in such a predica-
ment.
•
• "I told him," 'replied John Desmond
promptly-`fI told him •to go upstairs,
and use his bottles and his }calves for
me own .damnation; for if ,'twas- 'a
girrl it' was -and she . got into the
habit. of bringing girris into the world'
-hadn't I promised, if she overed• it,
the.. little creature should go into a
convent? In the name of God, then,
wasn't 'it -better herself „should come
out of it,,..with thg.. ,gentle Win -She
had and she keeping me off the drink
than I with another .girrl on me
hands, who would be gain' into a con-
vent before she could so•much as mix
a bowl 'of punch for me?"
It had come to ,seem ,by' iiow, with
all 'the intervening years, to give it
weight -it had come to seem to John
Desmond the most convincing. logic a
man' could. aged. He brought iffi out
therefore like a gambler playing a
high trump -card; who. r'at's: it down
with a braggart blow of, his fist up_
fon . the table, because lie believes
there is none to beat it. But .Father
Casey was no gambler. Indeed;.there
was a cautious man, playing by the
value of the cards in his own hand
rather than .:by hope of the poverty
in ' his opponent's,
When• John Desmond had made an
end of speaking, .the priest shook his
head. .
"'Twas a swift visitation of the
'Lord God," said he,. "axed He bringin'
His judgment. on ye before •the•night
was gone into morning:' Having said
'which, as amongst • priests of the
Church, it, ,.was beyond the .•human
power in him 'to refrain froth 'express-
ing his mind as amongst: men, and he
added: "But wasn't ita'strange thing,
the doctor couldn't save 'her lifer and
ye tellin' him that was the' way ye'd
,have •_it?"
"That doetot'," said" `Johp Desmond,
"couldn't save a cat, and it with nine
lives to 'uthe could not!" And hav-
ing delivered himself emphatically of
this • dictum, he began brewing hitt-
self another'bowl, when neither of
them spoke again until the operation•
was over.
• When the punch ladle was swim
mingin the steaming liquid once
more and glasses. were filledt again to.
the brim, Father Casey leant an el-
bow oh the table. •
"Ye haven't told me," said' he, "the.
terms of yeer bargain -and if "•tis any-
thing like the. wan ye.' made before, I
dunn ought I. to be listenin' to 'it at
all,"
"Ye'll• have 'to listr"3," John 'Des-
mond declared, "and that's' all there
is about it." For by now, with all the
drink ,he had :taken, he was coming
into the despotism of his kingdom.
As Father Casey,,,looked up at him,
there was that .God•fev'less "glitter in
his eye by' Which the little priest.
from a• long experience of .-those
nights, knew he meant to brook no
hindrance. •
"Well; this is the way with lite,"'
he began, "I made an oath to' the
Almighty God the girri should' go. -in-
to a convent. 'Twas to Mrs, Slattery -
I was swearing, the time we'd' be
standin', dowii"in this room talkirr' and
the boy, gone on. the old grey mare
like a livin' streak for the doctor. 'If
it's the way herself ovens 'it' 'said I
to her, 'I'll Sind the little .creattire'in.-
to a convent.' 'Shure, it might be a
boys, -says she, and I send nothin' to
that. Why would I? Wasn't 'it like
Jim Foley, and he yioin' `s", ' deal With
ants over 'the roan mare had a spavin
in her off lad-leg.''What d'ye want?'
could not have begun. to discuss terms say; 'he. 'Thirty -pounds,'' ,,,said I.
for so much as the . purchase of a 'Right,' says he, -'if yell throw in the
clutch of •eggs with,out•the custom of cart ye have.' says he,''with one of
this observance. Accordingly', the first. the shafts is. broken on' it.' Shure,
thing he 'did upon Father Casey's in- 'twits the mare I .was sellin'• and not
vitiation to htn�,.to speak his mind was the- cart at all. And wasn't it a girrl
to, lean over the punch bowl- for the
ladle and fill up their glasses to the
brim. When this was done, he took
a large draught hintgelI,, after. which
his eyes narrowed down to the care-
ful Measurement of his words.
"Ye were, not in the liouse," hr be-
gan., "the night me poor wife took her
ways out of this world, or ye'd have
teen .the, pasty state I was in. and I
settin' here all -that night with one
bottle as dry as a bone and another
with the whisky tryin' hard could it
touch the lower -edge of the label, In-
deed thank God ye 'were not, .and I
I was .bespeaking to' Mrs.'. Slattery?,
Any�liow', 'twas the 'gilt.] I made me
oath on, and i made no bargain, mind
ye, for when I'd sai11 me condition,
didn't Mrs. Slattery shake,her.,.head
and she tellin' we.'•twie: no good, the
w'orrid knew, making ,i bargain with
the Lord God. "Tis all right, then,'
says I. 'If 'tis a gh'rl, she shall go
into a oonvent, anyhow," and the Al»
mighty God can do what He likes
with rite,' Shure. I said. that, and
Won't I keep to 'ut the time I'd be a
•breathin' man,"
He stopped: 'for breath then; as
near sending for ye. 'Twas no fit though to give' earnest of his inten-
sight for a priest to see, though I tions•, drinking, as well from his. tumb-
h.id.moments, mind ye -I had mom- ler of punch rather than lose the'
eirts 'Whet I was' as. sober as an owl." benefit of the opportunity. Father
"I'm glad I was in me. bed,"' said Casey waited in silence, having as
Father Casey, "though I blanxe meself yet no thought, of committing him-'
I' was,. not with her, and she gain' to, self.
her rest without the' blessing of the The clatter of the glass as he put
Church," " it down unsteadily on the Sable was
"'Twas that fool of ,a'tioctor," John the signa,.for Jbhn Desmond to pro -
Desmond' continued, taking but scant ceed. ,kie left his hand there, hold -
notice of the priest's regrets:"Didn't ing the glass, for this wee ever his
lie come down here to me in this- ,attitude wive discussing .all. matte.rs
i'•Z 'Pie Tie the mother having about them the delicacy, of a
or the child, Jodi Desmond, and I've bargain.
come to know which is it to be. "Well, I've told ye," said hie, "the
"Glory be to God!" exclaimed Way that damned fella of a doctor
.Father c .sey,• for this, indeed, Was came'down with his talk and he put -
the first time he had beard the -true tin' me in the cleft of a ,,stick -'-the
story of that night, John Desmond yvay I'd be damned, whichever aide I
having said nothing Of it on, account twisted. 'Ye'll save herself,' says. I,
of the decision he had given, "land" 'and. 'tis I'm tellin.' ye.' Vitra; he went
Doctor O'Connor keeping a 'Closed upstairs; and back be colnee, again in
mouth for .Phis reputation's sake. the -break of mornin' anti' he sayin'
while as fat...,,a.s' Mrs. Slattery . Was she at'aa dead." '
concerned, -the 'affairs of that house- ':For a .moment he stoppedr; speaking
hold were docked away Pot ever in as lila' miM sped bank tridroas the'
the large depth• Of her faithful heart. Years, and he saw ®.gain that picture,
"GlOry, be to od!" repeated rather ok'the'•bt;inIight^i;i1 the i'6uf`sih;rise,
a brill a
ty's
0„94 ,/ tymi4,' the*
je4 /]Cary` upon the floor.•
btterness of a loan who tla4t =Pel
.0Pi;f ceased his ' Caring? Ile dlrisW
l ep 'breath; •arid, drank,,again,
t•
..!Welk *ere •Ye arei" ,said he ,pre
OW; "and, tlAr!1 tl}Rt..Way thio
come to be Biwa men 'buytn' a,: i
119.043, al4d'! sha docte ed the way"
t lrfnl he 4., clone fl e 5:11 i g * lri
serf, tau the'd go her boMe, to, til
:stables, and he glad could be sell he
'then, for- the price of e• drink -Ur an
old hat or a pinny piece. at az11." •
Father Meer sat nodding '1 head
for the matter was deer ,i129410 t
him •nov. With no little honeStty an
graphic power of illumination, Jphn
Desmond had-,.,.ut the ease in'a .fai
way. It was, ,indeed, very little Of
ferent to a man making a bad. bar.
gain over a 'beast, then seeing how
best he coulde get ri4 of it, ••..But in
the austere mind • of the priest, 'gov
erning those gentle sympathie,,s of.the
man, •there stood ibrth in, glaring dis
tinctness that blot upon the bargain
the wilful transgression of John Des
mpttd against'the irrevocable laws o
the Church. Deeply as the sentiment
of the man were set in his heart
there was, this matter• of his clerical.
conscience to' be accounted for, and
overruling in him, despite himself; all
£h ee eager instincts. within him to
make allowances for the frailty o
human nature., •
Once a priest, as they say, always
a priest, whence it must be, supposed
they mean that even the heart. in 'a
man 'cannot unfrock him. 'However
that may be of some. men, it was true
of Father •Casey. The priest in him
struggled fiercely With the . man, and,
the priest. conquered.
When 'John,,. Desmond , saw that
steely, ascetic look creep into the
eyes behind those round -rimmed spec=
tacles, he knew what justice he was
about to receive. With no little pur-
pose had he asked for those spec-
tacles to be cleaned at the very com-
mencement of their interview, but he
had done so in the hopes of seeing
through them that friendly twitlk'le,
when he would be sure all was well
with' his 'cause, But --now, before the
Priest • had spoken, he knew the ver-
diet that was to be passedt, yet even
then, with the inexhaustible cunning
of his race, did not entirety give up
hope of what the ultimate issue
might be. •
"Is it the way ye want to break
yeer word to.the Almighty God?" said
Father Casey at last, and puttiln.•g it
that way left no doubt in John Des-
mond's mind regarding.his opinion of
the matter: '
• To .accept it in that light, however,
would be to threaten the very foun-
dations of his case, and his wits .as
yet were too sharpened with ' the
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to bre,.: so that .his,"ey'ee ;were twink
ling' close to' loather°, +Casey's;: and
there was all that �,# ►xession; in his
face of a man . w'hh is: giyirig �soiue
thing away Ont. •of the shee'xr"geiteepe-.
fty of his heart. trti
"If I sold' ye 'a lay,". said he, pact
more than six months old, and • lir-two
years' time I'd be comi`n' to' yo e
sarin.', 'Look here;'Father Casey, I'll
take that creature back from ye, the
'way ye 'wouldn't 'have the trouble 'of
breakin' her in yeerself-,for 'tip a
nasty job with the divvle she is, and
I'm tellin' ye -411 take her bank;, and
'if I won't give ya a :fine :mare, as fit
to drive: or ride, 'and she as quiet as
a 1•auib and as' fast as an Anierlca'n
trotter would be .goin' round ' thein
pants they have in Neir •York over,'
wouldn't it be a"fine deal, auty� divvle
a• bit of break}n' rag word; about' it
at all?"
Ile leant back in his chair, as one
who would 'say he could speak no
fairer than that, .
"Now,
.hat Would 'ye say to that?"
lie asked: ,
"Well," eaid.Father Casey, "I should
want to know' first how valuable it
was the filly had •become, and I
should want to knot-' what was the
matter with •the ' mare was as quiet
as a. lamb and as fast as an Ameri-
can trotter."
"And I can tell ya` that," .replied;
John Desmond; and' without' a mom-
ent's hesitation. "I've watched the
filly growin' up, the way she might
be<ip yeer field -over the wall in the
park there, and I passin' it every day.
I've watched her straighteein' out
her limbs, and she's Come to get a
Value in the heart of.me because
'trw•as the way I'd bred and reared' her
mheseif. And that's why I want her
hack:"•
'Chen what's the matter with , the
mare?" persisted Father Casey.
"There's nothing the 'matter' with
her at all. I've, ridden her meself,
and, begarra, she fits me like a glove;
but • 'tis the way I got her off another
man, and I'd sooner have the filly and•
she not tried in harness than sixty
mares like her in the stable:"
He looked' through the spectacles
of the little priest,: and there, crept a
glint of • triumph into his own :eyes
as he read there the turning point in
his favour. It was the • m'oment, to
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:the spinning bfa coin,•%i*ith twit' earls
to it would settle the matter' then n,.114
there, He juzinpe4rt --iiia'•" feet, anis
gang the 'bell,• '.
"Don't speak,"a14; he as be• stop
there, leaning unsteadily against -the
waIi. "Don't: say a., word till;'..]: clog*.
ye." And when Mrs, Slattery,' appear" -
.ed at the door, he ;demanded ,that.'
•hjiss Patricia, faltonld, :hrollgitt,Own,.
that moment to the dipjng room
"The poor: darlin's". in'. bed and
asleep," said Mrs. Slattery. t,
"Bring 'herdown," said he. "Shure,
glory be to' God, wonranVye-llc:be tell
in' me I can't have me own horses
out of the. stables- Bring her down
bed and all if ye don't• want. tg..v�alt '
en her."
But the bed was too much for Mrs..
Slattery''s powers, having 'the lied of
her• own ample . -bosom to •carry;.
wherefore Patricia appeared wrapped
in a -blanket with the simple edges 'o
a white cotton nightshift peeping out
of -its folds. ,,,,,.....,.
'With no little misgiving, Mrs•. Slat-,
tery put the child into his arms, but
would not leave go of thebundle till
he was 'well seated in his chair.
Awake by n"W;'• Patricia was sitting
up, 'rubbing her eyes In that candle-
light, but making no complaint
,against such treatment; »-which, after.
all, was not so unusual in that house.
"Pat," said John Desm nd, "will ye '
tell Father Casey what y'e are."
Our princess sat up in her bundle
of blankets, and her little nightshift
wee•, unbuttoned at the 'neck and her
eyes were all -full' of shadows, and of.
sleep.
"I'se a,•filly," said she.
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Our friends from the States have always
enjoyed fishing the waters of Ontario ..
73,000 angling permits were bought by
them in one year. When they return, let's
give them a great welcome!
WHAT CANT DO?
The answer is plenty! Here are some of the
things anyone, can do. The suggestions
come from & well-known Ontario hotelman:
1. Know the places of interest and
beauty :•spots'~ ice" your district
and... tell .. people about them.
" 2. When you write your friends
in the States tell them about'
• some of the places they would
enjoy 'visiting.
3. Try to make any Visitor glad
he came.
4.. Take time to give requested in-
formation fully and' graciously.
5. In business dealings, remember
our reputation for courtesy and
fairness depends on you.
6. To sum' it up, ' follow the -
"Golden Rule."
IT'S EVERYBODY'S . BUSINESS
Worth his weight in gold! Actually,
the Province of Ontario, in pre-war
years, profited. to 'almost the same
extent from tourist business as it
did -from the-znuch•publicized._g4ld.
mining industry. it is lip to each
, of us individually to see that this
business goes on growing.
This'diagra,-i, based on figures sup-
plied by the Hotel Association,
shows 'how everyone benefits from
the Ontario tourist income. Every
teusrist dollar • is, steered this way : 75.
1. Hotels; 2. Retail stores; 3. Res-
taurants; 4. Taxes, etc; 5. Amuse-
ments; 6. Garages.
"Let's make diem • want to came back!"
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