The Wingham Times, 1915-06-03, Page 7Juni: 3rd, 1915
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flEART
By J. Hartley Manners
A Comedy of Youth Founded by Mr. Manners on Hi.R
Great Play of the Same Title—Illustrations
• From Photographs of the Play ,
Copyright, 1913, by Dodd, Mead tr Company
"Yell du that all in trmxl time, me
lino boy," said the busy little doctor.
"Here, take a pull at this." and he
!'banded the patient a glass in which be
!bad dropped a few crystals into some
water.
• Dr. McGinnis said in a whisper to
Angela:
"Let .him have that every three
hours; oftener if he wants to tails.
We've got to get his mind at rest."
"There's no danger?" malted Angela
in the same tone.
"None in the wurrld. IJe's got a
fine constitution, and mebbe thebuck-
shot was pretty clean. I've washed
then out well,"
""To think of men shot dower Tike
• dogs for speaking of their country!
It's horrible! it's wicked: It's mon-
•strous!"
"Faith, the English don't know what
else to do with them, miss. It's no use
arguin' with the like of hint. That
man !yin' on that bed '1(t: talk. the
' 'hind foot off a heifer, The only way
to kape the likes of hint quiet is to
shoot him, and begoh they have."
"I heartl•you, doctor," chute from the
-bed. "If they'd killed Inc today there
would be a thousand voices rise ail
ever Ireland to take the place of mine."
"Faith, I'd rather kape me own life
Oats to have a hundred thousand
'spakin' for me and me dead. Is it
Jong yer stayiu' here?" and the little
man picked up_his hat.
"I don't know," said •Angela.
"Well, it's you they'll ahs when
a stere gone, Miss Kingsnorth. Faith,
of all the English were like yon this
sort of thing couldn't happen,"
"We don't try to understand the
people, doctor. We jest govern them
• blindly and ignorantly."
"Faith, it's small blame to the Eng -
Allah. We're a mighty hard race to
snake head or tall of, and that'. a
: fact-cryin' salt tears at the bedside of
• a sick child and Lavin' to shoot a Peer.
moan in the ribs for darin' to ask for
gds tint." •
"They're not Irishmen," came from
the sickbed.
"Faith, and they, are, now. And It's
-small woudber the men who sit in
;'Whitehall in London trate them like
:savages."
"I've seen things since I've been
Isere that vonid justify alnost any-
•thing!" cried :1ngeta. "1'se spin tall-.
•feria;; no one in England dreamed of:
!misery. that London, with all its pun
•erty end tvreteInsi u'ss, e4)m1d n,:t,-„rn-
.pare with. Were I lura In Ireland I
•shankl he prun(1 to �taIn mt lie ••rtt
Mind my life to 'lirotect 101 41%111 I"•1414'
trim seen 'l .'rrille liret:ibt%
'l'hc lvonid.J II 11 opened lis , •.••s
hast haloed fell :11 Mace;,. 't .t •.
look :it mice „f 11811tntt•• ono rove:
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(� CHAPTER Ill.
The Irish Puy ,at
O far 111 man .i1( Il,• u,i�.• „•� '.•�t
in :;aIle Thr !(,ad 11' ^'i ,. •••'1'
ever stirrett
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;were all so ilt1.41-1, • U.
:their environment. ,•
birth, their gash.} ...• 4!
,i1( mnkc' ,il•e 1,n -s 111 , • •1•••••`I
-They oevaswiwnt ..8 %4•„ . - .•.4.,.1
.esrituiiiotir 10.0 'r In p1.•.: I
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fiLeti -moue- it p'ic'ture 'o3 her- sister,
Monica, with her puny social preten•
sk,us-recognition of those in a nigh.
er grade, bread and meat and drink to
her; adulation and gross flattery, tire
very breath of ber nostrils; tier broth•
er's cheap, narrow platitudes about the
rights of rank and wealth.
The memory of her mother was the
only link that bound her to her child
hood -the gently, uncomplaining; *pii'-
it of her, the mlsellish abnegation ot
her, the soul's tragedy of her, giving
up tier life at the altar of duty at the
balding of 0 hardened despot.
She was roused froth bur self seared
tug thoughts by the doctor's. noire 1411'1
the tomcat of his hand.
"Guodby for the present, Miss Kings
north. Sure it's in good (lands tela
in vin' him. But for you be'd be lytti
in the black jail with, old Dr. Costello
glirin' down at him with his gimlet
eyes,"
Angela sat down at a little distance
from the sickbed and watched the
wounded man. His fnce was drawn
tv!th pain. Iris eyes were closed. 13ut
he was not sleeping, Ills angers lock
tel and unlocked. His lips moved. He
opened his eyes nod looked at ber.
"You need not stay here," he said.
"Would you rather 1 didn't?"
"Why did you bring me here?"
"To make sure your wounds were
attended to." •
"Your brother is a landlord-'Itings-
north, the absentee landlord,' we 'used
to call your father as children. And
I'm in his son's bonse. I'd betther be
in Jail than here." '
"You mustn't think that."
"You've brought me here to humil-
iate me -to humiliate mer
"No. To care for you, to protect
the
1118 v4)1••e• fnue, ,
"Yon swam um uvula ineet,et stlt:al:-
ih,; In a wilderness of sorrow trying to
bring them comfort."
Ile smiled whimsically ns he said In
a weary voice:
"I tried to bring them comfort, and 1
got them llrokeu heads lied tnlckshot."
"It's only through snlferiiig every
great cause triumphs." said Angela.
"Then the Irish should triumph sone
day- 'They've suffered enough, clod
knows."
"They will," sold Angela eagerly.
"Ob, bow 1 wish 1'd been burn a man
to throw in my lot with the weak, to
bring comfort to sorrow, freedom to
the oppressed, joy to wretchedness!
That is your mission. Ilow 1 euvy
you! 1 glory in what the future has in
store for you. Live for it! Live for
it!"
"I will!" cried O'Connell. "Some day
too yoke will be lifted from us. god
grunt that mine will be the hand to
help do it. God grant 1 am alive to see
-it done. That day'!l be worth tivin'
for -to wring recognition from our ene-
mies, to -to -to"- He sank back weak-
ly on the pillow, bis voice falling to a
whisper.
Angela brought him some water and
helped him up while he drank it She
smoothed back the shining hair -red,
shot through gold -from bis forehead.
Ile thanked her with a look. Suddenly
he burst into tears. The strain of the
day had snipped his self control ;it
iast. The floodgates were Opened, He
sobbed and sobbed like some tired,
burt child. Augefa tried to comfort
Mini. In a moment she was crying too.
He took her haud stud kissed it repeat-
edly, the tears falling ou it as he did so.
"God bless ye: God bless ye!" 11e
cried.
In that mo_ meat of self revelation
their hearts went out to each other.
Neither had known happiness nor love
`nor faith in mankind.
In that one enlightening moment 01'
emotion their hearts were laid bare to
enc) other. The great comedy of life
between man and woman bad begun.
"Protect me?'
• "If I can." -
'That's strange."
"I heard you speak today." She
paused. - "Yon mustn't go to priaoI "
• "It's the lot of every Irishman today
who says what he thinks."
"It mustn't be yours! 'It mustn'tr
'Angela's voice rose in her distress.
;She repeated: "It mashed 'rit appeal
to my brother to stop it."
; "If he's anything like his father• it's
small heed ;he'd pay to your pleading,
The mot Wretches here :'appealed to
`aid Hibgsnort>p in famine and sicknees
'-not for help,. mind ye, just for a lit-
fe time to pay their rents -and the
only answer they ever got from him
was 'Pay or. goP"
"I kn15V', I lknowt" Angela replied.
"And many it time When .I` was a child
my mother and 1 ruled over ft"
• He looked itit ber arionsLY. "You end .
yer Mother • cried over u57"
"We Aki. indeed we did."
' "'They Say the:heart 'of:Illngiabp Is m
its womankind. Rut they • have no*.
ing to do with*.ber.la*tl:"
"They will have some day."
"It'll be a lopg . time 1e0r41tn. I'm
thtnkin . if they take so lone to free
a whole country bow- long do ye bnp-
Pose it'll take them to free a whole sex
-and the female one at that?"
"It %rili: eomte" She said intsolhtely.
"And you cried over Ireland's .Aor-
rento?'
• "As a child and as a woman," Bald
Angels-
' "And ye've gone about here trifle' to
help themt, tod, 'haven't ye? -
"I iimt do' tett' iit6e46i
"Weil, the spirit is there --and the
hrt.le there. If they hadn't liked you
Ira the sorry time maybe your brother
w1) Id have.', ' -
, He paused again. looking at her la -
n ed
Ctits
la-
tently while. his. fingers clutched . .
coverlet convolait eiy as if to Eta" a
Cel ,Q>t pain-
• May I ask .ye yter name?" he gasped.
"krtgelke `bhe lilld,.dliiv ti in a wills -
i' sort And Net' Pile are
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• "Anger." he r opeIteti. "dela!
lt's well named ye ate. it's the Willa•
isterin' angel ye've been down here-
to the people-gad-"tol'hib." '
"Don't talk any more now. Rest"
"Rest, le it, with ill. the th moble In.
the wurrld beetle' In me brain mad
Yltrobbin' lit me be irt?"
"Try to sleep until the Boder conies
tonight/'
Re lay back and. closed pts eyes.
Angela sat perfectly stia,
1 !b l • few', minutes he opened them
lignin. There Was a ne` i` light In tits.
'eyes and n smile on lit Ups.
"Ye beard nue speak, did ye?"
N e N
"Where were ye?"
"&boVe Yeti, behind It hank of treeit."
A playful .Mile played around ilia
"lilts es he. said. "It was a good speech,
'witen't it?"
, "I' thought It wonderful," Angela an.
gwated. •
"And :what mere: yet ftle!!Yl'e tlsten-
ia' to rt• *e ii, lei' AO O whist
yer siva eidOnhr
"1 felt I wanted to stand !inside you
and echo everything iron said."
."1)Id. your`'. And hiz eyes blazed and
* r' A 1, •. V
Three days afterward O'Connell was
able to dress and move about his room.
Re was weak from loss of blood and
the confinement that an active man re-
sents., But his brain was clear and
vivid. They had been three wonderful
days.
Angela bad made them the most
amazing in his life. The memory of
those hours spent with her be would
carry to his grave.
She read to him and talked to him
and lectured him and comforted him.
And ht a little while be must leave it
all. He must stand his trial under tbe
"crimes act" for speaking at a "pro-
claimed" meeting.
Well, whatever his torture, be knew
be would come out better equipped for
the struggle. He had learned some-
thing of himself he had so far never
dreamed of in bis bitter struggle with
the handicap of his life. He had
something to live for now besides the
call of his country -the call of the
heart -the cry of beauty and truth and
reverence.
Angela inspired him wltb all these.
In the three days she ministered to
him she had opened up a vista he had
hitherto never known. And now he
had to leave it and face bis accusers
and be hectored and jeered St in the
mockery they called "trials." From
the courthouse he would go to the pris-
on, and thence be would be sent back
into the world with the brand of
the prison dell upon bim. -
And back of it all the yearning that
at the end she would be waiting and
watching for his return 'to the conflict'
for the great "cause" to which he had
dedicated bis life. -
On the morning of the third day Mr.
Roche, the resident magistrate, was
sent for by Nathaniel IZingsnorth. Mr.
Roche found him lira and determined,
his back to the fireplace, in which a
bright fire was burning, although the
month was July.
"l've sent for you to remove this
man O'Connell," added Nathaniel aft-
er a pause.
"Certainly -if he is well enongb to
be moved."
"The doctor, 1 understand, Rays that
be is."
"Very well. i'll drive him down to
the courthouse. The court is sitting
num" said loehe, rising.
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CHAPTER IV.
Ah
Distress. allnU
g .a
KING-SNORTH
went on: "The at.
titude of the people. tbclr
views, their conduct, is deplur•
nble-hopeless. I carne here to
see what I could do for them. 1 even
thought of spending a certain portion
of each year here. But from what I're
heard it would be a waste of time and
money."
"It is discouraging at first sight, but
we'll have d better state of affairs pres-
ently. We must first stamp out the
agitator. He is the most potent handi-
cap,"
"Could it be done?"
"It would take time -every big move-
ment takes time." Roche paused, look-
ed shrewdly at Kingsnorth and naked
him:
"What do you intend doing with this
estate?"
'I um in a quandary. I'm almost de.
termined to put it in the market -sell
it, be rid of It It bas always been a
source of annoyance to our family.
1loivevet', I'll settle nothing until I re-
turn to London. I'll go in a few days
-ranch • sooner' than I intended. This
Oen being brought into my house has
.annoyed And upedt me."
"I'm sorry," said the magistrate.
"Mtge Kingsnorth was SO insistent,
and the fellow seemed in a bad tray;
otherwise I it never have allowed
A...errantcarbels) responatio ECi •
lawyer."
"11e's a bard man, sir."
"Tbe estate needs one."
"Burke understands the nature of the
peepte."
'Ii'e sympathizes with them. 1 don't
want a man like that' working for me.
1 want loyalty to my interests. Tbe
makeshift policy of Burke during my
father's lifetime helped to bring about
this pretty state of things. Well see
what firmness will do -new broom.
sweep the place clean, rid of slovenly,
Ungrateful tenants, clear away the tap-
room orators. 1 have a definite plan
in Tny mind. 111 decide not to sell I'll
perfect my plan in London and begin
operations as soon as I'm satisfied it is
feasible 1111(1 can he put upon n proper
business oasis. There's too mach sen•
1111001 in Ireland. 'c'hat's been their
7141;11
0th t 11in going to rlg aiue-
111(111 se71se 1Otu P8y.brl" t 11lEl tle 5ncot•tt8
milked restlessly around the 101)711 as
1)e .poke. EIe stopped 1)y the windows
and beckoned lhc' magistrate.
"There's your innir on the drive
See?" And he pointed to where
O'Connell. with a soldier inch 1188' 91
hint, was slimly moving down the lune
avenue.
The door of the room opened. and
Angela came in hurriedly and weal
straight to tvbere the two teen :maid
There was the catch of a sub 111 her
voice as she spoke to the iutgiatl';lle
"Are you taking that Poor w1( :110' l
man to prison?"
"The doctor says he Is well enough
to be moved." replied Rotate.
"You've not seen the doctor. I've
just questioned Mtn. Ile told
Ole yeti
had not asked his opiniuu lull Ihnt ,r
you move him it will the without ins
sanction."
Kingsnorth interrupted 41ngrllc
"Please don't interfere."
Angela turned on Mtn, "So, ft's you
who are 'sending hint to prison?"
"1 am."
Angela appealed strongly to the lung
istrate.
"Don't do this, 1 entreat you --flint 1
do it,
"But I have no choice, Miss Kings
north."
•The man •• can sc•a1'rely wall:," shepleaded.
"He will receive every attention. lt.
lieve me, Miss I:fugsnorth, 'Bute? rt'
plied.
Angela fitted her brother again.
"!f you let that wounded man e .
from this house inday 54)11 will regret
it to the end of your life" ,.ler free
was dead white. Iter brcntl, inns root
Ing thickly. Her eyes were fn.u•ne,l
in hatred on her brother's fare.
"Kindly try to vont tee your"•il
Angela," I:ingsnortb said stern.%
"You should consider Iny rosin ei
little more" -
"Your position? And what is hi''!
You with everything you want in lite
that man with nothing. Ile i. Lein_
bounded to prism) for what? t'lentb!:_'
for his conntry! is that ii crime? Ile
was shot down by soldiers -tot what?
For showing something we English
are always boasting of feeling our-
selves and resent any other nation
feeling it -patriotism!"
"Stop!" commanded ian:snortl.
"If you take that sl' k, wretched
man out of this ionise it will be as
crime"- begau Angela.
l ingcuortb stopped her. He veined
to the magistrate, "kindly take the
man away."
Roche moved to the window.
Angela's )curt sank. All her plead
Eng was in wain. IIer voice faltered
and broke:
"Very well. then. tithe him. Cee
tence him for doing something his
own countrymen will one day built) n
monument to him for doing. Ulm t"1
ment the orison door closes behind hint
a thousand voices will cry 'Shame:' ort
you and your government 14 thee
sand new patriots will he enroll00
And when be comes nut from his wt
ture he'll carry on the work of h:nree
and vengeance ngninst his tyrants 11.
will fight yon to the Inst ditch 111,
may torture his body. hit you clime).
break his benrt or wither his slow
They're beyond yon. 'rbey're-they're.
-she stopped suddenly as her wa1ee
rose to the breaking point told telt the
room.
The ihagist1•nle went down the drive
In a few Moments O'Connell was ea
Ms sway to the t tirthuuse, n closest
(harder prisoner.
Angela. from her whitlow, wnteh4'')
a• 1l. • She buried bei
' men di. ,i i c.0 . ht I u fod
the I1 -11 1 1
Mee in her bonds and tivaned its she
had not done .hire her lathe) left lie.
jtlst it few Sear• before 'l'le nlhu•nl
in her was (hreel She wits 8 output,
The one gretlt note had 1'4,111.' 111 ort
trltllsful'thlllg 110' whole' 1154 0l't' - loco
And the man she lived WI" delft::
,w111441 nWny to Ute mime rain degre
Ratan 1f 41 t Onwiet
ta•n(Ilnlily iii,• mon Its dtetl a a•it
'{'hl• e•ltl%nl'lte h04)1(41 1,l 1,0 id'ea'l
-t)t Ited.
A little late':. who), Ih'1 51st('). \!1111
.•li, faille 14) semen ed her, she thir1,•.
.tnsela In a (Jena fund.
north's ring and was sent with a nes•
sage to have the man O'Connell ready
to accompauy the magistrate as quick-
ly as possible.
Over a glass of sherry and a cigar
the two men resutned their discussion
about the estate.
"1 wouldn't decide too hastily about
disposing of the land. Although there's
always a good deal of discontent, there
is really very little trouble here. In
fact. until agitators like O'Connell
came among us we bad everything
pretty peaceful. We'll dispose of him
in short order."
"11o. 1)o, Make an example of him
by all means."
'Trust us to do that," said Roche.
After a moment he added: "To refer
again to selling the estate, you ,would
get very little for it. It can't depreciate
much' more, and there is always the
chance it may improve. Some of the
people are quite willing to work" -
"Are they? They've not shown any
willingness to me."
"Oh, no. They wouldn't"
"What? Not to their landlord?"
Ylas they'd
s
how it to.
"You'd bethe t
They're strange people in many ways
until you get to know them. Now
there are many natural resources that
might be developed if some capital
were put into them.'
"My new steward discouraged me
about doin; that. He said it might be
ten years before 1 got a penny out of
the property."
"Your new steward?"
"Andrew alel'herson, the prominent
mibmisadmihmassamomos
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Giimnuine enact Isar Signature
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Alexander Pinkie, for twenty-nine
years Judge of Oxford county, died at
the age of seventy-four•
Ily 4i;;i11 she was 111 a fever.
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ed 111e fidluwing letter:
l,uhl:n, lie:arm. Nov Is. Is --
(,ear Lady df bl.rey-1 have served tilt
<rutence, 1 ant free At 11x51• the hwr4pa t
humillnlion of tut treatment, or my 41l.,•
roundin55, of •he depthd i nod m salt t1(.
burned into me. ('nen the U,out ht or 4uu
sust81he,i mo. Your gentle voice, yam,
brainy, your pity. your unbounded (altlt
1n me, strengthened my 8001. All the
degradation fell from mb. 1'hey were but
Iga0b)e means to a Noble end. 1 was tor-
tured that ()theta might ntver knot0 nor -
row. 1 was imprisoned that my Country
441511 htlkht .Ittf i* Ilberjy."And so the foa,1
tires, righter. = . -
' Tel memehl of *4-A6v-three wonderful
Wall &O- mai-Vetoes, '80" iavtdr that tt
shone like star through the blackness
of those terrible days.
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heart anti' my sista and my life.
Forgive me for writhtg this to you, but
it seems that you are the only one leve
ever known who understands the main-
springs of my nature, of my Hopes and
My ambitions -indeed. of my very
thoughts.
Today 1 met the leader of my party. He
greeted me warmly. At last I have prov-
ed myself a worthy follower. They think
it best 1 should leave Ireland for awhile.
If I take active part at once 1 shall be
arrested again and sent for a longer sen-
tence.
They have offered me the position of
one of the speakers in a campaign in
America to raise funds for the "cause."
t must first see the chief in London. He
sent a message, writing in the Highest
terms of my work and expressing a wish
to meet me. I wonder if It would be
possible to see you 1n London?
If 1 am sent to America 1t would speed
my going to speak to you again, 1f you
feel that 1 ask too much do not answer
this, and I will understand.
Out of the fullness of my heart, from
the depths of my soul and with the whole
fervor of my being, I ask you to accept
all the gratitude of a heart filled to over-
fiow ing.
God bless and keep you. Yours in hom-
age and gratitude,
FRANK OWEN O'CONN1 L1.
Her answer:
London. Nov. 19, IS-.
lay Dear Mr. O'Connell -I am glad in-
deed to have your letter and to knOw you
are free again, 1 have often thought of
your misery during all these months and
longed to do something to assuage it, ft
is only when a friend is In need and alt
avenues of help are closed to Him that a
woman realizes how helpless she is.
That they have not crushed your spirit
does not surprise me. 1 was as sure of
that as I am that the sun is shining to-
day. That you do not work actively in
Ireland at once is. 1 am sure, wise. Fool-
hardiness is not courage.
In a little while the English government
may realize how hopeless it 1s to try to
conquer a people who have liberty in their
hearts. Then they will abate the rigor
or their unjust laws.
When that day come.a you must return
and take up the mission with renewed
strength and hope an,l stimulated by the
added experience ot nater suffering.
1 should most oertailq• like to see you.
in London. 1 ani staying with a distant
mrine'r11,at nt the ninety We go to the
south 05 Fralme m a 4"4'. weeps. 1 nave
(ren Very ill-imuthel reproach to the
,veeeness of woman , Hen almost recov-
ere,I nag out tar from strong. 1 have
40. ?1111 all day. sly only companions
are toy books and my thoughts-
Let me irnow when you expect to arrive
111 London. Come straight here.
! have so much to telt you, but the
words halt as they ronie to my pen.
I.00king forward to seeing you. in alt
sincerity. ANGELA ItINGSNOR'r11.
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CHAPTER V.
O'Connell Visits Angela.
ATH AN I ICI. l%INGSNORTH
stayed only long euongh in ire -
mud to permit of Angela's re -
e overy. Ile Iveht into the sick•
room only once. tt 11e» Angelo saw
him she turned her nark on nim nna
refused to speak i)1 111111.
I"Ot' n hutment n Hash of pity for hi•+
young sister gave nen a pang at n)s
heart. She loaned au :'rail and worn.
so desperately 111. After all, she was
his sister, and. again. had she not been
pmri.11ed? He was willing to forget
the tnnihardy thing she had done end
the liltter things she bad said.
Let bygones be bygones. He re-
alized that he had negleeted her, He
world do do no longer. e'er from it.
When they returned to London all that
would be remedied. Ne would take
tare of her in every possible way. Ile
felt a genuine thrill course through
hint as he thought of his generosity.
'IS• all of this Angelat 4145410 no an-
swer.
Stu.g by her silence he left the room
and sent for his other sister When
.lonicn came he 1)1141 het tial -.hen-
evcr .\ttgela Wished H4 sets tit 018
magnanimity !An . 4J11.41 .t'1511 t , 111m•
She WmIld hot nt• .n rtltu,., '' a
Y'cn,thiat Aug;', 4 r4ru
\Ch4gi the rt.: ' ' she
was ntl'nthel •• - y- • 414'
for the loofa
,\ e .latter:'
carriage, -leaning on the arm of the
nurse, Nathaniel came forward to as-
sist her. She passed him without a
word. Nor did she speak to him once
nor answer any, remark of his during
the long journey on the train.
When they reached London she re-
fused to go to the Kingsnorth house.
where her brother lived, but went at
once to a distant cousin of her moth-
er's, Mrs. Wrexford, and matte her
home with her, as she bad often done
before. She refused to hold any fur-
ther communication with ber brother.
despite tbe ministrations of her sister,
Monica, and Mrs. W'rexford.
Airs. Wrexford was a gentle little
white capped widow, whose only hap-
piness in life seemed to be in worry-
ing over others' misfortunes. She was
on the board of various charitable or-
ganizations and was a busy helper in
the field of mercy. She worshiped
Angela, as she bad her mother before
her. That something serious had oc-
curred between Angela and her broth-
er Mrs. Wrexford realized. but she
could find out nothing by questioning
Angela. Every time she asked ber
anything relative to ber attitude. Ange-
la was silent.
One day she begged Mrs. Wrexford
never to speak of her brother again.
Mrs. Wrexford respected ber wishes
and watched ber and nursed her
through her convalescence with a ten-
der solicitude.
When O'Connell's letter came Angela
showed it to Mrs. Wrexford, together
with her reply.
"Do you mind if 1 see him here?"
Angela asked.
"What kind of man is he?"
"The kind that heroes are made of."
"He 'writes so strangely -may one say
unreservedly? Is he a gentleman?"
"In the real meaning of the word -
yes."
"Of good family?"
"Not as we estimate goodness. His
family were just simple peasants."
"Do you think it wise to see him?"
"1 don't consider the wisdom.1
only listen to my heart."
"You -yon lute hien?"
"So much of love as 1 can give is
Iris,
"Ob, m,9 dear!" cried Mrs. Wrexford,
thoroughly alarmed.
"Don't be afraid," said Angela quiet-
ly. "Our ways lie wide apart. He Is
'Working for the biggest tiling in life.
His work is his life. 1 am nothing."
"But don't you think it would be 111-
' discreet, dear, to have such a Mau
come dere?"
"11'hy indiscreet?"
"A man who bas been in prison!"
and airs 11'regford shuddered at the
thought. She had seen and helped so
many weir victims of the cruel laws.
anti the memory of their drawn faces
and evil eyes and coarse speech flash-
ed across her grind. She could riot rec-
oncile one coming into her little home.
Angela answered her:
"Yee, he hus been hr prison. tint the
shame was for his persecutors, not for
him. Still, it you would rather 1 saw
him sornewhere else's
"Oh, no, 111}' denr child. it yen
wish ft" -
"I rte. I just wont to Kele hint agarol
as he writes tie clues are. t want to
hear him speak again. 1 451442t 10 wisit
him godsik'ed 011 his journey,,,
"Very well, Angela." said the old
lady. "As you tush."
A week afterward O'Connell arrived
in London. They met in Mrs. iVreit-
ford'b little drawing room. Ila Atacfati''.
They looked at each other for soma
moments without speaking. Roth -not
ed tikes. frelib linen of Ten'd'ering in seta;
ethers .rare, They bat -been thrnitjgb
flllts''Iotg. valley of the shadow'' of Ot-
to* Slott they bad last met.
(To Bit Corrrirrrr.)