The Wingham Times, 1915-08-19, Page 7August 19th, 1915
THE WINGHAM TIMES
Peg 0' My Heart
BY J. BARTLEY MANNERS
Copyright, 1915, by Dodd, Mead 6. Compeney
CHAPTER XXVI.
Alaric, Peg and Mr. Hawke,.
OIISIN," said Alaric to Peg, and
his voice dropped to the ca-
ressing note of a Wooer,
"cousin, do yon know, I am
'going to do something now I've never
done before?"
He paused to let the full force of
what was to come have its real vain.
"What is it, Alaric?" Peg asked, all
einconselous of the drama that wan
taking place in her cousin's heart
"Sure, what is it? Ye're not goin' to
somethin' useful, are ye?'
He braced himself and went on: "1
.atm going to ask a very charnatng
. young lady to marry me. Eh?"'
"Are ye?'
"I am."
"What do ye thinly o' that, now!"
."And-who---do-you-think- it is?"
:He waited, wondering if she would
:guess correctly. It would be so help-
ful it only she contd.
But she was so unexpected.
"I couldn't guess it in a hundred
Fears, Alaric-ralely I couldn't."
"Oh, try! Do try!" he urged.
"1 couldn't think who'd marry you-
aindacie I couldn't. Mebbe the poor
;girl's blind. Is that !t?"
"Can't you guess? No? Really?"
""No, I'm tellin' ye. Who is It?"
'You!"
Then she leaned back against the
[balustrade and Iaughed long and un-
restrainedly. She laughed until the
"tears came coursing down her cheeks.
eAlaxic was at first nonplused. Then
a
the grasped the situation in its fail sig-
n:Mica:ice. It was just a touch of hys-
rteria. He joined her and laughed heart-
ily as well.
"Abs!" he cried between laughs.
-"That's a splendid sign. Splendid! I've
'always been told that girls cry„when
they're proposed to."
"Sure, that's what I'm dein'," gasped
Peg. "I'm cryin'-laughin'. Sure, I
think I'd rather have Michael, my ter.
rier-if yon don't mind."
He started forward. "Oh, come, I
34\ say! You don't mean that! Think--
just for one moment -of the advan-
' .tages!"
"If ye don't mind," replied Peg
meekly.
To her amazement the gloom lifted
:from her cousin's countenance. He
?.took a deep breath, looked at her In
;genuine relief and cried out heartily:
'"'I say! You're a brick! ft's really aw.
fully good of you. Some girls In your
position would have jumped at inc
-positively jumped! But you --wiry.
you're a genuine little hall marked Al
brick! I'm extremely obliged to you."
He took her little hand and shook it
warmly.
"You're a plucky little girl. that's
what you are -a plucky -little -girt.
I'll never forget !t -never. If there is
anything I can do -at any time-any-
where-eall on me. I'll he there -right
on the spot,
"Bless you, cousin. You've taken
.an awful load off my mind. I was
,really worried. 1 had to ask you.
;Promised to. See you before you go!"
• * * * * * • *
On the 30th day of .lune Mr. Mont-
;gomery Hawkes glanced at his op
tpointments for the following day and
found the entry, "Mrs. Chichester.
r Scarboro-tn re Margaret O'Connell."
He accordingly sent a telegram to
Mrs. Chichester, acquainting her with
,the pleasant hews that she might ex•
meet that distinguished lawyer on July
1 to render as n(- Onnt of her stew,
ardship of the Irish agitator's child.
He was shown auto the music room
_and was admiring a genuine Greuze
when Mrs. Chichester came In.
Sec She awed hint, teageseljy. and mo
arm
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"Well?" bo dulled cheerfully. +"And
how is our little protegees'
"Sit down," replied Mrs. Chichester
somberly.
"Thank nom"
He sat beside her, waited it moment,
then, with some sense of misgiving,
asked, "Everything going well, boiler
"Far from it" And Mrs. Chichester
shook her bead sadly. "She wants to
leave us today. She has ordered a cab
She is packing now."
"Dear, dear!" ejaculated the bewil.
tiered solicitor. "Where is she going?"
"Back to her father,"
"How perfectly ridiculous!"
"But don't be uneasy," be replied ens.
fly; "she will stay. May I see herr'
Mrs. Chichester rose, crossed over to
the bell and rang it.
"There is one thing you must know,
Iitr. Hawkes. My son is in love with
her," she said, as though in a burst of
confidence..
"What? Your son?"
"Yes," she Sighed. "Of course she
is hardly a suitable match for Marie -
as yet. But by the time she is of age" -
Hawkes was moving restlessly about
the room. He stopped in front of Mrs.
Chichester as Jarvis disappeared to
notify Peg.
"I am afraid, madam, that such a
marriage would be out of the question.
As one of the executors of tbe late Mr.
Kingsnorth's will. In my opinion, it
would be defeating the object of the
dead man's legacy."
Mrs. Chichester retorted heatedly
"He desires ber to be trained. What
training is better than marriage?"
"Almost any," replied ldr. Hawkes.
"Marriage should be the union of two
formed characters. Marriage between
the young is one of my pet objections.
It 1s a conditlba of lite essentially for
those who have reached maturity in
nature and in, character. I am pre-
paring a paper on it for the Croydon
Ethical society and" -
Whatever else Mr. Hawkes might
have said in continitatien• of another
of his pet subjects was cut abruptly
short by the appearance of Peg. She
was still dressed in one of Mrs. Chi-
chester's gifts. She had not bad an op-
portunity to change into her little
traveling •suit.
"Well, well! What an fmprovementi"
he said.
"Pin glad you've come, Mr. Hawkes."
"Why, you're a young lady!" cried
the astonished solicitor:
"Am I? Ask me aunt about that!"
replied Peg somewhat bitterly.
"Now, my dear Miss Margaret O'Con-
nell"- began the lawyer.
"Will ye let me have 4207" suddenly
asked Peg.
"Certainly. Now?" and he took out
his pocketbook.
"This minit," replied Peg positively.
"With pleasure," said Mr. Hawkes
as lie began to count the banknotes.
"And I want ye to get a passage On
the first ship to America, this after-
noon if there's onel" cried Peg ear-
nestly.
"Ob, come, come," remonstrated the
lawyer.
"The £20 I want to buy somethin'
for me father -just to remember Eng-
land by. If ye thing me uncle
wouldn't like me to have it because
I'm lavin', why, then me father'11 pay
ye back. It may take him a long time,
but he'll pay it."
"Now, listen"- interrupted Mr.
Hawkes.
"Mebbe it'I1 only be a few dollars a
week, but father always pays his debts
-in lime. That's all he ever needs -
"What's all this nonsense about go-
ing away?:
"It ISn't nonsense. I'm goin' to me
father," answered Peg resolutely.
,Hawkes hunted through his mind for
the cause of this upheaval in the Chi-
chester home. He remembered Mrs.
Chichester's statement about Marie's
affection for his young cousin. Could
the trouble have arisen from that? It
gave him a clew to work on. He
grasped it.
"Answer me one question truthfully,
Miss O'ConilelL Is there an affair of
the heart?"
Peg looked dOwn on the grorind
mournfully and replied: '
"Me heart is in New York --with me
tether."
"Has any one made love to yon since
you have been here?"
Peg looked up at him sadly end
shook her bead. A moment 'later a
mischievous look came into her eye%
and she said, tvith a roguish laugh:
"Sure one man Wanted to kiss me,
an' I boxed his ears, an' another -al•
most man -asked me tb marry him."
+eyat'nlated the lawyers
"Me Cousin Alarie."
"And what did yon say?" questioned
Hawkes.
"i towld him I'd rather have Mk
ehael."
He looked at her in opml bewlldee'
meat and t'epeatadt
°llxlchaelr
"Me -dog; , explained Peg, and her
eyes danced with [merriment.
Fawkes laugbed heartily and re-
lievediy.
As Hawkes looked at her, radiant in
ber springlike beauty, her clear,
healthy eoniplexiom, her dazzling teeth,
her red -gold hair, be felt a sudden
thrill go through him, Fits life had
been so full, so concentrated on the
development of Ids career, that be bad
never permitted the feminine note to
Obtrude itself on his life. His effort
had been rewarded by an uuusually
large circle of influential clients wbo
"Will ye' let me have £201" suddenly
asked Peg.
yielded him an exceedingly handsome
revenue. He had heard whispers of a
magistracy, His public future was as-
sured.
But his private life was arid. The
handsome villa in Pelham crescent had
no one to grace the bead of the table,
save on the occasional visits of his
aged mother or the still rarer ones of
a married sister.
And here was he in the full prime
of life.
Yielding to some uncontrollable Im-
pulse, he took her little hand In both
of his own.
Hawkes was not to be denied now.
He went on in his softest and most
persuasive accents:
"I know one who would give you all
these -a man wbo has reached the
years of discretion, one in whom the
follies of youth have merged into the
knowledge and reserve of early middle
age; a man of position and of means;
a man who can protect you, care for
you, admire yon -and be proud to
marry you.
"Bliss O'Connell -may I say Mar-
garet? -1 was your uncle's adviser, his
warm personal friend. We spoke free-
ly of yon for many weeks before he
died. It was his desire to do some-
thing for you that would change your
whole life and make it !all and happy
and contenteAd. Were pour uncle alive
I know of nothing that would give
elm greater pleasure than for his old
friend to take you, your young life, into
his care. Miss O'Connell, I am the
man!"
"Stop it!' she cried "What's the
mealier 'with yon men this marnln',Y
Ye'd think I was some great lady the
way ye're all offerin' me yer hands ant
yer names an' yer influences an' yer
dignities. Stop it! Give me that mon.
ey an' let Inc go." -'
Hawkes paused.
"Don't give your answer too hastily:
1 know it must seem abrupt --one might
almost say brutal. But I am alone in
the world; you are alone. Neither of
us has contracted a regard for any one
else. And, in addition to that, there
would be no occasion to marry an -
til yon are twenty-one. There!"
Peg suddenly burst into a paroxysm
of laughter.
"Am 1 to consider that a refusal?'
"Ye may. What would 1 be dein'
marryin' the likes of you? Answer true
that?"
"That is final?" he queried.
"Absolutely, completely an' entirely
final. Thank ye very much, sir," she
added. 'An' may 1 bane the S20."
"Certainly._ Here it is." And he band-
ed her the money.
'I'm much obliged to ye. An' I'm
sorry if I hurt ye by langbin' ,just now.
But I thought ye were jokin', 1 did"
She hurried across the room to the
staircase. When she was beltway up
the stairs Jarvis entered and was im-
mediately followed by Jerry.
"Peg!" he said' gently, looking up at
hen
"I'm goin' back to me father in halt
an hour!" And she went on up the
Stairs.
As Jerry moved slowly away from the
staircase be met Montgomery Hawkes.
ONAPTE.4 XXVII.
New Revelations,
s►t j ]'851, how do you do, his Ger-
ald?" and Hawkes went
uerOas quickly With out.
stretched hand.
'Hello, Hawkes," replied Jerry, too
preoccupied to return the act of elan•
teflon. Instead he nodded to the dl•
rection Peg had gone and questioned:
"Whitt does she mean -going to .a
fe iddnUtPler.
Was Troubled With
Smothering Spells.
Would Wako. Up With Breath IW Gone,
Miiburn's FIJe in and Nerve PIIIs
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"She is returning to America. Our
term of guardianship is over. She ab.
solutely refuses to stay here any long-
er. My duties in regard to her, out-
side of the annual payment provided
by her late uncle, end today," replied
the lawyer.
"I think not, Hawkes,"
"I beg your pardon?"
"As the chief executor of tbe late
Mr. Iningsnorth's will 1 must be sates -
tied that its conditions are complied
with in the spirit as well as to the
leiter," said Jerry autboritatively.
"Mr. hingsnorth expressly stipulat-
ed that a year was to elapse before
any definite conclusion was arrived at.
So far only a month has passed.."
"But she insists on returning to her
father," protested Mr, Hawkes.
"Rave you told ber the conditions of
the will?"
"Certainly not. Mr, Kingsnorth dig•
tinetly stated she was not to know
them."
"Except under exceptional circum-
stances: I consider the circumstances
most exceptional."
"I am afraid I cannot agree with
you, Sir Gerald."
"That is a pity. But it doesn't alter
my intention."
"And may I ask what that inter.
tion is?"
"To carry out the spirit of Mr.
Kingsnorth's bequest."
"And what do you consider the spits.
it?"
"I think we will best carry out Mr.
Kingsnorth's last wishes by making
known the conditions of his bequest to
Miss O'Connell and then let her decade
whether she wishes to abide by them
or not."
Mrs. Chichester came into the room
and went straight to Jerry. At the
same time Alaric burst in through the
garden and greeted Jerry and Hawkes.
"I heard you were here"- began
Mrs. Chichester.
Jerry interrupted her anxiously.
"firs. Chichester. I was entirely to
blame for last night's unfortunate
business. Don't visit your displeasure
on the poor little child. Please don't!"
Jarvis came down the stairs with a
pained, not to say mortified, expression
on his face, Underneath his left arra
he held tightly a shabby little bag and
a freshly wrapped up parcel. In his
right hand, held far away from bin
body. was the melancholy and Pic-
turesque terrier, Michael.
Mrs. Chichester looked at him in hor-
ror.
"Where are you going with those-,
things?' she gasped.
"To put diem in a cab, madam," and
swered the humiliated footman. "Your
niece's orders."
"Pot those articles in a traveling
bag. Use one of my daughter's," or-
dered the old lady.
"Your niece objects, madam. She
sez she'll take nothing away she didn't
bring with ber."
The griet stricken woman turned
away as Jarvis passed out Aiarie
tried to comfort her. But the strahi
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$esmiled ata yl5olr`Aahe said; choerfulr a OtTlr * a
"T even offered to marry her it she'd
stay. Couldn't do more than that,
could Ir'
Terry returned ,Alarier emUe Is he
saked;
"You ()gored to marry be>rt'
Alaric nodded.
"Poet' little wretch:"
Down the stairs came Peg auei. Fthel_.
Mrs, Chichester bolted at i'eg through
misty eyes and said reproachfully';
"Why that oid-b1aelr dress? Why not
one of the dresses I gave your
"This Is the way 1 left me farhsr. an'
this is the way I'm goln' back to htm!"
replied Peg sturdily.
"You're not going, Peg," said Jerry
quietly and positively.
%Vno's goin' to stop me?"
"Tile chief executor of the late Mr.
arnganerth's Fill."
"An' wbo is that:?'
"Mr, ,Terry, Peg!"
"Yon an executor?"
"I am. Sit down -here in onr midst-
and know why you have been here art
the past month."
He forced Peg gently into a chair.
"Have you ever wondered at the real
reason you were brought here to this
house and the extraordinary interest
taken in you by relations -who until a
month ago had never even bothered
about your existence?"
"1 have, indade," Peg answered.
"But whenever I've asked any one I've
always been told it was me uncle's
wish."
"And it was. Indeed, his keenest de-
sire just before his death was to atone
in some way for his unkindness to your
mother."
"Notbin' could do that." and Peg's
lips tightened.
"That was why be sent for you."
"Sendin' for me won't bring me poor
mother back to life, will it?"
"At least we must respect his Inten.
tions. He desired that you should be
given the advantages your mother had
when she was a girl.
"In justice to yourself," proceeded
Jerry, "you must know that he set
aside the sum of £1.000 a year to be
paid to the lady who would undertake
your training."
l'eg sprang up and walked across to
her aunt and looked down at ber.
"A thousand pounds a year!" She
turned to Jerry and asked: "Does she
get a thousand a year for abusin' me?
Well. what do ye think of that?" cried
Peg, gazing curiously at Mrs. Chiches-
ter. "A thousand pounds a year for
makin' me miserable, an' the poor dead
man thinlan' be was dein' me a favor!"
"I tell you this." went on Jerry. "be-
cause I don't want you to feel that you
have been living on charity. You have
not."
Peg suddenly blazed up:
"Well, I've been made to feel it." and
she glared passionately at her aunt.
Peg's anger gave place to just as sad-
den a twinge of regret as she eangbt
sight of Ethel, white faced and star-
ing at her compassionately. She went
across to Ethel and buried her face on
ber shoulder and wept as she waited:
"Why wasn't I told? I'd never have
stayed! Why wasn't 1 told?"
And Ethel comforted her.
"Don't cry, dear," she whispered:
"Don't. The day you came here we
were beggars. You have literally fed
and housed us for the last month."
Poor Mrs. Chichester looked at her
daughter repronebfully.
Peg, grasped the full meaning of Eth•
ei's words:
"And will ye hare nothin' if I go
away?'
Peg persisted:
"Tell me -are ye ralely dependin' ou
me? Spake to me. Because if ye are
1 won't go. I'll stay with ye. 1
wouldn't see ye beggars for the
wurrld. I've been brought up amongst
them, an' I know what it is."
Suddenly she took Ethel by the
shoulders and asked in a voice so low
that none of the others heard her:
"Was that the reason ye were goin'
last night?"
Ethel tried to stop ber. ,
The truth illumined Ethel's face, and
Peg saw It and knew.
"Holy Mary!" she cried. "And it
was I was dririu' ye to it. Ye felt the
Insult of it every time ye met me, as
re said last night. Sure, if I'd known.
dear, I'd never have hurt ye. 1
wouldn't. Indade 1 wouldn't?"
She turned to the others.
"There, it's all settled. P11 stay with
ye, aunt. an' ye can tache me anything
re like- Will some one ask Jarvis to
bring back my bundles an' Michael?
!'m goin' to stay!"
.Terry smiled approvingly et ber.
i'tien be said:
"That is just zvhat 1 would hare ex-
pected yon to do; but, my dear Peg.
there's no need for such a sacrifice."
"Sure, why not?" cried l'eg excited
y. "Let me sacrifice moself. 1 tool
like it this mluit."
'"'There is no ()erasion."
He walked over to Mrs. Chichester
Ind addressed her:
"1 came here this morning with some
ery good news' for you. 1 happen to
to one of the directors of Gifford's
sank, and I am happy to say that it
will shortly reopen its doors. and all
:bc depositor,' money will be available
?or them in a little ivimile."
Mrs. Chichester gave a ery of joy. .
"Oh.' Alaric!" she exclaimed, "My
furling Ethel!"
"A panic in American securities, In
vhb'h we were heavily Interested,
lapsed the suspension of business," ex-
5laiued Jerry. "The panic is over.
Che securities are rising every clay.
v'Ve71 soon be on easy street again,"
Jerry looked at Peg. She caught his
'ye and smiled, but it had a sad twist:
'illness behind it
"Sure, they don't went ine now. I'd
'better take me cab. Good clay to ye."
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g Jeriy' soup d fes.
"There is just one more condition of
illr. Kingsnorth's will that you must
snow. Should you go through your
:course of training satisfactorily to the
•ige of twenty-one you will inherit the
C111121 of £5,000 a year."
1 "When I'm twenty-one 1 get •15.000
1 year?" gasped Peg.
"lf you carry out certain conditions"
1 "An' what are they?"
"Satisfy the executors that you are
worthy of the legacy."
-.Satisfy you?"
• "And Mr. Hawkes."
Pei; looked at the somewhat uncom-
„ivrtable lawyer.
"Mr. Hawkes! Ob-oI Indadel" Ire
turned back to Jerry. "Did he know
about the five thousand? When no
twenty-one?"
"He drew the will at Mr. Kings -
north's dictation," replied Jerry. .
"Was that why ye wanted me to be
engaged to ye until I was twenty-one?"
she asked the unhappy lawyer.
"Come, come, Miss O'Connell," said
Hawkes. "What nonsense?"
"Did you propose to Miss Margaret?"
queried Jerry.
"Well," hesitated the embarrassed
la)vyer-"in a measure -yes."
"That's what it was," cried Peg, with
a laugh. "It was very measured. No
wonder the men were crazy to kape
me here an' to marry mo."
Then Jerry spoke to the others, "Now
may I have a few moment alone with
my ward?"
Peg stared at Jerry incredulously.
"Ward? Is that me?"
"Yes, Peg. 1 am your legal guardian
-appointed by Mr. Kingsnorth."
"You're the director of a bank, the
executor of an estate, an' now ye're me
guardian. What do ye do with yer
spare time?"
.ferry smiled and appealed to the
others:
'Just a few seconds -alone."
"Will you write to me?" urged Jerry
when he and Peg were alone.
"What for?"
"Peg. my dear!" He took both of
her bands in his and bent over her.
Just for a moment was Peg tempted
to yield to the embrace.
Had she done so the two lives would
have changed in that moment. But
the old rebellious spirit came upper.
most, and she looked at him defiantly
and cried:
"Are you goin" to propose to me
too?"
That was the one mistake that sep-
arated those two hearts. Sir Gerald
drew back frotn ber-hurt.
Jarvis cattle -quietly in:
"Mr £IaMies says, miss, if you are
going to catch the train"-
"1'11 cutch it" said Peg impatiently,
and Jarvis went out.
Peg looked at Jerry's back turned
eloquently toward her as thottgh in
rebuke.
"Why in the wurrld did I say that
to- Mtn?" she muttered. "It's me Irish
tongue:" She went to the door and
opened it noisily, rattling the handle
loudly, hoping he would look around.
Ender her breath she mum/aired:
"Goodby, Mather Jerry, an' God
bless ye, an' thank ye for beln' so nice
to me." And she passed out.
In the hall Peg found Ethel and
Carnes waiting for her, 'they put
her between them in the cab, and,
with :dichaei in her arms, she drove
throngb the gates of Regal Viiia hey'
er (o reture.
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FOR FLETCHER'%
CA.S`T'O F 1 A
A Novel Dovecot.
Almost every farm has its flock of
pigeons, the usual home being provid-
ed in the barn loft. This is not al-
ways satisfactory or easy to keep in
proper condition, and the birds are
more or less out of sight.
The dovecot here illustrated is novel,
attractive and inexpensive, being noth-
ing more than a barrel stood on end
on a platform or the top of a pole in
the farm yard. The barrel has a point:'
ed roof thatched with straw. Open-
ings are cut all round the bottom land-
ing platform as well as round another
platform two-thirds of the way up the
barrel, under the thatch. Two floors
with several nests each are provided,
and the House is large enough to bold
quite a' flock,
This dovecot attracts the attention of
every passerby and adds a more attrac-
tive touch to the barnyard. Being so
inexpensive and easy to make it is a
possibility on every farm.- Country
Gentleman. - Y
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SOME FARM WISDOM.
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it is care, not luck, that brings suc-
cess in farming.
Summer pruning tends to increase
the root growth and winter pruning
the wood growth.
I+or any kind of orchard planting
the soil shouid he deep, well drained
and friable, yet not so porous as to be
doughty.
The soja bean, which grows in Ja-
pan, after having been cooked and
pressed yields a nutritious substitute
for milk.
Voung turnip, 'cabbage and beet
plants make the best of greens. It is
but a small job to plant these at dif-
ferent times. and they can be bad all
summer.
Keep the cultivator going in the
garden. It is easier to get rift of the
weeds when they are small than when
they are wen established.
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MORE SOY BEANS.
More and more soy beans will .
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bo grown as the years go by. It
is one of our greatest crops and, •
in our opinion, will one day be
planted almost as extensively ea
Cern or wheat. The farmer who
is hot growing any this year for
bay or grain should at leaet plant
a patch for his hogs to eat. If
he 'will wait until the beans be-
glut ripening and then tush the
Ogg in he Will make some very
cheap pork -Vann Progress.
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