The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-06-15

cident, was greeted after prayers were over
with genuine cordially by the Rathcas
ooys, and several times interfered with in hi
OBJECT OF " getting speech of Winny Cavau
VINO was some distance in advance, in conse
quence of these delays.
But Winny was not the girl to be frustrated
| sion.
- Father" she said, there's Enron at on
chapel to-day for the filst time since he was
hurt. Let us not be behindhand with the
neghbors to congratulate him on his recovery
! see all the Rathcash people are glad to see
him."
told me he was here, for / did not happen to
see him. Stand where you are until he comes
up" And the old man stood patiently for
some minutes while Emons friends were ex-
pressing their pleasure At his reappearance.
Winny had kept as clear as possible of Tom
Murdoch since the accident at the hurling
match SO much so that he could not but know
it was intentional.
Tom had remarked during PRAYERS that
Winny's connteDance had frightened mp Won
derfully when young Lennon came into the
chapel, and took quiet place not far inside
the door for he had been kept outside by the
kind enquiries of his friends until the congre-
zion had become pretty throng. He had OBJ
served too, for he was on the watch that Win.
ny's eyes had wandered in the direction of
the door up to the time when that whelp"
had entered but from that moment when he
bad observed the bright smile light up her
face she had never turned them from the Off
Tom had not ventured to walk homo with
Winny from the chapel for some Sundays past
nor would he to- day. What puzzled him not
be with respect to Lennon whom he had not
seen since the accident. His course was, how
ever, taken after few moments reflection
He did not forget that on the occasion of the
blow he had exhibited much sympathy with
the sufferer, and had declared it to have been
purely accidental. He should keep up that
character of the affair now, or make liar of
himself, both as to the past and his feelings,
Beside" thought he, I" may SO delay him
that Miss Winfield cannot have the face to
delay for him 80 long"
just then as Enron emancipated himself from
the cordially of three or four young men, and
was alb ut to step out quickly to where he saw
Winny and her father standing on the road,
Tom came up.
"Ah, Lennon - he said, stretching out his
hand, {" am glad to you in this part of
covered"
"Quite, thank God" said Enron, pushing by
without taking his hand. But see Winny
and her father waiting on the road, and I can
not stop to talk to you;" aud he strobe on.
Enron left out the "Cavana" in the above
familiarity its omission created would vex
Tom Murdoch.
Bad luck to your impudence, you conceited
cub you!" was Murdock's mental ejaculation
him and Winny Cavana, to say nothing of her
father, who appeared equally glad to see him.
Phil MDermott had come for company that
day With l1-. Emon =, and had managed to join
She had her eyes about her, and saw very
we'll how matters had gone SO fare For the
first time in her life she noticed the scowl on
Tom Murdock's brow as she came toward him.
" God between us and harm, but he looks
wicked this morning!" thought she (; and she
was almost not sorry when he turned suddenly
soqna ao and T to IF tho s s fS her
That's more of it," said Tom to himself.
!" There is that one now taking up with that
tinker"
said, What will nobody come and play
with met" But Tom, did not, like him, be-
como a good boy after that.
He watched the Cavanas and Lennon, who
had not left the spot where Emon came up
with them until they were Joined By Kate and
Phil M'Dermott, when they all walked on to-
gether, chatting and laughing as if nobody in
the world was wicked OF unhappy.
He lodged them at SEINE distance, and was
not little surprised to see the whole party
' the whelp." the tinker" and all-turn up
the lane and go into Cavana's house.
That wiU do," said he; must see my
friends this very night, and before this day
fortnight We'll see who will win the trick"
Emon-a- knock and Phil MDermott actually
rom Murdock had seen them going in, and he
mnuted them by his silver hunting,watch- |
for he had one. His eye wandered from the |
door to his watch, and from his watch to the |
loor, as if he were feeling the pulse of their |
visit. He thought he had never seen Kate
SIulvey looking 80 handsome, Phil M'Der- |
mott SO clean or we'll dressed.
But it mattered not. If Kate was a Venus |
Tom will carry out his plans with respect to |
Winny, and let Phil M'Dermott work his own
point in that other quarter. Not that he cared
mich for Winny herself but that he wanted
Ter farm, and he hated " that ,ohelp Lennon"
They remained just twenty-five minutes in
I'D Cavana's;, this for Kate Mulvey was moth
ug very wonderful, but for two young men
neither of whom had darkened his doors be-
ore-Tom thought it rather . long visit.
There they were now, going down the lane
ogether, laughing and chatting oil three
eeminly in good humor.
Cranky and out of temper as he was, Toms |
observations were correct in more matters |
han one. Phil MDSrmott particularly
we'll dressed on this occasion, his first visit to |
2athcash chapel. Perhaps after to-day he may
70 oftener there than at his own.
CHAPTER XVIII.
Perhaps there nothing extraordinary,
Lfter the encouragement which Emon had
net with at RathcXsh chapel after " the acct
lent" if he found it pleasanter to overtake
mass" there THAI TO come in quietly at Shan
lila. The walk did him good. Be this IS it
nay, he was now IL regular attendant at
hapel which was mile and half further
y; e,