The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-04-20
eFron, the Catholic World
A.LL-IIALLOW EVE
OR, TIE TEST OF FUTURITY.
(Ccntinued.)
CHAPTER xI.

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81 CHAPTER xI. e
Sd Winny Cayana, rs far rs her own feelings and
belief were concerned, had not made bad
mornings work of it. Hitherto she had sup
posed that Kate Mulvey had fores, allied her in
$he affections of Emen-a-knock. The neighbors
bad given them to each other, and she feared
that Enron was not free from the power of her
charms. With these doubts, or almost with
This belief, upon her mind, she could not have
met her fathers opportunities about Tom Muir
dock with the same careless and happy deter
minatiop which matters, as they now stood,
would enable her to do. Being assured, from
bier conversations with Kate, that there was
EEnothing between her aud Emon, she could
riddle" more easily seme circumstances and
Expressions which, to say the least of it, were
#puzzling with belief that these two persons
Svere mutually attached. Winny know new
kofsthem was anything but favorable to her IA
ther's wishes or Tom Murdock's hopes
She could not hope, however,-perhara she
mot with
i ting from her knowledge of facts, might draw
him out, for her heart now told her that this
wcnld surely come. She had some fears th at her
father might sound her about Enron, and she
wished to be able to say with clear con-
cience that he had never spoken, or even hint
4 ed at the subject, to her; but she was deter
and subsequently toward Tom Mardock, as if
s her troth and Emon,s had been already irrevo-
cably plighted. She was in hopes that if she
$had an interview with her father upon the
Hsnbiect of Tom Murdoch in the first INSTANCE,
the unalterable dislike which she would ex-
8 hi bit to tho match might save her the horrible
necessity of going through the business with
the man himself. But poor WiDny had settled
matters in her own mind in an order in which
they did not occur; and it 30 happened that,
Ralthough she thought Der heart had gone
through enough excitement for one day, and
that she would, for the rest Of the evening,
hide beneath the happiness which was creep
ing over her, yet she was mistaken. s..., Z, ~.
Tom Murdoch had seen her pass down; the
road and hastily putting on one of his best
coats and his very best hat, lie had followed
her, determined to havo good news in return
for his fathers advice;, but he wss' disap-
pointed. Before he could overtake her, lie
perceived that she had been Joined by Kate
Mulvey, and that they went cosheriDg away
together. OF course he what it was gao
co." as he said, for that time but he woRld
watch her returning, when he could npt fail 10;
meet her alone. ...r5S nstsg
"Hang me !" said he, as lie saw them walk
ing away, "ifI don't thiak Kate Mulvey is tho
finer girl of the two, and very nearly as hand
some as ever stps wns-some people say hand
somer. If it was net for her money, aud that
grand farm she'll have, I'd let her see how
soon could get q girl in every other respect
as good, if not better than she is. Leok as
the two of them upon my faith, think Kate
is tho lighter stepper of the two"
thoughts, at least in the expression of them !;
for all the above had been uttered aloud.
Then, as if they had received sudden spur
which made him start, he muttered with his
usual sOowl, mo, no :. III follow it up to death
if necessary. That whelp shall mover haveit TO
say that Tom Murdock failed, and perhaps add
where he did not Pn have her, by fair means
if can; bu! if not, by them five crosses and
he olasped his hands together, She shall be
mine by foul Sure it is not possible they IRE
going to meet that whelp this blessed mo-
mentW And he logged them at 30 long q
distance behind that, evenif theirSeonv orsa-
ton had been less interesting they would
not have been aware Of his stealthy esPiou-
ago "..-''" sah9F'a ON ~ LIB
When they turned to return, he surnOd also,
and was then no ,fsp before them thAtsIwith, the
bushes and the bends In the road, he conld not
DO perceived. Thus he Watched and watched,
until, to his great sa9iEfaotiou5 he saw them
part company at K0te's honse., Wipny ,Cag-
ana, as we have seen bad still some distance.
to walk ere she reached tho lane turning up to
her fathers; O aud Kate ghavtngu gone In and
shut the door, TON, strolled on. as, il by mere
accident, until he met WiRny on the road.
TOu17waS determined 90 be as mild and as
bland as, cordial and good-natared as possihloi
He felt there had always been . sort of qude-
fined Bnappish battle betw CEN him aud Winny:
and bSd the he1sesty Of mind, az we'll aSskSi
manner for this. "a Perhaps is aroae no lsss from
. consciousness 81 Ais persobal advantages
than from q belief that Ia his position rs an
only ,Ron, and heir 20 his fsthar1s interest In .
rich and profitable farm, be had no great need
of those Establishments OF expression 80 gener-
ally requisite In making way to 9 Young and
UnhaSkneyed h0art-t he are9otVod,i therefore,
upon this occasion 10 give Winny no cause to
accuse him of uncouthnesR Of manner; neither
was he inclined to be- unOouth when he bGh6id
the glowing beauty of her face, Enlightened, a.
he thought, solely 10y the exercise Of her wax
but not little increased, without his kRoWl-
edge Of the fact, by the new light which had
JnSt dswned upon tn" horizon OF hsr hopes. ~
Her heart bounced in her bosom as she cav
him approach.
Good morning, winny1" he said, holding
Outbis hAnd. $40 ..- ,rsH'a 81
"COOd morrow kindly, ToE," she replied,
wiSRDg 80 be- civil, and tSkiRK H. She knew
RhO va ''iR for It,, ~ she expressed iS - her
sell; lsA Oas00EAxsa "bS che hope within her
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