The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-17

| WIN tue last moment her beAQ Tell ware
po "erless on his breast, and James. raising il
| gently. called on Connor TO E1sks haste anc
| get away before she Awoke from uucon
soiousness. She did not hear the com
! the occupants of the other boats about
| the poor young servant lad whose sweet
heart had tainted when be wished her good
| bye, and she missed the sight of a faoe thrust
over the ships side that flushed with eager JOY
as Connor spraug mp the ladder. She wes
| conscious OF nothing more till nearly half an
from the bottom of the boat where james had
placed her, and ssw in front of her q track oi
light on the dancing waves, and in the midst
of il ship with sails full set dropping down
westward.
CHAPTER
Oh heart oh blood than freezes biood that turns!
Earth returns.
For hole Centuries Of folly. noise and cir
With their ,'iuu phs ar their GlOre, and the rest:
Love is best
II confes. l don't understand on what
grounds yon two have come to such a sudden
md erstsndiug withonta q VOID Of consent from
either of your guardians. madam. DON'T you
know that can Withhold every penny of your
fortune for the next FIVE years, if I please 7
Would It net have been better to propitiat me
By making some show of Difference, and hon
estly letting me know at least that il was
accepted lover was bIi . gin 2 to you from pri.
son the fret thing this Dorningi ougtt to
have had the choice, consider might have
preferred leaving him where he was, il had
known the extent of bis pretensions. Nothing
like week in prison, il seems for giving shy
man cor fi1ence."
"Oh, John, John, it has been such happy
morping, did not think it possible for any
one in the world to be so happy as I-as
are now. dear, dear JOHN" aud Lesbia, who
b ad jnst emerged from inner room where
she and Mrs. Daily aud Pelham had been
closeted together for nearlytwo hours. nestled
closely TO her brother and laid her flushed
cheek on his arm.
"Oh, yes. it's all very well to come coaxing
me now after keeping me waiting here in the
aute-room with my bands full of business, till
your young mans extraordinary behavior on
meeting this morning. Am your guardian,
or am mott Can stop the supplies il you
marry without my consent, or can not That
is what want you to consider"
"Ob, John, wish yoa would" said Lesbia,
lifting up Ler head eagerly. 81 believe it
to him poor just at first. II could have the
years till 1 am three an twenty fer living
with him A. Eagles Edge, and waiting
them all, as would while be kept his own
name that he values above all my money. If
l might do that, nothing would bo wanted u
IN axe our happiness perfect"
"a perfect little ronarcs, dare say, till you
had tried it,"
John, it is not like You to believe only in
the mean motives bat see you are only jok.
ing You tciH allow, ont you. that it is true
love, nnd that he is making sacrifices for love
of mol His name, that he has right to be
proud of, and the feeling 50 strong in him of
DISLIKE TO owe his worldly prosperity to his
wife 1t is generous TO give up ali that for
me-"
'Oh, can bsleve in any amoQnt OF unprac-
tical Irish pride"
"And in higher feeling than pride John"
y" eli -, come; then, TO satlsfy you will con
foss. We bad some conversation during our
walk from the prison here carly this morning
while you were asleep, not knowing what bad
come 70 pass and | was very we'll satisfied
with what heard He spoke Of you in a very
honest and manly way; and Iacknowl ge that
he has behaved well n d flicalt circ1mstsn ces
throughout, and that he is a fine fellow. There,
thank yon, that will dc; you had better reserve
your kisses and rapturo,. ton't appreciate
vicarious StfactiOB."
b 1t John, indeed am grateful"
"Oh, yes, daTesa5 bat yon have not ex-
planned the manner OF yOur meeting yet.
Nothing Le said gave me to understand that
you were on such terms Of m1tual understand
ing as warranteo---'
lyon see it was 81 sudden, John, we ad not
heArd from you"
mo my letter wae sent to Castle DAILY, and
will come back some time to-day, suppose"
TO see him follow you into the room when
we thought him in prison WIS such an over
wheiming surprise and joy"
Bot it hardly justified you in throwing
yourself into his arms"
oh! did not do that"
Something rather like it, lit .le one"
Il told yon in one of my letters, did l not,
abont our ID Getting on the road ~
You could not, should suppose, have had
much to say to each other on the road"
Not to say; bot, John, if you have ever
cared for any one very much you will under
stand. One may go on doubling and doc bt .
ing for years, and yet knowing underneath all
the time, aud then at once some little word or
look makes, what Ad seemed only q thought
before, become a reality for ones whole life.
1t would not need any more talking about"
Then l must say you have wasted great
deal OF time this morning. Only on the plea
ot its wanting great deaf of talking about can
l excuse you for having kept me hanging about
waiting for you two entire hours"
You are only pretending to be augrv, see;
| and it has ben buch q happy time. Yes, Ger
tAnly, We have talked. Mrs. Daily went up
stairs to her own room on purpose, and we l. I'D
to go back and explain to each other how it
all grew up from the old times a. Wbltecb1e
when be began by being sorry for ne, and do
iGG me little services In EecTet; aud wbe- /
found out that could rely 90 EIs | t9oogaff
ness and Kindness 50 uch more securely IL al
ou ConnoI's, though he was go ylel san, and
said 90 m0c1. You would not g'udEc me the
time, dear, ityou only kuew ho~ happy i, had
been"
That is a knowledge whiah you corr iently
believe me to be quite incapable Of .t-aiuiry