The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-10

hi IN at the door Of the turret room wi ith out
etretched hands, somewhat 10 the embaTrass.
mert of the smart yourg footman in Miss
Msynard's correct livery, who had undergone
four years of Bride Thorpley'S training 10
man. servants manners.
What are you above shaking hands with
rebel '" Connor exclaimed. "It's for the last
time, my lad. There, that's right; thought
you weren't Thornleyized to such point as to
forget your old masters ways, who comes this
morning to put his life between your two
hands. Do you remember the evening. Jim,
when We contrived together, you and I, and
| stoie dog from it's owner and will you be
able to manage as cleverly, do you think, to
steal q rebel from those who are hunting him
to prison and death He is worth two hun
dred younds you must know, to any one who
pleases to sell him.
'Pd not like to seq the boy who was willn &
to earn that money, Mr.. Conrcr," said James in
low tone of strong feelips, and trembling g
''I'd not like to think of the kind of life he'd
lead here who had your blood money on his
head. 1t would no. be long one, sir, any
way I'd see to that myself
"Hushi hush jim" cried Ellen; "don't lei us
speak of such a terrible thing as Connor bein &
taken. What we have to do is to give our best
thoughts to the question of how to get him
safely away. No one knows of his being here,
as yet but myself and you. Shut the door and
let US consult together" The result of the con-
ference was a resolution that the secret of Con-
nor's visit to the Hollow should be kept be.
tween the three to whom it was now known,
and that Connor should psss the day in @ light
closet within Aune's bedroom, from which all
intrud ers could be excluded without suspicion
being excited. In the evening james proposed
to return with a suit of his own clothes for
Connor, who was to put them on, and walk
with him across the hills to the boat house on
the river, where one of Miss Msynard's pleas
nre boats was kept. There Ellen. who was to
set out some hours earlier, and take a different
route, was to meet them. Miss Maynard's
livery was well known in the neighborbood
and they thought that the most vigilant cor
stable they were likely to come across would
not trouble himself to look curiously at two of
Miss Maypard's servants, amusing themselves
by an evening stroll or by an hours fishing on
the river. Once in the boat they could glide
gradually down the river TIL they reached the
head of the lake, then through the narrow
channel psss Castle Daily out into the wide
waters of Lough Corrib, where they could put
on greater speed, and might hope to enter Gal
way harbor through Friar's Cut, eariy in The
morning and reaon the emigrant ship before
she called with the morning tide. IL Connor
could reach her all would be WE'LL for the cap
tain was friend of Darcy, and had agreed to
receive the two friends on board Tho con fer
ence broke up hastily at the sound of Peter
Lynchs voice in the garden. Ellen thouGhtit
better not to let him know what had happen
ed, he was sure to take objection against
any plan that originated with James Morris,
and could not be trusted not to betray his
the ughts by m tterings and meanings to every
one ~ho came near him. To avoid aroueing
his curiosity che hastily dismissed James and
took Connor upstairs to his hiding place with
hour of sunset. The day, Connors last day in
Ireland, fraught with danger and susper IS as
every hour of it was, seemed both to him and
Ellen to pass with painful rapidty. The great
er part Of it Connor spent by Anne's bedside,
seated on chair near her, and holding her
hand in his. She did not seem at all surprised
to see him. Whenever she woke up from
dozs, and her eyes fell on him, q smile of plea
sure played round her lips; but when she
erted herself to talk her thoughts wandered to
past times, and she seemed sometimes to mis-
toty fnr tic fath md To
lectiops of childish days, and sometimes to
confose the circumstances of this visit with
those of the time when be had come to the
Hollow just before the frat breakup of the
household at Castle Daily. Yet, through all
her unconnected fancies there ran predominant
the thought Of o journey awaiting both herself
and Connor.
I'VE are leaving the valley together" she
said once or twice, ''steppiug westward"
Aud once, when her lips went on moving for
some time, Ellen stopped down and caught
orite of Anne, which they had oft sn read to-
getker-
Behind, All dreary to behold,
And stepping " eastward seemed to be,
kind of Heavenly Destiny"
SIT is her blessing and prophecy of good to
words to bim with sob in her voice and
smile. 'She is past feeling the pain of part
ing, but she gives you that word Of hope to
take with you."
everything but hcpe-within sight of where all
is swallowed mp in love"
DR.. Lynch came close upon the hour when
Ellen was to eet out on her walk to the river
and, afser feeling Anne's pulse, he drew Ellen
aside to tell her that bis patient would hardly
live through the night, and that the priest
from the next village ehould be sent for at
once. a hasty explanation of Coonor's pres
once in the house and Of the plan for his escape
folio wed, and DR.. Lynch decided that they
must take leave of Anne and quit the house
before the priest and his attendant entered it,
He would stay, he said. to the last. To leave
her at such moment was very bitter to Ellen.
She and Counor went and knelt together by
the bedside, and Anne, whose faculties bad
been aroused by the stir and hustle in the
room, put her hands on their heads and blessed
them.
"You must not weep and break my heaIt,"
she said, smiling. lyon know the last good
bye must have come. This is but a few mo-
ments earlier"
"But oh! to leave you to die alone, with
none of your own near you-that is the heart
break" sobbed Ellen.