The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-08-18
CASTLE DAILY:
Story of an Irish Home Thirty Years Ago.
iContinued.l
The

when Copnor emerged from the blaoknese AT
tho end of the cave-his merry tace IooklnE
ont OF the folds Of the old cloak still wrapped
ronnd his bead-her anger vanished abe haa
notbipp to say as she threw her arms roun9
his neck but ''oh, Connor' connor' no" o'ni'
"How could do what Play such nice
game at hide and. seek with you' Eileen aroen'
on my birthday .ho,ahts |
Little enough came into yoHr thoogotns'
Have Won frightened Lesbia ont OF her WI
IEot at ali. it was thinking too much OF me
the darling girl was, to be lrPr,sea sep see nv
birthday, and not to appear ont OF the EARN
by magic to.thank her p
..If she were the came little baps' % sne %
last year, and not q great heiress. ana II We
aid not owe 60 much to her brother, "oulo
not mind your nopsensical wooing out as J.
is-don't hate me, Coppor aesrUi - yon on" hang
about her and try To get round her IN sec.es
ways. / cannot let him go away 10 Eagianu anu
and leave !'esbia under our care "h1o's sou
"Ta IL goina away to England Hurrah
Onos let rs get rid of his meddling hands and
prying eyes, and we'll do come good here
sBnt shall warn him of your doings with
Lesbia and he'll stay" 1,u
do for the cause if get her and her thousands
to help as" ,ho. ,.
would think of suoh conduct" ,s,. too
stanch 70 stiok at anything that would help
on the cause Would you have him weigh the
good of the country against oifty Wv o'
"Well. have warned on and now must
so. Mr.. Thornley, will bs back and miss
"How oleverly you got rid Of him. l heard
il all from behind the wall, and did not tin.
gle with impatience till Pelham was fairly on'
twas y91hr SI1spg ,Esg itI into ne' bis head
to refresh his memory with a look round, ana
if he had put his head in here wouid noG ne
have got even bigger frght tnan ;.b ne Ia ~
when he fiIst made acquaintance with Iae
"Was Pelham ever here ~
"Have you forgotten Liotorf This IS Dan
mis- old still and here, just where you are
standing, was where Lictor was shot"
AZ hate to think of it, Connor; 1t seems as
that was the beginning of all our troubles.
att cam. be helped now. Come on: III tak'
you round the edge of the hill. II mr. nor u
ley is there, be won't know me from an 9,S 9,s
ansver for little Lesbia having presence o
mind to toss me halfpenny.
"As they left the shed, Ellen shook hand
"I am glad to have seen you, cousin" sh
said.
sand I you, if we never meet again.
have too few belonging to mo not TO va!u
every chance of changing my dreams OF / let
to remem mbrauoes, above anything else tina
concerns myself" .,
Connor, triumphantly, when they had emerge
into daylight again.
AZ like him. ! see what you mean apon1 iit, n
having power ito draw all creatures llvln
under the sun. after him, so as you never ga"
Ike the Pied Piper.
"And he'll do it ID some purpose one u"
him to you as to speak with Lssola, ths'
wiled you in there. Is not he glorious'
should like Cousin Anne to see him"
"Why can't you both go like Christians al
stay with Cousin Anne, instead OF lurking
caves aud der of the earth like
t'Pstriots are. No. no; we nave u
mncb oonsoience TO involve Cousin Anne unb
known to herself in our lawlessz doipgs !; bu
Ellen, he wants beyond anything to see u
inside of Castle Daily. His mother used ) ia
to him about the place when he was q litt
lad in the wilds of America, and he thin ks
the world of it. 1 have promised he shall
least see our old sohoolroom, and tho blac
framed likeness of Aunt Ellen that bangs ov
the chimney piece"
"Impossible, Connor you could not te
him score tly to the ThornleSs 8 house.
"Could not II What do you say to my ha
ing found the key to the little door In 7
north turret, convenient IN tle pocket OF
old coat the very day left Dublin 7 ha
been in and out that way often enough
know it, suppose"
"Ba. the rooms are altered ; the north wi
is seldom used, ard the door of conlmnnic ats
at the head of the turret stairs ls genera
looked"
pay you q visit, when you'll have the III
trifie of money spoke about ready for M
can't possibly got back to Dublin without
assure you" 9.
"Connor, l can't let you draw LesDih 1
deceit"
'Give me credit for grain of conscience
least; we are not SO badly II for follow ers
we need enlt her little frightened wits /
our service. hatter myself that tAeTe
servants in Castle DAILY still that would d
good deal more for me taan for their mas
Ask Miss Maynard where she thinks the Ii
bunch of forget. me.nots she found on on
dressing table this morning came from"
"Connor, it's too bad believe it's all J
With you. quarrelled with Mr.. Thornle
few minutes ago for accusing us of playing
rebellion; but do think it's nothing 6ut p
with you"
"Well-he-the fellow in there, has 6
earnest for t1e two of us; and for the
don't be rash. Some day, perhaps, when
opportunity comes, you'll see W whether it's n
earnest OF play with me. don't think ~
the worse for getting all the fun | can ou1
what comes in my way now. It's little eno'
pleasure there is in life this year for any
There put your foot on my knee for the
scramble up the cliffs and ovev the wall.
now I'd better vanish, but don't be too do