The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-07-28

earse down on me from beavnn, yen think"
People don't carse mp in heaven, Deanis
bnt you Ecn!d cot yourself Of from him fSr
ever aud from our Lord, who died forgiviDE.
Tbere, give ne yonr hand, aud We VIII knee.
down and say the Lords prayer together, and
pl take that As yopr solemn promise that
you'll never undertake anything TO AnyoDss s
burt again"
Tbey kpelt down On the g-sss aide BIZ side,
ard Ellen slowly repeated Pater Sosfer,
pAnsing every now and then, and LOOKING
steadily IT h.r O. m pSuions face 10 make : are
that his lips formed the words after hers She
did not feel any fear or any ser So OF the
strsp sness Of the situation she WAS wholly
Hbsor ped in the conscious 7ess of being engaged
ID q monestons struggle spirit with spirit,
whica involved the ssvipg Cf O fel}o E-crsat-
ures life, perhaps by 6 de helCs the ressne OF
= soui from the doniuion OF evil. Sac
too deeply in earnest TO have thought 20
spare for personal fear. 1t vss only when the
knees and dismis s u Dennis With the basket
of provisions ehe had ero1ghf I ~ his family
she stood watching his hgure reoeding Aoross
the bog, tnAf she was aware OF the extreme
exhaustion ench . contest leaves Her limb
were trembling 30 that sbe conld scarcely sap
port be- IF, ana the distance that stretched
bet cen the spot where she stood and the
house seemed inter In!rRble- 1t did not lessen
her agitation that, when s9e bad dragged
herself beyoDS the shelter of the fGrf-stacks,
she perceived the dark oufllEe of Mr.. Thorn
Iey's fgrre uPri ghi apd Dotionl On the knoll
bssw cen ber and the houss. She Tad 70 stand
ill 10 control the beating Of ber heart. and TO
keep herself from fsinting, and then s1e per
ceiyed that be was moving forward. coming TO
meet her and the anxiety that s=4Esd her 70
increase the distance between him and Dennis
IS much as possible gave her strength TO
quicken her steps. He had determined 70
meet her in quite comDonplace Wy, and
leave il to her to explain the occasion Of her
late walk if she pleased
"I took you AID your lantern for . Win-o'-
she-u1sp, Miss Day: be began, ana 10 ~ l
aeQusintance of that historical perBonsge,
followed you. Not beyond that knoll, though
When nay Jsck-o-lantern ved itself into 3
lady with q lantern / stopped"
She louged to ask him if be bad recognized
any one but herself, but the words she tried 20
forn died swsy in gasPs on her lips Shocked
1t the state of agitation he found her in, be
drew her hand within his arm without an
other word. and walked on for some distance,
supporting her hs m1eh rs she wonld let hin
| and carefully avoiding 30 much as glance NJ
her face.
When they were entering the honse he
spoke again Miss Daily, if had any author
ity over S22 1 sonld not LET yoo DO such
half the people in the neigh hborhood starving
"Hsw shocking" she said, in voice ths:
| trembled stiil. ''But you are not thinking of
what you are saying. You don't know what
have seen and beard tonight"
"Yon ought not 10 be exposed 10 sech sights
and sounds. 1 am more glad than can say
that You are leaving this place for time If
| it had not been 60 settled, 1 shouid have been
obliged to tell yopr brother about thls."
Il would never have forgiven you If you
| had"
| but it would not have bsep Sd bad as your
hurting yourself. You must not think that
| you are the only person in the world that can
make aaerifDes, or that no one iBleTer to make
| them fJr you"
They had entered the house now by the
| back door. The place WAS silent, but not
| quite dark there was o rush candle burpln &
An q niche by the door, aud the glow # the
en- bers made tWiligh still in the low-rattered
| kitchen. John Tnorniey led Ellen in there,
| and drew q chair forward towards the fire,
| into which she was glad to let herself sink
| The shudderipg horror and faiutness, which
she had been struggling against ever since
| Dennis left her, came upon her again in 1ulI
| force. now that the goal she had Fixed her
mind on attaining was reached. She couid
! only cover leg face with her hands and give
I way 20 the tTsm OIipg that ahook every Inn D.
"DOu't uind - she managed to whisper softly
bet cen the spssDs of shudderiog, don Z call
! anyone, don't lei mamma be frightened. shall
be better soop. Ii was Jast SEEING - And
agsin the dark Wild face rose mp before her,
| aud over owersd Der with hor or; the wasted
| teverish band wbiUn to her thoughts wou
look bloodstaiped, clutched hers, and again
she seemed to be battling with the power OF an
evil purpose, and implorlng heavenly aid to
exercise IT, Gradually the paroxy N Of ner-
vous terror passed away, and sense OF peace
and victory cana, restoring her TO full SELF
possession. She uncovered her t ace and lean
ed back quietly in her chair to rest before she
rose to go to her room.
John Thornley, had had the tact to leave
her alone to recover, and had employed him
self in puttIng fresh sods on the fire and COAX
ing them to q bleZs.
"Can get you anything noWf" he asked
comipg nearer when she looked up.
II don't want auything, thank you. an
quite we'll now, and will wish you good night
and go back to msm mas room. She likes me
to keep about as long Is Pelham is up, and tc
see that all is sAfe before 60 to bed but shE
will expect me now it is getting late"
"Your mother is e1aggerStedly aDxion'
about P-lnsm's safety but how is it she leu
you run such ritksi can't understand you
, being allowed TO expose yourself to dsnge
without any body's interfering TO prevent it,
Bot there is NO danger for me, it is yor
that don't understand tie difference betWeeE
one person and another here. run no risk
1t 10 not fear that made me silly just no v
, it WAS only the pain of something 1 had T.
do"
"You must never do such thing again"
al dor't suppcss l shall ever need 70 do 1t
but Oh! you dou't know bow thankful an
r that didDgo ont tonight
She bad only been thinking hitherto OF th
evil deed that bad been averted; now, rs sh
nm 5nto I1hD ThornleV5e fReA. a IN