The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-08-18

In spite of fear, vexation, and anxiety,
Ellen could not help bursting out into nearly
"Babett,, at lea. you and need not hum,
bog each other. want to tell you how solIy
/ am that Connor should have been 30 SHY anu
| tax en- such o liberty with you.' .,
~ suppose 1t was silly. such waste OF 1lme,
whom he ought to have been studying. biids 10
and John would be very much annoyed u
they knew; they would never thihK "A' 'AA'
Nobody ever, is angry with connor, but he
| really deserves their anger and yonrs.
one can hardly call it a liberty. Itwas long
journey to AXE just for the chance OF seeing
one for few minutes. don't think 1 ever
| heard of such u thing being done ZOE any ONO
"Only o wild boy like Conuor would be so
foolish; 1t is not worth thinking about.
| "Oh, shall certainly not think OF it again,
| nor mention it t, John and Bride. 1t is bet
ter not to make them an1ious-don't yon tnihh
soi" 49,. ,.v. INV
brothers folly exposed but you must do as
you think right, Lssbia; dare not ask You not
to tell"
happer to one TO be thought of onsequence,
| lust because one happens to be an heiress,
said Lee bia, poutipg little.
| 1T would be net hing to me, II IL were hoS
nv brother Connor, for whom 1 always feel
| Responsible" )" said Ellen.
"Ah. we'll. let us Chamber down into the road,
and set out to meet John and think a.h no more p,
| ham be must not know, OF eourse but-nnI
wonder what he would think II ne heafo
that anybody, say the silliest person IN tne
world, had Travelled right across Ireland Juss
to speak to poor little ne, on his oirthday; ne
would wonder that anyone should think IL
worth while, would not he !"
walk on and hasten Mr.. Thornteys move.
ments Look at the length of our shadows, it
m ust be very late; Pelham will be tired OF
| W Waiting for us at the landing place"
TnhD
fess to having managed to sprsin his ankle
} badly in leapins back to the shore OF the lake
from the islard of waterlilies. be brought a
, large cluster of buds and flowers, but It only
needed glance in his face to see that the re-
turn walk along the rongb road with the IN
jured ankle had been severe ktsuRgle' Les
8 bias flushed cheeks escaped notice uude!
cover of concern at her brot 1er's accident; ano
] during the next uncomfortable hour-wnile
: John Thornley, limped along the ROAD, iro W u q
7 ing with pain and makip G strenuous enorts l:
;. keep mp cheerful conversation with his com
4 panions, which neither of them could second
d Ellen was brought to reproach hersel1 lot
Q feeling of relief that bad come to her on he
first sight of Mr.. Thornley's condition. Sh
@ began 70 be sorry for his sufferipgs, though
She could not help still hugging the though
that now at least for some days to come Con
l. nor and his friend would be safe from obserVa
e tion of the keenest-witted person in the neigh
borhood and that her difioolty about accept
if ing the charge of Lesbia might now be LEI
to settle it self. 1t real relief at las
ie when the boat was reached and Mr.. Ihorp!e
n subsidized into o seat and allowed that be dl
ID not think he could have held on many minute
II longer. He was quite beyond talking whe
Of the necessity for exert on was over, ana 10
back faint and pale, while Lssbis sat by hii
Is and sprinkled him with water, ana Ellen an
Pelham took the oars.
he The sun had reached his point of disappear
ance behind Lac y-Core by the time they el
/ tered the lake the little isand: WIZ l.s Nv W
ne draped ruin, that seen in sunshine from u
m hill bad glowed like an emerald in lis settin
at of opal water, looked dark and imposing no
in deep shadow. The eastern olst 'nGe Ia !a
ed purple to softett lilac and grey blue tne oa
tops of the Maam Turk s. with the sun behir
lis them, stood out against clondiess SKY IN
ng wondrous hs zs of crimson fire, their rough OF
w. | lines softeped and clothed with marveio
- tender beauty taat belonged to the atmc
~, phere and the hour.
/ recumbent position which Lesbia had epjoin
l oa him, to epj y the scene. -, ,;,;,.
Glamour. Is it not - he said, sm'lng ing;
nd Ellen. "One would think oneself saiii
in straight to the fortunate isles to live on lot
fruit in peace for ever. Who would think
loo was all bog and rock, and swamp and WateI ate
be- "And fsmine and strife and woeP y Ell
ut coatipued to herself "And oh! were I
the high hopes and the generous purposes glamo
ak toop
tile CHATTER XVIII.
Gil she loves you them
at One fash f hope burst then succeed night
oa oa Anu All ~ NA- A''' CololnIes Birthda!
Mr.. Thornley's accident brought precis
AXE the result Ellen had foreseen. The propo
Journey to London had to be put off, aud
av- give himself chance OF undertaking g III oei
the the spring was quite over, he had to enbl
an TO lie up and abstain from all uss OF the
ave iured ankle for many days. Nothing
to heard of Connor, and Ellen ceased to start
unexpected sounds and began to look snge e
ing for letters in the hope of seeing Conncr,s "a
500 writing on an envelope stamped I'D,
ally again. The days of Mr.. Thornley's csptiv
we're decidedly pleasant days to everyone
we the houss, After experiencing one or Two
title them Ellen understood the complacency W
le. l which Bride Thornley, congratulated her
it, l on being bound to q brother who knew ho'
stay in the house reasonably, and could be
into fl from his ordinary occupations WITH
making himself and everyb body rear
Q, at mieerable. During the press of the sorro"
hat business of the past Tnter some son utter
are Geen muoh interett ID and had to be
10 u aside, aud now he and Bride turned back t
ster. with o zeal that sometimes carried Eli
title sympathies with thelrs, and sometimes
her her (she net being of the essential sud
pature) lost in astouiehment at the!r powe
t..Ra