The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-04-28

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He laid down his pen and began to fold his Z
letter. "Well, what do you want ne o9fnn bfn !
at last finding that she stood still before hin, |.
looking ut him in fashion that msue MN is
his i'll humor might slip away under the ihha-
ence Of her appealing eyes. .. ,,ncv wba.
+ "Connor sent me- lie Wsn'S " s''"
YOU have settled to do about Lictor. ga !
"Ssttled nothing but to go aud see MIN iet'
which shall do as soon al have ioioeo hs i0'
"He cannot possibly stay here after whA'
happened this morning.
"Connor C%E oryS and /. Connor has promised Mur,
dock and the other boys that Lictor snail DO
sent away, and he must keep his WORD. -.
"He seems to fancy himself master mere, puS
as l bappen to be two years older than he, its
not very likely shonld take orders rom int ni
Let him look after his own ragged reeluT ,aT
/ shall keep my dog; and you may Jus' whn .H,1
Copnor that iii never forgive anyone VINO
meddIes with bim-never. Now, don,t open
your eyes and stand staring at me ant IN .aas to-
! most nv letter" 1t cost Pelham gooo oeai W
work himself up into such anger ns this. ne
felt he was sacrificing his dignity, ont IL was
| relief to come to n decision OF some sorc' "nu w
| have declared war if war was to Do.
Ellen left the room with reluctant stePs, ana
was beckoned by Conner. VINO nrsiaor was S0,'''s
| "Well, what does he cay Mardock mas Iaho"
asleep at last. 30 you may speak out ~, ,.vsr
"He is very angry, and says 1sr ne ~iii and ns he
| forgive anyone who fntefiefes, neS'i' ~
looks as if he meant it," .,.,
"Unm - does be 7" said Connor, aoruptiy
: drawing in his head and shutting the ooor III
/: She could not bear to go back into the de- de.
!, serted school room, nor down stairs WIN tne
: chance of again encountering felnah h.rseif in
was nothing for it but to ensconce herseia na IN
u drearily watch the rain lashing the WINDOW
!, panes 1t seemed o cruel stroke OF desehhy
That this day, of all days, should be hopelessy
= wet; if only the clouds would nave iigh.ehho. h. .
- little, and she could have ridden OF post. naste
y An,e O'Flaherty there might have been some
30 chance of an amendment in circumstances anu
~ and peoples tempers; it was. it was dfeaIy
:. day-Elien Daly's first experience OF irremeui
no She saw nothing more of Connor till late
y. when he raped at her door as sue was pp.ttnt ptt
q the finishing touohes TO ner oono .~' after din
. going down into the DRAWING i0
10 10 "Come in. am only sewing fresh pink pow 9S
eeL on INV skirt. Mamma looked so vexed las
III III ! NIGHT when Uncle Charles noticed the IaVelle
g ~, state of my old ribbons; but, oh, Cnnnor 9eai
,ce what is the matter you look dreaolui; I'm Sar
in and cit down. What terriDie 'A'"s 1"' -'"f
md Nothing has happened, that's it-that
1t what's the matter" said Connor, s1ter M
The nte's silence, drawing away the tremolln
to hands with which he had covered his lace
he sank into q chair. Ellen, l can't tnin
ina ina how people do things That mattheW 1Sno
can Galway, with all the people looking on oeloS
ong and Connor of the double sword, When
lad strnck eff the spys head as he sat at the tao
tier how did they make their hands move Wh
gets the moment came mine would not. IA
-, often pictured myself doing SUCH tnlhgs
'r when | was there-when l saw n,Thon onr
han lifted it's eyes to my face and whlneo-l cou
d to not-my hands would not. Never again sn
l be able to fancy myself doing thing III
cle horrid it i" - .o ,i
why Not ANYTHING dreadful like that! Pelh'
Id OF would never have forgiven you; now 90.
II you over think of doing such Wl0F
your tSingY
He threatened me, and that was " hat drt
lived ma to try, I was in the yard white ne
fesding Liotor. aud 1t put me pas III I
ry,ls to see how he fondled the ugly brute ana 10
d be lick his face. thonghtl would put mn enc
their that and show him be could not lord II ovel
care ali here yet; so. when he and everyone {
had gone in to dinner, took one of the pls
prove from my fathers case, those he keeps ios0
1t be and went out again there was no one In
oking ward but James Morris. 1t was nearly dt
little Liotor WAS lying still after his feed "
III quite close up to him, aud held the pistol
back his head, and then found ont that about
e car soIf I told Won of"
r, Pei "Connor / am so glad it was vic
not to thing YOU wanted to do, aud Someone E
must bow ed her head hindered you l am giaq
J, him az believe l AN glad too. CLAD that
'ly." not do it-not thatI could not-that part
lother pusts me. l would not have Pelham know
the world; he would despise me more
sr yon ever You may depend upon 1t, Wher
u like, makes mn his mind to do thing, he
20 give "But be never thinks of suOh outFaE
ntB are aHnweyer. Won are not to suppose that
should oivan in to him about Lictor yet"
care "0h Connorp ~
.,Dnn;t orv outl Pm not going to hur
sadly brute or let apyoue eIss hurt him !; but
o bear; kean INV word about his not staying hel
lie W no came mn To tell YOU because you are sure
T thing the frst neraon questioned, and You had
wishes ter be en- your guard as to what you
James Morris is waiting for me now i
please yard and we have conoocted q capital pill
can say Gather Lictor is always unclaimed a
ler not SIclock and let roam about the ground
Ii over morninp-at least Pelham thinks 80
IN, that already the boys are too many for him
night James will manage as he has done
ed Mrs. to mpzzle Lictor tight and lead him out
in her Yard, There'n be O car rafting at the
st sons 11f the road to take Murdocks grandm
o think Srho bas come to see him, back to her ca
you for any body asks what it is there for but q
Iady'n stay quietly enough in the hou
back to morning; it's the dog, aud James, and m
En, the the car will carry away. shall tax,
more for to q place among the hills that l knc
,rs, and vChere there are BOYS who, to please me,