The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1878-10-06


| the crier bad already moved too far down th
! stree; for her to catch distinctly what be said
and she was just hurrying from the room will
the purpose of deepatohing . servant in par
! suit of bin, when John, entering With news
paper in his hand, intercepted Der in the door
way: She ssized bic arm, and clupE to it, pal.
and Trembling "oh: John 700 have got 'h'
lis what true r.
What they are crying in the street.-The
! hEhting-the West OF Ireland 7"
To Der surprise John put bis arm tenderlJ
round her to support her, and kissed her cheek
before be answered.
No, no-nothing of the kind. It's false
report got up to coll the evening papers. i
veil. The morning has passed quietly In
Doolln. And the open air meeting, where II
was feared disturbance might arise, has been
postponed"
Bat it will be held some day thenf'
1T will pass OF peaceably whenever il takes
place, you may be sure. The postPonement
either believe that the time for rising has
not come. or are wiser than their words, and
don't mean TO act upon tbem.'
"For Dublin; bat in the country-in the
West"
There will be no risng without some signal
from the leaders; ard if l understand their
tactics, they had rather not have il till after
the harvest. don't myself think IL will ever
be. One can't help being very snxioas sboct
ones friends, knowing that several of them are
more or lees implicated but one hopes that
even eln5DIIecIIODleIe prove not 10 DC
utterly blind TO the way in which events are
tending. and that they will come to their
senses before more harm is doDe"
''Ah that is just what think"
turned politicianf'
II only mean that never did believe, as
Bride does, that there could be any danger in
our going back to Connemara this summer,
and, and" dropping her voice. ~ shall not
be In the least afraid to travel with you to
Cattle Daily, and stay there for as long as you
like, if you should happen to want to go there
on business at any time. Ny opinion about
Irish rebellion is just this-thatI feel sure il
never will turn to anything that need prevent
our living again in Connemara.n
That 10 com pressing the whole affair into q
nutshell. indeed" said John, smiliag but it
was not at all q satiricsl smile. They were
now walking up the room together, and be
sill kept his arm rouud Lesbs's wa:s:, and
kind Protecting expression in lis eyes that
Lasbia had thought belonged to Bride only,
and world never be turned on herself. Then
BE touched her dress. and did not seem to feel
lace. IS il rotf r. be ssSed.
Yes asked Nora Joyce to buy il for me
from Miss OF!aherty's stores. thought they
Miss OF!aher;y-woald like that batter
than my sending money directly to her. and
u was excuse for writing again TO Nora,
whom l wanted TO hear from" To her added
wonder, this svowal, more confidential than
any she had N sde to Bride. procured her an
other aff,ctionate brotherly kiss on the cheek
then sf:er pause John said, "it vas 8 good
taooght. You never, suppose, write to or
hear directly from Mics Daily 7"
Not nov: / ~Ecte twice during the winter,
and che never answered my letters. One does
lot like TO have ones lett ers unanswered; and
Bride says IL shows they don't care to hear
from me any more
"A very natural colclusIon to come to GER
tsipiy"
Lesbis, who had been keeping her eyes well
hidden uuder tn cir long Isshes, sud- enly turn
An linz i'm nj OTID IT. hHr
broth er's face. Was that his opinion too 7
Did he really think iti' Eyes met eyes. and
each pair read something IN the other that
opened a way to synpstoy and community of
IL tereet soch sd not been dreamed of
hitherto: and Lesbia losing oil ioou ghts of her
laces and jewel pendants, threw her arms i'm
petCoCsly roand her brotber's neck. Dear
John, We will 60 10 Ireland together, even if
ioeIe Is eyer such dreadful Iebelhor.n che
whlspe &c and do beheve-I really do
that when We are there, people won't BE- able to
&c p being little glad TO Us"
The frst loud knock at the street door com (
ing az tie end Of Lesbias speech saved job
from &c embarrassment OF a reply, and sent
Lesbis Il altering up - the mirror at the far
hources before il, and sat!efJ herself by q far
tive glance into its depths that the color had
come back into her cheeks and that none of
the elaborate plsits and bows, and jewel |
sprays on her little head, had been disarrsnged |
during her moment or two CT self forgetfulness
John watched her during these proceedings
SuQ eBh!n once or Twice In the cOoreo OF the
evening, with tome wonder. Could it be the
same girl, whose wiEttol glance had q few min
utes sgo seemed to give him glimpse into .
heart foil of tender feeling and humble upex-
act nR lovei Which was the real Lesbis-the
10y al hearted maiden he had newly discovered,
or the bright, mischievous eyed ocq aette, whose
vivacity and capIices kept the attention
Of dozsn admirers happily on the alertf In
order to fulfil his promise TO Bride, John gave
greater amount of attention to the passing
events of the evening than was his wont.
He saw Marmadoke Pelham enter the room
With the bored, injured expression on his face
tHat the prospect of spending three or four
hours in company indoors usually brought
there, and he observed how these looks OF con-
StTsint and annoyance we're mitiEa.ed and
toen vanished altogether under The ipfcence
of the five, ten min utee, quarter of an hours
chat which Lesbis, in iDterln des of livelier fir
tations with more eager admirers, coutrived to
bestow upon him. This was carrying ccqaetry
too far, John opined, as be watched the honest,
foolish face softeuing and frightening till IL
actually Elowed WITH pleasure, while the
t.escheroCs glib talk went oc. Lesti, O. GIT
to know when feelipgs were too rea! 10 be
PLAYED with sud should be able 10 re- -zct