The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-10

How could You come back here to break al
oor hearts with fear for youf"
| "You ask me that, and you know where Pei
| ham is now and Ellen, You kno ", too, " ell
| as do that my mother had rather q Thousand
times that came to grief altogether than that
his little finger sched. Do you think could
| live free out there, and let him be ruined on
| my account, and she perhaps curspg me for
what bad brought on him have made 8
| mess of my life altogether, and may as well
come to an end and let luokier people have
| their chance"
"Connor, you are OF jast to mamma aud for
get oil the rest of Us, when you speak like
that"
"Well, well, don't let US argue sb ,ut il. I've
| made up my mi nd, and Pm 30 doue-up for an
argument now. Let me sit dowu, and give
! ma come ething to eet and drink. l would not
looking too muoh like victim, for all that's
come and gone one may as well die one way
| 6 another If one puts o bold face on it to the
last and anyhow I'll give myself up of my
own good will won't be taken or betrayed,
as has CHANGED to better men than me this
year"
eagerly catching at the word. "We might
| easily hide you for q week or so in Good Poo
ple's Hollow, till we see what happens. You
need be in no hurry to give yourself up"
But am in q hurry, Eileen aroon. Don't
| argue with me told you was dead beat.
dear and it's q comfort to see some plain
thing 10 Go when all one has looked forward
to and believed in has crumbled to pieces uu-
! der ones feet, and one hardly knows where
one is standing"
"How did you hear about Pslhamf :"
"a Galway boy, who had seen Pelham taken
to prison, came to the place where Darcy and
1 were hiding and told me all; and another
fellow brought me word this morning that he
had just seen our mother and Lesbia standing
among the miserable crowd round the prison
doors trying to get in, aud that they were sent
away weeping. the two of them. That was
enough. 1 talked it over with DARCY, and
though We were sorry to part, he said / was
right and aok nowledg ged that he should be
glad enough to have suoh an excuse for giving
it all up and making an end. He would have
gone with me to the authorities in Galway if
I'D have let him ; bat persuaded him to stay
and take bis chaucs, and had set my heart
another look o. the Hollow, and a night of chat
with you, Eileen aroon, and on the eatisfaction
of seeing with my own eyes the look of be I'll sd
spite that will come ON the faces of the two
O'Roones when show them tina they will
have to loose their bold on Pelham so l came
hero. To sit in this windo w-sest again was
well worth the walk, and 1 mean to erioy the
fish pie when you get it for me, L can tell you.
Only don't argue with me, avourneen I'm not
in the humor for that"
The playful, coaxing smile that lighted up
Connor's pale face at the last words was too
much for Ellen she hurried from the room to
fetch the refresnments that she saw were
much needed, and as she hastily got them to.
gether, racked hes brain to think of some ex
pedept for OBTAINING Connor till DR.. Lynch or
John Thornley, could see him and try to dis
suade him from his purpose. She debated
servants and despatch a summons to DIR. Lynch
to come to night; but she decided it would be
too great risk. Ballyowen was full of
strange policemen and soldiers, and q large
reward had been offered for Connors arrest,
and some one even of their own people might
be found base enough to think it pity tnat
so large snm should be lost by voluntary
surrender. Ellen know Connor we'll enough
to DO convinced that it would be- q great addi-
tional paDg to him to be baked of his self
surrender, and she thought it better TO trust
fn hor sin rio ia iaffo
soch wound as betrayal at the last would be
She had bad previous expeIieno of Connor
in moods of deep dependency following on
great excitement, and she could not help
hoping that, after refreshment and rest, she
should find him more persuadable. AS the
eYening passsd On. hoYeYer. and the ConYer-
s ttion oet~een them was prolonged, she was
obliged to acknowledge to herself that for
once his resolution was too firmly rooted for
sry words OF here to shake it. He had been
wholly uuprepared for the events of the last
few days, and the downfall to his expeots-
tions had sen so great shock as to make
him loose his hold on hope, and turn from the
future with loathing. There was keen remorse,
too, fjr the share he had had in deludirg
Murdock aud the young men of the neig Dor.
hood who were now in prison with Pelham.
They spoke long of Murdock, and Connor was
deeply touched when Ellen repeated his las.
words.
He would not have blamed me or lost faith
in me, poor fellow, even if he had lived to see
what failure it was. l don't believe that
common felons across the see and never see
Ireland again bat begin to see it is terri
BILE thing, we have done. We made q world
for ourselves of our own hopes and dreams,
and brought them to act in it,"
Then don't you think" said Ellen eagerly,
"that you are boupd to live to undo the harm
you have donef Does not Murdock's death,
that bought your life, bind you to some SER
vice for Ireland before you def We don't
see yet what it is to be, how it could bs
rendered, bat tie call may come"
Nl1f 4 y III r. Dat
ots' blood is just as much the seed of nation
ality as martyrs of the Church. DARCY has
always said that the power of standing by
each other in misfortune is what we want
above all, and if give an example of that to
the death, shall have done something. You
may call it laziness you like, bat it's just all
I've strength left for. And talking of lsziness
dear, this sofa is very comfortable think
III just lie down and go to sleep, and you may
come and call me in the morning. 1 daresay
I'll sleep till the SIMS we'll up, for it's long
Stree I've had a quiet night, or such bed as
this to sleep on; and, as said before, don't
want to look like q victim when give myself
nN. My plan is to ride to old ORoone's door