The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1879-01-19

grew around the house, the Corporal preceding
her, beating down the matted verdure. She
did not give mp all hope OF visiting the Interior
hugging unto herself the motto. Tout ritnt q tui
qui salt dttendre She would ait her opportu-
| nifty, and then seize upon it to win.
That is the great hall, }" satd the eicerohe;
"them ten windows belongs to 1t. That's
where the champagne and claret has been
The lord lieutenant has dined in it, and all the
quality from Dnblin. Ifs O splendid ROOM
! miss, and full of old family pictures. There's
one of the captain in his uniform. / often
think it will come out of the frame some night
| and order boot and saddle. i knoW,' added the
Corporal, in q low whisper, that W ben salute
in passing il mods. / told Father Luke Molloy
this, miss. and he only joked me bat it's true
as were standing here. That little window
there With the colored glass is the chapel. o
mise 1t was in there that the poor captains
missis ran when the news came of the Ride of
Death, aud it wac there that the Lord seat er
comfort. May Heaven be her bed this night
reverently uncoveripg. "Pm told she bore it
like soldier's wife, miss; and sure" added the
Corporal, lent it fine thing for any woman
to know that her husband died while doing
his duty~
SIT is, Corporal" exclaimed Barbara, mist
in her soft brown eyes.
"Aud when she used to fret, mics q W IS sent
homo by reason of a couple of scratches The
brave fellow didn't cay how desperately
wounded he had been in his noble endeayor to
rescue the body of his m0sser, and for which
he had been awarded the Victoria Cross with
the two etfulgent words, For Vslor," emilia
z1ned upon the broE zs( II nsed to say to her:
died at mis- post And do you know, miss,
them few words always helped to brace her
up"
fne, honest, soldier-like words" cried the girl
enth usiastically.
Pm glad to hear you say so miss. Them
two windows over the chapel was her room,
MRS 1t used to be beautiful when the money
was plentiful, but she sold everything she
could to pay the captains debts, and there's
nothing in it now but the bed she died on and
few other plain thiuge-no5 much as q
CARPET, miss"
do yon not keep cre rooul clTays ready foz
Mr.. Tom 7"
81 do N S."
Which room 10 thstf'
IT'S on the sOuth side"
What DO you do to it - she asked, in tho
spirit OF That feminine curiosity which evolves
itself wtere mankind ASS ines w0nauly do les.
- dust every single thing in II, and put il
ia TIE exact epot where it MSS y hen ne left. 90
that when he returns bell fad all the same.
In winter light n uood-ice Ia it every day to
keep away the damp"
DO you use il yourself ~
is it me, missf' The look taat accompanied
the words was reproaca in Itself.
II should like to see IT ever mnch."
'Yon can eea the window mics, if you step
this way"
Tney had arrived at e. at u IA known as the
south wing. Here IL the oiden, golden time
stood a fair garden, in which Ffrenches in
coats of mail, Ffrepohes in buff douhlets,
Ffreuches in silks and satins and laces,
Ffreuches in blue cloth aud nankeen, roved
mid rare aud radiant flowers, while the maids,
wives and widows If the naughty race bore
them company. vieiDg with the blossoms in
daiotinaes, baauty aud grace.
'Step here, miss; the ground is a little
higher" suggested toe Corporal. nshering Bar
bsra to mound which had been famous
rookery when George the Third was engaged
in cndeaToring to discoyer how the apples
q into STtla NlGSa aElRt. lrp 1TNl
gable of the big house YVES tie sunny aide, and
much Inhabited on account of its warmth and
its cheeEiness. The shutters the lower
windows. cared as to panels, bore faint traces
of gliding; tho upper, being in oak as black
as ebony with age, imDartsI q funeral aspect
that carried q chill with il. In the centre of
the gable on the second story q window, archi-
tccturally Of later date thaa the otheVs-it was
larger and wider-the panes of glass being of
greater siZs-attracted 3 Arbars's attention.
What room is that, Corporal 7" she asked.
(which enc do you mean, miss 7"
THAT Why" suddenly stopping
and easping her hands together.
"Merofdl Heaven !" gasped Corporal Joyce,
becoming deadly white, while his eyes seemed
as though they would start from their sockets.
"That's-that's Master Toms room. the Lord
be good to us!'
window, noise made itself beard, as Of come
person eudesvoring to uufasten the shutter.
Then bolt cEeaked and fell then the 81 utter
wayed in and ont as if being forced to open
then q hand-yes, d hsnd-appesred, clasping
the resisting woodwork; then one panel of the
shutter slowly fell back, then the hand pulled
open the other-then the whole shutter was
fung open.
Barbara instiu ctively clung to Joyce, q wild,
Dsmsless terror in her eyes, The Corporal, who
had ridden up to the Russian guns as eoolly as
though performing some military evolution in
tho square of the Portobello barracks, shiver-
ed, his teeth chattering like a man suddenly
ague-striokeu. The CHASTITY apprehension writ.
ten on his face told it's own tale of blood abso.
lutely fft zen through indefnable horror.
The shutters being throw n back, form ap-
peared at the window form of man. The
Corporal sweyed forward {; the form swayed
forward hand beokoned A light that is
seldom Oeen sea or land illumined the feat.
ures Of the faithful veteran as, raising his
hand in military salute, he hoarsely gasped 10
voice stifed with one great sob Master
Tom, Master Tom God in heaven be thank
ed " and, plunging wildly in the direction Of
the rear OF the house, disappeared.
Barbara Ffrench burst into teaIs the out
come of the terrible tension of the Lass few
moments. Was ever fiction equal to this
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