The Irish standard., 1886-11-06

BY PAUL PEPPERGRAss. ESQ.
= Author Of ''shandy MCGUIRE .'The spe-
wife," etc.
CHAPTER XXvIII-(Continued.) }

And we'll he might gaze, for never
saw such form and face before.
And yet it was not so much in those
features, SO perfectly moulded by the
plastic hand Of Nat,.-e, at her beauty
lay, as in the angelic blush and unaf-
fected modesty with Which her pure
soul had SO radiaItly suffused them.
Dear reader, this lovely girl was a
child Of Mary-an humble, gentle SER
Want Of the Mother OF Jesus. And
there lay the great secret Of her
beauty. The perfection of her feat
ures nature gave her, but that which
defies all the art OF the sculptor or the
painter-that indispensable. charm which
animated thena--was the gift of reli-
gion.
Looking at this exquisite being, as
she stood there before the admiring
multitude, her eyes cast down, and her
checks covered with bushes, one could
hardly help thinking Of those fine lines
of Willianls's Sister Of Charity
Thy soothing how gentle! thy pity how tenderl
Choil-snusic thy voice is. thy step angel grace,
And thy union with Deity shrines in 81 splcndor
Subdred, but unearthly, thy spiritual face.
Miss Lee, have the goodness to
look All this, and see il you can recog-
nize it, resumed the captain, handing
her the rosary.
After o moments examination, she re-
piled in the negative.
s'Any marks by which you can dis
tingnish it from yours?'
"Mine, sir, she replied, "was much
more vorn than this.''
F'Ah! from constant use / suppose"
said the captain.
Mary kept her eyes cast down, but
said nothing III reply
''Don't blush, my child, DON'T blush;
You love your religion. and practice it.
L wish 70 Heaven we could all say as
much for ourselves. AS to the devotion
Of the rosary, though I'm far from
being a Catholic myself, I look upon it
as the most beautiful devotion in the
world"
''rl1ank you, captain" said the
priest; ;'thanlS you ios your generous
:. testimony. You'll find" he added,
@;before very long, there's q charm jill
the rosary you little suspected. The
Immaculate Virgin, whom shat spotless
creature has SO long served with such
tender affection, will not suffer her love
to go nnrequited.'
81 don't know, but by the Lord
Harry" responded the burly captain,
sim beginning to think there's som
mysterious Influence at work." and he
hitched his chair little closer to the
desk, as il he felt an increasing interest
i'll the investigation.
sAnd now, Miss Lee, can YOU. inform
the bench when you missed the ros~
ary?''
'tOn the 18th Of
f;F1on what place."
'.Trom an old family Bible, in which
/ usually kept it
'<Did you make a thorough search for
it?''
Yes, sir.
Did YOU see Mr.. Weeks. here pre-
sent, ut tie lighthouse on that day?''
''T did, sir
t'Where--iu what part of the house?"
''In the parlor''
"1Yas it in that room you kept the
.Bible?'
Eyes, sir.'
''Di5l any other person visit the light
house on that day?'
IA gentleman called, but did not
enter tie parlor.'
ST have but one more question to ask,
Miss Lee. Are you of opinion that
some one not 8 member Of your family
took or stole the rosary?"
ST an, slr."
Who do you respect?''
s'I know OF no one who could have
taken it but the gentleman I saw in the
par]or. >
s:That's enough, Miss Lee--you may
retire. said the captain, leaning back
in his chair. sGentlenen, be contln-
ued, addressing his associates, ''the tes-
timony Of the sick girl. Mr.. Hardwrin-
dies servant. who found the rosary Oh
floor of Weeks's room, the morning
after his first visit to tie lighthouse: ana
Miss Lees corroborative evidence, make
the case a pretty clear one against
!. Weeks: aud as it comes within our jurls-
diction, being but case OF petty theft,
we must commit him, and send the for
gerry affair up to higher court. =
ssHold on q minute = exclaimed the
Yankee: you amt a-going to commit mn
mel expect. without hearing me IN m my y
i own defense?o a
..Wal] ain. 90 on. ~ replied the chair