New-York tribune., 1886-04-25

taken for Ely had como to think that Ireland ~
lean o1 q: ggss Sns
ing to repair that wrong With all the strength OF
TaS which % S"S EaSs said had happened that s.s
ELY had promised to intermarry with the pas,
sanagh instead of dashing them down The name
commonly called Tom and he was an cfhcer 10 the
Royal Irish Constabulary,. of the rsnk fa,nilIariy
known as that Of sub, y stationed at lliainsx, @
some eight miles from Kranmnlln. There were
police barracks at Kranmulin village. whltner tne
officer from Fillalusk came every Wednesday TO
"trausact business"
ION Maxwell was the youngest of five brothers,
and AZ his father was not more than moderatesiiy,
well Off and had daughters to provide for, he did
sion. even If each of them had felt inclined to
enter one Just as the question was cropping up
what Tom had better do with himself ietter came
TO his father from an old friend in Dublin Offering
TO procure Tom nomination to cacetshlp III tne
Royal Irish Constabulary. Tom turned up ms
nose, not understanding the difference between 'hs
officers Of the English police force ana thoSe oi
the Royal Irish Constabulary; but this was soon
explained To him, ana, after the matter had been
duly debated. he accepted the offer and went
over to Dublin for his examination. lie was
successful, though the competition was Keen
enough, and was sent to the depoe ior .nrco aioo
months drill and then received his commission
as sub-inspector, and was ordered TO CraheVo"n'
county of -. -
Tom stayed four years at Cranetown, and was
then removed to another county, with rise III ram
and rise IN pa. As soon as his mother heard 'htt
he was going to FL alu * she wTole him word tnat
old friend of her mothers MIS-. n4novan' t' Wa
living in the county IN which fllaiusK was situ-
ated and begged Of him to try 10 see her' Az tno
same time Mrs Maxwell wrote to Mrs Donovan.
50 one day came letter to Kranmuiiln oearing 'no
This letter furnished matter for n GOOD deai OF
talk. 1t was cordially answered ana .le 'ir .ino
drew near Tor Ton Maxwell to make ms Appear
ance Ely teased Mrs. Donovan by quoting o'ts
of Mrs MaxwePs letter i'll the most provoking
way She would talk OF the unseen seen 4 r3 aS r,'
and hoped that the sermons which his mo heT niu
not proted by had mysterouslv transni,,ea W ,nrIr
GOOD 10 him "siy love" SAID MIS- Donovan
those VINO do not profit by your dear grand
lather's beautiful sermons must lie 'neeod very
hard to influence. never heard more G oquenC
discourse than that which he gave Us iast sun
+ lv went of TO feed her chickens, half laughing,
bu. va ing to herself somohing or other ABOUT the
pltv II was that all married folk did not love each
other AS much as Master and Mi trcss
In due time Tom made b $ appearance and easily
won Mrs. Donoval's heart. She pronounced hi.h
most engaging. which tllv # course laughed at.
amusing herself by talking of Gralny's engaging
lime went by AID Tom often came to the rec
tory and grew intimate tlcr,. and t5 the cad of
six months asked ELY to marry hi.n, ana Ell SAID
'Young Maxwell wants to marry. E!iy!D ex-
claimed Mr. donovan. when his wife eNplainet
to hlm the state of the case - III are Joking, my
dear llv is Oniy u tgdcbccR; a dear httle, sweet
little hoctecn >he Is going to stay with lis these
dozen years YETI
The dozen wears COt rOunutci mo Two, IT IN
end ot which Ely would b. twea anyone AID m
possession of a hundred a y ar. Mr.. Maxwell
.ro,mised 10 settle two hundred on his son,
and tho young iO.ks would start in lie on some
thng between four and live hundred a year. IL
cludng IOm's professional Inc me I1cv Nond
he Obliged to edve flil1Iusk. rs an In conS'dou-
larry officer m1y not live IN a county where he or
his vie u S any relatives.
How hannv they WERE those lovers! How they
tea ed each other! Boy ana girl they iooNed, and
bo, aud glrl they woaid l1o. ald tcel for many u
day. he ran racc-. m k ng Gralnys uaia-rhdlr,
- wGicii she sat in the rde1. the wiu1lng-,oSt.
Elly made itfe red SUIT Oi clothes. and they
dressed up he snail terr r III H. ANA they baIkei
anC mcwcd and distracted the dog ald tle oi cat
zoo Then Tom left tic rcctory and sat NJ 81 nigl'
in n itte cabin with q teyer-stI1 kHn chiid IN ms
arms, and tlZed BRIGHTLY nd ch'eriy to the lAth'r
and mother. helpless ~ they wer'; ID when they
inoaucd out, 'ShIIc ITS IN Amig.Iv that lone II,
and lnuSn't sthrlvc agtn Him. jest tpIh them
simply now fcvers come wncn We n'ge"t la W o.
health aud how many things may he done to send
away the fever; aud all the tins thN s1V mat u"
was not atr"d to run Tie risk of cOntagon. ana so
they p!oiitcd hy his words, and the next daN the
cnIds father began 10 rem We the mannre-iedP
tnaL wa, built r!gnI up AGAINST Tie canlu-WaH.
Ely heard of this by-and-by an 1T s.lrfci hcr
much. 1t was inst the kind Of thing she world
have gladly dore herself but she expected Jess
from / Cin, She being "a girl and he bag Young 10
lIce-Oilcer. She felt that solntth NJ III mr. lover
had ju>t been revealed 10 hcr aud sh looked rev
erentialy AT him as 6he sat at lunchrod and per-
haps had a feeling q little Ike that which came TO
.dain III respect 70 the feed dngO MS an gec glcSt.
But after uacheon Tom began To tease Der a q The
wings folded away.
SO thc time went happily on, very quietly ana
evenly. on ard E.iv oItcD talked aDput iIciaId
and SAID they would always love ier and srv" her.
aud LIlv had cone 30 see that Gfandpapa mad done
more Tor her than he would nave done HAD ne called
GU men with pixies and green fags; Gone more III
his quiet. unToman'I way to heip his country tlan
the NatiOuasts had done; and lily and ion were
as happy two people III thc prime o. tIeir yodth
and health, and not yet weighted with tle great
responsibilities of life, could be. hen some hing
came that brought great STIR to this quiet lie oil
ther-. and with the stir great trouble ana
SORROW.