The Irish standard., 1886-10-02
MARY LEE.
Or
TIE YANKEE IN IRELAND,
BY PAUL PEPPE RGRASS. ESQ
Author of "shandy Mcguire,' '"The sp@-
WIFE. etc.
CHAPTER XXV.-(Continued.) ~

1nterrupting the conversation, much u
the captain's relief.
The disconsolate housekeeper en-
treated his honor to wait and listen t;
her, but all i'll vain.
why. how now,'' said the latter
throwing his portly person on tie sofa
and glancing round the room; 'fal
alone, eh?-where have they gone
Kate and Mr.. Guick;e?''
'tHush! don't speak so loud. They're
all three inside, there"
<'All three-who's the third?"
One you would never dream Of see
ing here Roger Oshaughnessy."
80, it is Roger, is it?'
"Yea; the old man, it appears, came
mp this morning from the lighthouse tc
sell picture to Mr., Guirkie.''
"a picture?"
''Mary, you know, has quite taste
for painting, and Roger is her sales
man."
''Poor thing!'
''Only for that, the family had suf-
fered long ago.
"you astonish me; ore they really sc
destitute?'
$50 I'm informed. Indeed, from
what I have seen and know myself, I
believe they must be reduced as low
as they can be, and live. !"
tsGod bless mc!'
s'No She SAID something, remem-
her, OF their being poor, and all that,
but never limited at any danger Of their
suffering. BY the Lord Harry, sir, this
can't be. 1t shan't be. The thought
OF Mary Lee in distress actually fright
ems me.''
s:And then, she's as patient and gen
ale,'' said Father John; "never seen
but with smile on her face. Working
at her easel through the long day, and
often far into the night, with old Drake
sleeping by her side as the plies her
',rush-working, working, without CON-
plant or lnurmur, to earn the bare
neceasaries OF life for her beloved uncle,
and that good old man who has fol-
lowed them 80 faithfully, in their fallen
fortunes.'
"Shes delightful creature,'' ex-
claimed the captain. II wish to the
Lord she could be induced to come
and stay with Kate at Castle Gregory.
T would he q brother to her as long as
she lives"
s.She never would .cousent to part
with her uncle and old Roger d
''rhen, by the Hora Harry, let
them all tl,ree come Castle Gregory's
large enough, AS for me, T. suppose I
must remain an old bachelor, since
there's no help for it. Lee's an hon
est, kind-hearted, generous fellow
himself, as ever broke tho worlds
bread; and should take it SIS 8 favor
il he came and lookup his quarters With
NE ut the Old castle. By George, must
call down IN the Water Hen tomorrow,
aud SEQ him about it.
"Don't speak too fast, captain y said
the priest. "Have ~ little patience,
There's mystery now solving in that
room, which may balk you, perhaps, Of
your generous purpose" ;"
'tMystery!'
''Yes. Shall I tell you what it is? or
have you time to hear it, The court
sits at noon--does it not?''
.'Hang the court, 90 on with the
mystery
"Well, Roger has been selling pic
lures to our friend, Mr.. Guirkie, it ap-
pears, for the last six months or more,
and, queer enough, never imagined for
a moment the purchaser had the least
suspicion of the artist-having passed
himself OFF as picture dealer from
Derry: while, on the other hand, Mr..
Guirkie was we'll aware Of the secret,
and all the time kept buying her pieces,
aud indulging his good, kind heart by
paying double prices. y
ssHo, ho! I understand. Roger was
unwilling to expose the poverty OF the
family, and therefore went under an as
sumed NAME"
s'Precisely. Well, this morning. it
seems, he started from the lighthouse to
sell a picture, ms usual. When he
reached here, he felt rather shy about
coming in, lest he might happen to meet
somebody who had seen him before, and
would recognize him. So, sitting down
under the window, to wait for an op-
portunity of seeing Mr.. Gnirkie alone,
and feeling somewhat fatiguea, perhaps,
altar his long journey, he fell fast asleep.
In that position MIR. Guirkie discovered
him, with the picture carefully con
cealed under the breast Of his coat, just
as Kate entered the parlor. You heard
the shrek he gave when the portrait
met his eye, I suppose
ssShriek-no r heard no shrek, POr-