The Irish standard., 1888-09-29
,ouchsafing word of explanation to his

ga friend leaves for Cincinnati tonight
who will give me his protection thus far;
there some Of my own people will meetme, !"
Kate replied, with assumed Indifference,
while at heart the proud girl was ready to
! fling herself at the old mans feet and con-
fess the anguish these words cost her.
"Who. in tae name Of goodness, is taking
you to Cincinnati?" the old man Numbered.
Ere Katie's lips framed the reply she
cast little apologetic look at Mrs. Win
throp and Nell, for the consciousness was
cost her their sympathy.
offered-that is have asked HMM fact"
Winthrop broke In on her confusion.
"Alphonse Lecroixl' he exclaimed, while
start of panied surprise showed his wiie's
and daughters dismay.
And why not?" Kate asked, with we'll
leigned calmness. "Why not Mr.. Lecroixa"
The question was too much for the old
| sailor, who rose abruptly and said, with as
much Of a sheer as he could assume, for
the good-natured Captain was not strong in
! sarcasm:
$50 be it, then. It is natural that birds
If a feather, should flock together; but l
1ttle thought, Miss Frobisham, that should
sver be glad to-
He s,oiorea crimson and paused, for after
Ill the girl was his guest.
"To get rid Of me!' Kate suggested, with
apparently 11pstrained composure.
The Captain disdainea reply and left the
room, almost rudeiy ignoring the hand she
neld out to him. Had he noticed the
dropping eyelia and quivering lip which sud
denly betrayed her deep emotion hs might,
sy kind word, have opened the t1ocd-
gates Of her emotion, but be was blind to
,very thing, and burned with mad rage at
;he wrong she had done Ills boy Harry,
! The wrong done his boy Harryl Aye,
there was the rub. 1t Was but natural that
The should cleave to her own kin end be
rue 10 the associations OF her Childhood
nay, the Captain could even forgive her
reason to tie Union; for women, he argued,
FRO emotional creatures, ard e always side
with the aniier-dog in the tight"-but that
she should turn from him and his to the pro-
lection O. Alphorse Lecroix was 80 outrage
seyond his powers of silence endurance.
| -Alphonse Lecroix' He detested this Al
Aonse I4ecroix with Oh aversion which
xnew no bounds Of reason; not that ne had.
iyhen he came to analyse the situation, any
Just grounds for such strong antipathy
against the young man, but he blindly based
| li.i GOAtSApL iV1 Al4A VI! E5oAAoA@ pAiAoAFA'S'
.Alphonss Iecroix, who was stirring sucn
torrent CT luminosity in the Captain's
aeart, was young French Canadian, re-
riding in neighboring village across the
river, POSSESSED of a small fortune which
nc had Inherited fror s'penurious father.
Fortune had been iasiSly generous to Mira,
and naturs had bes'. more than prodigal in
ser 3ayors His Yas the ideal OF school
cirl's type Of manly beauty-hlack. curly
lair; large; luminous dark eyes; regular
features teeth, which g. Duchess might have
sny;ed; 81 soft, musical voice; ten
| der, sympathetic manner with women,
Ind q 1.-THE, active figure, whose
swery movement was grace itself.
| Then, his doting father had given him q
college education, and, though his accom-
clishuants were Of the veriest veneer, he
lad acquired the art Of making the most Of
The little he had learned--surely not such
IN objectionable parsonage after all. But
his volatile manner clashed with Daniel
Wintnrop's staid views Of life, and in the
pest Of times, when Lecroix had been ad-
aitted at the Orchard House as frequent
guest, he had set him down as frivolous
aekanapes;;" but when the young man let
slip indiscreet expressions Of sympathy for
The seceeders and eTinced q too warm ak,-
T, probation Of Miss Frobisham's society, Lis
wrath knew no bounds, and he had ordered
ais .pomen-triends to close the door on "the
nfernal young copperhead."
Therefore, when from his retreat in the
pilothonse he saw the French1nan drive to
bis door and bear away the young lady, hs
might be forgiven the storm of inpreca-
tions which rose to his lips. One thing COM
torted him: neither his wife nor daughter
sypearea On the threshold to bid God-speed
20 the departing guest.
And Harry was coming home chat night,
too. How could he meet his boy with this
.ale Of ,orrowl BE would rather facs the
worst storn that ever ragged on Lake Michi-
gan than tell the poor lad that the girl he
owed had been false TO him.
Nevertheless, in the gloam Of the evening
be went forth to meet his boy, intercepting
him in the big meadow, where years ago he
had taught him to fly his kite and shoot
reed birds. AS the buggy approached, ne
stopped the driver and said: i,
.Get down, Harry, and walk with me
10 the house. have something to say to
vou."
Well might the father be proud Of such q
son-tall, erect, the picture Of animal
strength. with g frank expression in his
handsome face which would be his passport
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