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through which shone the invitation OF
her rnood-"may trust IA your knightly
prefer OF help? Do not answer till
have finished. You are the first who has
come 20 me-here IN this awful dungeon
and I have opened my heart 70 you as
perhaps 1 should not But You have the
blood OF youth in your veins, Ike me
you are gallant and OF high lineage-yOu
are from the land where chfvalry IS the
law OF gentle life--is It true that you Will
be my champion ga
The Spaniard rose with solemn dignity.
though his great eyes flashed devouringiy
upon her. and his breast heaved under is
cuirass He half lifted his sword from the
sheath, and kissed the cross Of its hilt
'4Qh. my beloved. ! swear" be said. in
sou1ber earnestness-
She translated the action and utterancs
20 Murtogh. Whatever OF a spiritual
nature you would crave OF His Holiness
he would grant"
but Il would he cruel time % walt
ing 20 send all the long way 20 Rome and
hack" ne objected, and this matter lies
Ike lead upon my soul
She looked up into the Spaniard's eyes.
and Let her OWL lashss tremble. and led
The raveufrg conaagration OF bis gaze
vvssH q little sigh. 1T would be very
svea. 70 believe" she mHrmared, 200
sweet for sense. ! fear me Nay. Don
TeJo. 7 need not such a world Of persua-
slon-on!y-oEiy-I.f your right hand,
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sustained ard honored by Him through
gloTtou- eternity"
These things are well known 20 me"
said Marsogh. Il would not need ths
king OF Spain 20 tell them 10 ne How
viii he speak concerning hamsslf%''
TIE lady was not afraid 20 smile trto
the eyes 90 the Spariard. Yea are %
speak after . moment or two" she tola
him. with q calm voice. but hear me
this Ettls first Ny heart as broken
here. / DO TO. know how / have had
the courage 70 live. These jewels / wear.
the fabrics % my ratnent. the wines On
the beard yonder. are all the booty Of
this terrible cslT. He and his sav1ges
burn false lights. and lure ships 20 the
rocks. and roo and murder their people.
l. was thus unhappiIy l came here. and
in fear OF my life. while I was SIN half
dead from the water. / suffered the mar
rage words to be read over ue-oUs row
you must speak
Il would show you tears rather than
words. dear lady" the Sganiard said;
erably than either. Father Donatus
whispered the 1.-THE OF this 20 me. The
whole truth burns like FIRE IN my heart.
As my fathers gave their life blood 20
drive the infidsl from Granada--so / lay
my Own poor life AT your dear feet II
augat nGt harm 20 You could come from
IL. / would slsy him now where he Tolls
there on the skins. He is looking at you
now, waiting for you 20 speak"
The king of Spain has heard much OF
you" she began IN the Irish. without
turning her head ''He IS filled with
admiration for your strength and vaior.
He desires deeply to know what you viii
he doing. When you win take arms. and
join him with your great might Ia the
battles. then there cannot be any doubt
of his victory"
That it Is easy 30 see" replied Muir
togh. "Rut the king of SPANS battles
are not my battles. There woald be
some reason to be given TO cali me out
for his wars. The English will be doing
me no hurt They cannot come here 70
me- by water or by land: and II they
did / would not let any OF them depart
alive. For what cause should / go TO
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them? Let the king of Spain tell me
what il would be In his mind 10 do in
my behalf when did this thing for him"
The lady spoke 10 the Spaniard. THE
last of my people are killed. They would
not have seemed different to you perhaps
to you who were bred in the gentle
graces of Spain-but they were not the
ferocious barbarians these OMahonys
are My father was learned in Latin and
English. and ii was his dream that
should wed in Spain
"Oh, rapturous vision said Don Tello.
with new flames kindling in his eyes.
And II IL shall be proved prophetic as
well. beautiful lady, Something of this.
too, the priest whispered-but the pre-
cious words return to me your dear
lips breathed them forth-'wife only IN
name I long 10 hear them once again"
The lady repeated them, with tender
elaboration. and a dangerous CLEAN in
her blue eyes began 10 answer his burn
ing gaze. II have held the fierce beast
at arms length" she said. because he
is also fool. ] would give year OF my
life TO be able to laugh in his face. and
slap these beads across il. l have told
him-the blessed thought came TO me
even while we kneit at the altar together
that l am bound by vow. His big
empty head is open to all the fancies that
fly He believes that an enchanted wo-
tom of the lake down at the foot of the
small tower here every night for food;
and he spreads corn for them. which the
thieves about him fatten on. He believes
in witches rising from the sea. and lep-
rechauns, and changehugs. like any ig-
norant herdsman out in the bog. but he
is frightened ohurchman. too. He be-
lieves that | am a saint!'
las swear by the grave of my
mother you are" painted Don Tello. But
speak now 20 him"
The king of Spain will do very great
things in your BEHALF she recited in
Murtogh's tongue. HE Will make you
OF the rank OF a commander in his
armies, and he will encble YOU
'T am noble now" 'Murtogh made COM
ment LAS noble as the king of Spain
himself. I am not a MacCarthy or an
O'DrIscoll. that would be craving titles
20 my name"
'eThen he Will send large rich ships
here" she began again. with WEAKNESS
in her tone, ito bring you costly pres
ents. And the pope, he will grant you
ten years indulgence-or IL may be
twenty"
Ask him." broke in Murtogh. sitting
M with a frightened face. his hand out
that stirred within him--''ask If the Holy
Father would be granting just the one
spiritual favor I would beg. VIII this
gentleman bind the king OF Spain TO
u at2''
And may wholly trust" she asked
the Spaniard. with half-closed eyes.
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and upon her throat and hands. and her
long robes were OF Ticn shining stuff 4
chain OF wooden beads. with n cross OF
gold at the end. hung from her girdle.
and she gathered this in her fingers as
she sat
The hoy. Donogh baoth, came with
her. and crouched in humility on the floor
at her side His thick form and dark
hair. and his over-large head, which was
not 10 he noted before. spoke a likeness
now to his father. When. al Il under the
spell of her attraction. he nestled nearer
the lady's chair. and touched her garment
with his hand. she drew IL away
Murtogh Mordha. before he took his
seat again, and leant hack to half lie
upon the skins thrown uDon H. told her
the Spaniard's name. and explained to
her his errani. TIE Spaniard bowine
himself low. sank upon one knee, and
reverently kissed her hand, as Nurty had
seen his father kiss the ring Of the bishop
or Ross lie was proud 20 observe this
because his wife was holier and more
sanity ssll than any bishop.
The lady smiled upon the Spaniard
and all that she said to him. and he 70
her. was in his tongue. II cannot speak
* WELL she said Her voice had the
sweetness Of a perfume IN the a.r II
lived at Seville. in the old convent there,
for only two years. ! have no Joy OF re
charm OF those years there; but fear
my memory Of the dear speech is
dimmed- But 7 will listen with all my
esrs-and on. so gladly
She fastened her regard upon his ewes
the great, rolling. midnight eyes-and
held II there, that she Nigh. the better
follow his speech.
Beautiful lady" The Spaniard said. 1T
learn only now the power our language.
spoken BY such lips. may have 20 enthran
the hearing. CondO7e my error, I pray
you. hut ! caught from Father Donatus
that YOU were ta,s strong chieftatn's
wife. and I see that you are his daughter;
and even that IS strange. TO look upon
him and you"
Il an his wife. but only IN name.
raugh. else" she answered The wave
OF comprehension sweeping over the sur
face az the Spaniards eyes made instant
confidence between them. 81 an IN cap
tiviIy here. He IS a pirate, a Goth.
rrurGerouS barbarian. He and his saw
ages here-but ~ this more a little hence.
I beg YOU now % speak something OF
your nission-your errand here, He is as
helpless 20 follow our words as one OF
those hounds; Sat 10 dog is keener 10
suspicion"
The Spaniard. with eager swiftness OF
speech, piled one upon another the cur
tailed topics OF his business. The LADY,.
moving her fingers along the beads.
cleaned the marrow pith Of Z, and
dressed n forth n new phrases fer the
Lord OF DunloEher
TEE king OF Spain vii send this
month she said IN the Irish. "a
mighty army 70 drive the hereto English
20 the las5 man from this Island Of
Saints They have wounded Gsd TOO
long, The last drop q Heavens patience
IS dried I'D BY tae.r crimes. Their queen
was not born IN lawful wedlock. and the
Blessed Sacraments ara daily profaned
hv her ana her 8ccErsed people Those
VIA sustain al Aoaor God nov al De
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With thumb and two fingers out, ard
swear again. And say. .Rera. / swear -
is I. your rame>" he asked. and as she
closed her eyes IN assent. and slowly
opened them 70 behold his cath he lifted
the fingers ard waved them toward her
and rasSiorately whispered "Bsra, queen
% my heaven. star % my soul. swear
That is the sign OF She pope himself"
she explained. with Indifference. 10 Mar
taEh. Whatever wish you offered up
you have IL already granted X IS Don
Teii0 who bears the holy authority from
thu pope
The Lord % Danloehsr hurled himself
70 his feet with a hoiste-cus energy. be-
fore which the lady. wondering. drew her
SELF sway. He stretched his bared arms to-
ward her. then nurg them upward in
Invocation 20 the skies. THE heatttucs or
some vast triumph illuuiined his glance.
''Oh. then. indeed. ! am Nurty Mordhal"
ha cried 1T Is I who am E-ouder than
all the kings on earth, II IS l who have
won my love. oh, glory % the heavens
that send me this joy Glory and the
praise OF the saints Glory. Glory"
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CHAPTER ".

The Rhapsody was without meaning 70
the Snarisrd. He stared in establishment
AZ the big chieftafn with the shining
countenance. who shouted with such vehe-
mence up az the oaken roof. Turning
glance Of inquiry az the lady he saw that
she had grown white-faced, and was COW
ering backward in her chair.
Our Lady save us" she Easped al him
IN Spanish. .'He has asked the pope 20
ahsolve me from my VOW
Don Tellc no wiser. put his hand 10 MS
sword. 'sTen me quickly. what IL Isl
What am 20 doT' he demanded OF her.
Murtogh. with "A smile from the heart
moisieniug his eyes and iranSfg airing all
his face. STROBE 10 the SpanArd. and
grasped his reluctant hand between his
own broad palms. and gripPed u with The
feFvor Of a giant.
Il would have yon fen Bin" ne called
out 10 the LADY Hsra Eel him that he
has no other frient ir say land who VIII
do for him what 49, W5r1ha will be
doing l will rite STA a3m into the hat-
tie. and take ar his a.ama un my hack.
I viii cali him my son ant my brother.
Whatever he will Wish. ! viii give IL 10
him And all his enemies I vii slay and
put DOWN for him 20 walk upon on, Bera.
the jewel restored 20 me-the beautiful
gem / saved from the waters-ten him
these things for me, Why VIII your lips
he so siient9 Would they be wait
ing for my kisses 10 waken them? And
Donogh. son of mine. come hither and
take my other sons hand. / VIII hear
you swear 10 keep my loyalty 20 him the
same as myself. And. owny Healthier.
man! You cannot see my henefactor, the
man I viii be giving my life for. but YOU
have heard his voice. You VIII not Tor
get IT."
The absence OF all other sound of sud-
den caught Murtogh's ear. and checked
his flow OF Joyous words. He looked with
hewilderment At the figure Of his wife in
the chair, motionless. with clenched
hands on her knees, and eyes fixed In
dazed stare upon vacancy. He turned
again. ard noted that owny Hea had come
up 10 the Spaniard. and was standing be-
fore him so close that their faces were
near touching.
The old blind man had the smile OF an
infant on his witheTed face Tie lifted his
left hand 20 the Spaniard's breast and
passed II curiously over the corselet and
it's throat-pIate and armhOles, muttering
in Irish 20 himself 90, will not forget.
Will not At all forget"
A zigzag fash OF light darted briefly
somewhere across Murtogh's vision.
Looking with more intenseness he saw
that both the blind mans hands were al
the armplt OF the SpaniaTd. and pulled
unon something not visible, Don Tello's
hig eyes seemed bursting from their
hlack-fringed sockets. His face was dis
torted and he cu-led the fingers of his
hand like stinened talons, and clawed
once into the air with them. Then Owny
Hea pushed him. and he pitched sprawl
ing against Murtogh's legs. and rolled in
ert 10 the floor His hot blood washed
over Murtogh's sandaled feet
A woman's shrek OF horror burst into
the air and the hounds moaned and giided
forward. Murtogh did not know why he
stood so still He could not rightly think
upon what was happening or put his
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the women In the bawn. But louder still
was the voice OF the lad who bore his ia
theirs ring. and drew now from beneath
his mantle his fathers sword
Il am Dcnogh. sou OF Murtogh Mordha.'
he shouted. aud l am lord In Dunlegher.
and when I am OF my full strength will
XIII the king OF Spain. and give his castles
and all his lands and herds and women to
you for your own.
The three towers OF Dunlogher are hro-
ken. and the witch has fled from Its gray
lake, and no man knows where the bones
of its forgotten sept are buried. But the
evil currents win never tire of wfithing,
and the shadows which are no shadows
are forever changing, in the Path OF
Murty the Proud.
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One Honest Man.

Dear Editor: Please inform your read
ers that IL written 10 confidentiaIly. will
mall in a sealed letter. the plan pursued
by which l was permanently restored TO
health and manly vigor, after years Of
suffering from nervous weakness, night
losses and weak, shrunken parts.
/ have no scheme to extost money from
any one whomsoeYer. | was robbed and
swlndied By the quacks until I nearly
lost faith in manhood. bat thank heaven
l am now well. vigorous and strong. and
anxious to make this certain means OF
cure known 10 all.
Having nothing TO sell or send c. o. D..
! want no money Address James A. Har-
ris Box 4o2. Delray. Mich.
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They stood uaottnleSs IN the sa{her-
ing dusk AMI the hard turned the prom
lem over deliberately At last ne seeHaea
- shake his head They would nor -
5tsnlavine much piety. as the old stories
~ them go" Ne suggested. 'or-i mean
q. c-sf, "a vou Nfurtv-or breaking hus-
ha-ss' hearts with VOWS 81 eslioarN-
The O'Mahanv pushed the old man
y-or, him. Then u she re saint" Ee
,,-i.f. why. then. 4 were better for me
- make ten thosand more Mind men
IKE vou and tear my own eyes OUT ana
iest Won all heatlong over the elin taere
nan risk the ntglest offense 20 her pure
SOUR -.
.sr,aopie are coming he said T1en GID
,,r toward his chief. ~ seized me FRO
tee,inr arm again and Tatted Il and
s,,,,es against - Where you -.
4J,,-tv' ne satd eagerly. Il follow. N aat
van say. say"
Se-,s sar~,lrE lsshts had suddenly -
,.r,,s4 themselves a. the corner ar ne
,.,s-ssf castle WALL. Murtogh had aot -
.i,zss before tat IL was dusk Ink
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THE Path Or MURTOGH.
by Harold Frederic
<-1,vrszht. 1875. BY Bachelor. johnson a.
Each@Iler

r1,vrsxht, fss. by Bachelor. johnson q
BacheIIer.
~s~se IL laid on one long narrow strsp
~ me sea aogn 81 front OF DunIogher
so matter how HfeIeSs the sunht air
rax hang above. no matter how siiker-
~-~oath the face OF the waters nearest by.
,sssgug themselves without a ripple 50 the
,rcs, INDECENT summer sweiI--an anxr.
esmrniux goes always forward here Dis
s~4s~ad currents viii never tire OF their
citing and writing somewhere under
-szsb. the surface Is streaked with rln-
..,er markings ike black shadows. which
vet are no shadows at all. and these glide
,xisnont eeassng out and in among the
,r,ssed lines OF gray-whi,e scum, and
everything moves and nothing changes
III judgment Day. II has the name OF
.Se gl.gne Nhulrcheartaigh spoken shlee
gurhartheeD. or the Path Of Murtogh.
Though It's well known that the grand
est ling and tgrbot and wonderful other
sig fishes tie swsying themselves In the
aanths OF this wicked water. with giant
erayfsh and crabs 10 bear them company.
re nshermen OF Dunmanus and Colleen
ard Crookhavsn. and even the strangers
from Cape Clear. would not buy soul
from purgatory at the price OF drawing
= net through f.. They have a great wish
10 please the buyers in the English ships.
and the Scotch and Nanx. on. yes: but
a creei OF gold would not tempt them To
NEEDLE In Murty's Path" They steer
their boats far to one side. and bless
themselves as they pass ia the manner
OF their fathers and grandfsthers before
them.
These poor men. having not much OF
she Irish now. and not rightly under
standing what their elders may have
heard the truth of. say this snake-iike
forbldding stretch bears It's name from
Marty Oge O'Suliivan. Their thought Is
that the uncanny boiling began in the
wake Of the English Speedweil, as the
corpse OF the vanquished privateer spun
and twirled at her keel through the foam
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CHAPTER III.

a young woman OF the rarest beauty,
tall and slender. and with the carriage
of a great lady. came into the chamber
and moved across to the high. carved
chair which Murtogh made ready for
her. and seated herself upon ii as upon
a throne. She had pale. fair skin. and
her hair. coiled heavily in plaits upon her
shoulders, was of the hue of a red har-
vest sun. There were jewels In this hair
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not old tina, the OFlaherty had passed
over the island and left nothing alive On
IL the size % "A TnusSel SHELF Draw nearer
70 me. Ownv. You VII ne tnlhNths t-'e
r,,o~a without v,1r eyes. Have You
thought thar Il may ne she-whisper now
that she may belong in the water?
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beloved by the Famiiy md Tenderiy
Cared For.


The day before Alexander III. was born
an Ergiiah nurse entered the service OF
the imperial family. | forget her full
name. says writer In the 'Scotchman."
but In the palace she was always known
as Kitty" a God-fcaring woman, aho
exercised powerful influence on the chill
dren under her care. add they returned
that care with unboundcd love and respect.
In her old age the Car 1ilotted her apart
ments In what answers In Russia 10 tho
English Hampton court-the Winter Palaces
for since the death Of Alexander II. II
"a no longer used as an imperial residence.
though It still serves for some Of the state
ceremonies. Here rooms, a carriage. aer-
wants and everything that thought could
devise. mado the old nursa's declining days
easy. The walls OF her ioom were crowd
cd with birthday and other presents from
every member OF the great family she had
80 faithfully served. and In these surround
inss. rather less than two years ago. the
time came FOR Kitty to die.
Again and again the Emperor would
come and sit by her bedside to read her
chapter out OF the English Bible that she
had 20 often read from to him when be
was little child; for to her early en-
NN"'fN'' AN hAh ONtu Aut VI
Whatever was good and gentle IN him; and
he repaid her with almost the affection OF
a son to his mother. The last time he
came to see her the old nurse was past
consciousness. aud failed to give him her
usual amlle Of recognition. Alexander bent
down over the dying face and asked her
tenderly II she did not know him, but Kitty
never spoke again. Her LIES work was
done.
The morning OF the funeral found tho
Emperor aud some other members OF the
family In the room, with the British chap
lam OF Petersburg ana the undertalSers,
as the moment came for putting tho body
into tho coffin the men stepped forward
| 10 do so, but the Gar motioned them
back. NO. no one shall touch her but
ourselves,' he said. and then. reckoning to
his brother. tho Grand DUKE Sergius took
the feet aud no lifted the head. and they
| gently laid Tho remains In the coffin.
~ was miserable winter day, but Alex
andor Ill. followed that CONN for two miles
from the Winter Palace, through the streets
OF Petersburg TO the cemetery beyond
the Nova to see his old English nurse laid
In the grave. WIN viii not feel that such
man had q true and noble hearth And
VINO VIII refuse aim now that 1t must soon
be
The darkencd heart that beats no more,
tear Of sympathy?
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THE vEsTAL VIRGINS.
The Sacred Fire wns ISindied by
Rubbing Together of Dry wood.

Ovid tells us that the first temple OF vesta
at Rome vas constructed OF waited walls
and rooted with lhateh. like the primitive
nuts OF the inhabitants. II was little other
than a circular. covered fireplace, and was
tended by the unmarried girls OF the infant
community. It served as the public hearth
M Rome. and on It glowed. unextngulshed
throughout the year, the sacred fire which
was supposed TO have been brought from
Trov and the continuance Of which was
thoveht to be linked with the fortunes OF
The name ves,a is believed to be derived
from the game root as the Sanscrlt was,
which means ito dwell. to nhabit," end
sbnws that she was the goddess OF home,
ana home had the hearth as lts focus.
tsv,n state is but large family. and
mai the domestic hearth was to the house,
,h"t the temple OF perpetual fire became
70 ina city. Every town had Its Vesta
~ amman hearth, and the colonies derived
=. .Lair Gra from the mother hearth. should
wv ,.astal maiden allow the sacred Are 10
h..a,,s extinguished. she was beaten BY
~ Grand Pontln till her blood flowed
"a ,ha new FIRE was solemnly rekindled
AZ snu rnbb,ng together OF dry wood. or by
s9.rssinr 81 the SUNS rays, 1t might not
~ ~ b,rrowed. The circular form and domed
os ~ ire temples OF Vesta were sur
,.iysi, Of the prehistoric huts OF theNdborl-
rlnes which were invariably round.