The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-28
THE PATH OF MURTOGH,
BY HAROLD FREDERIC.
PRIZE NOVELTIES, No. 8.
BY HAROLD FREDERIC.

moving Der finger along the beads,
CLEANED the narrow pith OF IL, and dressed
Il forth in new phrases for the Lord OF
Dunlogher.
"The King OF Spain will send this
month, she said I'm the Irish, ga mighty
army 90 drive the heretio English TO the
last man from this Island of Saints.
They have wounded God too long! The
last drop OF Heavens patience Is dried
up by their crimes. Their Queen was not
born in lawful wedlock, and the Blessed
sacraments are daily profaned by her and
her accursed people. Those who sustain
and honor God now will be sustained
and honored by Him through glorious
eternity"
"These things are well known to me" "
said Murtogh. ~ would not heed the
King OF Spain TO tell them to me. How
will he speak concerning himself2'
The lady was not afraid to smile into the
eyes of the Spaniard. "You are TO speak in
q moment or two" she told him, with a
calm voice; "but hear me this little first.
My heart is broken here. do not know
how / have had the courage 10 live.
These jewels j wear, the fabrics OF my raj
ment, the wines on the board yonder, are
all the booty of blood-stained waves
down NJ the foot OF this terrible cliff. He
and his savages burn false lights and
lure ships 10 the rocks, ana rob and MUIR
der their people. II was thus unhapp lily
| came here, and in fear of my life, while
| was still half dead from the water, |
suffered the marriage words to be read
over me-but now you must speak"
81 would show you tears rather than
words, dear lady," the Spaniard said; !;
land blows on your behalf more prefer
ably than either. Father Donatus whis :
pered the tithe OF this TO me. The whole
truth bhrns like fire In my heart As my
fathers gave their life blood TO drive the in
fidel from Granada--so ] lay my own poor
life at your dear feet II aught but harm
TO Sou could come from il / would slay
him now where he Tolls there on the skins.
He is looking at you now waiting for you
"fhe King OF Spain has heard much OF
Won" she began in the Irish, without
turning her head. "1Ie Is filled with ad-
miration for your strength and valor He
desires deeply to know what you will be
doing. When you will take arms, and join
him with your great might in the battles,
| then there cannot be any doubt OF his
| victory"
",rhat II is easy 10 see, "replied Muir
togh. "But the King of Spain's Oattles
are not my battles. There would be some
reason to be given to call me out for his
wars. The English will be doing me nc
hurt. They cannot come here to me by
water or by land; and II they did would
not let any of them depart alive. Fol
what cause should go to them? Let th'
| King OF Spain tell me what 1t WOULD b,
in his mind to do In my behalf when
did this thing for him."
The lady spoke to the Spaniard. 9Th,
last OF my people are killed. They woult
not have seemed different to you perhaps
to you who were bred In the gentle
| graces OF Spain-but they were not tb'
ferocious barbarians these O'Mahonys are
| My father was learned In Latin and En-
gllsh, and It was his dream that shoult
wed In SPAIN"
sob, rapturous vision!' said Don Tello
with new flames kindling in his eyes
"And IL shall be proved prophetic al
well, beautiful ladyi Something of this
too, the priest whispered - but the
| precious words return to me as your dear
lips breathed them forth-'wife only IL
name. long to hear them once again.
| The lady repeated them, with tende
| deliberation, and langurous CLEAN II
| her blue eyes began to answer his burning
gaze. 81 have held the fierce beast a
arms lengtb,n she said, "because he i
also fool. would give year of IN!
| life to be able TO laugh in his face, ant
| slap these beads across II. i have tolt
him-the blessed thought came to mt
! even while we knelt at the altar togethe
that I am bound by VOW. His BIZ
empty head is open to all the fancies tina
fly. He believes.tha an enchanted woman
drives up her horses from the bottom o
the lake down at the foot OF the smal
tower here every night for food; and n
spreads corn for them, which the thieve
about him, fatten on. He believes II
witches rising from the sea, and lepre