The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-10

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turning his face to the wall. ~ g.
drawn pain OF 1t should frighten her
.MaurIce@--
"Yes, pulse Of my hearts"
rs it dyIuE hard ye are?"
He tried TO smile at her. 'i4es, u
cbree"
''Then IN draw the pillow from 81
der your head. agra. stufted With stre
1t Is. but there might be pibtOn
feather IN ii, anyhow" She drasfs
the thin pillow from under her hps-
bands heal and then sat down on ~
edge Of the poor bed. waitins, ylt4
folded hands. til MSbriee keen4il
should have lost his last battle.
When 1t was nearly ended the deer
opened suddenly and Martin keenqn
came in with Wild gray face. 4
heavy step reused Maurice from re
drowsness Of death, and he held pe4ee
at arms length from him for = tnlni
ute's breathing space, while he drew
Gracey down to him and held her t''st
At first the boy and girl elunE silently
together. Then Gracey took hre and
spoke.
You'd best go home, Keenan, fqf Y Z
little we want OF you to-day, though We
wanted food LAST night
"Maufice." Martin Keenan, faltefeqi
Maurice, boy. won't you speak to me I
Is II The tongue OF her hate talking g
me OF worse thing7 is what she lays
truth or lie? Is II bare food you've
wanted for. and eating good mate ana
stIraobut. and drinking mead at Liauie-
nay?"
''Yes. father" Maurice half Whi9pereei
Keeping his face half hidden from aiglt
on his wlfe'B heAvlng breast.
"CiOd fOgivg me for ltn' his father
said, hOarsely. but there's time Tor me
10 make II up yet 70 y0u-and ufaeey
here-and the child that's coming. Ana
veil have good doctorlng. Maurice, agf4i
and yen see your child yet plasb Cod
Graeey tell hin We want him back q
LlsmanaH."
ooh his mother wants him most.
Orlcey sobbed, as Maurice's head grew
heavier on her bosom. "oh. my srleti
my grief and she has him now, Oh.
Maurice. agra, and why Wouldn't you
take me- The worlds so cowld q place
FOR Us women"
Hush, hush, now! Grace, my good
wOman!"
walled. and my heart breaking III two
with the weight that he's put on, my
man lying here?"
For Gods sake, love. don't cry 20,
suld Martin keenan,, Sure III take up
the weight mysalf Gracey, and you shall
never more carry any more sorrow.
Maurice, agra. do y9u heart"
Maybe he did. for the smile on the
dend face was SO satisfied ana tender
that it made Gracey hush her nseie-9
tears, and put her hand Into Martin
I.eenun's hand, and with II full forgive
Gess
What use was IL for you to atrlNe -
hard with me for him. my slsterl' the
fair girl said 10 the dark girl. - they
stood among the black berry bu4hee,
ly home to I.iSmRhay what ueel
For the yellow-haired hoy diPd, and the
mans heart Is blnck still. kathleen"
BLACK with sorrow, Sheila, but mot
black with sin.
And he will count up his gold aEaln;
! lay the dom upon him" answered the
fair girl, froWning heavily In the ahnds
Ow OF her hood
But lay 1t upon him, sister, that he
shall spend 1t. too"
II lay II upon the child unborn to be
as woman souled as HE father Maurice.
and to die heart hungry. as he died
cried the fair girl. angrily.
Il lay the game fret upon him. cdlleen
a.. 4 -
lips and eyes shining none the less for
tears; but as a blessing sure, and not
90 a curse"
"But I-lay II upon him TO live hungry
as well as die hungry" said The fair
girl
Il lay the same fret upon hin" said
the dark girl. smiling htlll, for the set-
islied soul Is a rotten kernel IN q fair
husk. and therefore shall the child SUI.
fer hunger and thirst. and shall not be
saficea by the fruits o. Tir ha n'og
and the mead Of Flath- Innis: but he
shall feed the hunger and queheh the
thirst Of other mouths than his"
,''f1e shall not be the better for any
woman's love, Kathleen, however long
he lives.
'Nog the worse for any mans hate, Z"
Sheila O'Garn."
Nevertheless here and there man
shall hate him. Kathleen. And here
and there woman shall love him, but
not The one woman that shalt be hls
star"
You have the power to give him all
those sorrows" said the dark girl. but
have power to promise him comfort
IN the love Of the GENTLE people, our
kindred, And I.promise him. too. that
before he dies he shall see Gentle people
thHice and he shall see you. Sheila. my
sister. and love you. for your beAnty'6
sake"
But | shall not love him, Kathleeh.f
said the fair girl because in a dream
once his father saw my face. and he did
not love me"
Let time Judge between you. sheila,
Our fret lies on him meanwhile; and
we two are agreed" r
I'VE are agreed. Kathleen; and the
fret lies upon him and upon US.
Then little wind pushed and pushed
itS petHiAnt way through the black
berry bushes. and found neither dark
woman nor fair: but far away Up the
darkenlng hillslopes and through theft
wet ferns qussted a black hound and 4
white
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