Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-14

the Wcll-ordcred house she would have
none of for 'Shure an its myself as
knows I'd as soon be cooking the BARNS
and kissin' the praties. Civ me looms
asin an I'll sind the mps into the spin
dies och. wirra, wrra. an its niver
agin | be lawn Thin"
How many times have you told mo
that in the past three years. asked the
superintendent.
"Twinty if wanst. But ! name it now.
Ah-h-h ye must thry me wanst more.
! haven't dollar, me landlady won't
kape me afther the mornin
Here's some morey my wife will lend
you pay your board and go to her or the
Adams mission"
"Niver," was the firm reply "grv me the
Whirlin spindlcs, me = Nirits hunSrY TOR
thin.
Then the superintendent showed htr n
paper signed by every woman on the nay
roll declaring they would leave If Kath-
leen was taken back again. The wan
face grew more haggard as she heard the
paper read, but at last with rallying cour-
age she asked for night work-that was
equally impossible for only mon were en-
ployed.
Finally realizing the mill was closed
against her forever. in a fury of rage she
broke ont in II torrent Of wild North ire
land srocch. Again the superintendent
bosought her to go to his wife or the
Mission but the defiant answer was "GiV
me looms or It's to Battery street I'll he
goin' for shurc"
Don't 90 to Battery street Kathleen"
cried the superintendent and this time sh
heard the angel in the man and paus Il
lrreSolutely with her hand on the door
and look in her eyes that the super n
tendont will never forget; she said mpro s.
SiVelN; ITS comm back to mo looms at
Siven tonight | am an nivcr will | miss
me Job this year this day'-and the d or
closed.
West Of the mill are the railway tracKe.
The Central Vermont Ncstibuled ely r >
from Montreal to New York pulls out of
Blankton at 6;l5 D. m and before the mill
is reached has begun the famous tfte, IL
miles in thirteen minutes. The suporin e.
lendent of the cotton mill is one OF those
methodical souls who works till the tasl.
Is completed and this hushcd spring even
ing at 6.52 was turning the key in his
desk when Kathleens voice shrcked
ION. Holy Mary save me- and h.r az .,,-
lied face appeared before him an instant
and faded with groans. changing bells ana
shrieking whistle from the locomotive.
then sudden silence, and he rushed out in.
the dusk to where the engine stood a
great palpitatinC monster with extin-
EluShed lights. The engineer turned IN
the lights and together they beh.ld ON
the cowCatcher a form manglod bayo d
recognition, Just below the h adught
nJlr
was a scarless head, and Kathlen's WON
derful eyes looked into theirs with spec CHI
less appeal
strong arms carried the lifeless d.
to the mill, toward which the crring f. t
had turned through the sprngtime mud.
Generous purses provided fer the burial
from the Cathedral. On whose altar laid
ire sacred links from the chains that
lettered st. Peter. tapers We're light,I Il,
flowers scattered and masses chanted Just
u the Roman heart of Kathleen " =
keough would have liked.
The night of the burial the "Flyer'
struck an obstruction on the tracks op-
posite the cotton mills at 652 and TIL
nell changed, the whist shreked and
lights went out as Nathleons face APP
peared and her voice was heard by DO h
engineer and fireman. Re-lighting and
hastily dismounting they found abso-
lutery nothing on tho track or engine, and
looking sheepishly at each other said
nothing.
AT seven O'Clock that night while on
his rounds, the night Waterman heard a
set OF looms running in NO g. but sup
posing the repairer was testing them aid
not lock in. Hearing the looms each h1lt
hour as he passed, at nine he unloCked tn
door and beheld Kathleen McKeough run
ming her looms with the old-time &c Gritty
scarcely believing his senses h. ca loo "
other watChmcn who at once recognized
her. Next day they went to the pari h
priest, who assured them she was laid in
consecrated ground facing the couir 8
ArChangel.
Assured that all was we'll with her I'M
quiet soul they were unpreparcl to fin |
her at work again that night. But tn, r,
she was, and there she has been stead "
1T work each nieht for many months,
taking only fifteen minutes rest for lunch
as she used to DO in life. All the old