The Washington times., 1906-08-26

Father Rogan. sis a scholar ~ mine.
Every day from half-pasJ six 10 half
past eiELt-Wheu sister comes Tor him
he stops in nay study and We md
out what's tn the inside OF books. He
knows multiplication. division, and
fractions: and he throubliug me 10 be-
gin Wild the chronicles Of Ciaran OF
CIoEmacroise, Corurac McCulleuan,
and Guam OLoChaiu. the gr-r--eat
Irish HISTORIANS The boy was evi-
IDENTIFY accustomed 10 the priests Celtic
pleasantries. A little, apPreciative grin
was all the attention the insinuatiOu Of
pedantrv received
Lorison. To have saved his life. could
not have put 20 the child one or those
vital questions that were wildly beat
ing about unanswered. in his own
brain. The little fellow was very like
Norah: he had the same shining hair
and candid eyes.
oh, Father Denny" cried the boy,
suddenly, II forgot 20 tell you! Sister
is not going away al night any more
She told me so when she kissed me
good night as she was leaving And
she said she was so happy, and then
she cried. Wasn't that queer? But
I'm glad. aren't you?"
Yes. lad And now. We omadhaUn.
60 10 sleep. and say good night; we
must be going"
Which shall do first Father Den
ny?F
Faith. he's caught me again. Wait
TIL I get the sassenach into the annals
OF Tageruach, the photographer: III
give him enough Of the Irish idlom 20
make him more respectful"
The light was out and the small.
brave voice bidding them good night
Irom the dark room. They groped
downstairs. and tore away from the
garrulity OF Mother Geehan.
Again the priest steered them through
the dim ways but this time IN another
direction. His conductor was serenely
silent and Lorison followed his exam
PIE 10 the extent Of seldom speaking.
Serene he could not be. His heart beat
sufTocatingly IN his breast The fol-
lowing OF this blind. menacing trail
was pregnant with he knew not what
humiIating revelation 10 be delivered
al its end
They came into a more preten-ious
street, where trade, IL could be sur
missed. fiourished by day And again
the priest paused; this time before a
lofty building. whose great doors and
windows I'm the lowest floor were care
fully shattered tnd barred. It's higher
apertures We're dark. save in the third
story. the windows OF which were bril-
iantly lighted. Lorison's ear caught a
distant regular. pleasing drumming.
as Of music above They stood AT an
angle Of the building Up. along the
Cd
stairway. Al its top was an upright.
Illuminated paralleIogram Father
Rogan had stopped. and stood musing.
4 viii say this much. he remarked.
thoughtfUlly: Il believe you 10 be
better man than you think yourself
TO he and a better man than I thought
some hours ago. But do not take
this" he added. with a smile. "as
much praise / promised you a posi-
Bile deliverance from an unhappy per-
plexity I Will have to modify that
promise 7 can only remove the mys-
terry that enhanced that perplexity.
Your deliverance depends upon your
self Come"
He led his companion Up the stair
way. Halfway up. LOrison caught him
by the sleeve. Remember. d" he gasp
ed 81 love that woman"
You desire TO know"
Il Go on"
The priest reached the landing az
the top OF the stairway. Lorison be-
hind him. saw that the Illuminated
space was the glass upper half Of a
door opening into the lighted room.
The rhythmic music increased as they
neared Il. the stairS snooty With ffa
mellow vibrations.
Lorison stopped breathing when he
set foot upon the highest syep. for the
priest stood aside. and motioned him
to look through the glass OF the door.
His eye. accustomed to the darkness.
met first a binding glare and then he
made out the faces and forms Of many
people, amid an extravagant display OF
splendid robings-billowy laces. bril-