The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-18

ting the rent run on, and I dancing the
ten toes off myself till the fiddle tum-
bled on the floor? Where in the world
would you see an evening like that?"
shannon threw Pesgie look
\ I mind well your father was bent
Nat night, Peggie, you should settle
Oh RathdOnnel. His tongue was wore
~ shred trying to keep me away. My
heart used be all as one as in my
mouth when I'd see him teaching you
toss up for fog berries
God look down on Us all said Peg
gle, laughing a little. Sure, Michael,
it was hard for any of us to know
what me Door father said that night.
There wasn't q wiser sDOSeu man in
the wide world. turn out who they
could against him. Sure, my grand
father thought to make him a priest,
but he was as good as dead that night
with the whisky went down his throat,
but ne didn't care a brass button for
Rathdon-aI. He used to swear at him
behind his back, only Rathdonnel
hadn't the luck to hear him
Wei, Pegpie. YOU split RathdOnnels
heart -EtO TWO halves" said Shannon.
A clear moon lit up the heavens when
they reached Dunshaughlin Bog, on the
edGe of which stood their cabin. The
door was omen. and before it a pig lay
sleeping in some fresh-turned earth.
legs and looked at them.
Pegeie was sin almost a child in
years. but the chubby face Of a boy
peered above her shoulder Shannon
stopped slightly forward 70 enter the
cabin door. threw off his cap. kicked
his brOgues from him and seated him
self on a three-legged stool close by the
peat fire a dTeary look coming over his
face Peggie cleared her blue hooded
-fr L % h4.1r cd
herself on one corner of a deal table
heaped with potatoes upon which the
earth was still moist, and began pre-
pairing them for a small pot beside the
bod. She was a handsome, brave.
warm hearted young woman, with
irish blue eyes in which love seemed
always stirTing-one who could walk
almost as lightly over the thoTns of life
as over its flowers
Michael she said, pushing back the
pig from the potatoes, whats become
Of Rooney. the chap with one eye who
Eas working at the pUblic?"
z"Rooney IS going to leave before this
time next week for America said
Shannon.
Thank Cod. said Peggie, "for
he would only staTve with the hunger
If he stayed here"
III haven't a doubt. Peggie. he
would said shannon. directing his eye
70 a gap in the window where hen
was rOOsting, half through the glass.
t'Cfod knows if we all live a twelve
month. It's little I thought more than
the man ever was born to be having
my COW go round TO the pound. and
DunmOyle. fractions old trader. buying
her up, and you Peggie, getting poor
law relief. I see the day, and Lord Bal
Ina living, when geese come as fast as
We could eat them. and as good bacon
IS ever was made, let alone heTrings,
fresh and salt
We'll faith. shannon. I wish some
one would put a mOrseI of herring i'm
my mouth" said Rathdonnel. who now
came. An old Irish setter. which had
walked sulkily step by step behind
him. at the door of the cabin pushed
through before him, casting his eye
al a little snug place underneath the
bed But if my stomach is empty, I
hace something down here in my poek-
ef that cost me trouble enough. There
X is, and it's from Dunmoyle." holding
up summons. Sure, the sheriff
been chasing me this three days, and
running round and back and every
where through Dunshaughlin Bog to
keep out of his way. He Is ferreting
me out of my life calling for money.
Rent must be paid with all of US"
Rathdonnel said with an oath that
made Peggie cross herself, ''or We'll
be turned out Sure. I never slept a
wink all night, thinking of it. and my
turf stack ready for the winter