The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-22
ALIEN KENNAGH

gao 10 see met MOML you give me y
drink Of waterT'
And she sank down, weary and ex-
hausted, on one Of the rustic seats
close to the eoIonnaded porch.
You mustn't sit there" said Mark
hur1iedly. You must go round to the
servants door. I-I-of course I'm glad
to see you, Aileen-as an old nelghbOr
Of course on the other side Of the wa
ter. Lucilla." to gayly dressed lady's
maid, this Is Aileen Kennagh. from
my county az home. VIII you get her
a glass of waterT'
Something In the tone In which he
spoke to the pretty Lucilla made Aileen
look quickly up.
"Of course any friend Of yours. Mark.
wen do our best to make comfortable.
Come along, Miss Kennagh."
"All want Is glass Of cold water, "
said Aileen, yisibly shrinking, ''and Just
to speak one word to Mark"
Tim busy Just at present" began
Lenham hesitatingly, but
Aileen turned away with a chill at
her warm Irish heart.
Its not myself win be troubling you
them she said. Il can get drink at
any wayside spring"
And she went away hoping yet fear
Ing to be called back by Mark Len
ham before she had passed the great
iron gates OF the gardens at Eyre Han.
But Mark never spoke. 1t would be
more awkward than he liked to con-
/ template being called to account by the
! old love while the new IN the spruce
( person OF Miss Lucilla Jones stood by
/ And, besides, what could he do TO help
I AlIeen? What though they wanted
nursenaid at Eyre Hall? He would
not like to recommend a green girl like
Alleen.
I Meanwhile poor Aileen. weary, dusty
and heartsick, had paused at a spring
in the woods just beyond the gates Of
Eyre Hall to slake her parchlng thirst.
AS she was about to rise-she had
drunk. seooping up the crystal drops
with the palm Of Der brown, shapely
banda voice from the wooded cliff
overhead arrested her movements.
stop just minute, please. You
are the very figure | want to light up
the gloom Of my landscape-just one
minutew
Aileen smiled and stood still, and she
saw that the gentleman artist above
had little child in black velvet
blouse playing around him.
But even as she looked the little
sprite leaned one degree too far over
the almost perpendicular rock and lost
its balance she sprang forward with
n cry, but toe late.
Little Herbert Eyre lay in senseless
heap on the soft grass close to the
brook edge, one plump white arm dou,
b.ed under him and broken.
rs he dead?"
Mr. Eyre stood pale and terror strick
en- beside the little creature as Aileen
lifted him tenderly TO her lap and
sprinkled cold drops on his marblG
: forehead
NO. sir, please God. but he's badly
hurt, I'm afraid. Let me carry him
: TIN only torture him to be changed
from one to another. and I'm strong
Is it far away from where you liver
NO. You can see the chimney top
from here. 1t is Eyre Hall am Mr.
Eyre"
And so, carrying the little heir Of al
those broad lands in her arms, AileeI
Kennagh once more entered the do
mains whose dust she had shaken OF
her feet but a brief while ago withou
deigning a glance at Mark Lehman
- A.. L.. -. 10 Ia
them in.
! Little BERTHE chung TO Aileens 8ecl
ana would not leave her. and Ne Ia.
: in her lap during the whole tediOu
process of setting the arm.
Il Ike you" said he. his baby brow
: contracted with pain. Who is ou'
name?'
. "Aileen."
And so at Mr.. Erye's earnest eu
: treaty Aileen staid.
1 And so even after the little brokel
] arm was well again.
e Mark Lehman met her one afternoo
: walking up from the woods when sh
had been about three months at Eyr
!. Hall How pretty she looked with be
5 dark eyes and rose red cheeks. Lucill
Jones had Just thrown him over /
favor Of the new coachman. Fl
: thought remorsefully OF the old a
e tachment In Ireland and decided b
: couldn't do better than to give Alice
So a crumb OF hope once more.
"Aileen." be said conciliatingly. steI
ping into her pathway as she wa
hurrying by.
q what Is II, Mark
q You're always in such a hurr!
Q AIleen. Can't you stop and speak 30
o fellowT'
= "Is IT anything particular, Mark
. Yes, it is particular. Aileen. 70
Z see. I-why can't It be between us jui
Z as II usedf Why can't you be n
y sweetheart again, AIleenr
n zone reason 4" answered Anee
d cOmposedly. 'that l have long cease
a to care for you. Marx Lehman II
z other Is that l am engaged 70 Be ma