The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-07-13

flesh and blood. and all because of-of what hap
pencil long ago? Is that goodness. father? Tell
me. is that goodness7' E
Tho priest paused in his restless walking and -
sat at his desk, under the lamp, and faced the
young girl standing before him, flushed with the
excitement of her thoughts. "Have you asked him,
my child? Have you put it to him fairly?-or Is
this another folly Of night" he concluded,
trine sharply.
asked him!" Eugene pursued, not needing
the obvious reference to her mother and Michaefs
father asked him! have implored and threat
ened and gone on my knees to him, father. But
he only repeated his orders that I was
not to see Michael. Late at night we used to
meet by the help Of my maid. He would slip up
the columns of the veranda to little balcony out
side my window. Alb, God, the torture OF the
nights he was not there!" The priest moved I'M
easily In his chair and then spoke, less firmly and
with apparent reluctance.
"Remcmber, my child, that you owe your father
much--everything And IL. too owe him much
all of this" And he cast glance about the cosey
little study and into the hall and rooms beyond.
Michael rose and, throwing his arm about the
ouiverng girls shoulders, addressed her in calm,
reasoning tone.
'Father McGrath is right. It would not do for
him to offend your father. We cannot ask II OF
him. Come, dearest, must go further.
"Oh!-oh, that's what you mean," she said real
izing that to her father the old priest owed the
very house he lived in, and that what they were
asking him to do was the thing that would most
bitterly antagonize Gailard of all things in the
world. "oh," she repeated. chats what you
mean"
Father McGrath bowed his white head under
the 'lamp-light. He was ashamed OF himself be-
fore these two children. s...,zzx*:
For a moment the girl seemed to be in deep
thought. Thenzshe turned to Michael, buttonins
up her great flowing =overcoat-a mans garment.
one of Michaers which he had brought her.
cts true, Michael. We cannot ask it OF Father
McGrath hadn't thought of that. Come, let us
70 further. There is no train tonight But we
can't 90 back. Father McGrath. you will give US
your Dlesslng anyway! Anu you "OA = oA1e ct InoAA
so they can follow us?" She held out her hand
appealingly toward the lamp-light on the desk.
The old priest drew his hands down from his
face and looked up at the young people before
him.
''where are you going?" he asked. what are
you going to do?"
I'VE cannot part-1 don't know where we shall
20. But we shall be together!" And the rapture
Of the girls voice matched that in her burning
golden eyes.
Suddenly the old priest sprang to his feet and
came to them with both hands out-stretched.
"You shall not leave me so! cannot let you 60
in this manner! The sin would be mine for
thinking only Of myself. can't let you go
will do it! You shall be Joined by Our Lady Star
of the Sea-"
Half an hour later the three stood in the little
white gravel path which led from the church
to tho priests cottage The path was very white
and the lawn was very black in the mystery of the
moonlight, which was a blue powdered haze over
the sea and the land. The surf was pounding on
the beach at irregular intervals The priest held
out his hand in parting. But Michael added hastily
= Father, don't you think you should INTRODUCES
us properly to Croxon, across the way?" :
And 30 the three trudged over to the little inn,
Eugene looked over Michaels shoulder in curl.
GUS pert little manner while he wrote in the pom:
derors dog-eared old register: michael Halloran
and wife" And then she sighed with a deep
breath of contentment, and dropped her head on
her husbands shoulder. 80
A little before eleven that night, after much
huryine hither and thither, messenger crossed