Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

III let you know before the days done.
Old GarrityS face sober and Mrs. Gar
rltys menacing by the time Andy CorTlgan
appeared Michael had contrived that Andy
should be the last of his group, and he watched
the effect anxIously.
By the piper that played before Moses!"
cried Andy, but yees all look solemn!
He disregarded the seat Mrs. Clarity pointed
out to him, and ranged himself beside Kathleen
Where else should l sit but by this beauty
here?" he asked. IT'S her l am to talk about
more nor her few ould guineas."
Michael looked hard at Kathleen Flesh
and blood ought to respond to this big Ekable
young man, even if he did have the touch of
orange In him. The tongue he had! The soft
end of honeycomb was a fool to him. But
was Andy the man to go stravaging off to
him.
Corrigan leaned back easily in his chair.
'Yees wanting to know what | have? I've
a hundred and sixty acres that's worth in ten
years twenty pounds an acre | can t be slap
ping it down before yees, because It's IN Colo
RADIO; but can give yees my uncle's write of
hand to prove what say
He tossed in front OF old Clarity an envelop
bearing the American stamp. Clarity drew
out the letter and looked at it gravely; being
scholar, he passed it to Judy Horrigan, who
read it slowly, and nodded her head IN salts
faction.
But wild all my goulden promises, said
Andy frankly, am as bare OF gulneas as
sitting down in, and It's myself would have to
get Kathleen to pay me passage over to Amer
1ca-
Then It's med lose my daughter across the
sea-" said Clarity.
You would; unless she didn't like the
country. Then I'd sell off our land as soon
as l could, and back here we'd come and take
up some grand farrm'd make this wan, fine as
it is, seem like potato peelng beside tur
nip"
Judicially.
For the first time Kathleen broke silence
"Would-would you kape that promise to
Michael Dwyer?" She faltered timidly.
He looked at her intently, and then said
quizzicaily, "Oh, ah-in regard to my going
over to Colorado furrst, and laving you here
till | had made things comfortable over there
for you? Sure, yes, I'd do that, if you could
thrust me out OF your sight or bear to part wild
me-"
He looking at her with saucy smile;
but her steady face did not change.
BEFORE she could reply to his words, the
door OF the kitchen was banged sharply
open, and Paudeen Cleary entered. He had
forgotten his hat ands his grayish hair rolled
in wide tunbled pillows about his head. His
eyes were grave and dreamy as he looked at
Kathleen. Then he turned to old Clarity, and
they became keen. He sat down IN front of
the old man, and said:
" | would remind you that have a moulding
of twenty acres, now IN rent to my cousin Tim
Cleary. It's stocked wild two cows, a horse,
FIVE pigs, and the hens. have three rooms in
the house, and the roofs sound. There's two
outhouses, harrow, a pillow, and some other
implements that escape me now, me not having
seen thin for ten years. | need not say to all
here that in my day had the lucky hand wild
land"
Everyone in the room save Eileen eying
him with speeches. amazement. Could this
be Paudeen, the voteen, who was all but like
the prieste Could he be asking for Kathleen?
We'll, I'll take my answer" said Paudeen,
his eyes Kathleen. Il hope my gear is aquil
to the gurrls and I'll say this, and he rose to
his feet "'Twould be crying shame to marry
Kathleen, that has taste for it, to man she
didn't want. No blessings would attend it,
and it isn't myself will stand by to see it at all
at all With me, she'd have the of her
wealth taken off her, and good name for her
protection"
kathleens face had become frozen mask
when Paudeen had asked for his answer; but
as he ended his speech she famed crimson and
starting to her feet, flung out her hands at him
as if she would cast him from her sight.
Niver, niver you'll" she cried. Not if you
were the last in the green world Not if
had to marry wan and all of thin seven that's
been bartering for mel What have done to
you, voteen, that you would be giving your
charity and patronage? Do you go back to
your PRAYERS and Fave me out of thin! Andy
no I'D aI I1y TO |,