New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
CE MCGOWAN COOKE

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Il was 81 he saIved H. nee
then He -o,b the p4SSIondreIv coveted ole.
vas suspected and discharged. but -1e ~-- 'U.t
not be found on him, and the nr-n refused ' r. Sc
cute. because they considered a Dro>ryc--.- ltc
there Was nut certainty ot conviction r- cry
of he stolen property. bad preyeie-- 'ns
-heIr other employees And now ms h5-E -.. een
paving for that ring
How lid YOU get the -unnev. he wins Ell
and SobS broke his votee that she e1-. we
known II neither for Father NIcNeIIS Un- X. ;
Sure. reverence knows. she -er....
ierlnglv that I've been doing Your vash.- nj
the washing Of two other people And now -r. *
debt iS paid and Reddv and VIII have -.
ey can make tor our TWO selves Red1, D. ''i
boy. Father MacNeiI. and youU never he N
him because they only sad he -n"k -Ee r---. IeE
couldn't prove II
But YOU We got the riuI pn you- dn-r-.
oered the tortured ReCiV
Oh think he paid for tt-~'rle.,-aE .'r.
is | have paid for II now. and Reddy and -. 1r
happy again. And he need never know oset
never
She broke of uncertainty startled -r ii
quality the silence behind the wicket
Ten minutes ago. Rediv Nahouev had Ig.- ----
ny with Jealous fury He had skunk IN her. ri-
himself. priest. between his Wife SOU le-
God The re1uorSetSS mas hucrv pt -he -.-..
had caught and held HIM Though e scared . .re-
balls. he must look fully upon ,he picture .- -1.-
which her innocent words held up hr- I'm
trOuchng against the PARTITION wall his table .'-l
luddlcd about hu. his bullet head dropped -e-' --
MS cenched fists. he strangled back -he t-
tore their way up from his heart
and kindness. he must throttle Tins JyerE -.....Cg
impulse To 70 Katy. beg her forgiven. Use
himself a jealous wretch. smother her N--. pas
Sionate careSSeS and promise all rlduuer r- amend
nent for the future. This would bc - zen I -'-
loyal sacrifice of avail. 70 apprISe her -t. ne
husband she had striven 70 spare Nr-a1- ar ie-
than the shame she had I4bored -v Sn-r-t iiii
from. No. he drink this cup the 'ue-s s-s
of his own soul
His ewes roved like those ot a creature 4c bay s.'l-
ing some exit from this torture ch4mher "atn
abruptly a black curtain descended before them II
the skirt of Father Nac\cils C.S>ock. and "a
ther MacNeIIS quiet Voice said 20 the V'1t--.7S
girl outside
" The priest to whom were couteS~Iug sud
denly Ill. my daughter And he swept The uttir
man shaking and mutelv convused. 5ehirt us
tall figure
and now he was white hot with righteous wrath but
despite the enormitv Of his present offense. Reddy
was far past dread of his priest of his Bishop
Something of this came home the reverend tatneI
As he looked at that blanched conyulsed faee-
There. there. Mahonev'' he repeated. STRIVING
vanly to think how he should deal with this extror
binary outrage. when suddenly Reddv threw H1lSeh
on ms knees before the priest
For Gods sake, Father Mac\er. he painted
never tell her. Twould break her heart. But give
me a penance-a double penance When YOU % N
there, with dlstraught gesture toward the con
both; You'll know why. but don't let her know
about
Reddy's utterance failed him. The priest looked
keeny INTO the upturned face. " II lir you no pen
ance. Mahoney he said. You'll get no Penante
from me And the little man : look of terror cO-i
soul had delivered itself into his hand at last II
should not buy back the old dangerous freedom w-H
a penance.
But" he said. with his rare winning smile. - YOU