Bisbee daily review., 1909-06-29
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tcopyright. by J. B Lippineott Co)
 Caitlin was styled Dhu from the hue of the ravens wing.
 Right on the brink of the uteep bank of the Loch-a bank rich, clothed this summer evening with heather and woodbine and blackberry bushes she and Phil sat Both were still in their bare feet. they had just con cluded doing their Station by the Holy We'll. and sat them down without re suming their boots. On Caitlin's blue yeined. fair feet Phil's eyes were 2xed with a sal look.
 The black lashes were dropped 0ver Caitlin's eyes too. and she was gaz- ing into the shimmeriag waters below.
 ~Ah. Phil," she said. feelingly. don't be so sore on me"
 '-Sore,-on you? Caitlin. dear. sure ye wouldn't think me capable r that?" in her face with meek reproof.
 ''Ye would not be capable iv it. Phil. God bliss ye, ye wouldn't.-but-l know so well that have desarved 1t of ye.- Caitlin chafed one foot with the other as she spoke.
 No. Caitlin. it isn't to say hard words to ye-God forbid,-that axed ye sit down with me over here. But Phil breathed deepiy-'I wanted to put it to ye straight, an get . straight answer from yer own lips. Have ye preferred Dominic Boyle iv yer own free will an choice! Don't regard my feelin's. Caitlin, me treasure. but spaik now. as I always knew yc spaik, the bare thruth-"
 Phil" she said. and looked him in the face. Phil, have preferred Dom- inic Boyle of me own free will and choice" A powerful effort to master her emotion almost gave a defiant ring to the words.
 Phil looked her calmly in the eye, . look which she returned for a moment Then he looked below into the lake.
 "Thanky, Caitlin; that's answered as bravely as I'd expect of ye." Here he looked up at her again. An it's a sad relief to me to know the thing ctt W dlu u run yer oWu HpS- As he spoke he placed his hand upon Caitlin's. which. holding her beads, rested in her lap. Though Caitiin's countenEnce still seemed very, very firm set, there suddenly started from her eye teardrop. which rolled rapid ly down a countenance where the colors were chasing one another like sunshine and shadow upon a fickle day and dropped upon his hand He snatched away the hand with gasp of pain, as if molten lead had dropped on it.
 f'Caitliri, Cainlin,- Caitlins head was now sunk Forgive me for put tin this thrial on ye. did nit for paice iv mind to meself-an' more than me-" Phil pleaded. Forgive me, darlin'i"
 Phil. dear" Caitlin said. don't spake that way. for Gods sake, Me forgive you. Oh. Phil. if there's any wan has the forgiveness in their pow CT, it's van that has the kind heart an the good heart to exercise tan that's you,"
 "Ye're hurtin' me sore. Caitiin. Ye don't know what ye're sayin'-
 Right we'll know-an' bitterly, Phil But I wouldn't like ye'd have too bad an opinion iv me. Phil"
 "Caitlin.-
 T want ye now to know from me own lips that as I hope God will hear the prayer I prayed along that moor this evenin', never meant to carry ye on through any bad-heartedness. Mind. don't say I'm not to blame; blameful. indeed. l know l am; but it wasn't wilful on my part It was somethin' worse than thoughtlessness me. Phil, if ye only knew; had the likin' for Dominic Boyle an I had the iikin' for ye; which f yez liked best it would q puzzled me to say sooner Now, Phil. say straightforrid to ye--for yer own sake-as I sayed to him last Sunday eyenin'. me heart has inclined to Dominic Boyle. Don't blame me too much. Phil; cannot force me likin'."
 As Phil listened to this his eyes were upon the penitents. who stood in the lake and prayed towards the east, and then. turning them round, prayed towards the rude altar on the shore, the waters laying their bare legs.
 He turned his gaze upon Catlin when she had finished An, Cah1fn, do you think would blame ye, or ex- pect ye to force yer likin'? Caitiin, I'm afeered ye don't know Phil Ma guire yet. Now, Caitlin, give me yer han Good-by. an I pray may Cod bliss an prosper yet an Dominic"
 ~Oh. Phil. that prayer puts harder on ne than if ye sthruck me. Wan word. Phil; I heerd that ye an Dom inic had>so words on Sunday night
 Its so-it's so, Caitiin, an I'm sorry from the bottom iv me heart. Besides. didn't know then-I didn't know" and his gaze again wandered to the penitents in the water
 An I know" Caitlin went on. T have only to ask ye not to say any thing more to Dominic--nof to quarrel with him; for he's hot 1 know have only to say the word to you. Phil'
 Ter that ye wouldn't even need sn say she word to me. If I sayed an si. word or done an i'll turn 10 Dominic