Evening star., 1909-05-12

sidera BILE discussion. When her father
had told Joy that she was TO ride with
her mother she had spoken out at once
without arrangement with Athlyne or
even consultation with him:
Athlyne will drive me. and We can
take Mrs. O'Brien with us. There Is
stacks of room in the tonnsau. and we
have no luggage. | am sure my hus-
band would like TO have her with U.S.
But when the arrangement was men
toned to the foster-mother she refused
absolutely to obey any such order:
What she said. me go away in the
corrn-crake like me wild the quality: an
this none other than me own darlin lord
and Miss JOY that I'm going 70 nurse the
childher iv her. No, my lady I'll do no
such thing, Do We think I'm gon' to
shpoil shport when me darlin' does be
drivin' with his beautoful wife by him.
an kissn' her be the yard an the mile
an the hour. an huggin' her be the ton.
as he ought to be doin'. or he's not the
man I've always TUX him for. Shure.
ma am" this to Mrs. Ogilvie. this Is
their day an their hour: an iviry mint
iv IT is goold an dimons to them. I'm
telln' we, I'd lefer put me eyes on Styx
than do such thing!" Mrs Ogilvie,
who recognized the excellence OF her
ideas. said:
Then you must come with the colonel
and me. We've loads of room and We
are all alone
An savin, yer presence. so ye should
be ma am whin yere SEEM yer daughter
goin' aft wild her man. There's loads iv
things you and your man will want to be
talkin' about Musha! IT, it's only re-
memberin' what We said an done whin
We was aft on yer own honeymoon. Mind
ye ma am. It's not bad talkin' or remem-
BERN. that's not! No motors for me.
ma 'am-today at any rate. I'll go by the
thrain that / kem' by; an when 1 get to
yer hotel, If I'm before ye. I'll
C1, ,frns sfrI,t1 Ill g.,
the rooms nice an ready. For mind We.
ma am. me darln' lord tould me that
he's 8oin' to have a gran weddin' to
Miss Joy whin he gifts his license! Be
the way. does he get that. can ye tell
me. ma am, from the polls or where the
shebeeners gifts theirs? An av there's
goin' to be a weddin wild flowers an
gowns an wells an things in church.
suppose they won't be too previous about
comm together. Musna, but it's a auare
sort " ways the quality has. weddins
here be the sheriff. an thin be bishops,
an wild license. An him in Bowness-
for that's where he tells me he's shtop-
pin'-an' his wife in Ambleside-on their
weddin' night. Besob! Ireland's changin
fast. for that usen't to be the way. I'm
thinkin' that the Shinn-Faynll have to
wake up bit IL that's the way things is
going to go. Or else therell be miilea
murther, from the Giants Causeway to
Cape Clear" AS Mrs. OgiIvie did not
wish to discuss this part of the question
herself. she beckoned over Athlyne and
told him that Mrs. OBrien had refused
to go in his motor.
Not even il I ask you or tell YOU tor"
he said to the old woman. having not the
least intention of doing either.
mot even thin, me lord darlin.' she
said. with a CHEEKY smile. An I'm
thinkin' it's thankin' me-you an yer
lovely wife tool be before ye're we'll
out of sight of this place. Faix. it's a
nice sort iv ould gooseberry I'd be, sittin'
In the carriage wild me arrums foulded.
Wild me darlin' lord sittfn' in front dhriv-
in like show-fure in a shute iv leather.
An his bride beside him. wild her arrums
around him bekase both his arms is busy
wild the little wheel; an her wondhrin'.
wild tears in her beautiful gray eyes why
he doesn't kiss her. what he's pinin fur.
Augh! no, Not me, this time! l was a
bride meself-wanst. An l know betther
nor me young lady does now, and what
is what on the weddin' day afther the
words is said. Though she'll pick up. so
she will. She's not the soort that'll be
long larnin'! Musha =" Her further
revelations and prophesyings were cut
short by Athlyne's kissing her and saying
Good bye"
! (To Be Concluded Tomorrow