The Irish standard., 1912-03-16

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gazed as If she could never leave OF.
Then with quivering breath she laid
the portrait aside and reached both
arms for Lord O'More's neck.
THAT will save Freckles' life and
insure his happiness" she said posi-
lively. "Thank you. oh. thank you for
comingr'
She kissed and Rugged him ana then
the wife who had come with him. She
opened the bundle Of yellow and
brown linen and gave Just a glance
at the texture and work. Then she
gathered the little clothes and the pic.
ture to her heart and led the way to
the cab.
Ushering Lord and Lady OMore into
the reception room. she said to Nc.
Lean. "Please 60 call up my father
and ask him to come on the first
train"
She swung the door after him
These are Freckles' people," she
said to the Bird Woman. you can
to him."
And she was gone.
The nurse left the room quietly as
the angel entered. still carrying the
bundle and the picture. When they
were alone the angel turned to
Freckles and saw that the crisis was,
indeed. at hand.
Angel" he painted. "Oh, angel
Did you get them7 Are they white7
Are the little stitches there2 oh, an
gel! Did me mother love meT'
The words seemed to leap from his
burning lips. The angel dropped the
bundle on the bed and laid the pic.
{, ture. face down. across his knees She
gently pushed his head to the pillow
and caught his arms in a firm grasp.
Eyes. dear heart" she said with
fullest assurance. mo little clothes
were ever whittier. I never in all my
life saw such dainty. dne little
stitches. and. as for loving you. no
boys mother ever loved him morew
A great trembling seized FreckIes
"sure? Are you sure?" he urged.
with clicking teeth.
Il KNOW said the angel firmly.
"And. Freckles. while you rest and
be glad want to tell you a little
story. When you feel stronger we
will look at the clothes together.
They are here. They are all right.
But when | was at the home getting
them | heard of some people that
were hunting lost boy went to see
them. and what they told me was all
so exactly like what might have hap
pened to you that l must tell you.
Then you'll see that things could be
very different from what you have
always tortured yourself with think
ing"
Freckles lay quiet under her touch,
but he did not hear q word that she
was saying until his rowing eyes rested
on her face: and he Immediately
noticed remarkable thing For the
first time she was talking to him and
doing everything but meet his eyes.
That was not like the angel at all.
1t was the delight Of hearing her speak
that she always looked one squareIy
in the face and With perfect frankness
and he was a sour. grumpy Old
man." she was saying. He always
bad been spoiled. because ne was an
only son and had a title and q big
estate. he would have just his way.
no matter about his sweet little wife.
or his boys. or any one. SO when MS
eldest son fell in love with beauti.
fui girl with title. the very girl OF
all the world his father wanted htm
to. ana added big adjoining estate
to his. why. that pleased MIN
nightly.
'"rhen he went and ordered his
other son to marry poky Kind of Il
! girl that nobody liked to get another
big estate on the other side. and that
was different That was all the world
different. because the eldest son had
been In love all his life with the girl
be married. and. oh. Freckles, It's no
wonder. for 1 saw her: She's a royal
beauty and she has the sweetest way
But that poor younger son. he mad
been in love with the village Wears
daughter all his life. That's no won
der either. for she was more beaut1.
fui yet She could sing like the an
gels. but she hadn't cent She
loved him to death. too, II he was
bony and freckied and red hatred-l
don't mean that: They didn't say
what color his hair was. but his faith.
er's must have been the reddest ever.
for when be found out about them. and
1t wasn't anything so terrible. he just
caved!
1.-THE old man went to see the girl
the pretty one with no money. of
course-and be hurt her feelings until
she ran away She went over to Lon.
don and began studying music Soon
she grew to be lovely singer. and
then she Joined company and came
to this country.
CHAPTER XIII.
THREE oUEssEs.
N..1HEN the Younger son found