The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-09-26

| we'll talk n over ana try to under
stand the miracle OF u. reI me. are
all women like thatf Were you like
me swamp Angel; N YOU were then
I'm understanding why me father fol.
lowed across the ocean ana went into
the IRE after you.
f'reckles voice trailed OF. his eyes
dropped shut. ana hts head rolled back
from sheer exhaustion Later IN the
day he insisted on seeing Lord ana
Lady OMore. but ne tainted before
another man.
The next morning the nIan OF ar
fairs. with n heart hllcd with misgiv.
ings. undertook the interview on
which rreckIes insisted His fears
were without cause ,rreckles. was
the soul OF honor ana simplicity
Have they been telling YOU what's
come to mer' he asked vii hout even
waiting for n greeting
"Yes," said the Anglers father
"Do you think you have the very
worst OF IL clear TO your understa nd
mgr
Under Freckles' earnest eyes the
man OF affairs answered soberiy. u
think I have. Mr. O'Mure"
That was the first time Freckles
heard his name from the lips of an
other man. One Second he lay over.
come. the next great tears hlled his
eyes, and he reached out his hand
Then 60 angels father understood.
and be clasp-d that hand and held u
In a strong. trm grasp.
Terence. my boy, he said. "let me
do the talking came In here with
the understanding that You wanted TO
ask me for my oufy child ! should
like. at the proper time. to regard her
marriage. II she has found the man
she desires to marry not as losing all
I have. but as gaining n man can
depend On to love a. q son and to take
charge Of my affairs for her when
retire from business. Bend all Of your
energies toward rapid recovery. and
from this hour understand that my
daughter and my home are yours"
You're not forgetting this7'
Freckles lifted his right arm.
Terence. I'm sorrier than I have
words to express about that" said the
man OF AFFAIRS But II it's up to me
to choose whether I give all have
left In this world TO a man with a
hand or his body or to one of these
gambling. tippling. immoral spend
thrifts of today. with both hands and
feet or their souls and a rotten spot
In the core. choose you. and II seems
that my daughter does the same. Put
what is left you OF that right arm to
the best uses you can In this world.
and never again, mention or feel that
It is defective as long as you live.
Good day. sirI'
"One minute MORE" said Freckles
Yesterday the angel was telling me
that there was money coming to me
from two sources She said that me
grandmother had left me father all Of
her fortune and her house because she
knew that his father would be cutting
him or. and that me uncle had also
set aside for me what would be me
fathers interest In his fathers estate.
Whatever the sum IL that me
grandmother left me father. because
she loved him and wanted him TO be
having II. that I'll be taking. Twas
hers from her father. and she had the
right to be giving II as she chose. Any
thing from the man that knowingly
left me father and me mother to go
cold and hungry and into the fire In
misery when just a little would have
made life so beautiful TO them and
saved me this crippled body-money
that be willed from me when he knew
I was living. of his blood aud on char
ity among strangers, don't touch. not
there amt enough besides that and
can't be earning enough TO tx things
for the angel
I'VE are not discussing money!
burst In the man OF affairs. I'VE don't
want any blood money! We have all
We need without H. II you don't feel
right and easy over II. don't you touch
a cent Of any of It."
"It's right I should have what me
grandmother intinded for me father.
and | want It." said Freckles. but
I'd die before I'd touch a cent OF me
grandfather's money!
"Now." said the angel. I'VE are all
going home. We have done all we can
for Freckles. His people are here. He
needs to know them They are very
anxious to get acquainted with him.
Wen turn him over to them and 90
home. When he is well. why. then he
will be perfectly free to go to Ireland
or come to the Limberlost. Just as he
chooses We will 60 right away"
Mclean bore II for a week. and then
he could stand II no longer. Commun-
Ing with himself In the long. soundfui
nights Of the swamp. he had learned
TO his astonishment that for the last
year his heart bad been circiing the
Limberlost with Freckles.
He started for Chicago. loaded with
a big boz OF goldenrod. asters. fringed
gentians ana crimson leaves that the |
angel had carefully gathered for