The Irish standard., 1912-03-23


man of affairs answered soberly, II
think | have. Mr.. O'More."
That was the drst time Freckles
heard his name from the lips of an
other man. One Second he lay over.
come. the next great tears tilled his
eyes. and he reached out his hand
Then to angels father understood.
and he clasped that hand and held it
in strong. tirm grasp.
Terence. my boy" he said. '1et me
do the talking came In here with
the understanding that you wanted to
ask me for my only 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 a man 1 can
depend on to love as son and to tax.
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 this?''
Freckles lifted his right arm.
Terence. I'm sorrier than I have
words to express about that" said the
man Of affairs. but If It's up to me
to choose whether I give all l have
left in this world to a man with a
hand of his body or to one OF these
gambling. tipping. immoral spend
thrifts of today. with both hands and
feet of their souls and a rotten spot
in the core, choose you. and it 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
1t is defective as long as you live.
Good day. STRIP
Zone 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 off, and that me uncle had also
set aside for me what would be me
fathers interest In his fathers estate
"Whatever the sum is that me
grandmother left me father, because
she loved him and wanted him to be
having it. that I'll be taking. Twas
hers from her father. and she had the
right to be giving it 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 little would have
made life SO beautiful to them and
saved me this crippled body-money
that he willed from me when he knew
was living. Of his blood and on char
ity among strangers. don't touch, not
If l freeze. starve and burn too! II
there amt enough besides that and |
can't be earning enough to fx things
for the angel
I'VE are not discussing money!
burst In the man OF affairs. 1--WE don't
want any blood money! We have all
we need without it. If you don't feel
right and easy over it, 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
grandfathers money!
Now" said the angel. I'VE are al.
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.
Well turn him over to them and go
home. When be is well. why, then he
will be perfectly free to go to Ireland
or come to the Limberlost, just as be
chooses. We will go right away"
Mclean bore it for a week, and then
he could stand it no longer. Commun
ing with himself in the long. soundful
nights Of the swamp, be had learned
to his establishment that for the last
year his heart had been circling the
Limberlost with Freckles.
He started for Chicago. loaded With
big box OF goldenrod. asters. fringed
gentians and crimson leaves that the
angel had carefully gathered for
Freckles room. and a little. long
slender package. He would not ad.
nit it even to himself. but he was un-
able to remain longer away from
Freckles and leave him to the care
Of Lord O'More.
In few minutes talk, while Nc
Lean waited admission to FreckIes'
room. his iordship had geniaily chat
ted OF Freckies' rapid recovery. of his
delight that he was unspotted by his
early surroundings and his desire to
visit the Limberiost with Freckles be.
fore they sailed. He said they were
anxious to do all they could to help
bind Freckles' arrangements with the
angel, as both he and Lady O'More
regarded her as the most promising
girl they knew ana one that could be
fully fitted to ill the high position in
which Freckles would place her.
Every word he uttered was pungent
with bitterness to Mclean. The