The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-09

II took the nhiilin'."
'sYou took tho shiilln'f You were
In the armyF"
Suddenly Aolan g9; TO his feet.
for the firmtTlme looked the Young
Doctor In the eyes. and aaluted. =
was heipin' hold the pass heyand
Peshawur whin you vas ridin' the
gray mare barebackrd round the
Aantrim Ridges There was work
doin' then beyond prnhawnr. You're
doctor nov. aayln' a man or two
here and there. WAS a soldier
then haIpin' save the English pride
aud that's lie or death 10 millions
from Rosnlare TO Grayescnd"
Tho youss Doctors cyen opened
wide. and he stood aatonlNhed and
inguiring. You came from In
nlNkilicn then tho song you
SANG .e.s ="
~Oh, the aone we'll. can't the
truth TO be- told IN song. anyhowF
III Is your song--your words
you made III"
"shura it's aysicr than cuitin
peat or HtRikin' Afghins,"
but your Nolan Doyief'
Me name then was Phelan
Fame"
-phelRn Fane--Ah. now rcmsrn-
Der, You Joined the niyiia own.
and went to India with Lord Harry
Nolan as your colonel"
"And Captain Doyle was adiu-
tan,. air"
why ala you change your
nameT" Ho looked at the other
Auspiciously.
Il desart~d"
"a deserter. too why did you
DESERT How many years had you
put inr
six and haif-sivin was me
time. denarted. because ! had
friend In the same regiment. and he
killed a mas oh. damned william
he was. that mani And I'd rather
doaart than swear false upon the
Book before tho Judge For. God
help me. saw The man killed wid
mo own eyes. and ! Was the only
ono that did. and n I'D spoke the
truth
And your friend
"Shure. how. could they hang him.
whin the evidence was gone away
into the wide world-flyin' and
flynn. and flyin' twiniy thousand
miles away"
Aren't you afraid to tell mo thlsG
. The arm Of the law IL long:
years do not count when crimes
been done. The law goes on and on
and on. no matter how far you be
ryin'"
Hush Arrah--hush' ia never
be thinkin' that one from fnniskillen
would hetray me. Dye mind the
day twinty.two years ago ! filled y'r
basket with fiah v didn't catch
y'raelfg And twas not asy fishin
ynnder. Betray me, Shure. wan
that's been kissed by Rosieen Den.
nls-is II that I'd have me think"
'Rosleen Dennisl" The Young
Doctor looked az him queerly.
hesiiated moment. and then
added. Have you heard OF Rosleen
since then-how many years ago7"
"Oh, twenty-one years. and niver
word OF her Shure. abe whit with
Michael Kelly, lad OF life and
fame wint TO the altar wild him
But the day that Clancy was mar
ried l."
AS though oblivious OF the others
presence he began TO sing again:
did you see her with her hand
In mine that day that Clancy mar.
ried7"
As Nolan Doyle ceased singing.
breaking Off abruptly. and sank
back upon the stump. whispering to
himself. the Young Doctor came
close to him and put n hand on bis
shoulder
You needn't have any fear. man,
though Lord Harry Nolan was
my uncle. and is still alive, and
Adiutant DOYLE is now commanding
the troops In Canada---hc was only
fifty miles from here last week I'll
mot give you away. But in return
tbs a good name you've taken;
OF two unwilling godfathers. as fine
men as ever gave glory to Ireland.
We've been palaverin' OF fnnIs.
killen and OF you that's of no ac-
count--for IL a man OF any account
that lives on bread he doesn't earn.
and doesn't own" His voice grew
stern. I'm ashamed OF you, Nolan
Doyle, ] thought you fine fellow
over beyond the seas. when you
filled my basket with fish. and
when You beat them all. tossin' the
stone in William Corners ward.
You've lived on Larry Brennan
and his family ever since you
stepped In out OF the rain fifteen
years ago"
You've been living In dream,
come out Of II. You've moved from
eighteen to near forty years OF age |
since you Joined the Divirs Own. |
There's no going back. There's sor. |
row here I'm the little house. There's
terrible sickness. Mrs Brennan is /
paralyzed. and the poor old man"
II know Shure. | know"
y want to know what you mean |
10 do. Doyle. the Young Doctor In
terrupted. Then he hastily drew a !