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Danny Mann's Sister

The place was an outlying milk farm belonging to Kyrle's father, and the two young men, who had been at col leSe together, often met there to be- gin their hunting expeditions.
 Hardness had promised to stop there - nile on his yachting trip and Kyrle hal seen, by the light of the moon, tho approach of his friends boat.
 Hardness and his hunch- backed re- ta1ner formed the entire crew of the little boat, but huddled under blue cloak there sat in the stern a female figure
 As Hardness stepped ashore he said to the hun ich- back: Danny Mann, look after your sister," And then in a whisper to the woman in the blue cloak: Conceal your countenance and speak as little as possible. We are in:ned if I should be seen to pay you any attention. Remain in the boat un- til ! can get you room in the cot ta2e."
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marriage to his mother-but he did not. Like all such people he "drifted." Then one day came a momehtous talk with his mother.
 Mother, do you know the cause of the change which has spread over Anne Chutes manner lately?"
 ''I do,'' replied Mrs. Cregan; but be- fore I inform you, you must answer one question-what do you think of Anne Chute?'
 Think of her, mother?'
 Think of her, mother?-you answer me like Iago in the play. I hope 1t is not that you have got any such monster in your thoughts as may not meet the light"
 Indeed, ,mother,' replied Hardress, it is far otherwise. Anne Chute is charm ing, a fascinating girl. She is, indeed, an incomparable young woman.
 "A girl'' said Mrs. Cregan, "who is far too amiable to become the victim of disappointed feeling
 "Of a disappointed feeling."
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little house in the mountains. He - gloomy and morose. The two months which Hardress had put as the time Le must be allowed before he announced his marriage to his mother was almost up.
 Eily, half playfully, rallied him upon his Respondent looks and when she saw him frown, asked Wont Hardness allow his Ely her little joke?''
 Joker he exclaimed. bursting into a passion, which made his eyes water and his limbs shake. Am I, then, become the subject for your mirth
 Day by day my brain is verging on madness. See this face-do you think it is thin and yellow for nothing?
 "A curse upon your beauty--a curse upon your own folly-for I have been un- done by both. Let go my kneesl I hate you. Take the truth. I am sick and dis gusted with you If l seek the society of other women 1t is because I am tired of your meanness and vulgarity. If I get drunk and make beast of myself 1t is because I seek to forget the chain that binds me to you''
 70, Hardness, Hardressl'' she gasped; ''you are not in earnest?"
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Prenaring the Way

It was midnight when the friends parted and then, listening to hear if all the house was asleep, Hardness, who had learned from the hunch- back quietly where the woman in the blue cloak was lodged. stole silently to her room.
 Tn low tone he asked her if she was comfortably lodged and she replied, ''Yes--but the mind, Mr. Hardress-the mind!'
 My love-" he replied, ''why will you speak so? If you wish I will return to Garryowen tomorrow and have our mar riage proclaimed from St. Johns altar. I have no object in preventing my own ruin greater than preventing you from sharing it.
 'sIf you have father to feel for, you forget that l have a mother whom l love as tenderly. In two months at most I will have broken the news to my mother and have received her blessing. But I must prepare the way; to be pre- cipitate would be to court our ruin"
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Rescued by the Yachtsman

On this Saturday night Hihil, when he got ready to go home. sent a gawky youth Lowry Looby, to tell Ely he was waiting for her. Lowry came back to say that she was dancing with a strange young gentleman in boating dress who would not let her go until she had finished the slip jig.
 When Ely finally appeared Mihil ob- served that there was flush upon her cheek of mingled pleasure and weariness which showed that the delay had not been entirely in opposition to her wishes.
 That night on their way home Mihil and his daughter encountered band of roystering Garryowens, and Mihil, taking cffense at some remarks of one of the youths, q row ensued which might have ended in serious consequences had not a young man, dressed as a boatman-or yachtsman-as We should call it now, ap- peared and, ordering away the roysterers, over whom he seemed to possess a great influence, escorted the father and daugh- ter to their home.
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His Glove a Warrant

He was in a drunken passion and threw her from him as she chung to his knees. His temporary passion for her had van ished and he loathed her and wished to rent the chains which bound him to the grovelng girl before him.
 Then he rushed from the house. Danny Mann had been listening unseen to this interview and was waiting for his master.
 'T thought this would be the way" said Danny.
 What do you mean,'
 Pay her passage to Quebec, Master Hardness, as you would do by that glove. Make it come off the way you put it on -or if it will not, take the knife to it." "Vfllian!'' exclaimed Hardness.
 "Give me that glove as my warrant, and I will see that Ely troubles you no more" said Danny.
 "Villian-tempterr' cried Hardness, ".f you dare utter another word or think a thought of violence against that unhappy creature I will tear you limb from limb"
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A C L A $ SIC
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Copyright, 1914. by Irving King. Al
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Copyright, 1914. by Irving King. All
 rights reserved.)
 When he wrote and published this story, Gerald Griffin was hailed as the Irish Sir Walter" And the praise was not without reason.
 or he displayed in it that intimate Knowledge of the Irish character, the touch which carried conviction, when he wrote of his people which the great Scottish author displayed when he wrote of the Scots in the Bride Of Lammermoor" and the Heart of Mid lothian
 Griffin was only p years old when he wrote it; but in his philosophy ot life and his calm consideration of the ephsmeral as opposed to the enduring. he displayed wisdom beyond his years.
 Griffin was Irish of the Irish. He belonged to the old sept of Ci Griofb- tha, a name which was changed to Griffin. When his parents emigrated 10 Pennsylvania in 1920. Gerald went to live with his brother. pr. Griffith, at Adare, near Limerick.
 He began writing when he was only F. and he died when he was S1 un- der the name of "The Colleen BaWn, the dramatization of this story is we'll known.
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 garden on the hills above fhe rolling shannon and amid gay fhrong. Eily O'Connor. the prettiest girl in the neighborhood, whirled away in the dance with tall and handsome youth dressed as a yachtsman--a youth evidently in social station considerably above most of the other frequenters of the place and whose boat was lying anchored in the stream below.
 On the acclivity of hill near the city of Limerick, commanding a not unpleasant view of that famous city and of the noble stream which washes it's battered towers, there stood, in the days when the two Georges-Washing- ton and Guelph--were having their lit tle dispute over the possession of America, 8 popular resort, the name of which has since been carried to every corner of the world by the song of "Garrvowen."
 It was the tune which Clusters bugles played when he charged to his death at the battle of the Little Big Horn; it has been echoed back from military trunpets by the Tai Mahal and the Pyramids and for over century and half it has been a favorite song at merrymakings wherever the English language was spoken the world over.
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Six-Foot Royal Servants

Buckingham Palace, like nearly every other household, has recently been feel- ing the deart hof maid servants, says London Tit-Bits. Royal registry offices are now necessity, and those so honored are generally conducted by persons who have lived in the palace or have other high connections. The late stewards to the Marquess of Dufferin and the Earl of Crewe, for instance regularly supply Buckingham palace and Marlborough house with both men and maid servants.
 They are held responsible for the people they supply to the royal household, and no one is ever sent who has not lived in good houses, and has at least two years character Footmen, under butlers-in- deed, all men in livery-must be six feet in height, and the better looking they are the better chance they have of securing a post. Footmen who have served at embassies in other countries and can speak one or two foreign languages, are favored. Only British servants are en- gagged. The men must be between the ages of g and 2s, and the women between IS and 22 The wages are not better to begin with than in other households, but there are better allowances-in liverieot and in plain clothes. There is the chance.' too, of promotion to something better. A head housemaid might get 45O year. and of course there is a pension for eve cry servant who has served a certain number of years. Ten years is generally considered the minimum time for a pen sion, but when a case ofe misfortune .oc- CUTS an application is made to the King, who approves a special grant The serv- ants have plenty of work to do in the pal- ice, but ample leisure and very good quarters and living. The maids are fe- quired to dress alike-in colored prints. The state porters and marshal men are engaged directly by the King on war rant. When vacancy occurs everyone holding an office in the palace has right to name candidate to the lord steward The latter sits the applications and submits the result to the King. The ordinary household servants are restK dent, with the exception of a persona( housepaid. who travels with the royal family
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Sadness Like a Reef

Mihil was loud in his praise of the rescuer-but Ely remained silent.
 A few days after came to the rope makers a hunchbacked man in yacht ing dress and asked to buy some rope for his boat.
 Mihil referred him to Eily, who was in the shop. The hunchback spent more time in buying the rope than Mhil thought necessary.
 > From that time forward the character of Ely O'Connor seemed to have under gone a change Her recreations and her attire were much gayer. so as to almost approach a degree of dissipation.
 But her cheerfulness of mind was gone and the sadness which had settled upon her heart like . black reef under sunny waters was plainly visible through all her GAysty.
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On His Own Head

Poor! low born silly and vulgar groaned Mrs. Cregan. But listen to me, as I have done to you. My honor is pledged to your cousin. Anne Chute. have made her certain that her wishes shall be accomplished.
 "Your conduct to her would deceive has deceived---the most unbiased among our, acquaintances. You have paid her attentions which no honorable man could offer while he entertained only feelings of indifference toward their opJect."
 "Mother, motherp' cried Hardness. "was it not entirely, and reluctantly. in compliance with your in5unctions that I did so?'
 'Yes,'' replied Mrs. Cregan. but I was not then aware of your position. Why did you not then inform me of all this? Let the consequences of your duplicity fall upon your own head-not on my poor girls, nor mine.
 Had you revealed all it would have been in time to have saved your cousin 8 happiness and your honor. You and Anne are already engaged in popular rumor and I am determined that there shall be no whispering about my sweet Anne
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A Lady's Secret

There you go: echoing me again. I tell you she is in danger of such a fate"
 How is that, mother?"
 "I will tell you. If I disclose to you a lady's secret do you think you will know how to venerate it? But I think I may trust you. Anne Chute has met with the usual fate of young ladies of her age she Is deeply in love-"
 You are testing, mother.
 ''It is a sad jest for poor Anne"
 ''He must be a very stupid-or a very happy-fellow whom Anne Chute dis tinguishes with her affections. And happy he must be-for stupid fellow could never press so wearily upon the reluctance of a girl. He must be very happy"
 And yet, to look at him." rejoined Mrs. Cregan, lone would suppose that he was neither the one nor the other"
 What is his name?''
 Gan you not guess?"
 The name of Kyre Daly rose to tho lips of Hardress; but for some indefina- ble reason he was unable to pro- nounce it.
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in rank and fortune?"
 Far otherwise''
 Tn talent or manner?"
 sStill far below my cousin"
 'In what, then, consist the motives for preference?"
 Tn everything that relates to ac- l. eomplishments she is far below Anne Chute. It Is only in virtue and in gen . tlcness of disposition that she can Iretend to an equality I once be- lievee her lovelier--bute was preju- diced"
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The Last Act.

It only remains to inform the reader in general terms of the subsequent for tunes of the several actors in this do- nestle drama. Danny was hanged and, as accomplice, the sentence of Hardness was mitgated to transportation for life.
 As he was waiting with other crim- inals on the dock for boat to take him off to the ship which was to trans- port him to New Zealand a man came into a coffin-maker's shop hard by and said:
 Hurry up with that box. It is for old Mir OConnor-the father of Eily O'Con- nor, whom was murdered, you know. The old man died yesterday" Hardress heard every word distinctly ,
 The convict ship had not rounded tho Cape of Good Hope when body wae Hardness Cregan.
 It would be denying her virtue which she did not want if We shoulds say that the generosity the disinterestedness of Kyrle Daly di dnot, at length pro duce that effect upon the feelings of Anne Chute which it had already pro- duced upon her reason.
 It was long indeed before it did ap- pear. But when, after a time, after peni- tence and death had donge their part Kyrle and Anne were united, and they were as happy as earth could render hearts who look to higher destinies and a more lasting rest.
 Next weeks one page Classic will b6 Monsieur Lecoq." by Emile Gaborian.
 (Copywright, 1914, by Irving King)
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The Other One

No. not deceived" and she went on to bring confirmation to her words. Do you not love her?'
 'J love her as cousin--nOthing more. could not love her less--I oare not love her more"
 Dare not" cried Mrs. Cregan why do you not dare to love Anne Chute?'
 Because by doing so should break my. faith with another.''
 Mrs. Cregan fixed her eyes upon her son as if somewhat stunned. She could just murmur. What do you say, Hardress?"
 'I say that my heart and my faith are both already pledged to another.'
 Dare you tell me this?' she broke out. "Dare me not too far-you will not find, it safe. Who is this other one? Is she superior to Anne Chute
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Triumph and Horror

"Hardress,' said his mother, q have an object in view to which I look for ward with a passionate interest have no child left but you. Are you really so dull that you are not aware that you have made an impression upon the heart of Anne Chute?"
 That I-I have? did you say that. mother?"
 "Yes, Hardness. she loves you. Use your fortunes. The world smiles bright ly upon you. I say again, Anne Chute is deeply and devotedly your own"
 Hardness drank in this poisonous speech with the fatal relish which Is felt by the drug fiend for his opium. While he lay back in his chair. how ever, to enjoy the full and swelling rap ture of his triumph darted through his brain and made him start as if he had received blow.
 Mother" he said. you are de- ceived."
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Gerald Griffin
By Gerald Griffin, 1803-1840

nm and the pesence of the magistrate and the soldiers changed the scene of lestivity into one of terror.
 Hardress evaded the magistrate and iieo to the stable. where a servant had toid nm Danny was confined. He stole III by a back way and confronted the hunchback. tt5r4
 why dld you do ft?" said Hardness Tn whisper. For years I have heaped kindness upon you.''
 There are some people that it IS hard to please replied Danny. DO you remember this glove? It was my warrant"
 "But not for murder''
 "No but did not your heart feel it., dld not your eyes speak it? Ely O'Con- nor is in heaven and has told her own story. They say they write lt down on page And at the end of that page is my name-and yours,
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So Afraid!

T am so afraid said Eily-for it was she. Do you remember the morning of our marriage? l can never put that out of my head. 1t is always before my eyes.
 '"The little table in the sacristy and the candles burning on it; the gray dawn just breaking through the windows.
 We were not married like other peo- pie in broad daylight. We married in secret like criminals, without prepara- tion, without confession or communion or repentance.
 We chose a priest who had been disgraced by his bishop to give us that great sacrament for money. May heaven forgive him. How soon and how suddenly he was called to judgment"
 Why did you go back to the chapel that time?" asked Hardress.
 q went back to get my certificate which I found l had not taken away I passed through the sacristy into the little room. The certificate lay there on the little table; the candles were burn ing and the clergyman was sitting up. right in his chair-a dead man.
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Mrs. Cregan's Question

Anne Chute was on q visit to the Daily home at Killarney. The more Hardress saw of her the less often did he ride out to the little house in the mountains.
 He had promised to plead the cause of his friend Kyrle--but he did not. He ht-d promised to reak the news of his
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After the Interview

From the Boston Transcript.
 ''If that mining. stock goes up I shall make a lot of money.''
 But if the mines goes up you won't"
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Danny's Confession

The wedding feast was high in Castle Chute when the magistrate, with a de- tail of soldiers from the nearest gar rison entered the castle. Danny Mann had been brought along as a prisoner and as a witness.
 The worm had turned. Danny was confined in | stable with sentry over
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Fighting Poll

Think no more of that" said Hard ress, 3"but of the time when l shall pre-
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Out Into the Night

The girl greeted them cheerfully and said to Myles: well, Myles, we may have some merry times in Garryowen yet Tell my father-if you see him before l do-that will soon be with him and tha I am we'll"
 Then she went out into the night A nasty note written by Hardness, which Danny had delivered to her, had directed her to put herself entirely under Danny's guidance and hinted that she was soon to be with her father again as Hardress' acknowledged wife.
 From the hour that Danny and Eilv left the cottage and the storm closed around them oblivion closed also.
 Late at night Hardness came riding hastily to the cottage. A fit of remorse had seized him.
 'Too late! too late!' he cried when he found that Danny and Eily had gone.
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Beyond Pardon

To the assembled and terrified guest. he cried out with voice of agony.
 Lest my returning cowardice should tempt me to again shun my destiny I wish to fix my doom unalterably. I am guilty of the murder of my wife. Eily O'Connor-if not in deed, yet in thought. l am guilty beyond even the wish of pardon. I am glad that this hideous dream is, at last, ended"
 The soldiers closed around the unhap- py man and he went down the great stairway.
 In few minutes the lighted cham- bers of the castle it's affrighted revel- CTS, it's silenced musicians, the de- lrious mother, the drunken father with his band of brawlers, the bewildered bride and all the scattered pomp of the espousals that were to have been were lost to the eye of the wretched Har- dress.
 Kyrle Daly had been one of the guests upon this terrible wedding day. He alone, of all those present, seemed to keep his head" He had been the rock around which the most distressed ral- lied. He at last brought order out of choas-and then suddenly rode away home. M se
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Making His Choice

Now, take your choice. I tell you had rather die-nay, l had rather see you in your coffin-than matched be- low your rank If you wed as I desire you shall have all the happiness that wealth and rank, honor and domestic affection can give.
 ''If against my wish-if you resist me enjoy your vulgar tastes and add to it all the misery that extreme poverty can furnish. For. whether live or die, you shall never handle a guinea of your in heritance. So taKe your choice.'
 Ut is already made" said Hardness sorrowfully. and, taking his hat, start ed for the door.
 But she called him, back crying out that she could not lose son so, and begging him wildly to break off this foolish engagement of his.
 If he had only told her the whole truth then-that he was already married!-for a second he almost did so.
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Her Victory Won

But when his mother pointed out of the window to where Anne Chute stood in the shade of a lofty arbutus tree. her long black ringlets blown loose about her rather pale and car eful countenance. few streaks of sunshine breaking through the boughs and quivering upon the folds of her drapery-when Mrs. Cregan said: Look! Look! Is not that worthy of little consideration?"-then Hardress felt unequal to his confession, and only murmured 'Mother, will think over what you have said.''
 But she called him back, crying out 70 mother! mother! Why have not con- fided in you, or you in me? Why have we been thus secret with each other shall never be happy any more have destroyed my fortune"
 Hush, boy, hush." said Mrs. Cregan, confident that she had now obtained the victory over some foolish and fleeting boyish passion of her sor's. "Here comes Anne. told her you would walk with her today"
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Too Many Witnesses

Escape! escape!'' cried Hardness. his sense of self-preservation overcoming all eise' Here is money; go.'
 He opened little window in the stable and helped Danny out of it. The sentry Knocked at the door and asked Are you there?"
 am,' said a strange, hollow voice and, throwing open the door, a tall ngure stood before the soldier.
 He had. put a hunchback in there, lie thought he saw a supernatural man Hesitation. He fired his gun and fell senseless to the earth In the confus ion which resulted Hardness regained the castle.
 But Danny had made his deposition and there were other witnesses against Hardness, Looby and Myles of the Ponies. The magistrate was examining every one in the great parlor
 Danny, 1t is true had escaped from his prison-but he had been speedily retaken and was brought back to the castle. Hardness gave it up.
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Ordered to Marry

But her father took no particular notice of it.
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Tired of His Plaything The next day Hardress was st the
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His Wedding Day

The day was fixed when he was to marry Anne Chute. He went to Castle Chute. and on the bridal morning Anne and Hardness walked through the vil- lage.
 On the green was band of merry makers. One of the girls, as was the custom when a gentleman passed by, challenged him to dance with her. He accepted the challenge. while Anne walked slowly on.
 Suddenly there was scene of dis order. Hardness had grabbed by the throat a hunchback whom he had dis covered in the party and had flung him to the earth.
 When he had rejoined Anne, she asked what was the matter. and he replied :: 70, nothing-only a fellow who was im- pudent." But the man he had throttled was Danny Mann.
 That night Danny gave himself up to the nearest magistrate and confessed himself guilty of the murder of Eily OConnor.