Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14
TO.DAY'S INsTALLDIENT.
Eifty. seventh chapter-cOntinued.

! tTeSSeQ. more imam pUCe WINE was
! speaking he crossed himself and said,
Lord and His Holy Mother love u.s."
and when ! came to an end he began
| to reproach himself for everything,
saying that he ought to have known
that our lad (meaning MARTINI did
not write those terrible letters with
out being certain they were true. and
! that from he first day my husband
/ came to our parish the sun had been
| darkened by his shadow.
But take care" he said, I've told
| NOBODY about the compact we made
with your husband-nobody but our
! Blessed Lady herself-and you
mustn't think of that as a way out
| of your marriage No, nor Of any
! other way, no matter what, which the
world. and the children Of the world,
may talk about
But ] can't bear it; / can't bear
| It," l cried.
Hush Hush! Don't say that,
my daughter Think of it as one Of
| the misfortunes of life which we all
! have to suffer. How many poor wom-
| en- have to bear ME sickness and pow
erty, not to speak of the drunken
| ness and death, of their husbands!
| Do they think they have right TO
/ run away from all that-to break the
| sacred vows of their marriage on ac-
| count of It? No, my child no, and,
| neither must you. Some day it will
| all come right. Youll see it will
| And meantime by the memory of your
mother-that blessed saint whom the
Lord has made one of His
| own.
Onion what cau I do 80
pray, my child. pray for strength
! to bear your trials and to resist all
| temptation. Say a rosary for the
| Blessed Virgin every morning before
| breaking your fast. I'll say a rosary,
| too. You'll see yet this is only Gods
| love for you, and you'll welcome His
/ holy will"
While my dear father and friend
! was Counseiing me so l heard M
| husband speaking In his loud, grating
| tones on the landing outside, and be-
| fore | could rise from my knees he
had burst open tie door and entered
! the room.
Could Not Speak.
His face was deadly white and he
was like man out of his right mind.
Mary" he said, looking down at
me where i knelt with my hands
crossed on my bosom, when did
! give You permission to introduce a
Apriest into my house? Isn't II enough
for a man TO have a wife who is a
Catholic without having the church
and its ministers shunted into his
| home without his ermission?"
l was so taken aback by this
! furious assault that at first | could
not speak, but Father Dan interposed
to defend me. saying with beautiful
| patience that his visit had been quite
| unexpected on my part, and that ]
| had asked him to stay overnight only
| because he was an Old man, and had
had long walk from his parish
I'm much obliged to your rever-
ence," said my husband. who was
| quivering with fury. but my wife
is perfectly capable of answering for
herself without your assistance, and
as for your parish you would have
done better to stay there instead of
coming to NEEDLE in this one"
Aren't you measuring me by your
own yard, sir?" said Father Dan, and
at that straight thrust my husband
| broke into ungovernable rage.
Everybody knows what a Popish
priest is" he said. "A meddlesome
busybody who pokes his nose into
other mems secrets. But priest or no
priest, I'll have no. man coming to
| my house to make mischief between
| husband and wife"
Are you sure" said Father Dan.
that some woman isn't in your house
already making mischief between
wife and husband?"
That thrust too went home. My
husband looked at me with flashing
eyes and then said:
"As / thought! You've been sent
TO help my wife to make a great to-
do of her imaginary grievances.
You're 10 stay in the house too, and
before long Wen have you setting
up as master here and giving orders
to my servants! But not if ! know
it! Your reverence, If you
have any respect for your penitent
you'll please be good enough to leave
my wife to my protection"
| saw that Father Dan had to gulp
down his gathering anger, but he
only said:
SAY no more, my lord No true
priest ever comes between a man and
the wife whom God has given him.
| It's his business to unite people, not
TO put them apart. As for this dear
child. ! have loved her since she was
an infant in arms. and never so much
4 tS AT the present speaking, SO / uon
need To learn my duty from one who
appears To care no more for her than
for the rind Of a lemon. I'll go, sir, "
said the old man, drawing himself
up like "A wounded lion, but it's not
TO your protection ] leave her-it's 10
that of Gods blessed and holy love
and will"
Troubled Thoughts.
My husband had gone before the
last words were spoken. but I think
they must have followed him as he
went lunging down the stairs.
During this humilatins scene a
J hot flush OF shame had come to my
cheeks and> wanted to tell Father
Dan not To let 81 grieve him, but |
could do nothing but stoop and kiss
his hand.
Meantime, two or three of the serv-
ants had gathered on the landing
at the sound OF my husbands voice,
and among them was the flinty house
keeper holding the Fathers little
bag. and she gave It back TO him as he
passed her.
Then all being over. the woman
came into my ROOM with an express
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