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A Man of Daring Dreams.

| think my father was a great man
at that time think he is still
great man Hard and cruel as ne
may have been to me, I feel bound to
say that for him II he had been born
a king he would have made his ma
ton feared and perhaps respected
throughout the world He was born
peasant, the poorest Of peasants. a
crofter The little homestead OF his
family. with its whitewashed. walls
and straw matched roof. still stands
on the bleak ayre-lands OF ELAN. like
a herd Of notified cattle crouching
together in storm.
His own father had been a Wild
creature. full OF daring dreams. and
he chief Of them had eentered in
himself Although brought up in a
mud cabin. and known as Daniel
Neale, he believed that he belonged by
llneal descent 10 the highest aristoc-
racy Of his land, the O'Neills OF the
Mansion House commonly called the
Big House, and the Barons Of Castle
Raa To prove his claim he spent his
) days IN searching the registers Of the
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A Race of Souls.

Come now, let us get the hang of
this. business" he said and when he
realized that. according to the terms
of the ancient PatenD if the old lord
died before his child was born, his
high built hopes would be in the dust,
his eagerness became a consuming
fire.
For the first time in his life his ex-
element took forms of religion and
benevolence. He promised that if
everything went we'll he would give a
new altar to- Our Lady's Chapel in
the parish church of St. Mary. a ton
of coal to every poor person within "a
radius of five miles and a supper to
every inhabitant of the neighboring
village who was more than so years
of age. 1t was even rumored that he
went so far in secret as to provide
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while the hoofs of his horse. ~.
champing over the gravel IN tina =,
rection of the gate.
When my father returned .. !,
room, shaking the rain from, ,,-
and beard, he was tuning win - .''''
nation. Perhaps a memory ~ =
years ago was seething in his eve,
brain. '>-,7'
The old scoundrel." he said a4.,
like it, wouldn't he? They'd ali -.
1t! Which of them wants q co,
mine amongst them?"
The roaring night outside hoo.
yet more terrible. So loud was ~.
noise from the shore that # vos ,','
most as if a wild beast were try.r
to hberate itself from the womb .
the sea. AT one moment Aunt Rr;su
ct came downstairs to saw thai 49,
storm was frightening my motbs.
All the servants of the house r-o,,
gathered in the hall, full of fear ~,
telling each other superstitioux e..
ries. w.
A Child's Cry.
Suddenly there came a Inn p,,.
and wind seemed to cease in ~ !.
slant. The clamor Of the sea bso.rr,
less and the tolling of the bel, on G,
Mary's Rock died away in the A..
lance. 1t was almost as If the wort
which had been whirlins thronv1
space, suddenly stood still
In that moment of silence a Sssns,
moan than usual came from the roo-,
overhead. My father dropped ,nto
chair, clasped his hands and clos,,
his eyes. Father Dan ratified his mad
beads and moved his lips. but pt+..
ed no sound.
Then faint sound came r-cr, -.
room overhead. My father OPENED
his eyes and listened. Father pa,
held his breath. The sound was r..
peated. but louder, clearer, Shr1Ile,
than before. There could be no mis-.
taking 1t now. 1t was Natures eter.
nal signal that out Of the womb O,
silence living soul had bean BON
into the world.
It's over" said my fathsr.
Glory be to God and all ns
saints!" said Father Dan.
"That'll beat EN-" cried my fathsn
and he leapt to his feet and laughed
Going to the door Of the room, ha
flung 1t open. The servants in In.
hall were now whispering eagerly
and one of them, the gardener, Tom
Dug, commonly called Tommy the
Mate, stepped out and asked Il h.
ought to ring the bell.
Certainly" said my father. isn't
that what you've been standing BY
! for?"
A few minutes later the bell of ne
tower began to ring. and it was fol-
lowed almost Immediately by the bel
Of our parish church, which rang out
a merry peal.
"Thatll beat 'em, l say" cried my
father, and laughing in his triumph
he tramped the tagged floor with
| firmer step than ever.
All at once the crying Of the child
/ ceased and there was a confused
rumble of voices overhead. Ny IA
Their stopped, his face straiChtenad.
and his voice, which had rung out
like a horn, wheezed back Ike
| whistle.
Whats going doing? Where's Con
rad? Why doesn't Conrad come 70
me?"
Don't worry. He'll be down pres
emily" said Father Dan.
A few minutes passed in which
nothing was said and nothing heard
and then, unable to bear the suspense
any longer, my father went to the
foot of the staircase and shouted th'
doctors name.
To Be Continued Tomorrow
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o o
s. e wasa Flowed o ep n he room

day long The rain was beating hard
against the front OF our house and
running in rivers down the window
panes. Toward 4 in the. afternoon
the wind arose and then the yellow
leaves OF the chestruts in the long
drive rustled noisly, and the sea,
which is a mile away, moaned like a
dog in pain
In my fathers room, on the ground
moor, Father Dan sat by the fire, fin
gerlng his beads and listening to every
sound that came from my mothers
room. which was Immediately over
head My father himself. with his
heavy step that made the house
tremble, was tramping to and fro,
from the window to the iugle, from
the ingle to the opposite wall. Some
times Aunt Bridget came down to say
that everything was going on well.
and at intervals of half an hour DIR.
Conrad entered in his noiseless way
and sat In silence by the fire. took a
few puffs from long clay pipe ana
then returned to his charge upstairs.
My fathers impatience was con-
Stunning him.
IT'S long" he said, searching the
doctors face.
Don't worry-sbove all don't
worry" said Father Dan,
There's no need" said Or. Conrad
Then hustle back and get 1t over. -
said my father 1T will be five hun
bred dollars to you II this comes of
all right"
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"OH! | FEEL
so THANKFUL"
Sincere Gratitude Express
ed by Lady After Being
Delivered From a
Very Low State.

Hayne, y. CT feel II my duty"
says Mrs. u. v Spell, of this place, ito
tell everybody how much good Cardui,
the woman's tonic, has done for me.
Last Spring l suffered dreadfully
from womanly troubles, and was in a
very low state OF health. was not able
to be up TO attend to any of nv
duties.
I'VE finally consulted our family
physician, and he advised me Ia try
Cardui, the woman's tonic, which |
did, and soon | began TO feel better
After using seven or eight bottles |
was able to do my homework.
4 am now able to do all OF my work
and take care of my children. I feel
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parish churches, and his nights in
talking loudly in the village inn. Half
In Jest and half in earnest, people
called him -"Neale the Lord" One
day he was brought home dead, killej
in a drunken quarrel with Captain
'O'Neill, a dissolute braggart who had
struck him over the temple with a
stick. His wife my grandmother.
hung a herring net across the only
room OF her house to hide his body
from the children who slept in the
other bed. ..,
Boy s Pride.
There were six of them. and after
the death of her husband she had to
fend for all The little croft was
hungry land, and to make a sufficient
living she used to weed for her more
prosperous neighbors, 1t was III
paid abor-ninepence a day fine days
and siNpence all weathers. with a
can of milk twice week and a lump
OF butter thrown in now and then.
The ways were hard and the children
were the first to feel them. Five OF
them died. They weren't willing to
stay with me-" she used to say. Ny
father alone, was left 10 her, and he
was another Daniel As he grew up
he was a great help TO his mother. I
feel sure he loved her Difficult as it
> may be to believe It now. l really and
truly think that his natural DISPOSE
ton was lovable and generous to be-
gin with
There is a story Of his boyhood
which It would be wrong Of me not to
tell, His mother and he had been w
in the mountains cutting gorse and
ling, which with turf from the Cur
ragh used TO be the crofter's only
fuel They were dragging down a
prickly pile of It by straw rope
when. dipping into the high road by g
bridge they crossed the path OF q
splendid carriage which swirled sud
denly out of the drive Of the Bie
House behind two high spirited bay,
driven by an English coachman II
gorgeous livery. The horses reared
and SHE'D at the bundle Of kindling
whereupon a gentleman inside tn,
carriage leaned out and swore. anC
then the brutal coachman. lashing GU
at the hare headed woman with hi,
whip, struck the boy on his naked
legs
At the next moment the carriag,
had gone. II had belonged to tn,
head OF the o'Neius, Lord Raa OF cas-.
tie Raa, whose nearest kinsman. Cap
tain o'Neill. had killed my grand.
father, so my poor grandmother saic
nothing. But her little son, as soon a.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
FIRST CHAPTER.

nNUT OF the depths. o Lord, out
OF the depths" begins the
most beautiful OF the serv-
ices OF our church, and il is out of
the depths OF my life that | must
bring the incidents OF this story.
was an unwanted child-unwant-
I'd as a girl al all events. Father
Dan Donovan, our parish priest told
me all about It. | was born in Octo-
Der. 1t had been raining heavily all
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| startling incident happened. The old
Lord Raa of Castle Raa, head of the
O'Neills the same that had sworn ct
! my grandmother, after many years In
which he had lived bad life abroad
where he had contracted fatal mala :
dies, returned to ELAN to die. Being
a bachelor, his heir would have been
! Captain O'Neill, but my mothers ia
Their had died during the previous
winter. and in the absence of direct
male issue It seemed likely that both
title and inheritance (Which. by the
/ conditions of an old patent, might
! have descended to the nearest living
male through the female line) would
| go to distant relative. boy, IA
years Of age, a Protestant, who was
| then at school at Elton.
Unexpected Happens.
More than ever now my father
chewed the cud of his great disap-
poitnment, But 1t Is the unexpected
that oftenest happens and one day In
the spring DIR. Conrad being called
to see my mother, who was indis-
posed, announced that she was about
TO bear child.
| My fathers delight was almost deli
rious, though at first his happiness
was tempered by the fear that the
child that was to be born to him
/ might not prove a boy. Even this
! danger disappeared from his mind
after a time, and before long his van
I ity and his unconquerable will had so
| triumphed over his common sense
child as a son, just as II the birth of
a male child had been prearranged
/ With my mother, with DR.. Conrad,
and above all with Father Dan, he
sometimes went the length Of discuss
| ing his sons name. 1t was to be
! Hugh, because that had been the
name of the heads of the O'Neiils
| through all the ages, as far back as
the legendary days In which, as it
was believed. they had been the Kings
of ELAN.
My mother was no less overJoyed.
| She had justified herself at last, and
| If she was happy enough at the be-
ginning in the tingling delight of the
woman who is about to know the
sweetest of human joys, the Joy Of
| bearing a child, she acquiesced at
| length in the accepted idea that her
child would be a boy. Perhaps she
was moved to this merely by a desire
| to submit to her husbands will, and
to realize his hopes and expectations
! Or perhaps she had another reason, a
! secret reason, a reason that came OF
| her own weakness and timidity as a
woman. namely, that the man child to
be born of her would be strong and
brave and free.
All went we'll down to the end of
autumn, and then alarming news
came from Castle Raa. The old lord
had developed some further malady
and was believed to be sinking rapid
| ly. DR. Conrad was consulted and he
/ gave it as his opinion that the patient
| could not live beyond the year. This
| threw my father into q fever of anx-
| iety Sending for his advocate, he
took counsel both with him and with
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
A Clash of Wills

Guess it can't be long now" my
father would say.
Praise the Lord" Father Dan would
answer.
By Z the storm was at Its height.
The roaring of the wind in the wide
chimney was as loud as thunder.
Save for this the thunderous noise of
the sea served to drown all sounds on
the land Nevertheless, in the midst
of the ciamor a loud rapping was
heard at the front door. One of the
maidservants would have answered it,
but my father called her back and,
taking up a lantern, went to the door
himself AS quietly as he could for
the rush of wind without, he opened
it, and, pulling it after him, he step
ped into the porch.
A man in livery was there on horse
back, with another saddled horse be-
side him. He was drenched through
but steaming with sweat as if he had
ridden long and hard. Shouting above
the roar of. the storm, he said:
Doctor Conrad is here, ls he?''
He is-what of it?" said my father.
Tell him he's wanted and must
come away with me at once"
who says he must?"
Lord Raa. His Lordship is dan
gerously ill. He wishes TO see the
doctor Immediately"
II think my father must then have
gone through a moment OF fierce con-
fict between his desire to keep the
old Lord alive and his hope of the
immediate birth of his offspring. But
his choice was quickly made"
Tell the Lord" he cried, that a
woman is here in childbirth, and until
she delivers the doctor can not come
to him
But I've brought a horse and the
doctor is to go back with me-
GIVE the Lord my message and say
It Is Daniel O'Neiu who sends n"
But his Lordship is dying and un-
less the doctor is there to tap him, he
may not live till morning"
Unless the doctor is here to de-
liver my wife. my child may be dead
before midnight"
What is the birth of your child to
the death of his Lordship?" cried the
man; but. before the words we're well
out of his mouth, my father, in his
great strength, had laid hold of the
reins and swung both horse and rider
round about.
Get yourself TO the other side of
my gate, or I'll fling you into the
road" he cried: and then, returning to
the porch, he re-entered the house
and clashed the door behind him.
Father Dan used to say that for
some moments more the groom from
Castle Raa could be heard shouting
the name of the doctor to the lighted
windows Of my mothers room. But
his voice was swirled away in the
whistling of the wind and after a
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Martin Conrad to the
Author

have talked about. DO as
YOU Ike with them, Alter,
amend. add to or take away from
them, exactly as you think best
They were written in the first
instance for my own eve alone.
and hence they take much for
granted which may need explane-
ton before they can he put 10 the
more general uses you have de-
signed for them Make such eX-
PLANTATION in any way you con-
slider suitable It is my wish that
in this matter your judgment
should be accepted as mine The
deep feeling you could not con-
ceal when told you the story OF
nv dear ones life gives me conf
dence In your discretion.
Whatever the immediate effect
NAV be, feel that in the end
shall he justified fully Justified
in allowing the public to look for
a little while into the sacred con
fessional Of my darling's stainless
heart.
heard her voice again to-day.
She was right--love is immortal.
God bless her, My ever lovely
and beloved one
AUTHORS NOTE. The name
Raa (ot Celtic origin with many
variations among Celtic races) is
pronounced Rah in ELAN.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
The Narrative of Mary
O'NeiU
FIRST PART.
My Girlhood

Copyright. 1912, by Hearst's Magazine.
Copyright. 1913. by Hearst Magazine.
Copyright in Great Britain. Copyright.
1913 by.J r Lippincott Company
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
The Author to the Reader

TTOW much OF the story OF
Mary O'Neill is a work OF
my own Imagination, and
how much comes from an au-
thentic source do not consider II
necessary to say But as / have
In this instance drawn more
largely and directly from fact
than ia usually the practice OF the
novelist, l have thought II my
duty TO defeat all possible at
tempts at personal Identification
bv altering and disgusting the
more important scenes and char
acters
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26

DY o'clock the wind had risen
r. to the force of a hurricane.
The last of the wtthered leaves
of the trees in the drive had fallen
and the bare branches were beating
together like bundles of rods. The
sea was louder than ever, and the bell
on St. Mary's Rock, mile away from
the shore, was tolling like a knell
under the surging of the waves.
Sometimes the clashing of the rain
against the window panes was like
the wash of pillows over the port
holes Of ship at sea.
PITY the poor folk with their fire.
works" said Father Dan.
They'll eat their suppers for al
that" said my father.
1t was now dark, but my father
would not allow the lamps to be light
ed. There was therefore no light in
his gaunt room except g. sullen glow
from the fire of peat and logs. Some
times, in a momentary lull of the
storm, an intermittent moan would
come from the room above, followed
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tanooga Tenn. for Special Instructions
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SECOND CHAPTER.

DY 6 o'clock the wind had riser
n to the force of a hurricane
The last of the withered leave:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-27
VILLA IS
READY TO
ATTACK

FL Paso, May 27-Reports from
Torreon said Villas forces are making
haste in. their preparations for an as
sault on Zacatecas City, the capital Of
Zacatecas state. 1t is asserted that
the railroad from Torreon. Villas con-
centration point, has been repaired
nearly to the next point of attack.
Already troops in large numbers
have been sent south along the rehabi-
tated railroad. All possible reinforce
ments have been rushed into Torreon
from Saltillo. recently taken by the
constitutionalists. The latest to ar
rive is the command of General Pablo
Of the rebels. numbering $500 men. or
iginaIly left to garrison Saltill0.
1t is explained that the attack on
San Luis Potosi has been postponed
because of the destruction of the rail-
road to the south of SaltilIo. while the
movement by trains against Zacatecaa
will be quicker and easier. Also Zaca-
tecas, lying northwest of San Luis Po-
tosi. offered an opportunity to clean
up the rear and employ practically
Villas entire force without fear OF q
federal sally.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-27
More Makes Statement
Regarding the Case

time when he purchased, remains with
him. OF those who have left his en-
ploy, I am informed that not one en-
tertains good will toward Mr.. Guild.
l am only mentioning this as throw
ing sidelight upon the character Of
the present editor Of The Courier
News.
DR.. Guild complains that he was
treated harshly at the trial. The pur-
pose of myself and my attorneys at all
times was to spare DR.. Guild, his
family and his witnesses as much as
possible.
DIR. Guild came to Fargo with the
express understanding that he come
ana investigate conditions here. He
was told far more Of the history of The
Courier both by myself and
others, than he admitted on the wit
ness stand. He knew, both from my
self and from others that the paper
had been and was at the time losing
money and that had been contribut-
ing large sums from my personal ac-
count to keep it going.
Another thing which DR.. Guild fails
to make clear in his accounts of the
trial is the fact that after he had In
spected tho plant and had talked over
the situation he decided not to pur-
| chaEe. but that later after he had
said goodbye and we had parted, he
| called me up at my home on Sunday
morning and of his own volition ask
ed to reopen the negotiations.
AS DR.. Guild in his voIuminous
writings upon the subject of this trial
has suggested there may be certain
unwritten history in the background.
1t would, for instance, be interesting
to know the political twists and turn
ingS which have formed a largo M RI
of the real basis and support of this
suit in order to discredit as muca as
possible the new progressive party in
the state. I will later make complete
statements of facts publicly. giving
copies of letters, kilograms, and testi-
mony SO you may judge as to the
merits of the case.
A judgment of $11,016.45 was finally
awarded by the judge. My attorneys
have ordered a complete transcript
and the case will be appealed to the
supreme court. MY fight for justice
has just begun.
A. Y. More.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-27
Many Candidates Have Z.
Filed Petitions With the
Secretary Of St;a'!.'::e..

State Auditor Frank shanley
| Cando. r., 80
State Treasurer--M. +. Hegge, Hat.
ton.
Commissioners Of Charles
8. Wittlesey. Fargo.
Attorney General-George H. Noel
lering, Ray; Scott Cameron. Linton.
Commissioners Of Agriculture ant
LaborE. A. Lillebridge, Dickinson.
Commissioners OF Railroads-Sam A
Hall, Valley City; B. F. Brockhof
Grand Forks; VIM. Loughland, Mes
son. 49,
United States senator-George p
Jones. L.aMoure; w. E. Purcell, wah-
peton.
Congressman. First District-John 8
qogin, Osnabrock; Fred Bartholomew
Grand Forks. -
Congressman, Second District -
James J. Weeks. Bottineau.,
Congressman, Third District-HalveI
L Halverson. Minot.
~@ 4 SOCIALIST.
GOVERNOR. Arthur williams, Grand
Forks. ........
Lieutenant Governor-H. e. Thomp.
son, Minot. ,.,s5 ...E.
Secretary of state-w. q. Johnson
Fargo. r,.." .'.a
State Auditor-J. e. Kulstad, Grand
Forks. -
State Treasurer. s. Jones, Ellen
dale. ..
Commissioner Of Insurance-F
Spath. Judson.
Attorney General--John L. Loepels
Ter, Wahpeton.
Commissioner Of Agriculture and
Labor-Robert, Grant, Lakota. .
Commissioners of Railroads.. A.
knoke, Willow City; Herman Riesche,
Bachelor; q. e, Anderson, Steele.
United States Senator-W. H. Brown,
Devils Lake,
Congressman First District-Leon
Durocher. Grand Forks.
Congressman, Second District-N.
H. Bjornstad. Ellendale.
Congressman, Third District-Leland
L. Griffith, Minot.
... Progressive.
Governor-H. H. Aaker, Fargo. ,
Attorney General - Dorr Carroll,
Minot. g .... k .. =,
Commissioner of Agriculture and
Labor-Karl Klein, Washburn.
Commissioner Of Insurance - J. p.
Read. Grand Forks. .. .'" .s..- a.. .,
Non-Partisan.
Judiciary Burleigh F. spalding,
Fargo; A. M. Christianson, Towner.
Superintendent of Public instruc-
tion-E. j. Taylor. Bismarck; Richard
Hayward, Grand Forks; M. Brunwell,
Hatton.