Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-03-18

kept turning constantly TO MS deau
sister Angela.
From time to time down through the
years he had Il softened, gentle re-
membrance Of her. When the news of
her death came. furious and unrelent-
ing as he had been toward her. her
passing softened it. Had he known
in time he would have insisted on her
burial in the Kingsnorth vault. But
she had already been inferred in New
York before the news of her death
reached him.
The II bitter hatred of his life had
been against the man who had taken
his sister in marriage and in so doing
had killed all possibility Of Kingsnorth
succeeding in his political and social
aspirations.
He heard vaguely Of i daughter.
He took no interest i'll the news.
Now. however, the remembrance of
his treatment of Angela burnt into
him. He especially repented of that
merciless cable, You have made your
bed; lie in it." 1t haunted him through
the long hours OF his slow and painful
illness. Had he helped her she might
have been alive today, and those bitter
reflections that ate into him night and
day might have been replaced by gen
tier ones ard so make his end the more
peaceful.
He thought Of .Angela's child ana
wondered if she We're like his poor
dead sister. The wish to see the child
became an obsession with him.
One morning, after !; restless, fever
ish night, he sent for his lawyer and
told him TO at once institute inquiries
find out if the child was still living
and if SO where.
This his lawyer did. He located
O'Connell i'll New York through a
friend Of his in the Irish party and
found that the child was living with
him in rather poor circumstances. He
communicated the result Of his inqui-
ries to kingsnOrth. That day IL letter
was sent to O'Connell asking him to
allow his child to visit her dying un-
Gle. O'Connell was to cable at Kings
north's expense. and if he would con,
sent the money for the expenses of
the journey would be cabled immedi-
ately. The girl was to start at once,
as MI. kingsnorth had very little
longer to live.
When the letter had gone Kingsnorth
drew Il breath of relief. He longed to
see the child. He would have to wait
impatiently for the reply. Perhaps the
man whom he had hated all his life
would refuse his request. If he did
we'll, he would make some provision il
his will for her in memory of his dead
sister.
The next day he altered his entire
will and made Margaret O'Connell a
special legacy. Ten days later a cable
came:
1 consent to my daughters visiting you
FRANK OWEN O~'CONNELL.
The lawyer cabled at once, making
all arrangements through their bankers
in New York for Miss O'ConnelIs Jour.
ney.
That night Kingsnorth slept without
being disturbed. He awoke refreshed
in the morning. 1t was the first kindly
action he had done for many years.
How much had he robbed himself of
all his life if by doing so little he was
repaid so much!
O'Connell had a hard struggle Will
Peg before she would consent to leave
him. She met all his arguments Will
counter NOthinn womb
move her for hours.
why should l go to Il MAJ | have
never seen and hate the name OFF,"
He's your uncle. Peg"
Its a fine uncle he's been to me al
me life. And it was Il grand way hs
threated me mother when she was
starvin'."
"He wants to do somethin' for W
now, Peg
"Tll not go to him"
Now listen. dear; it's little I'll have
to lave We when I'm gone" pleaded
O'Connell.
It'll not listen to any talk at al
about yer goin'. Yer Il great, strong
healthy man-that's what We are
What are yc talkin' about? What's
got into yer head about goin'?"
'"The time must come some day
Peg"
"All right. Well know how to face
it when it does. But we're not goin
out all the way to meet it," said Pes
resolutely.