The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-06-10

us that Frank O'Connelly cried the
little man.
"lt ts." said O'Connell. trying In vain
70 see the mans features distinctly IN
the din light.
The little man came into the room.
took off his heavy silk hat ana looked
up at O'ConneIl with quizzing look
in his laughing eyes.
"McGinnis!"
.aThats who it is. 'Talkative NC
Ginnis,' come all the way from 0uid
ireland to take ye by the hand"
The two men shook hands warmly.
AN what in the wurrld brings ye
here. docthor?" asked O'Connell.
"Didn't We hear of me old grand.
uncle Mcnamara of County Sligo dy-
in'-after a useless life-and dom the
only thing that made me proud of him
now that he's gone-may he Shape In
peace-lavin' the money he'd kept such
q close fist on all his life to his God
fearin' nephew SO that he can spind
the rest Of his days in comfort? Didn't
ye hear that?"
81 did not. And who was the neph-
ew that came into it?"
oneself, Frank O'Connell!'
"Youl Is it the truth ye're tellin'
mel"
"May I nivver spake another wurrd
If I'm not"
O'Connell took the little mans hand
and shook 1t until the doctor screamed
out to him to let 1t go.
Its sorry l am II hurt We. So it's
a wealthy man ye are now, docthor,
eh?"
"Middlin' wealthy"
"And what are ye dom in New
York;"
"Sure, this is the country to take
money to. 1t doubles itself out here
overnight, they tell me-"
He paused, then continued:
II hope we've not lost the gift O. the
CAB. Hev We got it with ye STILL
Frank O'ConnellY'
Faith an while I'm talkin' of the
one thing in the wurrld that's near
our hearts-the future Of Ireland-I
want to prophesy"-
AN what's it ye'd afther prophesy.
ing?"
"This-that ten years from now, with
her own government, with her own
language back again--Gaelic--an' what
language in the wurrld yields greater
music than the old Gaelic with Ire
land united and lrelands land In the
care OF Irishmen, with Ireland's peo-
pie self respectin' an sober an healthy
an educated. with Irishmen employed
on Irish industries
Go on. Frank O'Connell l love to
listen to We. Don't stop"
I'll tell We what will happen! Back
will go the~Irishmen in tens o. thou.
sands, from all the other countries
they were dhriven to in the days u
famine an oppression an coercion an
buckshot-back they will go to their
mother country. An can We see far
enough into the future to realize what
they will do? Ye can't? Well, I'll tell
We that too. The exiled Irish, who
nave lived their lives abroad-takin'
their wives. like as not, from the peo-
pie O the country they lived In an
not from their own stock-when they
go back to Ireland with different out.
looks, with different manners an with
dlHerent tastes. SO long as they've kept
the hearts o them thrue an loyai-tust
SO long as they've done that-an kept
the faith o. their forefathers. they'll
form new nation an q nation with
all the best o the old-the great big
faith an hope O the old-added to the
prosperity an education an business.
nke principles an statesma nship O.
the new"
sure It's the big position they should
give you on College green when they
get Their own government again.
FRANK OConnell." the little doctor
said. shaking his head knowingly
An where Is the little blue eyed
maiden. Peg o. your heart? Where Ia
she at all?" 80
ITS In London she is"
rs 1t English ye're goin' to bring her
upf cried the doctor in horror and
disgust anu
No. It's not, Docthor McGinms an
We ought to know me betther tl,un ~
III mere nm ask me such :, a..,o
10 he Continued Next Week,