The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-05-05

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The one bitter hatred of his life had
been against the man who had taken
his sister in marriage and In 50 doing
had killed all possibility Of kingsnorth
succeeding in his political and social
aspirations.
He heard vaguely Of g daughter.
He took no interest in 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 ute into him night and
day might have been replaced by gen.
tier ones and 50 make his end the more
peaceful.
He thought of Angela's child and
wondered If she were like his poor
dead sister. The wish to see the child
became an obsession with him.
One morning. after a restless. fever.
ish night, he sent for his lawyer and
told him to ut once institute inquiries
find out IL the child was still living
and II so where.
This his lawyer did. BE located
O'Connell in 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 hlqui-
ries to Kingsnorth. That day a latter
was sent to O'Connell asking him to
allow his child to visit her dying I'M
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 imraedi-
ately. The girl was to start at once.
as Mr.. kIngsnorth had very little
longer to live.
When the letter had gone Kingsnorth
drew a 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 bis request. If he did
we'll, he would make some provision in
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:
consent to ny daughters visiting you.
FRANK OWEN O'CONNELL.
The lawyer cabled at nee. making
all arrangements through their bankers
in New York for Miss O'Connell's 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 II by doing so little he was
repaid 80 much!
O'Connell had q hard struggle with
Peg before she would consent to leave
him. She met all his arguments with
counter arguments. Nothing would
move her for hours.
why should l go TO q man | have
never seer and hate the name or"
Hes your uncle, Peg"
Its a fine uncle he's been to me all
me life. And 1t was IL grand way he
thrented me mother when she was
starvin'."
He wants to do somethin' for ye
now, Peg"
I'll not 60 to him."
Now listen. dear; It's little I'll have
to lave We when I'm gone" pleaded
O'Connell.
"Ill not listen to any talk at all
about yer goln'. Yer a great. strong.
healthy man-thats what ye are.
What are ye talkin' about? What's
got into yer head about goin'?"
THE time must come some day.
Peg"
"All right. Well know how to face
1t when it does. But we're not goin'
out all the way to meet It," said Peg
resolutely.