Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-05-20

1t ut receiving calls. Few peo-
pie ever dared to intrude on his pr1-
vacy.
He opened the door and looked in
amazement at his visitor. He saw a
little. round, merry looking, baldhead.
ed gentleman with gold trimmed spec
tacles, an enormous silk hat, broad
cloth frock coat suit, patent boots with
gray spats on them and a general air
OF prosperity and good nature.
as that Frank O'Connell?" cried the
little man.
ut is" said O'Connell, trying in vain
to see the mans features distinctly in
the dim light
The little nan came into the room,
took off his heavy silk hat and looked
up at O'Connell with a quizzing look
in his laughing eyes.
"McGinnis!"
That's who it is. 'Talkative Nc
Ginnis.' come all the way from ould
Ireland to take We by the aand."
The two men shook hands warmly.
AN what in the wurrld brings We
here, docthor?" asked O'Connell.
Didn't We hear of me old grand.
uncle Mcnamara Of County Sligo dy-
ln'-after q useless life-and dom the
only thing that made me proud Of him
now that he's gone-may he slape in
p~eace-lavin' the money he'd kept such
u 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
We hear that?'
Il did not. And who was the neph-
ew that came into it?"
"Meself, Frank O'ConnelI!"
You! Is it the truth ye're tellin'
me?"
May l nivver spake another wurrd
if Pm not"
O'ConneIi took the little mans hand
and shook it until the doctor screamed
out to him to let it go.
Its sorry l am if l hurt We. So it's
a wealthy man We are now, docthor,
eh?"
"Middlin' wealthy" q
And what are We 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 We still,
Frank O'Connell?'
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 prophecy
ing?"
"This-that ten years from now,w 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 Ireland's land in the
care Of 1rishmen, with Ireland's peo-
pie self respectin' an sober an healthy
an educated, with Irishmen employed
on Irish industries'-
go on, Frank O'Connell. 1 love to
listen to We. Don't STOP"
"Ill tell We what will happen! Back
will so the Irishmen in tens O. thou
sands from all the other countries
they were dhriven to in the days O.
famine an oppression an coercion an
buckshot-back they will go to their
mother country. An a 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
have lived their lives abroad-takin'
their wives, like as not, from the peo-
pie O. the country they lived in an
not from their w Stock-when they
go back to Ireland with different out
looks, with different manners an with
different tastes, SO long as they've kept
the hearts O. them thrue an loyal-just
so long as they've done that-an' kept
the faith O. their ~forefathers, they'll
form a new nation an a 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
like principles an craftsmanship O.
the new"
Sure it's the big position they should
give you on College green when they
get their w government again,
Frank O'Connell," the little doctor
said. shaking his head knowingly.
AN where is the little blue eyed
maiden. Peg O. your heart? Where is
she at all?"
Its in London she is"
us it English ye're goin' to bring her
up:" cried the doctor in horror and
disgust.
mo, it's not, Docthor McGinnis, m
We ought to know me betther than to
sit there an ask me such IL question:"
When they parted for the night. with
many promises to meet again ere long.
OConnell sat down and wrote Peg a
long letter, leaving the choice in her
hands. but telling her how much he
would like to have her back with him.
He wrote the letter again and again
and each time destroyed it. it seemed
so clumsy.