The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-08-04
CHAPTER XIV.
PEGS Father.

1t Of receiving calls. Few peO-
5zsas ever dared to intrude on his pri-
@aE.
@e opened the door and looked in
asrrsoement at his visitor. BE saw a
asasae, round. merry looking, baldhead'
ags gentleman with gold trimmed spec
,1assses, an enormous silk hat, broad
~ssiert frock coat suit. patent boots with
ssssy spats on them and II general air
IN 5~gesperity and good nature.
Us that Frank O'Connell?" cried the
Sz1sse man.
-Ee u.s." said O'Connell, trying in vain
1sr see the mans features distinctly IN
azse dim light.
the little man came into the room.
Sscs4 off his heavy silk hat and looked
azgs at O'Connell with a quizzing look
aA 9is laughing eyes.
~McGinnis:"
CHATS who 1t is. Talkatlve Nc
ssarras,' come all the way from ould
assesnd to take ye by the hand"
2 'Tzhe two men shook hands warmly.
san' what in the wurrld brings ye
Mrre, decthor:" asked O'Connell.
Didn't ye hear Of me old grand
wzu:ae Mcnamara of County Sligo dy-
.s5Rg-after a useless life-and dom the
.sangaE Shing that made me proud of him
s1es7 that he's gone-may he slape In
.zWssnoe-lavin' the money he'd kept such
IL czose fist on all his life to his God
lsssss-io' nephew so that he can spind
>s7e nest of his days In comfort? Didn't
go 6sear that?"
Il did not. And who was the neph-
~asF Ehat came into lit"
~IeseIf, Frank O'Connell"
"-Yeu! Is it the truth ye're tellin'
,Mns9'' '..f.
-Nay / nfvver spake another wurrd
IL Em not" D..
6S1CsnneIl took the little mans hand
=aa& shook it until the doctor screamed
aRt 60 him to let 1t 60.
ITS sorry I am If I hurt ye. So it's
N wealthy a ye are now, docthor,
,azsSyy'
~l6iddiin' wealthy"
--aad what are ye dom in New
Nsxke''
Sae, this is the country to take
'gzasDey to. 1t doubles itself out here
.~aulsnasght, they tell me-"
Gle caused, then continued:
Il dope ye've not lost the gift o the
saEh. Hev ye got it with ye still,
gNsMk O'Connell?"
SxN~txA 49, -hfIn I'm toVhnt NJ rho
sune thing in the wurrld that's near
ssE aearts-the future Of Ireland-1
vRHzt to- prophesy"-
AM what's it ye'd afther prophesy.
Mzxsg'
~Sais-that ten years from now, with
&1eF own government. with her own
.ss2uxNage back again-Gaelic-an' what
awgnage in the wurrld yields greater
a1seslc than the old Gaelic?-with Ire
sExnd united and Ireland's land In the
4szne OF Irishmen. with Ireland's peo-
.ss6e self respectin' an sober an healthy
-ssR' educated. with Irishmen employed
aan trisa Industries
-xSe on, Frank O'Connell. I love to
sgsbea to ye. Don't STOP"
~gA tell ye what will happen! Back
~zSIa go the Irlshmen in tens O. thou.
szserds from all the other countries
a5seg were dhriven to in the days O.
.Qzrl1ae an oppression an coercion an
sSsarSshot-back they will go to their
:S1kst6er country. An can ye see far
sssafugh into the future to realize what
sfneg will do? Ye can't? Well, III tell
-Sae that too. The exled Irish, who
answe lived their lives abroad-taHn'
>glsssr wives, like as not, from the peo-
.gais @ the country they lived in an
-1esc from their OWL stock-when they
sc back to Ireland with different out.
Aheeks, with different manner an with
.sESerent tastes, so long as they've kept
Eoss hearts q them thrue q l%oyal-juSt
$50 song US they've done that-an' kept
the faith O their fOrefathers, they'll
S3.r1n q new nation an q nation with
.fss! the best y the old-the great biz
E;t&fl an hope q the oId-added to the
.~Grsasperity an education an business
Gfl1e principles an craftsmanship O
:t&e new"
Sore it's the big position they should
7Sase sou Oil College green when they
.::pec: their owu government again,
frank O'CGnnell," the little doctor
.sasj&, shaking his head knowingly.
In where is the little blue eyed
maiden. Peg O. your heart? Where is
=sIae At all:"
It's in London she is"
KS it English ye're gcin' to bring her
=:55.?' cried the doctor in horror and
."Gssgust
mo. it's not, Docthor McGinnis, an
@e ought to know me betther than to
yysat &bere an ask me such q question"
when they parted for the night, with
g1ealy promises to meet again ere long
.EEsConneIl sat down and wrote Peg q
%ga2sg letter, leaving the choice in he1
@saa2Gs, but telling her how much he
-. t.I-S ~ Io-@ LN- hnny rsth him