The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-03-20

SeiiO: crled the young man.
Enlightened, chg"
Peg looked up and saw him staring
down at her with smile on his lips.
Inside his coat was her precious little
dog. trembling with fear. The terrier
barkcd loudly when he saw his mis-
tres's. Peg sprang up and clutched Mi
chacl away from the stranger just as
another binding flash played around
the room. followed by deafcning re-
port.
Fog ran across to the door, shout
ing: shut it out. Shut it OUT" She
stood there trembling. covering her
eyes With one hand; with the other
she held ON to the overjoyed Michael,
who was whining with glce ut seeing
her again.
The amazed and amused young man
closed the windows and the curtains.
Don't come near the dog. sir! Don't
come near it." She opened door and
found it led into Il little reception
room. She fastened Michael with Il
piece of string to chair in the room
and came back to look again ut the
stranger, who had evidently rescued
her dog from the storm. He was Il
tall. bronZed. athletic looking. broad
shouldcrcd young man Of about TWEEN
ty-siX. with pleasant. genial. mag
nctic manner and playful humor
lurking In his eyes.
AS Peg looked him all over she found
that he was smiling down at her.
Docs the dog belong to you?" he
9ueried.
what We're you dom with him?"
she asked in reply.
Il found him barking at very high
spirited mare"
"Marc?" cried Peg. "Where?"
Tiled to the stable door,"
"The stable door? Is that where
they put Michael?" Once again the
lightning flashed wildly.
Peg shivercd.
| The stranger rcassured her.
Don't be frightened. It's only
summer Storm
Summer or winter, they shrivel me
F, up" gasped Peg. She looked ut the
young man and said in an awcstruck
voice:
''Thcy say If yc look ut the sky when
the lightnin comes We can see the king
dom Of heaven An the sight of it
blinds some and kills others-accordin'
to the state Of grace ye'rc in."
you're IL Catholic?" said the stran-
ger.
| 1,ok <>1c I G,3t c1.
in surprise.
Again the lightning lit the room. Peg
closed her eyes again and shivercd.
doesn't it seem he Is angry with
US for our sinsy" she cried.
with me pcrhaps-not with you"
answered the stranger.
"What do We name by that?" asked
Peg.
"You don't know what sin is." re-
piled the young man.
AN who may you be to talk to me
like that?" demanded Peg.
"My name is Jerry" he said.
"Jerry?" And Peg looked Mt him GU
riously.
Eyes. What is yours?"
Peg And there was sullcn note
of fixed determination in her tone.
"Peg. chg" And the stranger smiled.
She nodded and looked ut him curl
ously. What n strange name he had
Jerry! She had never heard such a
name before associated with such a
distinguished looking man.
'Jerry, did We say?'
"Just plain jerry" he answered
cheerfully "And you're Peg"
She nodded again, with quick little
smile ".Just plain Peg"
II don't agree with you," said the
young man. IL think you are very
charming"
After pause he went on, "Who are
your"
"l'm me aunt's niece" replied Peg.
looking ut him furtively.
Jerry laughed again.
"And who is your auntT'
"Mrs Chi-stcr."
"Whtm?"
Poor Peg tried again at the absurd
tongue tying name.
| MY aunt ~ MIS-. Cul-SISlcr.
"Mrs. Chichester? asked Jerry in
surprise.
"That's it." said Peg.
GLOW extraordinary!'
isn't It: Yc wouldn't expect fine
lady like her to have niece like me,
would ye?"
'"rhat isn't what I meant" corrected
Jerry.
Eyes, 1t is what We meant. Don't
tell untruths with the storm ragin'
outside" replied Peg.
Il was thinking that don't rcmcm.
Der Alaric ever telling me that he had
such a charming cousin"
"Oh, do you know Alaric" asked
Peg, with quick smile.
Every WE'LL" answered Jerry.
Pegs smile developed into long
laugh.
"And why that laush?" quericd
Jerry.
"I'd like me father to see Alaric I'd
like him just to see Alaric for one min
nit. He's SIGH conceited person."
II admire your delightful accent" re.
piled Jerry.
accent is it?" And Peg looked at
him in establishment. "Sure. I've no