Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-07-14
"Poor little wretch!'

| Mrs. Chichester looked at Peg through
misty eyes and said reproachfnlly:
"Why that old black dress: Why not
one of the dresses l gave you?''
'"This Is the way left me father. an
this Is the way I'm goin' back to him!'
replica Peg sturdily.
you're not going. Peg" said Jerry
quietly and positively.
"Who's goln' to stop me?"
1.-The chief executor of the late Mr..
Klngsnurth's WILL"
AN who Is that?'
"Mr. Jerry, Peg!'
"YOu an executorY"
Il am. Sit down-here in OUT midst
and know why you have been here all
che past month"
He forced Peg gently into chair.
! "Have you ever wondered at the real
reason you were brought here to this
house and the extraordinary interest
taken in sou by relations who until a
month ago had never even bothered
about your existence?"
Il have, indade." Peg answered.
"But whenever I've asked any one I've
always been told it was me uncle's
WISH"
And it was Indeed, his keenest de-
sire just before bis death was to atone
in some way for his unkindness to your
mother"
"Nothin' could do that" and Pegs
lips frightened.
THAT was why be sent for you"
'Sendin' for me won't bring me poor
mother back to life, will it?"
AT least We must respect his inten.
lions. He desired that you should be
given the advantages your mother had
when she was girl.
I'm justice to yourself" proceeded
Jerry. You must know that he sci
aside the sum Of f1,0O0 year to be
paid to the lady who would undertake
your trafning."
Peg sprang up and walked across to
her aunt and looked down at her.
"A thousand pounds yearv' She
turned to Jerry and asked: Does she
get thousand year for abusin' me-
Well. what do We think of that?" cried
Peg, gazing curiously at Mrs. Chiches.
ter. "A thousand pounds a year for
maxim me miserable, an the poor dead
man thinkin' he was dom me favor!'
II tell you this" went on Jerry, "be-
cause don't want you to feel that you
have been living on charity. You have
not"
Peg suddenly biazed up:
"Well. I've been made to feel it." and
she glared passionately at her aunt.
Pegs anger gave place to just as sud
den twinge Of regret as she caugh,
sight Of Ethel, white faced and star
ing at her compassionately. She went
across to Ethel and buried her face on
her shoulder and wept as she walled:
why wasn't told2 I'd never have
stayed! Why wasn't told?''
And Ethel comforted her.
Don't cry, DEAR" she whispered
Don't The day you came here w
were beggars. You have literally fec
, and housed us for the last month";"
Poor Mrs. Chichester looked at bel
, daughter reproachfully.
Peg grasped the full meaning of Eth
els words:
"And will ye have nothin' If l e
away"
Peg persisted:
Tell me-are ye ralely dependin' OF
me? Spake to me. Because if ye ar
| won't go. I'll stay with ye.
wouldn't see We beggars for tn
, wurrld. I've been brought up amongs
, them. an know what it is"
, Suddenly she took Ethel by tn
, shoulders and asked in a voice so Low
that none of the others heard her:
=, WAS that the reason We were goin
=, last night?'
! Ethel tried to stop her.
The truth illumined Ethel's face, an
!. Peg saw it and knew.
Holy Mary!" she cried. "And !
was l was drivin' We to it. Ye felt th
). insult of it every time ye met me. q
ye said last night. Sure, If I'd known
dear, I'd never have hurt ye,
wouldn't. 1ndade l wouldn'ty"
She turned to the others.
'"There, it's all settled. I'll stay wit
ye. aunt, an ye can tache me anythin
ye like. Will some one ask Jarvis I
= bring back my bundles an Michael
I'm goin' to stayv'
o Jerry smiled approvingly at he
!, Then be said:
THAT is just what would have e,
Il pected you to do; but, my dear Pc
= there's no need for such a sacrifice"
n "Sure, why notT cried Peg excite,
: ~. Let me sacrifice meself. fe
r like it this mint"
''There is no occasion"
4 He walked over to Mrs. Chichest'
: and addressed her:
Il came here this morning with son
e very good news for you. happen
be one Of the directors of Clifford
bank, and l am happy to say that
will shortly reopen its doors. and 9