The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-05-06
SYNOPSIS.

Frank OConnell. young irish patriot
Is shot and wounded by British soldiers
while making a home rule speech. He
is aided by Angela Kingsnorth. an Eng.
fish society girl. who defends him.
Angela takes OConnell to her Drpths
| home and helps to nurse him He recu,t
and he and the girl become fast FRO,
OConnell when well Is sent to IAN
disturbing the peace He finally wr
Angela that he has finished his sen'cnc,
O'Connen and Angela wed. She ma.
espoused the Irish cause Her brother. q
member Of parliament. is very angry
The happy couple come to America ~
live A daughter Is born to them An
| gela's brother refuses to help the couple
| In any way. Angela dies
OConnell names his daughter Margaret
and calls her Peg" OfConnell receives
a most important letter from England.
which perplexes him
UConnell allows Peg to visit England
| at her uncles request The elder Kings
norths heart had finally softened toward
his dead sisters little girl
Peg goes to the home of the Chichester
family in England at the direction OF Mr..
Hawkes.. Ktasenortii's attorney. as Kings
north suddenly dies
She FIRST meets Ethel Chichester and
Brent, a married man In love with Ethel
She interrupts them by accident in a
secret meeting.
Ethel IL enraged at Peg and haughtily
8.smisses her from the drawing room.
sending her to the servants quarters The
Chichesters have lost their money In
hank failure.
Hawkes. arrives and reads the Kings,
north will. 1t leaves most OF the fortune
to Peg and offers liberal pay to any one
who will undertake her education and So
cial training
Mrs Chichester finally agrees to brin
up Peg in return for the money prom
ised although she openly dcspises IN
shabby young girl.
Peg is heartbroken at the cold recep-
ion given her by the Chichester family.
,,e ~ G.uch Impressed. however. by the
.Aufy OF her surroundings
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK
"oh. the days are gone when beauty
bright
My hearts charm wove!
When my dream Of life. from morn till
night.
Was love, still love!
New hope may bloom
And days may come
OF milder. calmer beam.
But there's nothing half SO sweet in life
AS loves young dream.
No. there's nothing half so sweet in life
AS loves young dream.
AS she let the last bars die away
and gave Cupid Il little caress and was
about to commence the next verse a
vivid fash of lightning played around
the room. followed almost immediate
| Ix a GRO of thuu1ar
Peg covered down into deep chair.
All the laughter died from her face
and the joy in her heart She made
! the sign of the cross. knelt down and
prayed.
Into the room through the window
came young man. his coat collarturn.
| ed up, rain pouring from his hat In
side his coat was a terrified looking
dog. The man came well into the room
turning down the collar of his coat aud
shaking The moisture from his clothes
when he suddenly saw the kneeline
figure of Peg. He looked down at hei
in surprise She was intent on hei
prayers.
"Hellow cried the young man
Frightened. eh?'
Peg looked up and saw him staring
down at her with Il smile on his lips
Inside his coat was her precious little
dog. trembling with fear. The terrier
parked loudly when he saw his mis-
tress. Peg sprnng up and clutched Mi
chael away from the stranger just is
another binding flash played around
the room, followed by deafening re
port.
Peg ran across to the door, shout
ing: shut it out. Shut it out" She
stood there trembling. covering hel
eyes with one hand; with the othei
she held ON to the overjoyed Michael
who was whining with glee at seeing
her again.
The amazed and amused young mar
closed the windows and the curtains.
Don't come near the dog. sir. Dom
come near it, She opened n door ant
found 1t led into a little reception
room. She fastened Michael with
piece of string to chair in the room
and came back to look again ut thu
stranger, who had evidently rescued
her dog from the storm. He was I
tall bronzed. athletic looking. broat
shouldered young man of about TWEEN
ty-six. with n pleasant. genial. mag
netic manner and playful humo
lurking In his eyes
AS Peg looked him all over she fount
that he was smiling down at her.
Does the dog belong to your hi
gueried
What were you dom with him?'
: she asked in reply.
Il found him barking at very higi
spirited mare"
"NIare?" cried Peg. "WhereT
Tiled to the stable door"
THE stable door? Is that where
they put Michael?' Once again thu
lightning flashed wildly.
Gag shivered.