Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-05-20

now that he's gone-may he Shape in
peace-lavin' the money he'd kept such
| 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
| ye hear that?'
II did not. And who was the neph-
ew that came into it?"
"Meself, Frank O'Connelll'
"Youl Is it the truth ye're tellln'
me?
MAY l nivver spake another wurrd
If I'm not"
O'Connell took the little mans hand
and shook it until the doctor screamed
out to him to let it go.
TITS sorry am If hurt We. So it's
wealthy man We are now, docthor,
| eh?"
"Middlin' wealthy
| "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-l
want to prophcsy"-
| "An' what's it ye'd afther prophecy
ing?"
"This-that ten years from now, 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 lre-
land united and Ireland's land in the
care of Irishmen, with lreand's peo-
pie self respectin' an sober All healthy
an educated with lrishmen employed
on Irish industries"-
| go on, Frank O'Connell. l love to
listen to ye. Don't stop"
"Ill tell We what will happen! Back
will go the Irishmen in tens o. thou
sands from all the other countries
they We're dhriven to in the days O.
famine an oppression an coercion an
| buckshot-back they will go to their
mother country. An can We see far
/ enough into the future to realize what
they will do? Ye can't? Well, I'll tell
ye 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 own 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 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 am craftsmanship o.
the new"
Sure It's the big position they should
give you on College green when they
get their own 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?"
"It's in London she Is"
"Is 1t English ye're goin' to bring her
/ npY cried the doctor In horror and
disgust
mo, it's not, Docthor McGinnis, an
ye ought to know me betther than to
sit there an ask me such question"
When they parted for the night with
many promises to meet again ere long,
O'Connell sat down and wrote Peg
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 1t. 1t seemed
SO clumsy.
The morning after the incident fol-
lowing Pegs disobedience in going to
the dance and her subsequent rebellion
and declaration of independence found
all the inmates of Regal Villa in most
| unsettled condition.
Mrs. Chichester and Aaric opened
discussion as to the latters business
| career.
"Oh, Alartc! There is way-one
way that would save u.s." said the
mother after Alaric suggested going
to Canada. And she trembled as she
| paused, as if afraid to tell him what
the alternative was.
SIS there, mater? What is it?''
at rests with you, DEAR"
''Does 1T? Very good. I'll do 1t to
save you and Ethel and the roof;
course will. Let me hear It,"
| "Alaric?" she asked in tone that
suggested their fate hung on his an
swer. "Alaric, do you like herY'
Like whomW
Margaret! Do your
"Here and there. She amuses me
like anything at times. She drew a
map of Europe once that think was
the most fearful and wonderful thing
have ever seen. She said 1t was the
way her father would like to see Eu-
rope. She had England, Scotland ard
Wales in Germany, and the rest Of the
map was Ireland. Made me laugh like
anything"
"Oh, If you only couldp' she sobbed.
could? What?'
'Take that little hayward child into
| your life and mold her."
Here. one moment. mater; let me
get the full force of your idea. You
want me to mold Margaret"
"Yes. dear"
"Har' he laughed uneasily, then said