Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-03-18
Continued From Last Week.
CHAPTER x.
PEG Away From Home.

journey and buying little things
for her scanty equipment. Then
the cable came to the effect that 4
passage was reserved for her and mon
ey was waiting at a bankers for her
expenses. This Peg sobstinately refus-
ed to touch. She didn't want anything
except what her father gave her.
When the morning of her departure
came poor Peg woke with a heavs
heart. 1t was their FIRST parting, and
she was miserable.
O'Gonnell, on the contrary, seemed
full of life and high spirits. He
laughed at her and joked with her and
made a little bundle of some things
that would not go in her bag and that
he had kept for her to the last minute.
They were a rosary that had been his
mothers, a prayer book Father Cahill
gave him the day he was confirmed
and lastly the little miniature OF An
z gela- 1T wrung his heart to part with
it but he wanted Peg to have it near
her, especially as she was going
among the relations of the dead We
man. All through this O'Connell show.
ed not q trace of emotion before Peg.
He keptstelling her there was nothing
to be sad about. 1t was all going to
be for her good.
When the time came to 60 the
strange pair made their way down to
the iship-the tall, erect, splendid look
ing mar and the little red haired girl
in her simple black suit and her little
black hat. with red flowers to bright
en 1T
fO'Connell went aboard with her, and
an odd couple they looked on the sa-
doom deck, with Peg holding ON to
Michael, much to the amusement of
the passengers. the visitors and stew
ards.
Poor, stanch, loyal, honest, true lit
tile Peg. going alone to-what? Leav-
ing the one human being she cared for
and worshiped-her playmate, counsel
or. friend and %father-aii in one!
O'Connell never dropped his high
spirits all the time they were together
on board the ship. He went aboard
with a laugh, and when the bell rang
for all visitors to go ashore he said
,goodby to Peg with a laugh, while
poor Pegs heart felt like a stone in
her breast She stood sobbing up
against the rail Of the saloon deck as
the ship swung clear. She was looking
for her father through the mists of
tears that blinded her.
Just as the boat slowly swept past
ithesend of the dock she saw him right
at THE last post so that he could watch
the boat uninterruptedly until it was
Q OF sight. He was crying himself
now-crying like a child-and as the
boat swung away he called up: My lit
tie Peg! Peg o. my heart!!" How
she slonged to get OF the ship and go
back to himi They stood waving to
each other as long as they remained
insight.
While the ship plowed her way to
ward England with little Peg on board
the man whom she was crossing the
Atlantic,to meet died quietly one morn
ing with no one near him.
The nurse found Mr.. Kingsnorth
smiling peacefully as though asleep.
He had been dead several hours.
Near him on the table was a cable
dispatch from New York:
MY daughter sailed on the Mauretaaia
today at 1~0le,clock.
FRANK OWEN o'cONNELL.
Mrs. Chichester, whom we last saw
under extremely distressing circum-
stances in Ireland, now enters promi
nently into the story. She was lead
ing a secluded and charming existence
In an old and picturesque villa at Scar
borough, instte north OF England. Al
though her husband had been dead for
several years, she still chung to the
outward symbols Of mourning. Ii add
ed d softness to the patrician line af
her features and a touch OF distinction
to her n and poise. She had an
nlustrious example Of q lifelong sor
row.. and, being ever loyal, Mrs. Chi
chester retained the weeds Of widow
hood ard the Grape of afiicti0n eyer
present.
She was proud indeed OF her two
children, about whom she had written
80 giCwingly to her brother Nathaniel
Alarie was the elder. In him Mrs.
Chichester took the greater pride. FL
was 10 nearly being g~reat-even from
fnfancy-that be continually Kept his
mother In q Condition Of ~expectant
wonder. He was nearly brilliant at
school. AT college he almost got his
degree. He Just missed bis blue at
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