Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-02-11

A'oe wi lAAlSSas UuL lOT Iue ITUu, lOv'
ms. accomplishing woman who had
given her life into his care.
His active brain was continually try
ing to devise new ways Of adding te
his meager income. He multiplied his
duties. He worked far into the night
when he could find demand for his
articles. Blu. little by little his sources
of revenue failed min.
Some fresh and horrible agrarian
crimes in Ireland, for which the home
rule party was blamed, for awhile
I turned the tide of sympathy against
his party. The order was sent out tt
discontinue meetings for the purpose
of collecting funds in America-funds
the Irish Americans had been SO cheer
fully and plentifully bestowing on the
"cause."
O'Connell was recalled to Ireland
His work was highly commended.
Some day they would send him to
the United States again as a special
| pleader. At present ne would be OF
greater value at home.
He was instructed to apply to the
treasurer of the fund and arrange.
ments would be made for his passage
back to Ireland
He brought the news to Angela with
a strange feeling of fear and disap-
pointment. He had built so much on
making a wonderful career in the great
new world and returning home some
| day to Ireland with the means of re.
lieving some of her misery and with
his wife guarded. as she should be.
from the possibility of want. And
here was he going back to Ireland as
poor us he left it, though richer i'm
measurably in the love of Angela.
She was sitting perfectly still. her
eyes the floor, when he entered the
room. De came IL llhnaaasssIy that she
did not hear him. He lifted her neao
and looked into her eyes. He noticed
with certainty what had been so far
only vague. i'll defined dread. Her
Mace was very. very pale and trans
Parent. Her eyes were sunken and
haa Aa, strange brilliancy. She was
much slighter and FAY MORE ethereal
than on that day when they stood OH
the deck of the ship and turned their
faces SO hopefully to the new world.
! He felt knifelike stab startle
through his blood to his heart His
breath caught.
| Angela looked up at him radiantly.
| He kissed her and with mock cheer
fulness he said laughingly:
such news. me darlin'! Such Won
dherful newsw
Good news, dearY
1.-The best in the wurrld," and he
choked sob.
81 knew it would come! knew 1t
would. Tell me. dear"
We're to go back-back to Ireland.
See, here are the ORDERS" and he show
ed her the official letter.
She took it wonderingly and read 1T
Her hand dropped to her side. Her
head dropped into the same position he
had found her in. In moment he was
kneeling at her side.
"What is it, dear?"
1--WE can't go. Frank"
"We can't go? What are We sayin'
dear?"
we can't go she repeated her body
crumpied up Imply in the chair.
And why not. Angela? | know
can't take We back as l brought ye
here. dear. if that's what We name
The luck's been against me- It's been
cruel hard against me. An that thought
is tearin' at me heart this minnit"
sit isn't that, Frank" she said
family.
"Then what is it u"
oh she cried. II hoped it would
be so different-so very different"
what did We think would be SO diff
ferent. dear? Our going back? Is that
what's throuhlin' ye?"
mo. Frank not that don't care
how we go back so long as you are
with me-" He pressed her hand. In q
moment she went on: but we can't
go. we can't go. Oh, my dear. my dear
can't you guess? Can't you think p
She looked imploringly into his eyes.
new wonder came into his. Gould
it be true? Could it? He took both
Il
stood up. towering over her and trem
bling Violently
us it's it, he cried and stopped
as if afraid to complete the question.
She smiled a wan smile up at him
and nodded her head as she answered
The union of our lives is to be com
plete. Our love is to be rewarded
"a child is coming to us?' be whis-
pered.
1T is" and her voice was hushed
too.
praise be to God! Praise be to his
holy name.' And O'Connell clasped
his hands in prayer.
In a little while she went on: ut was
the telling you l wanted to be So diff
ferent. wanted you when you heard
it to be free of c;lre-hnppy And I've
waited from day to day, hoping for the
best-that some good fortune would
come to you.'
He forced one of his old time. hearty
laughs. but there was hollow ring
in it:
what is that yer sayin' at ALI
Wait for good fortune? Is there any
good fortune like what we've just tolC
me? Sure I'm ten times the happiesl
man since came into this room" He
put his arm around her and. sitting
beside her, drew her closely to him
Listen. dear he said. listen. Wei
go back to the old country. Our chile
shall he born where we first met