The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-06
(CoNTINUED.)

4 uufeu UP. WHNL Wouiu sue De uOiHS
shut up in a little white and gold
room all day? She answered the maid
excitedly:
Tell Mrs. Chi-ster am not goin' to
do anything Of the kind. As long as
stay in this house I'll see every bit OF
itr' and she swept past the maid down
the stairs into the same room for the
third time
You'll only get me into trouble"
cried the maid
"No. ! won't / wouldn't get you
into trouble for the wurrld. I'll get
all the trouble. an I'll get it now"
Peg ran across. opened the door con-
Meeting with the hall and called out:
Aunt. Cousins! Aunt! Come here; I
want to tell We about meselfr'
They've all gone OUT said the maid
Huickly.
"Then what are We maxim such
fuss about? You go out too"
She watched the disappointed Ben
nett leave the room and then began a
tour of inspection. She had never seen
so many strange things outside Of
museum.
Fierce men in armor glared at her
out of massive frames: old gentlemen
In powdered wigs smiled pleasantly at
her: naughty ladies' in breath bereav-
ing coifrures stared superciliously right
through her. She felt most uncom-
Portable in such strange company.
On the piano she found perfectly
carved bronze statuette of Cupid. She
gave little elfish cry Of delight. took
the statuette in her arms and kissed 1t.
Cupid. me darlin'. Faith. it's you
that causes all the mischief in the
wurrld. We divil ye"' she cried.
All her depression vanished. She
was like child again. She sat down
at the piano and played the simple re-
frain and sang in her little girlish
tremulous voice one of her fathers
favorite songs. her eyes on Cupid
"Oh. the days are gone when beauty
I 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 u little caress and was
about to commence the next verse a
vivid fash of lightning played around
the room. followed almost immediate
ly by crash of thunder.
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 collar turn
ed up. rain pouring from his hat. In
side his coat was terrified looking
dog The man came well into the room,
turning down the collar of his coat and
shaking the moisture from his clothes
when he suddenly saw the kneeling
figure of Peg. He looked down at her
in surprise. She was intent on her
prayers.
"Hello"' cried the young man.
frightened. eh?''
Peg looked up and saw him staring
down at her with a1smle on his lips.
Inside his coat was her precious little
dog. trembling with fear. The terrier
barked loudly when he saw his mis-
tress. Peg sprang up and clutched Mi
chael away from the stranger just as
another binding fash played around
the room. followed by a deafening re-
port.
Peg ran across to the door, shout
ing: shut it out. Shut it OUT" She
stood there trembling. covering her
eyes with one hand: with the other
she held on to the Overjoyed Michael.
who was whining with glee at seeing
her again.
The amazed and amused young man
closed the windows and the curtains.
Don't come near the dog. sir. Don't
come near it, She opened door and
found it led into little reception
room. She fastened Michael with a
piece of string to chair in the room
and came back to look again at the
stranger. who had evidently rescued
her dog from the storm. He was a
tall. bronzed. athletic looking, broad
shouldered young man Of about TWEEN
ty-six. with pleasant, genial, mag
netic manner and playful humor
lurking in his eyes.
AS Peg looked him all over she found
that he was smiling down at her.
Does the dog belong to you" he
Querled.
What were you doin' with him7"
she asked In reply.
II found him barking at very high
spirited mare"
"Mare?' cried Peg "where?"
Tiled to the stable door,"
'The stable door? Is that where
they put Michael?' Once again the
lightning flashed vividly.
Peg shivered.
The stranger reassured her.
Don't be frightened. It's only
summer storm"
Summer or winter, they shrivel me
up," gasped Peg. She looked at the
young man and said in an awestruck
voice:
"They say IL We look at the sky when
the lightnin' comes We can see the king