Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-03-11
York before tbs news p ~ death

j - y, aSfNs
York before ths news a ~ death
reached him.
The one hitter hatred OF his life hAd
been against the man who had taken
his sister In marriage and In 10 doing
had killed all possibility of Kingsnorth
succeeding HI his political and social
aspirations.
He heard vaguely of daughter
He took no interest In the news.
Now, however, the remembrance Of
his treatment Of Angela burnt into
him. He especially repented Of that
nlerciless cable, ."You have made your
bed. lie In 1T It haunted him through
the long hours OF his slow and painful
Illness. Had he helped her she might
have been alive today, and those bitter
reflections that ate into him night and
day might have been replaced BY gen
tier ones and 50 make his end the more
peaceful.
He thought OF Angeia's child and
wondered ii she were like his poor
dead sister. The wish to see the child
became an obsession with him.
One morning, after q restless, fever
ish night, he sent for his lawyer and
told him to at once institute Inquiries
ind out M the child was still living
and n so where.
This his lawyer did. He located
OsConneI In New York through q
friend OF his I'M the Irish party and
found that the child was living with
him in rather poor circumstances. He
communicated the result Of his inqui-
rfes to Ktngsnorth. That day d letter
was sent 10 OConneli asking him to-
allow his child to visit her dying nm
Gle. O'Connen was to cable at Kings
northss expense, and IL he would con-
sent the money for the expenses OF
the Journey would be cahled immedis
ately. The girl was to start at once.
as Mr.. Kingsnorth had very little.
longerto live.
When the letter had gone Kingsnorth
drew q breath of relief. He longed to
see the child. He would have to wait
impatiently for the reply, Perhaps the
man whom he had hated al his life
would refuse his request. IL he did,
well, he would make some provision In
his VIII for her In memory OF his dead
sister.
The next day he altered his entire
viii and made Margaret O'Connell i
spec$;ai legacy. Ten days later q cable
eames
consent TO my daughters visiting you
FRANK OWEN OsCoNNEI14
The lawyer cabled All once. making
All arrangements through their bankers
IN New York for Miss O'ConneIras Jour
ney.
That night Kingsnorth slept withou,
being disturbed. He awoke refreshed
dn the morning. It was the flrst kindly
action he had done for many years.
How much had he robbed himself b
ali his life Il BY doing SO little he wai
repaid 50 mucht
O'C0I1nell had a hard struggle wit
Peg before she would consent To Ieav
him. She met all his arguments wit
counter arguments. Nothing woui
move her for hoe1rs.
WHY should TO q man ] hay
never seen and. hate the name of7s
Hes YOU. uncle, Peg.
Its q fine uncle hes been to me a
me Iife. And. 1t wa q grand way b
threated nne mother when she wa
starrinss, M
] HE wants to sio sonethini Tor j
|. nav, Peg"
ri NOT 30 to him.'
4. NO Eisten, dear; It's ittsesI, u hay
20 lave We when I'm gone 4 ,pieade
DtConnsIl.
s'IT not, listen to any talk at 8
! shout yer, goins. Yer q great, stron
healthy man-thatss what re- ar
What are re stalkin' about3 What
got into yer head about goin'yrs
ssfhe time must come sonEe da
4 Peg.
saAli right Wen know how to ia,
At when 1t does. But we're rot COL
outsaal tiles way to meet tt,sa1d r,
, ~resolnteay.
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