The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-22
Copyright. 1918. by Dodd. Mead {, Company
ly picked up the letter and reread 1t.
Had it been his death sentence IL could
not have affected him more cruelty:
BY j. Hartley Manners


Had il been his death sentence It could
not eave affected him more cruelty:
Dear Nathariel-l scarcely know how
TO write TO YOU about what has happened
! am afraid | am in some small measure
10 blame. Ten days ago your sister show
cd me letter from a man named O'Con-
nell
Kingsnorth crushed the letter in his
hand as he read the hated name-the
name of the man who had caused him
so much discomfort during that unfor-
tunate visit to his estate in Ireland.
How he blamed himself now FOR hav-
ing ever gone there. There was indeed
curse on it for the Kingsnorths.
He Strengthened out the crumpled
piece OF paper and read on
"A man named OConnell-the man she
nursed in your house in Ireland after he
had been shot by the soldiers. He was
coming to England and wished to see her.
She asked my permission. ] reasoned
with her but she was decided II l
should not permit her to see him in my
/ house she would meet him elsewhere. It
seemed better tie meeting should be un-
der my roof. SO consented. / bitterly re-
proach myself now for not acquainting
you with the particulars. You might have
succeeded in stopping what has hap
pened
Your sister and O'Connell were married
this morning by special license and left
this afternoon for Liverpool en- route TO
America.
| cannot begin TO tell you how much l
deplore the unfortunate affair. 1t will
always be a lasting sorrow to me.
cannot write any more now. My head
is aching with the thought of what II will
mean TO you. Try not TO think too hardly
OF nc and believe me. always your af-
fectionate cousin.
MARY CAROLINE wREXFoRD.
kingsnorth's head sank on to his
breast Every bit of life left him. ev-
erything about his feet ashes. the
laughingstock Of his friends.
Were Angela there at that moment
he could have killed her.
The humiliation of it. The degrada-
tion of it. Married to that lawless
Irish agitator. The man now a men,
ber of his family, \ cry Of misery
broke from him as he realized that
the best years of bis life were TO come
and 80 fruitlessly. His career was
ended. Despair lay heavy on his soul.
Standing on the main deck of an At
lantic liner stood Angela and O'Con-
nell.
They were facing the future to-
gether
Their faces We're turned TO the west.
The sun was sinking in a blaze of
color
Their eyes lighted up with the joy
of hope.
Love was in their hearts.
A year after the events in the pre-
cedinG chapter took place O'Connell
and his yuung wife were living in
small apartment in nue of the poorer
sections Of New York city.
The first few months i'll America
had been glorious ones for them. Their
characters and natures unfosded to
each other aS some wonderful paint
ingS, each t1king its own hues from
the adorui"n of the other.
In VompGuy with Il noted Irish or
ganizcr Conne!i had spoken i'll many
of the bi- cities Of the United States
and WIS ercrywhere hailed as hero
and m%rtvr 10 English tyranny.
But lr hi.l one ever present handi-
cap-a drawback ha had never felt
during the years of struggle preceding
his marriage. His means were indeed
small. lie tried TO exc out Il little in
come writing articles for the newspa.