The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-04-03

yer cniIuren. Ye don't know now to-
raise them Ye don't know Il though
in yer child's mind. Why don't y.
sit down beside her sometimes an
find out what she thinks an who SHE
sees: Take her hand in yer own an
get her to open her soul to yc! BE a
mother to her! \ lot We know about
motherhood: want to tell We the IA
ther knows more about motherhood
than any man in the wurrlu."
Poor Mrs Chichester fell back. crush.
ed and Inundated from Pegs on
slaNsht
In few moments the two men re.
turned with water and salts. After
awhile Ethca opened her eyes and look.
ed up at Peg Peg. fearful lest she
should begin to accuse herself again.
helped her up the stairs to her own
room and there she sat beside the un.
strung. hysterical girl until she slept
her hand locked IN both OF Pegs.
One thing Peg had rcsolved-she
would not spend another night in the
CnlcneSter home.
Her little heart was bruised and
sore. The night had begun SO happily;
1t had ended so wretchedly.
And to think the one person in whom
she trusted had been just amusing
himself with her, leading her to be.
Iieve he was farmer-'less than
that" he had once said. and all the
time be was man Of breeding and of
birth and of title.
Poor Peg felt so Inundated that she
made up her mind she would never
see him again.
In the morning she would so back
to the one real affection of her life.
to the man who never hurt or disap-
pointed her-her father.
We will now leave Peg for awhile
and return to one who claimed SO
much OF the readers attention in the
early pages OF his history-O'ConneIi,
1t had not been happy month for
him.
He felt the separation from Peg
keenly. Al first he was almost in.
cOnsoIabIe.
The days passed slowly until Pegs
first letter came. 1t contained the
news of KingsnOrth's dcath-l'eg's on
trance into the Chichester family, her
discomfort. her longing to he back
once more in New York. This was
followed by more letters. all more or
less In the same key. Finally he wrote
urging her to give it all up and come
back to him. He would not have his
little daughter tortured for all the nd.
vantages those people could give her
Then her letters took ON difrcrcn,
aspect. They contained II curious half
note Of happiness in them. No more
mention of returning. On the con-
trary, Peg appeared to be making the
best Of the conditions in which she
was placed.
These later letters set O'ConnelI won.
dering. Had the great message of life
come to his little Peg?
Although he always felt 1t would
come some day. now that 1t seemed al
most very real possibility he dread.
cd 1t. There were SO few natures
would understand her.
That Peg was developing her char.
acter and her nature during those few
weeks was clear to O'COnnell. The
whole tone of her letters had changed
But no word Of hers gave him any
clew to the real state Of her feelings
until one day lie received n letter al.
most entirely composed of descriptions
of the appearance. mode of speech,
method OF thought and expression Of
one Jerry. The description Of the man
appealed to him. he apparently having
so many things In common with the
mysterious person who had 50 wildly
impressed himself on Peg. Apparent.
~ Peg was half trying to improve her.
self. There was a distinct note of &c.
r1ousness about the last letter.
He lived entirely alone In the snme
rooms be had with Peg when she was
summoned abroad.
He was preparing. in his spare time.
history Of the Irish movement from
twenty years before down to the pres
ent day. 1t was fascinating work for
him. embodying US 1t did all he had
ever felt and thought or done for the
great cause"