Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-30

marry one barton Baynes, late o.
the town o. Ballybeen. How is that
for spite, my boy? They say it'g
written down in the will"
/ think that he must have gean
the fame of color playing On nv
face, for he quickly added:
Don't worry, lad. The will o.
God is greater than the will a.
Grimshaw. He made you two for
each other and she will be true IN
ye, as true as the needle to the
north star"
do you think so?"
Sure l do. Didn't she as much
as tell me that here in this room
not a week ago? She loves ye, bow
as true as God loves ye, an she's a
girl of a thousand.
Her father is a bit too fond o.
money. I've never been hard struck
with him. 1t has always seemed
TO me that he was afflicted with
perfection-a camellia man so.
invariably neat and proper and
conventional! Such precise and
Wearisome rectitude. What a re-
lief it would be to see him in his
shirt-sleeYes or with soiled boots
or linen or to hear him say some
thing well 49, unexpected! Six
shillings a week to the church and
four to charity, as if that were tho
contract-no more, no less. But did
ye ever hear o. his going out O. his
way to do good thing-say 10
help poor woman left with lot o.
babies or a poor lad that wants TO
go to school? No, I'm sorry, but I
give four shillings a week to char
ity and that's all l can afford F."
why did they go away? Was il
because l was coming?"
Il think it likely, my fine lad.
The man heard O. it some way
perhaps through yer uncle. He's
crazy for the money. but he'll get
over that. Leave him to me. I've z
fine course o. instruction ready for
my Lord O Dunkelberg. o.
Il think l shall go and try to
find her." said.
Il am TO counsel ye about that"
said the schoolmaster. shes as
keen as brier-the fox, She says, .
Keep away. Don't alarm him, or
he'll bundle us off to Europe for
two or three years.
$50 there's the trail We travel.
my boy. It's the one that keeps
away. Don't let him think we've
anything Up the sleeve O yer mind.
Ye know, lad. l believe SaIly's
mother has hold O. the same rope
with her and when two clever wom-
en- get their wits together the div
Vie scratches his head. It's an old
sayin', lad, and don't ye go out an
cut the rope. Keep yer head cool
an yer heart warm and go right
on with yer business. I like the
whole plan o. this remarkable
courtship O. yours"
II guess you like it better than I
do" was my answer.
% "Ah, my lad, know the heart o.
youth! Ye'd like to be putin yer
arms around her-wouldn't ye,
now? Sure, there's time enough
You two young colts are bein'
broke an bitted. Ye've a chance
now to show yer Quality-yer faith,
yer loyalty, per eleverness. If
either one o. ye fails that one isn't
worthy o. the other Yere in the
old treadmiIl O. God-the both o.
ye. Ye're bein' weighed an tried
for the great prize. It's not pleas
ant, but it's better so. Go on, now,
an do yer best an whatever comes
take it like man"
= A little silence followed. He
Broke it with these words:
"Ye're done with that business
in Cobleskill, an I'm glad. Ye
didn't know We were bein' tried
ye? Ye've stood it like
a man. What will we be dom now?'
I'D like to go to Washington
with the senator"
He laughed heartily.
II was hopin' ye'd say that he
went on. We'll, boy. think il can
be arranged. I'll see the Senator
as soon as he ever comes an ! be-
lieve he'll be glad to know o yer
wishes. I think he's been hOpin',
like that We would propose 1t. Go
up to the farm and spend a happy
month or two with yer aunt an IN
rle. It'u do We good we've been
CROWN plump down there. Go an
melt it off in the fields"