The Arizona copper camp., 1919-04-19
CHAPTER XVII.
7 Start in a Long Way.

ct work in the dooryard that they had
gone away for the summer. How
keen was my disappointment! I went
to the tavern and got my supper and
then over to Ashery lane to see Mi
chael Hacket and his family. sound
the schoolmaster playing his violin.
"Now God be praised-;aere is
Bart !" he exclaimed as he IMt down
his instrument and took my hands
Il his. "I've heard, my boy, how,
bravely ye've weathered the capes an
I'm proud o. ye-that I amp
I wondered what he meant for a
second and then asked:
SLOW go these days with you?"
"Swift as the weayer's shuttle" he
answered. "Sit you down, while call
the family. They're out IN the kitchen
putting the dishes away. Many hands
make light labor
They came quickly and gathered
about rne-a noisy, happy group. The
younger children kissed me and sat on
my knees and gave me the small news
Of the neighborhood.
How good were the look of those
friendly faces and the full-hearted
pleasure Of the whole family at my
comingi
'What Joy for the spare room !"
exclaimed the schoolmaster. "Sure
wouldn't wonder if the old bed was
dancin' on its four legs this very min
ute"
'T intend to walk up to the hills to-
night" said.
"Up to the hills p he exclaimed mer-
rily. "An' the Hackets lynn awake
thinkin' o. ye on the dark road! Try
1t, boy, an yen get crack with the
ruler and an hour after school. Yer
aunt and uncle will be stronger to
stand yer comm with the nights rest
upon them. Ye wouldn't be routin'
day with the hayin'! Then, my kind
hearted lad, We must give thought to
Michael Henry. He's still alive an
stronger than ever-thank God!'
So, although I longed for those most
dear to me up in the hills, spent the
night with the Hackets and the school
master and 1 sat an hour together af-
ter the family had gone to bed.
"How are the Dunkelberg'sT I
asked.
"Sunk in the soft embrace O. lux
ury," he answered. "Grimshaw made
him; Grimshaw liked him. He was
always ready to lick the boots o. Grim
shaw It turned out that Grimshaw
left him an annuity of three thousand
dollars, which he can enjoy as long
as he observes one condition"
"What is that?
''He must not let his daughter mar
ry one Barton Baynes, late O. the town
o. Ballybeen. How is that for spite,
my boy? They say it's written down
in the will"
think that he must have seen the
flame of color playing on my face, for
he quickly added:
'Don't worry, lad. The will o. God
Is greater than the will o. Grimshaw.
He made you two for each other and
she will be true to We, as true as the
needle to the north STAR"
'Do you think SOP"
"Sure I do. Didn't she as much as
tell me that here in this room-nOt a
week ago? She loves ye, boy, as true
as God loves ye, an she's girl Of a
| thousand"
"Why did they go away? Was it
because I was coming?"
81 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 fine course o. in
struction ready for my lord O. Dunkel-
berg"
'I think I shall go and try to find
her." I said.
II ana to counsel ye about that"
said the schoolmaster. "She's as keen
as a brier-the foxl 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 ye travel, my
boy. It's the one that keeps away.
Don't let him think we've anything up
the sleeve O. yer mind. All, my lad,
1 know the heart o. youth! Ye'd like
to be putin yer arms around her
wouldn't We, now? Sure, there's time
enough! Ye're in the old treadmill O.
God-the both O. ye! Ye're bein'
weighed an tried for the great prize.
It's not pleasant, but it's better so.
Go on, now, an do yer best an what
ever comes take it like man."
A little silence followed. He broke
1t with these words:
"Ye're done with that business in
Cobleskill, an I'm glad. Ye didn't
know We were bein' tried there-did
ye? Ye've stood it like a man. What
will ye be doin' now?'
''Id like to go to Washington with
the senator"
He laughed heartily.
81 was hopin' ye'd say that" he
went on. "Well, boy, I think it can be
arranged. I'll see the senator as soon
as ever he comes an I believe he'll