Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-28

his house half dressed, with his braces
hanging behind him.
:. Come !! q, q, ,,,,S n--lavs the man to
IfsGod indeed! The dirt! The ugly
black toad e! God wouldn't bemane
1 Himself talking to the like"
L H.Thou's done It this time, though,
I'm thinking. Thou heard what ne
said about Hollantide?"
I 7. :'Chut! Get thee back to bed. What's
thou putting thy mouth In for? Who
Knows d Where The man himself will be
j With q face like q black cloud after
this encounter, Dan threw down his
pick on the cobbles Of the street and
! went. into the kitchen to work on his
anger on his wife.
That's what thou's done for me,
ma am! There's not q woman In the
! parish that in't throwing thy daugh.
ter's bad doings In my face"
The kitchen was full Of smoke, for
the porridge in the ovenpot had been
i allowed to burn, and 1t was not until
he was standing back to the fire, put
ting his pipe in the pocket Of his open
1 waistcoat, that Dan saw Bessie where
she had seated herself, after breaking
out of her mothers arms, BY the table
and in the darkest corner.
He took in the girls situation at
glance, but after the manner of the
man he pretended not to do 80.
"God bless my SOUL" be cried.
Back, is she? Well. well But what
did I say, mother? NO need to send
the Cross Vustha 1.-THE fiery cross) after
! her, she'll come home And my good.
ness the. grand woman's she's grown:
Fur caps and fur. Lined cloaks and !
put a asSt on the mother and the ould
j man, I SUPPOSE. No pride at all, at all
wouldn't trust but there's a grand
carriage whiting for her at the corner
Of the road"
| "Aisy, man, a,sy,'' said Mrs. COL
! see tHe girl Sas walked?" saf
| g"Walked. has shey'' said Dan, rails.
\ inR his thick eyebrows in pretended az:
tS'ss%snt %s9 ssen ws we'll s SO ss
that's how 1t Is, is 1t? The youns
| waistrel has thA,wn her over, has he?"
Bessie had t0 put her hand to her
| throat to keep back the cry that was
bubbling UP.
| "Aisy, man, Risy with tho like,
said the old womAn. But Dan was for
showing no mercy.l
Goodness me, tIe airs she she gave Ger- her,
on her, but there would be others to
open theirs. And nsw they have opened
them and shut theuA. too, I'm think
ing."
Bessie, crushed and silent, was
clutching the end Of the table. Dan
stcpped over to her, Maid hold Of her
left hand, lifted it uN as II looking
it away.
7"Nothing he said. She's got
nothing for It neither. i might have
followed her to CastlstownA but didn't.
'I'll lave her to IT, thought. Maybe
the girls cleverer than we thoIght. and
vi! come home mis- mistress Of s;as. ssls'eT%. Am,
no. not ha'porth! And ndw she has
| come back to ate us up for the rese Of
our lives! The toot! The hosht! The
"Dan Collister, -; said the aid WON:
an. "don't thou zee the eirl ID mr.
"Iu. In she?'' said Dan. ~ Wouldn' Z
trust hut she IN. ma am. 90 itVs worse
than / thought, and maybe beSose long
there'l be another mouth to feed"
Bessie dropped her head on the table.
| ''But not In this house. II you R!ase.
miss. le happened nsso onSo oo0, 1,
and the island would pe navn9 nns
laugh at me 4 1t happened aSan.
Once more Dan stepped over 10 nes'
sic and touched her arm.
you're like a dead letter, youye
come to the wrong address, mistress. Il
wasn't Dan Baldromma's thatchsd c9t-
tage you were wanting, but the nag'
slate house down the road where the
paycocks are screaming. III trouble you
to 80 there.'' -. :,
"Sakes alive, man." cried the OLD
woman, "thou'rt not for turning the
girl out Of doors?"
IN, over to the door. "No person shall
be- telling mo again that my house is
the disgrace Of the parish and the talk
Then' throwing the door wide and
uttiino the catc6 on It. he said,
STImt AZ INV house. missi Out OF
|n! Out Of i'll"
Ressie. who had been sitting motion.
- % %..;.sJ Az Ssr head a. and rosa 10 70.
.itbonsh scarce,v able to take 4 step
sn.w"ra vhsn sSe feit a hand that was
trsmhiinp Ike = leaf laid on her shoul-
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