The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-09-24
CHAPTER XIII-Continued

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the front door.
@Ohi" said Winnie. ooh" She
reached for her apron and crumpled 1t
In her thin hand "'Tis you For the
dread which had seized her when
Cathal came home on the night this
girl had called him. filled Winnie again.
"Do We seek me?'
"Yes," said Agnes.
"Wil We step In"
Agnes stepped into the neat little
sitting room. where few old. plain
chairs and the table told that they
were memorable treasured things. She
looked about, and met Winnles blue
eyes.
"Will We choose a charf None else
is home" Winnie explained, seating
herself uneasily, "or I'd call them"
ssYou are the one" said Agnes. i
wanted to see'
"Ae?" said Winnie. "Over him?'
lover him ana myself" said Agnes;
and she aiIhot knowing what next
to say.
I'm Piled Ed ye are here" said Win
nile, trying to help her. And why
should We not be? He's gone the many,
many times to We. Too many times,
was IT." she asked anxlously, for she
was still puzzled.
Not too many for me-"
"Then what trouble came to him?"
Winnie asked crumpling her apron.
"What trouble this week and more2
From the night he came home from
the murder Of that Lorrie. he's lived
for We. For naught else but for ye.'
~He told your asked Agnes.
"Wud he tell me? I've me eyes,
and the blind cud see :. There was
time he never knew ye, and there's
been the time since. AS different to
him as night and day. What's fallen
between ye2"
sFallen?n said Agnes. "Nothing's
fallen. We mean to be married.
"Who?"
"Cathal-your grandson-and II
'Whist' cried Winnie. whist |
What / hear, did We say? j.
Ye and he g. He's a bit Of a
book. with every word Of ye and every
pitcher of We pasted in. ! looked.
Sure 1t was printed for all the world
to read; but he pasted them all to-
gether. At last We returned from be-
want the sea. He goes to We, then he
goes no more; and he passes me, these
days. niver speaking. Is that because
he'll be married to ye2'
That's it, said Agnes; and no
longer could she sit stil1. she arose,
and Winnie arose. sHe thinks won't
do 1t; SO | came here
And still We will?' said Winnie SC
proud of-him and humble for herself
that tears came to Agnes eyes
"Whistm Winnie whispered again
"He was born beyant us all. Far, far
beyant most men. Scarcely thirty he
stands now, single score and ten
and men twice his years-the great
men of Chicago-send for him in their
need. And they lay their throubles
uI iilii. f1iis Go q ith iI hoS lin
that, lie wud see to- us all. Small al
he was. he wud see to lis all. Niyel
fear he will fail to see to We"
"Oh, know him. too!' Agnes cried
Not yet" said Winnie proudly
Not yet the half Of him! Not We
neither how strong nor how finder HI
can be! Once-sit down, Miss Glen
eth; sit down. Let me tell ye-"
Far away, a school bell beat; ant
for the first time, 1t meant nothing t,
Winnie; and Agnes heard nothing els
at ALL SO the back gate had swung
and the children tro0ped into tn
kitchen, before Winnie remembers,
them.
The cakes that day were neve
baked; for Winnie had left them Il
batter, but there was the hot fres
bread to cut and butter and hant
about with the mugs of cold milk. S
Winnie O'Mara did that this day wit
Agnes Gleneith helping her.
At five o'clock that afternoon th
reception clerk at Cathals oflic
looked across his desk at a Sigh
straight, white haired little woman !
hlacksilk dress, new black bonnet an
gray gloves.
Il wud see" she announced stea'
lily, "Alr Cathal OAlara. Point me Ii
door, and I'll throuble We no NOR
Faith, NOW meself | see it, An
forthwith she strobe to 1t and opene
it.
Winnie !" cried Catha. rsn
Whats happened?"
She faced him fair and told hiI
II had a caller today, cathal. Agn
Gleneith come to see me over ye'
Cathal could not bring himself ha'
to his desk after his grandmother h;
gone, he stood half the rooms wild
away, staring without recognition
the open books and the papers viii
a few minutes ago had absorbed hi
One meaning-one, and none 9th
was possibe-was declared In VII
Agnes Gleneith had done this day, a