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MQcnerwu ay? -iButVaha was MifWahft Xuld '. net . If sbe.ceiJW'tvjtyt'et ,tjt)tlrij Rvher bedroom anewp7tBep.iiepi. Ip ! &?! listened font tBatflU?WDtfr?H' Nfwi net working. , Bh'4ea4't !W t-Unt.doep It had net yel'bwn.epead; l'.ru.- imMMilttlik 1iafr ftan nAiiM he 'In fca'.Jkd he-was such an early riser. He lUt JiaVO gene up ine urrwe iu1 ivu ui ,e heifers, In the ted- fields: , ,. ', 'sFwiHi alew aten ehe went aver te the it,JelllBf''neae,.Xhe doer-wss shut, viiet she could hear '.sounds from the kitchen. There was 'thef shuffling of , fiew feet,- accompanied by. the' tap of tffSlwalHng.'sHck ; then' the blowing and coughing of bellow and thcVrnckllng of lliurnlng gorge ;( and then the measured :Watlng of a. feet en "the shcurtbRtene, , .PffCpinK iijuu i;, uv ,""'. ---" .(Tezce inat.wBs wuiihi .... V "Hare in tne arm't)i'.ieu, ! C In TTI. V.ei. no ' kf '.i.L - -fLlT-Al..- KA..L. Tlr.fA 1irn.1 i the latch, pushed the -deer open nnd 'Heek one step Inte the kitchen, tier ;tpether, who was still wearing hernght jleap, was! sitting" en (.the? three-legged iltoel In the "cheillagH, stirring porridge". lif the even pet that nung trem tne ililewrle;'AShe hadhCerd the click' of the IStch and'iffiw loekijgoind.. r, rriin.tv.e nllsnrA'rnr ii tnnmpnt. lfni J'l tried' te sneak and' could, net.', The'. J'ild wetnan rose en'tlgid; limbs and her rkini) en -the' handle, of .'berntlek was .MiThi(nff: Hfc.wfljiViust.nB if the snlrlt .sir some ene-sne had been thlnking-abeut JMd sueueniy appearea pciure ucr.r SK'.'In it thyself Agirl?"' she said, in a 'STeaiuiCRS wnispcr. ) .;i'Mether.l.cried.BejBaleand.;B,he took lhether"step forward.' - ' t te.-Again there-wasa moment of silence. "With her heart at her Hpa Bessie saw sthst her mether's' eyes werewnhdering Oliver hnp.fl-urc..,.Then the stickVdrenncd I 'from the old,woman! 'hand te tle. fleer; '.'n,l iki of MtMiWI nii hvr.JtrtiiB. and her. F " "" .viwviy lit 11 V ilBin UBnas HOOOK..IIKO uaereu ivaycx. "Bella veenrbena'vTeep!"1she' cried, vin n low voice that was a sob. "It's ,y own cas'e'ever again'." -' And then the girl fell into her moth Str's nrnm and burled her bead In her rbreast and cried, as en'y a suffering child can cry,, helplessly,, plteeu'sly. "; A moment later there-,waa iV'heavy footstep outside,'-and the .ring tef an Iren tool thrown down en the "street." The old woman raised her face with n ''leek of fenr "It's thy father," she whispered.. Ill , Dan Daldremma bad risen' earlier .than usunl that morning. Fer mere .fhfln n waaIt fhai-tt' knil tiA hpAn tpntar 'enough te his mill wheel for his liking, 'and suspecting the cause of the short age, be had put a pick .ever bis shoulder and walked up the glen." '. ' " "V There was a llttle.'cteft en the top of the brews half, a mile nearer te the mountain. It was called .Baldremma- aves .ue iiuie uniureiuuin una lis w '.eunants (sub-tenants of Dan Baldrem- I jma) were a quaint old couple Will iPKiiiicurfjp, ra. ;ieng, uiew-eym, mow mew , lked nerKen who was & clash-leader .tfsmeng the "Prlraltlves;' and his wife,' .Bridget, a typical little , Manx woman fef her class, keen-eyed, qulck-tengued, iimeruie ana supersiiueus. (. Their croft was thirsty land, though abater in abundance 'was se near, and t6 , .every request thntlt should be laid en in pipes trem tne glen, uan naa saia, 1 "Lct your wife carry it what else is the woman there for?" t Bridget had carried it for ten years. iTben bcr anger getting the better of Mr, she put en a pair of her husband's ,.big beets nnd rolled two great boulders ,iiieb necK oi,me rirer, wim me res,uic ntbat a deen Rfrpftm nf 'sure vemtp r mrnn j flowing down te her house and fields. J.ni9 was just what Dan had bus pec ted, and coming upon the new-made .'Cam. ha btretchMl his leva aereia it. h'swung his pick and sent the boulders iiumuung down the glen, wltn a torrent ,jfi water from Baldrerama-beg at the baft "' them. ti nut Bridget, also. bad. risen earlier than usual that morning, and, hearing vthfl sound of Dan's .pick, sbe went out te him at his bnd'yrerk'nnd fell en him iMi no. repreaencs. -'Wns there nothing doing down at :the mill. Dan 'fVUIr " uhn rrled. b. 'that theu.must be, coming dp here te ItllLf thr avll '' r.it -nth..' nunl.. 'iplacps?'" , , Tr "et t'"se Indoors, woman," growled Usn, "and put thy house ln'.erder'" My house In order.? Mine? And 5-jnat about tbine? .Thine that Is a Wfgrare te the parish "and ,the talk of j-the, island. V' ,, , i .' . ..-.'Keep a civil tongue, in thy .head, ?. Skllllcorne.'.er maybe I'll.be show shew lni thee the read te Hellantlde." J"Turn me out of the croft, wH'tbeu? 1"P it und welcome! I give the Jave. Jft would be. middling alsy ,t find'n bet H farm, and Satan himself couldn't vjW.fl a worse landlord.' Hut set thou fn feet en this land uritll .my'year Is , Tr and If th,ere'a a bucket ef44lrty iter en the cowheuso fleer I'll threw 'Jt OVAl. tllA 11..AI, m Un.aAln AaJa m jiij uuubc iu uiucr (laughter, eh? '. " f-N ' : i;"t . .fr . ij K W t . ..J1 ' rf The old woman rate a Mgii llaibs aid her hand en the handle of her ' stick wae.treaabllrig. . "Is It thyself, girl?", the said In a breathless hie hense half 'dWsed,. with hie braces hanging, behind him. 'rVvinlA la .aiiriMii . th mnn ta ed',"8ald1WIIK1 V ' " , ."Gbd indeed! The, dirt! The Ugly black toad I' Oed .wouldn't bemane lln4Alf ialklnv'fn hi libs." i V'Theii's done. It this time, though,' kl'ni thinking. Theti .heard what he saidbeut Hellantlde?''' l ... ) .J'Chut! Get, thee back te bed. What's thou putUngctby mouth In for? Who knows, ewtferev the ,'mkn himself will be Vthit.r : ' ' W'ith'a face like a black cloud after '.thMencduhterrUan threw down his nlrk nn'tli 'edhblM of the street and jwent-'lnte'the kitchen te work eff'hU anger en ins wue. "That's .what thou's done for me, ma'am ! There's net a woman, in the garish, that isn't throwing tby daugh ter's bad doings in my face.", 'The kitchen was full of smoke, for the porridge In the ovenpet had been allowed te. burn, nnd it was net until he was standing back te the Are, put ting his pipe In- the pocket of his open waistcoat, that Dan saw Bessie where she had seated herself, after breaking out' of her mother's arms, by the table andin the, darkest corner. ' ' He' took in the girl's situation, at a glance," but after the manner of the man he pretended net te de be. "Oed bless my soul," he cried. "Bark, 19 she? Well, well! But what did I say, mother? 'Ne need te send the Cress Vustha (the fiery cress) after her, she'll come home.' And my good ness the. grand woman's she's grown. Fur caps and, fur-lined cloaks und 1 den'eknfcw'.the what! 'Just Opine te put a eight en the mother and tbe eula inanI sui'peee- Ne pride nt all, at all! I weUldnV trust but. there's a grand cnrriaae-'wiiltlng for her at -the, corner of the rennV" , .. t"Alsy. nin, atsy, saw airs, uoi uei lister, pickihg up her stick, "don't thou see tHe.glrl baa walked?" -" Wniirw!; has she?' said Dan. rals- Int his .thick eyebrows inf pretended as: tertlshnwrit. JV,'Yonen'trey! All the way from t;atfctewn cii, wen i de that's hew ItriB, Is It? The young s Ybur Kltii6n All-Gas? In that dayi of Uber-aavinf, comfort promoting device neman AeuW be without the convenience of m Gaa Range, Ga Water Heater and Gaa Iren., When all the kitchen work is done by meant, of gaa heat, you can be ettre of greater convenience, ' cleanlineee and economy. v t We new have en ditplay new Gaa Ranges, with many attractive featarea. Seme are finished m enamel. All are built according te American Gas Association specifications, insuring geed mtiterial and workmanship and perfect cooking reaniks.' , Call or ask u$ te send a representative THE UNITED GAS IMPROVEMENT COMPANY a n-nUrel hn ih.nirn her ever, has he?" Bessie had t put her hand te her threat te keep eacK tne cry tnat was bubbling up. v ;. , "K "Alsy, man, fisy with the like," Mid the old-wemivn. But Dan was for showing no mercy A ; ' "Goodness me, tie airs she gave ier self going away 1 I might shut my deer ou her, but there would bei ethers te open theirs: And nw they have opened them and shut then, tee, I'm think ing." . Bemie, crushed and silent, was nltitnhine fhn end efi the table. Dnn 1 ulnnnAit nvnf t'n hr. Wd held of her -.ri J t(A..J 1L -.! '.. I tAAlrttii leu nana, iinea it uj n i v... for her1 wedding ring, .and then ilung I flnrftv. "Nothing 1" he said. "She's, get nothing for it .neither. l might have fnllnuriwi hup e f!AstUtewni but I didn't. I'll lave her te It,' I theaght. 'Mayba the girl's cleverer than we'ntheUght, and will come home mistress of Baldremma and a thousand geed aerea bfceldet.' But no, net a ba'perth! And ndiw she has come .back te ate us up for he restef our Uveal The toot I Tbe Mgnt: xne booby 1" , mil... rv.lltAv " uM h aid wrtm- iu i u. ' i. i.i id mt1' a UD, UUU I. IUUU OfTO IU ..t m ' "IU. la she?" said Dan. "I Ireuldn' n fu u" lne 2 ever thee. jlndccd Where's thy daugl 5wjw8 thy daughter, I say?' "ii .le kotne-Uanibter, vwei ir " d1' iv?u kn9i lt; eman, said Dan. .and ?.,.u .r( .?". "V wenaer me uerq Kp.'Wn.'t .traat tbee ykha daughter of, fSfJ?""' w-warbaVi brought up 2ii.'.n.v',waywUh thee nnd leek w. l" "'.v rjf'W)w inee ana ie sr, ner.iA wiiii'IuJiamb ,l.j uia. m i. w.'r 'w . Hvi.wfiii ikw uuLier. . rai "Wl'fHMlffVlDlW hl WO. ;W'WHrMlHeiiBeme out, of i i t ..- ki.fr 1ia l m.'im. Ha llTJI wOrSA than I thought, and .maybe befefce long .there'll be another mouth .te feeU," Bessie dropped, ner neaa en we i. "But net in this house, If you tfase, miss. It happened here once bafere, and the Island would be having a vflne laugh at me If it happened ngaln.'A Once mere Dan stepped ever te Bes sie and touched her arm. ' "You're like a dead letter, you've come te the wrong address, mistress. It mnan' Dnn Tiiilrirnmma'N thatched cot- tage- you were wanting, but the bigv slate house down .the read where the paycecka are scramlng. I'U trouble you te go there." "Hakes alive, man," cried the old woman, "theu'rt net for turning the girl out of doers?" I am that, ma'am," said Dan, go ing ever te the deer. "Ne person shall be telling me again that my house Is the disgrace of the parish and the talk of the Island." , , ' Then, throwing the deer wide and rattling the catch en it, he said, 'Chit Of my house, must Out of it! Out of it!" Bessie, who had been sitting motion less, .raised her head and rose te go, although scarcely able te take a step forward, when she felt a hand that was trembling like a leaf laid en her shoul der. , "Stay thou there, and leave this te me." It was the, old woman who had been crouching ever the fire en the three legged steel and had new risen, thrown bcr stick away as if she had no longer any need of it, and was facing her husband. with biasing eyes. Theu talks and talks of thia house as thine and thine," she Mid. J'What made it thine?" ' a , "The law, If you wants te knew, woman," said Dan. "Then tbe law is a robber and. a tblef " "Dan looked afrhls wife in astonish ment, and then burst into a tit of forced la"WeTl', that's geed! That's rich! That's wonderful! What next, I won der?" "De you want me te tell thee the truth, Dan Oelllster? Before the girl, tee? Then there's net a stick or a stone In the place that in tbe eyes of heaven does net belong te me." "What?" . "Net a atlek or a stone, except the landlord's, that wasn't bought with ray father's money Jehn Certeeu. n man of Oed, If ever there was one." "Pity hi" daughter dida't take after him, 'then." "Pity enough. Dan CeUlster. But when I brought shame into his house he forgave me. And when the finger, of death was en the mam the only trouble he had in life was what was te become' of his girl -when he, was gene." ' "Truth enough, ma'am, he had te find thee a husband, hadn't he?"' "He hadn't far tn leek, theuth. And If thou had nothing, in thy pocket and net much en. thy back thou had plenty. In thy mouth te make un for It. Theu wer6 net afraid of scandal! Theu didn't mind marrying a girl who 'bad been talked of with another .man 1" "And I did, didn't 17" "Theu did. Ged tersive thee! But net till the man's trembling hand had reacned up te the bole in tne tnatcn ever bis bed for his stocking purse and Counted themeney out. te thee. Three hundred geed Manx pounds ne .nau worked thirty years for and saved up for his daughter. Andthen thou swore-, en the Holv'Beok te bb aoed te his girl and her baby, and the man's dying, eyes en thee. And new new thou talks of turning my girl out of the house this house that .would have been her house peme day If tbeu had net come between us. But net Theu shan't de that." "Shan't I?" "Deed thou. shan't!' She may have done wrong,, but If she has it's no mere than her mother did before her, and if I daren't turn her out for It thou shalt net.' "We'll sec, ma'am, we'll seei" said Dan. He wan buttoning up bis waist coat and putting en his coat. "It's no use talking te n woman. There's 'net much sense te be get out of tbe like) anyway. But when a man marries, :the property of the wife be comes the' property of the' husband that's Dempster's law, isn't it? " And standing up for your legal rights, and pet being forced by your .wife, or any body else, rte find maintenance for' an other man's offspring when it comes that's Dempster's law, tee, I belave." "Yes," said the old woman, "and standing up. for your own flesh and bleed when, she's sick nnd weak and the 'world Is going cold en her "and she' has nowhcreelse'te'lay herfhead In her- trouble that's mother's law, Dnn CeUlster and it's elder than the Dempster's, Im thinking." "De bb you plaze, ma'am," said Dan. "If you want mere noising about the bnd doings "of your daughter, it's all as one te me." Te be continued tomorrow (CopurieM. .lltt. International Xaeatine Ce.) A. O. of M. P. te Give Minstrels ' Northwestern Assembly, Ne. 54, Artisans' Order of Mutual Protection, will bold its eleventh annual minstrel show nnd dance tonight in Turnge mcinde Hall, Bread street and Colum bia avenue. riW FOB THB CHILDREN RAmt4itnr new and Dllflm-.n TntllhlA Celer Boek of 8 pacei. 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