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"Now," said he, "there was an ould Irish air that Peggy used to sing for me I thought I heard her often singin' it of late did I?" "I suppose so, darlin'," replied his mother; "I suppose you did." "Mary, here," he proceeded, "sings it; I would like to hear it before I go; it's the air of Gra Gal Machree." "Before you go, alanna!" exclaimed his father, pressing him tenderly to his breast.

"Welcome to Alanna, lady," he said gently, removing the heavy woolen cloak that was part of his ceremonial black garb and draping it around her shoulders. "The true oathbreaker will do no more business in this sector, or in any where honor is more valuable than greed, even if he manages to get offworld.

She had no idea how long it would take the Alanna warriors to get to her she had no idea where she was, other than in a hospital so she decided she had better get dressed. Doing so replaced what fear her exercises had left with sheer frustration.

"She's not a Catholic, but we're praying for her. And you know people who aren't Catholics, Dad, are apt to think that our fairs are pretty pretty MONEY-MAKING, you know!" "And if only she could point to that desk," said Alanna, "and say that she won it at a Catholic fair." "But she won't," said Teresa, suddenly cold. "I'm PRAYING she will," said Alanna, suddenly.

But she did not move, and Minnie buttoned her in snugly, and tied the ribbons of her hat with cold, hard knuckles, without suspecting anything. Then Alanna disappeared and Mrs. Costello sent the maids and babies on without her. It was getting dark and cold for the small Costellos. But the hour was darker and colder for Alanna. She searched and she hoped and she prayed in vain.

Church alone, darlin'," advised Mrs. Costello. "She's not a Catholic, and there's plenty to take chances without her!" Alanna reluctantly assented; but she need not have worried. Mrs. Church voluntarily took many chances, and became very enthusiastic about the desk. She was a pretty, clever young woman, of whom all the Costellos were very fond.

"She's a girl whose mother died," supplied Alanna, cheerfully. "She's awfully smart. Sister Helen teaches her piano for nothing, she's a great friend of mine. She likes me, doesn't she, Tess?" "She's three years older'n you are, Alanna," said Teresa, briskly, "and she's in our room! I don't see how you can say she's a friend of YOURS! Do you, mother?" "Well," said Alanna, getting red, "she is.

And with every chance she warned Alanna of the dreadful results of her not winning, and Alanna, with a worried line between her eyes, protested her helplessness afresh. "She WILL do it, Dad!" the little girl confided to him one evening, when she and her book and her pencil were on his knee. "And it WORRIES me so." "Oh, I hope she wins it," said Teresa, ardently.

Of course I knew her, and a sweet, dear girl she was, too. Stop laughing at Alanna, all of you, or I'll send you upstairs until Dad gets after you. Very quiet and shy she was, but the lovely singing voice! There wasn't a tune in the world she wouldn't lilt to you if you asked her. Well, the poor child, I wish I'd never lost sight of her." She pondered a moment.

So, get up alanna , and we'll have you warm and snug down there in no time." Anty did not want much persuading.