As she spoke her "farewell" to England, Peg turned her little body toward the quickly nearing shores of America and thanked God that waiting to greet her would be her father, and entreated Him that he would be spared to her, and that when either should die that she might be called first; that life without him would be barren and terrible! and above all, she pleaded that He would keep her little heart loyal always to her childhood hero, and that no other should ever supplant her father in her love and remembrance.
When she awoke nest day amid the bustle of the last morning on board, it seemed that her prayer had been answered.
Her farewell to England was indeed final.
She had only one thought uppermost—she was going to see her father.
BOOK V
PEG RETURNS TO HER FATHER
CHAPTER I
AFTER MANY DAYS
Frank O'Connell stood on the quay that morning in July, and watched the great ship slowly swing in through the heads, and his heart beat fast as he waited impatiently while they moored her.