CHAPTER XIX. — SHE WILL SOON TAME DOWN.

“I am going to Ireland to-morrow, Grace,” said Mr. Hartrick to his wife that evening.

“To Ireland!” she cried. “What for?”

“I want to see my sister Ellen. I feel that I have neglected her too long. I shall run over to O'Shanaghgan, and stay there for two or three nights.”

“Why are you doing this, George?” said Mrs. Hartrick very slowly.

Mr. Hartrick was silent for a moment; then he said gravely:

“I have heard bad news from that child.”

“From Nora?”

“Yes, from Nora.”

“But Terence has never given us bad news.”