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THE COLLEEN BAWN
15
MYLES LEARNS THAT HIS LOVE IS HOPELESS
and were standing on the edge of the lake.
"Hardress, a word with yon," said Kyrle, suddenly. "Be honest with me — do you love Anne Chute?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Because we have been fellow collegians and friends thru life, and the five years that I have passed at sea have strengthened, but have not cooled, my feelings toward you."
"Nor mine for you, Kyrle," responded Hardress. "You are the same noble fellow as ever. You ask me if I love my cousin Anne ? ' '
To the discomfiture of both men, Mrs. Cregan stepped between them.
' ' I will answer you, Mr. Daly, ' ' she said ; ' ' my son and Miss Chute are engaged. Excuse me for intruding on your secret, but I have observed your love for Anne with some regret. ' '
"Forgive me, Mrs. Cregan, but are you certain that Miss Chute really is in love with Hardress ? ' ' asked Kyrle.
"My belief is," broke in Hardress, "that Anne does not care a token for me and likes Kyrle better. Woo her, Kyrle, if you like, and win her, if you can. I'll back you!"
The shock to the mother's hopes upon hearing her son coolly renouncing what she had set her heart upon was quickly followed by another. This was in the shape of Squire Corrigan, who was persona non grata to Mrs. Cregan, for more reasons than one. That he held the mortgage on Tore Cregan was galling enough, but there was about the man an obsequious impudence, suggesting the vulgarian in possession of the whip hand, that was maddening to this woman of quality.
Mrs. Cregan was at her haughtiest when he greeted her, and she was no less haughty when he took his leave, tho her pride had suffered an affront, and a feeling of perplexity and insecurity had supplanted her calm assurance. For Squire Corrigan had said much in few words. He had coarsely threatened foreclosure of the mortgage, offering the harassed woman
MYLES AND HIS WHISKY STILL IN COLLEEN BAWN ROCK