



Produced by Al Haines









[Frontispiece: "I'm comin' home from a feeneral," Honeybird called out
cheerfully.]






THE WEANS AT ROWALLAN


BY

KATHLEEN FITZPATRICK




WITH FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS BY A. GUY SMITH




METHUEN & CO.

36 ESSEX STREET W.C.

LONDON




_First Published in 1905_

_Second Edition 1905_




CONTENTS

CHAPTER

    I.  WHY MRS M'REA RETURNED TO THE FAITH OF HER FATHERS
   II.  UNDER THE SHADOW OF THE MOUNTAINS
  III.  JANE'S CONVERSION
   IV.  A DAY OF GROWTH
    V.  THE CHILD SAMUEL
   VI.  THE BEST FINDER
  VII.  A STOCKING FULL OF GOLD
 VIII.  THE BANTAM HEN
   IX.  THE DORCAS SOCIETY
    X.  THE CRUEL HARM
   XI.  A CHIEF MOURNER
  XII.  A SAFEGUARD FOR HAPPINESS
 XIII.  JIMMIE BURKE'S WEDDING
  XIV.  JANE AT MISS COURTNEY'S SCHOOL
   XV.  AN ENGLISH AUNT




LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"I'M COMIN' HOME FROM A FEENERAL," HONEYBIRD CALLED OUT
  CHEERFULLY............ _Frontispiece_

WHEN FLY LOOKED IN UNDER THE WHIN THERE WAS HONEYBIRD FAST ASLEEP

"MICHAEL DARRAGH!  IS THAT WHO YE ARE?  MOTHER A' GOD!  AN' YER
  FATHER'S GUN IN HIS HAN'