



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'"

"WHIST,