against either why should i harm the lad because you wanted the property i did not want the property all i wished was to marry mrs here and return to i hate your english life had i the boy i would have been by my faith bound to have told father would he have kept silent would he a priest have such injustice the and the coin muttered something about priests being capable of all things but was too polite to say so out loud you doubtless told father under the seal of confession i said therefore by the rules of his church he was forced to hold his tongue besides i added significantly i have no doubt that father prefers a catholic to a at you wrong me said the in a tone which made me feel mean mr made no such confession had he done so i should have found means to have the injustice done to the lad though he be you carry it bravely gentlemen said in his most cutting tones and had i not proof to the contrary i might believe you john he added turning sharply i say you your nephew and that helped you i say you lie retorted would you welcome him back to rob you of your willingly i take god to witness that the dearest wish of my heart is to see francis my nephew in his position all present had risen to their feet la was pale with terror with emotion the face of father was set like a mask only laughed you will never see him here said he holy mary no in response to a nod from lord i opened the door francis strode into the room and confronted the baffled cursed in spanish his sister shrieked here is the lad himself said now he advanced and took the young man by the hand so as to assure himself that his nephew was flesh and blood welcome back to your own francis he said at length i am glad you have come the and the coin muttered snapping the lid of ie box i can hardly believe your speech said francis coldly seeing it by your orders i was carried off who told you so the tried to get out of the way but a too sharp for him and had grip on his throat in no spanish you lying spanish scoundrel i he swore own up the truth or i ll choke the life out of you did i order p to my nephew not gasped no e hurled him on the floor and faced us you he said i am innocent then who is guilty asked perplexed by ble train of circumstances i am said la gliding m v � � j a the the rage on her face mother of god i now this cab is li i bare lost all yes i wrote to my brother and ai him to take away this fool was x to lave but k hundred pounds while ha had i well i k that if he were gone john would make me his li all the would he ours she added ton towards always i hated you but love so that i could you from john is ii i ordered it all obeyed me but now cursed ones i you gain and i lose e rushed out of the room followed by father c evidently she bad told all this to the priest at and he did not wish to he questioned about it jt was over as he well knew do you believe me now said tes said and e simultaneously believe you then there is nothing more to be said this has been the of my life he knew too much ai my experiences for me to kick liim out of h hut had i guessed his share in this black business out should have gone by all the saints yes as to she is a woman and not for her i good bye and he strode towards the door you going asked francis h his way back to the woods lad in spite of all i shall a and he friends with yonder � it is my bye nephew he said shaking tlie hand of do not think too badly of me come i brother let us depart he caught by the arm and mm the door closed and wo saw them no more and went back to their own wild and no o i s w laws went � � ex s � � � t � � � � � � � t l hb and coin he did not care about staying once more francis entered into his and now that lord looks after him there is no fear of him being a second time as i was leaving the old gentleman made a remark i am sorry for john said he there is more good in him than i thought but had it not been for that coin i might have deemed him a villain all my life of the reward he gave for finding francis i nothing it concerns me more than any one else m � i p r � � i i � t l � � j i � � � p � � � � � i i l v � � i � � b � � � � � i i � vi � � i � � � � the rainbow f � f � � � � � the rainbow country have fewer opportunities than their brethren of handling exceptional cases the of life numerous strange which are of occurrence in provincial human nature is no doubt the same in country as in town but the lack of a concentrated population by demanding less ingenuity on the part of the criminal the level of crime moreover wits are not so keen 