The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-07-25
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f. what could I do, ma,au r cried Nelly.
gnite off her guard, when he demanded them J
Pm sure ! couldn't be expected to refuSeoto
send letters to the place where they were adj
dressed to, and set n great man against me-
that may be would be my. rain.a lil..l, =. ..
- Mrs. SRAAahoney seized on p the admission
l'tWell, my dear, what's done. can't be phdoge |;
hut Plt takeSthis one myself, as know where
TO send it to better than any one elseH And
she transferred the letter to her pocket. an
| 'Ma'aIa-well, nla'am;" srid Molly, '"but
save us here's Pincber himselffomiug for the
letters, as he always does after charch-and if
Not give it, of course.,, g 5zt.' f e a9a
j. .iQh, jmaam, if no secs you here - .to.t
HE shan't, nry1dear :; ? and hffs.o siaiinny
ftook up position where she could uot besiGiis-
eerned from the outside of the house. BY this
time, a sb9wily appointed .carKiage draw mp
close by, and Pincher presented himself at the
! window. ~ .sr
% "Ahy letters for the castle, to-day ~ 'S'
4 "Sure of that?n
Certain, your honor. hope the mistress
and the young lady ,are;well; sir"
y me Fry we wSl AHA, than ag oa no letter. those
NOT one, your honor.nssyi tzGal .aAF
Because 10 ia any come, forward them as you
slta Sle, other, you knew IN send them on
1sss. Ses ., Is, lw ,tIo~ alsa q it
aes.f4 do what cam H to that afairs YOU wrote
fstorae ibOatafl The Judge ana safemfbcf have
| top anterestn0wJeyota know and If it cnna be
don sp7 they ". - ae ,ssf
n "a 4
Nv hatever Mrs. o'Rfailopy sa.iight have
thQrght regarding the pos tn
/ she did not alluda to the subject When they
We're again clone, 90 ,aT t2.,a,,. gep.,s -.
Well, Nelly must cor fflss it was very bad
I and very foolish to give those letters OF Col
niake's TO Pincher-qA he says you did-or to
send them at all to IDunse Herick, when you
Now, if the writer was TO make complaint
about it, what would become of youg You
ought to bless your stars that the matter is in
n fsiend's hands, like me, who'll say nothing"
''Now, Nelly, my DEAR continued Mrs. O. Ma
hony, as she took an affectionate leave, mind,
you be more particular in future"
| Before she returned home, n special mesSen-
l ger was dispatched to another post-town, ten
NILES nearer Dublin carrying a letter ad-
dressed to the parish priest Of the place, re-
re-directed to Col Blake, in London. 81
Chapter XVIII.
Rory Mahon had on his part much to do.
The letters. which he received from Darcy, i'll
the cave, were of the most vital Importance to
Pennant's interests-but, to make them avail
able to their full extent, it wonid be necessary
to secure the cooperation of the person by
whom the originals were delivered, for, al
though the hand writing might easily bg ide1-
tilted by others, he alone could prove the cor
rectness of the copies. If, then, the individ-
i nails to whom they were originally entrusted
ee#Id only he induced to swear- to their iden=
tity, and to account for their possession, i'm
mense difficulties would be at once removed
from Pennant's path. The manner in which
II these documents came, into Rory Mahon'f
hands rendered their application to his pur.
pose extremely dangerous. The attempt, how
ever, to come to terms with Mr. Brown, che
original holder, must be made
ii Brown dwelt in the pot house of a village Q
few miles off, aud subsisted upon the very
scanty means Furnished by Pincher Martin
81 He was of vindictive temper, and had
formerly periodically indnlged in fits of gross
I
h Tbly improved, Those WIG. knew him best, at
J tributcd this favorable change in his mode b
life TO Ens diminished supplies
Ifhis wealthy connection. Some limited that b'
, had, during drunken IT. surrendered for al
} inconsiderable SUN of money, 1.-THE possession o
3 documents which once gave him control Owe
u Tincheh& CA 900 ,fE'JO.IT EEfESIuOI
! Brown was often heard to lament his folly
4snpa bitterly toFegTet the weakness which ha'
induced him to5leaye himself altogether a
t Pincher's mercy. As Rory Mahon had no fiXet
fFesidenee, =ile took up his abode at the sam
y iBh which Brown 'inhabited, ION pTeteilce O
{ having business to transact in. the ineiShboT
r hood. 1t was mot diflienlt to form quaintsnc
0 with person always watching the arrtStsle
t new guests, in the hope of being invited Z
v partake of their potations. Rory charmed bot
Y Brown and the landlady-he asked the .fofne
n | to Join him in glass of punch the evening q
t his arrival, and piled him until he reached til
l communicative stage of intoxication, whe
Il Mahon managed to get very clear insigh
t Y into his disposition and intentions.
y ss Brown was not slow in abiding to his broth
= er-in-law's shabby condnct, nor in THROWN
= out hints as to what be might have done {
prejudice Pincher heretofore, and what it wa
8 even yet in his power to effect should any HOS
tile claimant 10 thJ Martin. estate present him
v self N' l'
e Rory listened attentively, but urged no in
o / crease of confidence. Evening after eveniu
] he practiccd the same sYstern, until at tengt
Brown openly told him "as q FREUD of the. oil
I'll stcels,'' that If child of Squire Uliek turne
10 mp, as runlof said was likely be would an
i could .pake alIsafe for q reasonable eonsiS
p 4 eraiioh y