The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-03

| toned Lesbis, with look in her eyes that im
| plored-"Teii me everything, every word.'
1T W as late, and we were sitting nearly IN
the dark. There fire in the CRATE at
| which 1 had broiled some eggs for Pelhs MI
| supper, and there was q faint light from the
moon; bat that was all the light we b ad
Mamma had gone to bed, and he and had
been sitting together talking for half an hour
He had returned from Galway only an hour
before and bad been telling me of the dsnp
poin tment his visit there had been to him
since the person who had appointed to meet
him there never appeared. We think now
that the appointment was q ruse of Darby
ORoone's to get Pelham out of the way whi ile
they were plotting against him, and to throw
an air of tmystsry over Pelhsms dongs j ust
now. The day had been very anxious Que to
me, too, aud Pelham brought news that in
creased my fears. He had heard in Galway
that CoDnor's name was in the list of Dublin
Club leaders, against " HON arrests on charge of
rowfully of Connor gave Pelham o foolish
atfectiontts message Connor had sent to him.
l can't tell you when aud how; but told
Pelham all, and he was very much touched.
There wss an nllusion II yoa In this message,
and. diecussing that, Pelham branched off to
speak of his love for you, and of the circum-
stances that for bade bis ever letting you know
it. / was listening and thinking, had wo
brothers whose hearts 1 could be proud of,
though they were different one from the
other, " teu there came o knock at the front
door THAI knew the meaning ofin a moment.
l was half frantic, aud wanted to drag Pol
ham awey to hide him some where, bnt he
woolo not let me he went to the door himself
aud brought in our uutimely visitors. They
proved TO bs, as expected, the two police
sergesbts W no had searched house in the
middle of the day-and with them was Darby
ORoone, who had come for his own ,pleasu re
l think, to triumph over us in trouble.
They began to question Pelham about some
letters and papers taken by one of the
geants from portfolio that happened to be on
this table when I stupidity left him alone in
this pom on his first visit. ORoone was loud
and insolent-bent on entrapping Pelham into
some admissions that would tell agairs5 him
bat the EDgishmen were civil enough at first,
evidently only wanting information. They
lad heard of the rewards cffsfed for c0uuo.'s
arrest, aud they hoped to get q clue TO bis
whereabouts from Pelham me, believing
that he was somewhere in the neighborhood
then. Pelham could easily have satisfied
them, aud saved himself from any annoyance,
if he bad chosen. Bot, of course, be did Eot
choose. lie was very qniet and firm all the
time, and made other answer 10 their
questions than that be could not explain how
the papers came to be in his house, and when
they told him hat Darby ORoope had brought
a warrant to arrest him, and would produce it
if be refused to give the information required,
he said he was ready to go with the officers Of
j Justice wherever they chose to take him Oh,
Lesbis, it was a terrible hour for me, for sd
told them what would have cleared Pelham
at once. aud did not know whether ought
to speak or be silent. think / should have
spoken if Pelham had not put out his hand in
his quiet way and taken mine and held it all
the time the scussion went on. Then when
the voices grew loud mamma heard, and
rushed in and CLING to Pelham aud implored
him not to go-rot to let himself to be parted
from her. 1t was very hard for him. He car.
ried mamma back into her room and stayed
there alone with her for few Dinut 80. / don't
know what he said to her, it satisfied her that
he was right to CO. and quieted her for the
time. l was left here with the men, and the
English sergeant C Lme up to me while Pelham
was away and put his hand on my shoulder,
md GlI nd ly ha hat
son and brother who had lst left the room,
and would let bin be carried to prison if 1
conld helpltf II would not be good place
to be in while the iBsarreotion they talked of
was going on, aud once n prison on charge of
aiding the rebels it would not be easy to get
ont TIL all wac quiet again, and who could soy
tonight when tuht might bsf Lesbia, do you
think VISA wrong to hold my hands over my
lips to keep my self from speaking, and so Jet
the n,uu,es pass that might have changed alii"
"Yon were obey,ng him. said Lesbia. II
do think co1ld have done it but believe
L should have knnwn l ought to obey"
ut was not fr m obedience" Ellen said 81
thought of COnn"r. Pelham had told q
little time before that if he was arrested en-
that charge and convicted-and those very
papers would have convicted him-be would
be"
"Yes, l know, John said the same" cried
Lesbia, shudderng; but it the papers 30
dangerous. and Pelham will never give up tho
author of them. will not tt Whole Of the danger
come him 7"
Rna-siHce Felh am is innocent he will stand a
better chance on his trial than Connor could.
was able 70 think of all that, for the time
SEEMED very long while Pelham was away in
the inner room with mamma, and while the
kind looking sergeant st BOD by my ch air plead
ing with me. Darby O'Roone grew impatient
at last. aud began to swear at the delay, aud
then Pelham came back and said he was ready
to start. The wretch Darby reminded the
policemen that they had brought handouts.
and that they had before them long, dark
q do 70 Rl1 1lun thrn FITrh ,hora
very little effort the part of Pelhsm's
friends would make it easy for him to escape;
but the Euglish sergeant gave Darby q look
of cont empt that ought to have made him
wither up into the reptile he is at heart and
snid he would trust the gentleman, and then
he went with Pelham himself to the stable to
saddle Pelham's horse. hastily packed up q
few necessaries in a travelling bag and ran
outside!ond gave it to him j1st as he was riding
away. He told me to take care of m! 5 alf,
aud of mamma, and to trust for held to Hr.
Thornley,, and then he began to say something
a6ont you hnt o Roone came up and cut sHort
our farewell l watched to the turn of the
rnnh. The nolIcenen had lanterns. md !