Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-27

| an you must get me little wather,
Yes, a.vich but l don't think myse
wants much o. the sleep for this nigh
anyhow"
They left Peggy's door, and she was thu
saved the test her soul shrank from.
some time after their steps became sileni
she lay On her straw with clasped hand
and eyes turned to heaven, offering tn
most fervent thanks for her preservation
The winter morning broke all SCENE
quiet in the house and she ven
tured to sit up and think again. he
neighborhood to the mangled body oc
Cured to her, and deErium began to arise
She had recourse to her prayers for hell
and strength, and they did not fail her
Hour after hour passed away, still sh
kept herself employed, either by com
munions with her God, or by laying GU
her mind to meet the trials she had yet tt
encounter. They would watch her, they
had said, in the morning; she was able t.
will and determine that the Investigation
should be in vain. Peggy felt that she
could defeat them. They intended to in.
duce or force her to spend day and night
where she was against this plan she also
attempted to lay counter. plot.
1t might be 9 o'clock when she heard
them stirring about. But, at the first
sound, she lay stretched on her bed
and this proved good precaution. 0ne
of them walked softly up the stairs
| then into the next room, and afterwards,
close to the partition, by her couch and,
as Peggy judged by the hard breathing
through the chinks, seemed to watch if she
slept. She was now able to give every APP
pearance of sleep to the eye OF the OBJ
server. After a few moments they were
together in the room, and she heard their
whispers, and then the noise of trailing
out the body.
For about another hour they left her un-
disturbed At length the door was opened,
and the woman entered her chamber.
Peggy still pretended to sleep, showing,
however, some signs of the rsstlessnes that
attends on being disturbed from sleep with
out our being July aroused. The hideoas
visitor stopped down and stirred her.
Peggy bore the touch of that hand on her
shoulder without wincing in any way. The
woman stirred her again, and she seemed
gradually and naturally to become awak-
ened. "Musha, it's the good sleep that's
on you, colleen, said the woman, as she
L
without sleep, and l had none before this
since l left the mountains" answered
Peggy. rs it very late but don't care
much about that, as there's no use in my
starting from you TIL the coach comes again
to night, and gives me seat for Dublin. !"
Wen tell you all about that by -and-by !;
get up now, my woman, an break your
fast; you ought to be hungry" "And l
am very hungry, and able to help myself
out OF anything You lay before me"
The woman led her down stairs. A good
breakfast was prepared. Peggy seemed
to eat with keen appetite but she
continued to slip the bread she had
cut into her large country pockets.
The young man entered she babe
him smiling good morrow. He hoped
she had passed good night she answered
promptly and easily. Its an odd ques.
ton I'm for AKIN" he continued, but
thought / heard strange noises in room
next to yours last night-did you?" With
the consciousness that the eyes of both
were watching her face for change of ex-
preston, Peggy baffied the inquiry. 1t
Is said this Guild house is haunted" re-
Joined the woman, an that's the ghosts
room" My faith isn't strong in ghosts, :"
said Peggy, smiling; "but Pm glad you
did not tell of it before 1 went to bed, or l
might be kept waking"
A pause ensned, during which she knew
that her catchists were consulting each
other by looks and mods.
"Why don't you ak afther your friend
that helped to bring you to US last night 2
pursued the lad. 81 was thinking of
him, but said to myself he was in bed,
maybe; and as he's no kith or kin O.
mine, only stranger met on the road,
didn't believe it would be right for young
lone woman like me to be asking so closely
after him. Hes not IN his bed, :" said
the lad, fixing his eye. She stood his
glance. .'No," resumed the woman, but
gone on his road at the first light this
mornin'." "Why, then, I'm sorry for his
going" elbows that p asked the lad.
6 Because I'm left without farthing in
the world, and l thought that, as
he looked to be a dacent man, maybe
he'd lend me few shillings TO take me on
to Dublin; and now l don't know what to
do under heaven" Never make yourself
uneasy about that" remarked the hostess !;
+" for if you thought he looked SO like a
dacent body, he thought you looked like a
handsome colleen, as you are an for a
token, hearin' o your loss by the coach, he
left us the very thing you're talkin' about,
to give you when you'd get up " Yes,
he left this wild me for you, y pursued the
other, handing some silver, an just his
word to take care an have as much ready
to pay him in the next place he and you
are to see each other.
As he gave the money and spoke these
words very significantly, he again fixed her
eye; but Peggy allowed him no advantage.
With many professions of thanks to her
chance benefactor she quietly put up the
supposed gift. Perhaps they became fully
assured that they had nothing to fear, for
they soon stopped questioning her. "Ill
paw him, with hearty thanks, sure enough,
She continued, recurring to the topic, ''and
sooner than he thinks, maybe. l have
only to 90 to Dublin, to the Brazen-Head.
where my father stops, when FL have
money enough; and after word there I'm
| to pass your door tomorrow, about the
niphtfall, when I'll be AKIN nights lodg-
| in from you again /; and | can jest lave the
honest mans shillings In your hands, and
you'll give 'em to him the next time he
calls, In Peggy Nowlan's name, and her
best wishes along with EN-"
| The day wore away IN common topics,
and she showed no anxiety to depart. She
said she grew hungry for her dinner, and
| when it came before her she still seemed
to make a hearty meal. No living creature
came to the house during the day, but she
could understand that the person called
Naggy, and who she concluded was hel
wretehed cousin Maggy Nowlan, and the
other person called 1.-THE private" were
expected during the night, as also nun
Der of ''the customers from Dublin.
Nothing had yet been said to deter hei
from proceeding to town in the night coach,
which, as usual, was to pass about 3 O'CLOCK
in the morning. She often alluded to III
hour of passing by, and they did not MAKE
an observation. This gave her courage
and, after the night fell-for Peggy, still
to avoid shadow of suspicion, would no
motion to stir in the daylight-she said
inadvertently, and yet with some natura
show of anxiety to proceed in her inter
| runted iournev-" Maybe / couldn't get ;