New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18

leaving the gun stil on the ground. he ran eroueb
ing TO place where there was a tree which formed
screen between him and the house Their he stood
With his breast Very slowly he mt aside a brsncb
ca9ttio9sly and peerca through. lie had fnI view
SI ne alnag room windows, but he could not see
no - inc low level at which he was into the room
Sasd 81 pc saw white cap pass; il was the
eagerly, scarcely breathing, and boloinS -
branch tight in a wise. After a while some o-e
came 10 one OF the windows. The blind was down
nearly TO the bottom panes. Clifford saw in the
space between, white mass; gradually aud with
uneven jerks the blind was drawn up and he oonI
see female 6gnre. clad in a white dress He
watched heI keenIy tall slim figure appeared
S Scn o. req roses was IN her grdle, IL was Law
u 1er VIE. Clifford glared at her funOdsly. She
turned her bead 20 speak, She was young and
pretty, fair-haired he could see too she lrSed to
ItIse The sash OF the window. In an instant Lawdef
was beside her, stopped and lifted il With a touch
a curse burst from Chfords lips if he had had the
hey disappeared and he let 60 the branch and fell
pck INTO the ditch. gnashng his teeth with fury.
watch. He was intensely thirsty; his yerv fone1e
II dry in his mouth. and his eyes were
unnaturally slowly He stroTe 70 Zach s pSss
ound from the house but in vain. The war; OF A
cricket IN the dry grass the scream of the swal-
lows coming and going to their nests in the eavel
Se pu1z OF sac bees 10 the hower-beds or he ayen-
oer be0ge-he could hear them all and they seemed
Strang ely loud and distinct Once the hr..aze tbaf
aa Ilsenwith the advent of the evening shook the
leaves OF a great sycamore near at hand with a
rustic so loud and suddea that he threw himseif
lace downwards in the ditch. He got us a moment
"oOi "d1uS dllC without again looking towards -
If Let. IT, stopped anu moved back TO where bad
leit the gun. There a rhododendnon and a c,umn
ot oaooage roses al run to suckers and long brown
s'ns close TO the edge of the gully. IL barely
sc,ver. but he raised his head cautio Isiy and
looked up once again over the edge
mere was Lawder, standing al the hall door Va
was % hne-looklng man, SIX feet ia height
, nlack' haired, and with thick black beard re
mpre nght-coored, close-htting shooting suit.
winch showed his brawny figure TO advantage. He
Was IN the act of lighting cigar To lift the gun
. rom 1he ground at has feet, and run the barred
through the tangle of the bushes was the work Of a
second Clifford had taken aim; his finger was
ran out of the house after his father and linginy
to his leg, asked some childish favor IL was a tex
I,oie moment he shat his eyes, lOOsed his hold of
the gun, groanlng with mingled rage and anguish
Great drops rolled down his face. he could hear the
tone distinctly, and the "Yes-yes run and tell
her, with which Lawder replied LAYING ms hand
as he spoke on the little yellow head. The child
went ba into the house Lawder took his cigar hs-
tween his teeth, and had Just stepped down with
out the porch, when the shot of a gun burst mp
thered cry and fell upon his face his body stretched
upon hls own threshold
. La less time than il takes 20 tell il Clifford had
flung the rifle behind him and was running a. fsSh
as the wind along the gully. He crept through a
hole in the next ditch ami then rs theTs yras a
thick tall hedge between him and the bonse crossed
tne middle of the next field a tearing rate Down
ing close 10 the hedgerows, through brambles and
tarze and netties until his hands and les wers
uieu. f an1 ms clothes torn The two and half
miles nom Cara TO the river soon acco nplished
ana at last the broad eXpanse 4 the SUR lay belor~
nun. lie glanced round cautiously before he left
the shelter OF the bank not creature was i'm sight:
COW drinking close by turned tail and ran off
anIigh l az nus apparluon; be jumped down and
ran along the bank TO where the tracks indicated
the ioTd. FIRST taking OFT his boots, which he was
careful TO keep dry. lac plunged in. The water was
breast deep he stopped has head and drank eagerly
and deeply, spashing up water on his head aid 1lS-
ping OIL the blood-saIns the thoTns had left on lis
cooled, swung himself up The bank. He sat down
Tor breathless instant 10 p11 on his bOJts A NAN
looked fixedly at him. Clifford replied 10 the loo<
by nod, and then cursed al him fuFionslV with
son:
You've plenty of time said the man: .'here.s
He handed Clifford bottle containing Whisky: he
almost drained IT, anu dung the bottle into the gras
Helernan caught 1t up IN time 10 prevent the con-
tents all running out and laughed.
Keep close to the bushes Charley and oct into
the chapel from the back of the pYlest,s hous,.-
they're all watin for ye.'
L know that, damn you! Get ont Of my mad
you 1901! Are you gong 10 stop there and b. seen 70
No fear returned hefiernan, lesurely Co on
were frightenedP -
Clifford was foaming at the mouth and trembling
WITH rage and eNcitement he raised his arm as III ID
str Ike as he again set OF up the field like madrnan
James Heifernan put the bottle, which was a
smiu one, IN ms pocket and then went and ex-
amlned the bank where Clifford had clunbed over.
there was no trace of his feet not a pebble or blsde
OF grass was disturbed, and the water that haA
drpped from his clothes haa all run off among the
rank grass and docks. Five miles of a run thar
not evening would dry ms clothes, and If they were
wet, who was there that would notice them
The sun had set in an angry blaze, and the bats
were lifting in the shadows OF the cb1rcI,vorj -.
Clifford breathless and exhausted walked INFO tbs
parish church of Gortscreen There were sbout n
dozen men there, kneeling in different no-,s az -
church IL was perfectly STILL and growing dark The
crimson glow OF the htte sanctuary lamp thai swung
before the altar was just perceptible IN the semi
gloom. The parish priest was IN his confessional
and a hoarse mutter seemed 10 sound from 10
through the place. Clifford felt sudden chill
seize hlm as lac entered, and walked up the aisle and
kneit for an instant at the altar-rayl E,erv eve
IN the church followed and watched him as he
went, ana meaning looks passed from one 90 tie
other. He remained there for a moment: ma
parched lips moved, but convulsively: then with "a
great eiort ne seized the Alternating and raised
himself with Its help tOttened down the aisle
again, and half 1ell half hnelt, beside pillar where
he remained in kind Of torpor for hours untl they
took him away.
Hehernan was arrested on suspicion. the oS.ensble
reason being that ms people were known TO enter
tam li-wlli 10 the agents but Heiiernans Interests
had been taken care of in the matter of an alihi
Just as Ell 'ctuay as Cllhorl's. Clifford was ar
rested after Heiternan had accounted for himself
and had been discharged but overS belning aIibis
were forthcoming for him. and the rewarl of $500
was added 10 the accumuiations of blood-money in
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