Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-06-16

Mrs. VOL made her appearance a
ih;s mono y s1d took Rachel up stair
% The oor she was TO occupy, and poo
Pompey W. forced 10 retire 10 his lone
~ lodgin uncertain as 10 The consid
Grafton 'ye to his request The house
hold We 2 Weakened a. dawn Of iht
nest MOI 7 ~ The arrived OF Hayton
He lvnet' "a violent rate over bis dis.
appoipiure, .Tt OF course only c.
aud NJ Wei were w:tne 10 il.
| The s'rarg e,rent between these wor.
ibies had ,eea 20 get Lucy iato then
power by The use OF The note from Ra.
chel. Ms. Wolf was prepared to play
her par Of adLfiJatering an application
of morp;,i1e, b. ioece if necessary, end
c. WIS TO accompany her in Pats boat
and dei'ver hcr The captain of small
coast trading vessel, who had been
bought over heir dark purpose, and
watch was 10 be Ia readiness at a land
ing some way up the river and sail al
once 70 Baltimore. where a house,
through the agency of c., had been
secured 10 On obscure locality meet for
the plot.
All this would have been easy OF ac-
complishment IL Pat had proved true 10
them. But that noble hearted Irishman
had hi Ispicions aroused by the offer
authorized by Dayton--of two hun
dred dollar zee in gold made by c.,
an American "bonanza" ~ Pats esti-
nation, 10 the patch Of PIRATES and
'row and pig which composed bis
fortune in far-away feudal Erin, and
the strange fact that he was sent with
the note, though Mrs. Volt with bur.
ried excitement OF manner, tried to
make him believe there was 40 one
| else 10 send.
He followed her directions in taking
the Gross way" through the square,
and was quick TO interpret her orders to
| return by the same route and take the
path from the village that led TO the
rear entrance OF the house, a. the young
lady would not like 10 be seen 10 the
street at 30 unlimeIy an hour Of the
night As be swung along, his thoughts
ran thus /:
Nov, BY ST. Palherick, Ila not me.
silf that's going 10 sind Pat Maloney's
sowl 10 purgatory for all Ameriky hir.
silf. Two hundred dollars Tor night
trip on smoothc water, whin us mesilf
as crossed the Atlantic whin ould Nip.
tune githered the winds from all the
pints OF the compass end tossed thin
Exactly afore OF the good Cork Is a bal,
that Us not Pat Maloaey will bite
at Ould boy, yees eau wait ariddy.
for the dimes that's agrowin on the
trees IN the paches and opples and a
swimmin in The waters in clans and is
tiers, but its not ycesIlf thatll disgrace
yer ould milher by finding hand TO a
lhrick as plain as the nose on me face"
Dayton had picked him up from an
immigrant ships year before and pot him
on hls island farm 10 cultivate his or
chsrds and take care OF bis oyster beds,
and from his extreme poverty and
seeming stupidity, regarded hlm mere
Is as beast Of burden and pliable 10 all
his exaciions. La selecting him 10 fur
Their his plot, he did not have the least
fear that he would do otherwise than
implicitly obey orders, and did moi
for moment doubt the story be told
him or think the stupid Irishman had
any ulierior meaning hidden beneath
his siolid countenance.
Ii was bis intention TO return 10 the
village so as TO take the boat TO Balli-
more with c., in order TO be on hand
upon the ARRIVAL OF the vessel with
Lucy which he planned should be az
Ter night of the next day, Lucy in the
meantime 10 be kept drugged, an order
the captains wife was on board to carry
out, as he meant to make il appear that
he had not been far out Of the village,
by returning in time 10 be seen at home
al his usual hour IN the morning. For
this purpose he bad engaged strange
oyster man 10 take him over al a certain
hour, but before the time arrived he re-
cognIzed the voice OF Pat in hearty
greeting to Kathleen, who had been
kept up TO await his probable orders.
Much surprised at his early return,
he sprung up from the cot where he
was lying and enjoying anticipations Of
Where 9 fss me o, ms P.1. ana wen. 70
his thoughtful Kathleen had pre- a6Fssu
for him Il he should return by chance
hungry. Wishing TO appear innocent
OF any part in the matter that took Pat
10 the village and yet anxious 10 hear
the result be came into the room with
very pleasant manner and IN gay
voice said:
"Arrah, Pat, you are just in time 10
give me a lit back home. Did c. sue
ceed in getting off with the old Niger
woman in time TO meet the boat at
Jones wharf, The devil Of girl kept
up such a bedlam Of fuss about the
old hays going, c. thought II best 10
get her off privately. I'm sorry if he
didn't succeed, for | don't want any
fuss around my ears tomorrow when
take the boat. What was the matter y
"He didn't get her OF, yer honor
The ould crayther kept up such divil
of a blubbering to see the young mis-.
thress, your sisther guessed il be, guy
me note to tax TO her TO COON TO yeI
house. ! guv 1T 10 the Teddy mither
but she sed the young 'un be aslape
and would not wake, your honor, ant