Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-04-27

~ save NaltnOrpe ~ " ftcOhOh'''OAi
with Miss Cuthhert.
al am afraid il will be necessary to
leave the old place" was his uneasy re-
hectioh. "Still. as said, the thing Is
not settled.'i O. 50
And the spring returned to the old
eentleman's Steps as he com!orted him-
self with the recollection of that. to him.
important fact. lie was not easily
dannied. what fits OF dcTress on bad AZ
hcted HIM never lasted kong. lbs philo-
soph C. imagination could endow the
light of n common candle with the brill
Hancy ofan electric lamp-for himself.
Another surprise was in store for
| Maurice.
AIRS O'Bryani''L he exclaimed.
when he opened his door and was sud-
denly conrontet By his former land
/ lady. -
Eyes. Mr.. Fsmond-Ca'thorpe it is.
! mean. It's myself. and hope Isee
/ You well, sir. It's the sore trouble am
IN. and dunno what 20 do .-.z,-a----
ONE in; 1 scarcely knew you, il is
such long time since | saw You. =" h.
said warmly drawn 10 her by associa
tons with that old time-,how very OIL
u seemed 60 be now,-in which he hal
zen happier Thru he knew. and fn
dreaming Of whielithe happest part Uf
his present was found. u
Its sorry am TO bother you, sir.
but Ted ", poor boy. tou,d me TO get
him n decent lawyer. and il came TO me.
KNOWN that YOU were in the law, that
YOU might be able TO tell me where 20
lind one IL one is TO he found for the
likes OF us
TEDDY sent you?" said Maurice. ie-
level md yet somehow n dissatisfied
ter the first plcasurable surprise nj
sight o his old friend. there occurred 4
suspicion that she mighte.e the bearer
OF a message rom Lucy, for he knew
that she was serving the proud bsauty
who had once been his simple sweet
heart. IL was Tele 10 now that his
strougth was noe 90 bceetiil- Iurther
tested by n oOmmuni n ion % nny KIM
directly from her And vet il might
have afforded him tsomc-rcomfort to
know that he had not been SO utterly
deceived in the character of Lucy rs
the conduct o! Miss Cuthbert forced
him to lelie @. ~ might have been n
consolation hereafter TO Know thlt in
such a crisis in her Ii e rs the .ffie how
last approaching, she had still the
grace to give kindly thought TO the
man she had confessed. even i'm her
frenzy of indignation, that she had once
loved.
No, u was better as Il was: KIND
word nOwrwould hays- He'd his after
lie W Oh van regrets. He dismissed all
thought Of her. and concentrated his
mind ON Mrs OliTyan'B afIairs.,I-r
% Yes, sT, Teddy b4was that Sent
me. went on the poor woman. with
suppressed sObs in her voice, and the
face which used tobe aglow with Good
humor expressing much perturbation.
= "SH down an tell me what has hap
pened that you require the all of n law
Yer. j sec you arc in mo nina: does
that mean you are widow2'
at does, sir. Dan went to glory
rest his sOwl-more than a year. ago
an, ever since I've bcen with our dpr-
Thunderstorm Tell me abont vour
son" Mrs. O'Bryan was taken -aback
by the interruption, an the asuciie n
GOODNESS of his manuer
Haven I you hear,l, sir about the
constable that was murdered the night
before last?
You mean what is cal ed the Eenian
outrage, when the police were arrostmp
two men in Clerkenwcll?'
That's il. an'-oh the black shame
on them they've taken my poor boy
and say n done IT,.
Here she gave one big sob. and drew
her hand across her moutbas # TO stine
other sounds of grief. FISH
This is a se.ions brsiness, Mrs
OBryan.' said Maurice. grayely; ..and
hope your son wi be able TO c ear
himself Of the charge. l hope he had no
hand in the mattcr.'
" No hand in tho world. I'll 20 bail.
The boy is as ipnoeept rs myselfr
IL trust Il NAV he So
"Sure you don't misbclieve him, Mr.
Esmond ~ she cried, anxiOuslv.
81 would not IKE To say that. but
am not surprised at his being implicated
in-thc aillir: Tor YOU know, Mrs
- ryan. Teddy was proud of his
patriotism. aud took 40 care TO guard
The expression of his opinions regarding
the Government of ireland" o..
"OchOne, It's them opinions that's
again him. What was opinions invent
ed for but to bring decent people into
trOubler'
GLOW did he get into the scrabe?'
''llc wasn't in it at all. sir. This Is
how IL comes about. We went away
from Camberws!l when our darlin' was
TOOK from Us, and sailed To America
Teddy soon got in among the pafriots
tcrc. Ond WAS TO he scut To- lrpland for
something or other. Then tho ould
man took u longing To- see home again.
an we all went back together. Then
Danwas 40 led with fever a ter landitl'
an Cork. and went OIL afore we knew he
was seek. u most. About the same time
our darlin' wanted me. and Teddy was
left TO hisself entirely.i'1 =
THAT was unfortunate" f. -
True ior-you. sir. lie gave Iip
workin'. an gave al his time to the
/. Causo-a black day fop- HIM, poor- hoy.
Then be got known TO the police az one
OF the patriots; nm now, wheni this
dirty Job isdoue. one bl ack guaul Wears
he seen Teddy on the spot with N re-
.volver in his lodgin'. and that's all
they have again him" 4
''But ow can you know this is Lall?'f
because the-boy was miles beyond
The place at the tina" ~
"How can you DC sure Of that?''
"Because he was with myself. with rs
tho ole,evenin', an stayed in the
house AL night. 80
J. "h yoa can prove that clearly, your
son IS quite sac"
I" lord b'ess you. sir, for them words.
cIieth the widow, .excitedly. Prove
w sure ~therels proof without end.
They mightn't believe me, but there
no iudga-ln the land would refuse 10
bflievelhep and tlFrds the butter and
Missus lI9rper and half & dozen that
seen him in the house when the tishtin'
was goh.On'- |
You have not yet told me whose
house he was in with yen. said -Maur-
ice" 4
wby. the masters. of cotirse+Co
onel Cdthbert's $. lie hadn't sedh our
dariin' since she was took away from
gether for ever so long before dinner
and after. She II tell you herself this
minute, for she's in The carriage below