Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-12-05

As soon as the man had entered the
room, Captain Green turned to him
and said:
Barney, your master called you be-
cause the time has come for us to set
tie certain matter, and we wish to be
sure that everything is all right you
know
"All right, sir; | am at your service. J"
aWell, then, my good Barney, tell
me frankly, are you quite sure that
the town where Lord Travers went
through the ceremony of marriage
with Miss Kirke was not in Scotland z
Il protestp' exclaimed Lord Travers
Indignantly.
AS you are an honest man, keep
quiet. Answer my question, Barney"
"What strange thing for you to
saw" growled Lord Trayers IN wins
per TO Captain Green. :,
~Shall he answer my question:
sharply retorted Pittacus.
Certainly. Barney, speak freely.
"Sure, sir, your question is mighty
queer one"
"Ahl in what respect?"
"Do YOU think | would betray my
master?"
"Of course not, Barney"
"Well, yer honor, was brought up
in the service of the gentry all my lie.
Do YOU be after taking me for fool =
"No, L never Judge man by his
looks"
aWell, yer honor, | know how to
look after my masters interests; look
was enough for me. took good care
to have such marriage rs he wanted
come of in the wrong place"
"Wbat place was that?" asked Cap
tain Green, looking sternly at his
friend, whom he began to believe
guilty.
Faith, your honor, the wrong place
for Scotch marriage is the English
side of the Scotch line"
Lord Travers listened to Barney
O'FBnn with burning flush on his
face, which afterward grew white as
with the pallor OF death; a mist was
before his eyes; the sound OF surging
waters in his ears; his heart beat loud
and fast.
Gould it be true ?-Oh, merciful
Heaven! Could it be true ?"
His lips worked conynlsively for a
moment, and then he cried out IN a
trembling voice:
ado you mean to say that the inn to
which you took us was on the Border
| but not in ScOtland?'
Pittacus Green looked at Lord Trav-
ers in amazement; his ideas became
strangely confused. He began to be-
lieve that his friend was a capital actor
| or an innocent victim. After pain
| full pause, Barney said, with provoking
! cOOlness:
Sure, sir, l was only following your
own orders"
Following my orders ?" cried Lord
Travers passionately.
10 the letter, sir. Didn't you come
to me all OF Il sudden one night at tho
old tavern at Blackburn, and didn1
you say, Barney, want to get married
at onct, secretly in Scotland ?"
81 did, you rascal.
didn't you tell me to take you tC
the Border?'
"Well?"
GWell, sir, and so did; to the Dor
ders OF matrimony, as l thought yoI
desired"
GYou miserable dastardly villain |!
cried Lord Travers in rage, glvini
him a blow which sent him sprawling
"Idiot ot!-scoundrel wretch! Il coul'
brain youl" And he choked the un
fortunate Irishman until he was iairl.
black in the face.
Captain Green thought it was abou
time to interfere. BY main force n
dragged Lord Travers away from Ban
ney saying as he did so;
"Come, come, Travers, there's some
thing else to be done now
Barney staggered to his feet and lei
the room mutterlng:
aFaith, for the life OF me, | can't max
this out at all
Lord Travers cried out in bitter ar
guish:
"Hazel dishonored and deceived b
; me? On, it is horriblel"
, He buried his face in his hands an
groaned aloud.