The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1886-08-07
MARY |! !. 4. LEE,
the YANKEE IN IRELAND.
BY PAUL PEPPERGRAsS. Esq
Author of ''shandy MCGUIRE 1.-The spae-
wife," etc.
CHAPTER Xv.-(Continued. J

Just look how the case stands. Here I
have spent already five hundred dollars
for the note, that amt worth red cent.
OF course, when you recommended me
to buy it, you thought otherwise, and so
T took your advice. Well, there is four
hundred dollars and over to Else Curley;
and how can tell but the scheming old
witch is doing me all the while? That
and my travelling expenses, and loss Of
time beside, will amount to pretty con-
siderable SUM, let me tell you.'
'tIt is pretty round, I admit, y NUT
tered Hartlwrinkle.
"Well, it's just sum-" said Weeks,
stthat I've made up my mind L AIM
agoin to lose for nothing. I'm deter
mined to have the girl-no mistake about
that. And if she amt willing to marry
me one way, she shall another
s:Ah, indeed; what mean you by that,
cousin?''
"We|l, I've got my notions about it;
that's all. BY jolly, I amt agoin' home
10 Ducksyille again empty handed
.-~o&stcl, me at it'll
stYou wouldn't carry hex off by force
would you, eh?" said Hardwrinkle,
dropping his voice to "a whisper, and
looking around the room to see if the
doors we're Closed
1.-THE thing has been done, " replied
Weeks, "and pretty often to in this
country Of yours, if L amt greatly mis-
taken.''
eyes, T admit it has. occasionally been
done. But in this case I can hardly see
how it could be accomplished without
danger
"Why, there's such thing as boat
to be had, I guess. and the distance TO
garry her amt so far that you can't find
half dozen stout fellows to do it. J.
shouldn't like much, though, to go to
these extremes if there was any possibil
isy of obtaining her consent by other
means. But have hex 7 sl1all--no mis-
take about that"
"Hush, hush.." calculated Hardwrin-
DIE: s.ghere'a some one at the door
lorae III"
The door opened, and al active, MUS
tulss looking nlau, Of middle age, en-
tered an.7 advanced to the table at which
FIartlwrinkle was sitting. He was the
sl,a officer Of constabulasy whom the
xeaaer had seen few nights before at
Castle Gregory, with Captain Peter
sham.
"Ah, it's you, is tips exclaimed Hard
wrinkle, rising suddenly from his chair.
s<Well, my news from Barry
Hes arrested, sir. s'ad now prisoner
in fanny barracks"
syYbat, arrested! eh! that's capital
news. Please step to the next room
excuse me, Mr. Weeks; I'll return pres
sently--"
Goo ahead--don't mind zne," replied
Weeks drawing a cigar from his case
and preparing 10 light it.
aNow,' said Hardwrinkle, carefully
closing Tie door, snow for the details.
NIX. Weekz' notions OF these young rev
otutionists don't exactly harmonic with
ours, YOU knox, so it's just as we'll he
don't hear QUE cozversation Oh the sub
iect Now Cor your story
"Well, sir: we crossed the ferry, as
YOU suggested, proceeded OH to Doe Cas-
tie. and thence to Ram Point. There
we met the man who gave you the intor-
1aation irst about Barry's intention to
eyscape-I forget his name-:he's one of
your tenants.
:'Carson, you mean."
'"No, sir; the man you sent down to spy
about the lighthouse. you remember,
Ss,e one wbo listened at Else Cnrley's
door. AMI overheard the conversation
between; her and Barry about his going
to Arannaore. " ...
80, yes, yes; Baker the Bible read
er."
s'Baker--p reeisely-that's the man;
pious soul he is, too
sfvexy--very, indeed. He's q most
excellent man, is Baker. y
ssWell, sir. we met him coming up
from the ahore, where he had been dis
tributing tracts among she fishermen, by
,wsv OF an excuse. He told us be had
lust seen Barry Jump from boat i'll
company Of three Or four stout fellows,
and enter one Of the huts. They were
all strangers to him, he said, except
Barry himself, and another who seemed
TO be the most active of the party, and
whom he had seen before, but couldn't
remember where"
"Stop u moment; did he describe his
dress or person?"
Gle did, but paid little attention TO
it, not thinking it matter Of much con-
sequence. It appears to me, though, he
said something about his wearing a green
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