The Irish standard., 1886-06-12

ever with q pistol ball or dirk knife.
Now, I ask, is it manly i'll ye, after this,
to come back here again to idle away ye1
time, try1n to get word or look al
this silly girl, when it's in Dublin OF
Cork ye'd ought to be strivin to keeI
her and her uncle out iv the walls of a
Jail, Hoot, toot, sir, / thought there
was more il the man IN ye.''
4 ssWell, of that replied Randall (fo,
we must call him so in future, ssof that
I can say little; but be assured. Else, nc
triHing obstacle can balk me on such an
errand Nothing but absolute necessity
compelled me to return"
''Necessity!''
eyes. The police headed me of
below Burnfoot, after landing from the
ferry, at Rathmullen, and chased me
through Buncrana to Lambert's Point,
where you brought the boat to my re-
| lief.''
$50 ye escaped in the skiff, yesterday,
I suppose, from Dunree. !"
'sYes; just had time to Jump in; cut
the painter, aud shove of, when three of
pursuers sprang down after me on the
beach,"
s'And fred?''
Gone of them, only. The ball hit me
! on rha haad I,,t did no harm -
"Hu,nph!" said Else, sitting down on
her low 'creepie STOOL" ''and SO the
bloodhounds got on yer trail, after all. -
eyes, fairly started me,'' responded
Randall; "when they'll run me down.
however, remains yet to be SEEM
cit looks strange" said Else, half
speaking to herself.
"What?"
"How they knew you in that dis
guise.'
"It does look little strange, I must
confess replied Randall, 'for ]
thought it impenetrable to every eye
but those of Else Curley and Mary Lee.
Judge of my astonishnent, then, when
I beheld straight before me, on the first
public house door passed, a full length
figure of myself in this very dress.''
s'Tell me" said Else, after moments
reflection, 'tdidn't ye wear that dress
once at Father John's?"
stI did; but it was night then, and Eo
one saw me but the priest and his
housekeeper.
.sDon't be too sure i that, Master
Randall
tsQuite sure.''
"Humph! didn't ye tell me about
pass1n somebody that night, Oh the road
near Crohan gate house, that seemed to
look sharp at ye?''
ssCrohan gate house-let me see.
Yes, I remember now. o, that was
some traveller-I suspect
''Was he tall, thin, dark lookin
man?" -.ey..- --~-.'.
,.e.Yes, rather
"Wore Grape on his hat?''
ssYes."
81 thought so.n
"Who was hep
"Robert Hardwrinkle, of Crolan.''
"What! your great enemy-this YAM
kee's cousin?''
.sThat very Yankees cousin. He's the
man that betrayed ye.''
''No, no, Else, you must be mistaken.
MIR. Hardwrinkle's gentleman and
could never be guilty Of so treacherous
an act.''
Couldn't he?''
+ 'No, Else, it's nothing but your ILL.,
}veterate hatred of the man makes you
Suspect him"
, "Hoot, toot. Master Randall; don't be
Scottish - replied Else. II know what
he is, kith and kin, for three-score years
an more. Ay, ay, to my own grief I
know him. But let him look for him.
self, for the times not far when the long
recknin atween him and me must be
settled--let him look to himself.''
ssDo the man no harm on my ac-
count,'' said Randall; eff he has really
sent these officers on my track, it's only
what thousand others had done with
as little shame or scruple. For my part,
1 forgive him, nor would hurt hair of
his head this minute if he lay at my
feet"
go, forgive him, an welcome" said
Else, ''since yer SO good q Christian;
forgive him by all names. I'm sure it's
none of my business if ye forgive him,
and marry his lean sister Rebecca, the
psalm-singer, too, into the bargain. All
1 say is, let him be ready; for there's an
account atween him and me that moth
ing but his cowardly blood can SETTLE"
"Why Else, this is sheer madness"
said Randall, reprovingly. Glow is 1T
the very thought Of this man inAames
Your resentment so 1nuch.''
''Sow it might" responded Else,
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