The Northwestern standard., 1886-04-10

/ NOT d man remarkable for an extrs
r,ount of shrewd d,iesg-i was the ye,y
] 4 r,vers., With b,m. .sabravdness vas III
an i prea;ent II MN with tbe nercur,
of his nat,,re II III sRnt Aha stranoer,,
,ras ~ ~ a. !, I, q, ;ors that
!. Ia non]d net for an instant resist tbt
!, daa of some nlot between him and Els,
cr,,ay II fba f;rst ,,loca t1a y, = 1 !, 4 y !
},ean only two laws ~ tba con,,trv wher
\ lie founa the old woman o,,t--navI went
! 81 STRAIGHT u her cabin as If he had beer
q ssert there IN ! nessape and since tha,
/ time visited her svery dav remaining
w;th bar ofta,, vi II honrs tooetl,er AZ
4 for his nratext 81 fis,ino + vas the
Ai,,,ias+ a, tha 1o,,,.lo,. . "a. AZ ora MI 4
"a - hin, "a - ) l;na =, ata,. amid ava,
I. i'm aoine he carad o.rav coat for the
n1aosnra 81 ! 4Afsnrdad Than his clnaa ! nd
4 fre nn.nt ;noniriies a},ont the Tees and
hia I,,o1v]eag Of certa;p n,.ivata affairs
Of the fan,ilv alreadv communicated u
IL ElGc G11rIau thaan ca u T1r7f tn(ynth. l..
! er, were clearly suggestive Of some Sc
\ cret on his part, and quite enough to
raise suspicion IN minds far less con-
structive than Lanty Hanlon's Besid-
! es, Mr.. Lee was himself a stranger in
\ the place, having resided but eighteen
months, at the lighthouse, and during
that time had seen but little company
4 The peasantry Of the neighborhood, in
/ deed, looked upon him at first as one
who disliked society, preferring a quiet
4 life at home to making and receiving
visits. Hence they seldom troubled
4 him, except on matters Of business, and
then only as little as possible. TO be
sure. the officers Of the ballast board
called on him three or four times year,
but that was on their tours Of inspection
around the coast, and Father John was
seen, too, sometimes trotting down in
that direction, with his saddl bags bob
ing behind him; but Mr.. Lee was q
Catholic. and Father John was the priest
Of the parish, All this was very natu-
raj But it soon began to be whispered
abort that Cantain Petersham Of CASTLE
Gregory. was seen occasionally stepping
ashore at the point when out Yachting
an T,onpb Swillv and what looked
stranger still. taking Miss Lee with him
M The louph TO visit her sister. This
latter circumstance led the good people
by degrees, to regard Mr.. Lee as some
what above the rank OF common light
keeper, for Tom Petersham was the
crack gentleman OF the county. and
(though sometimes reduced hlmself) al
ways felt peg or two above assoclatlng
with the squires and newly-hedged bar
onets OF the district. 30 they concluded
a1ter various specuia1lons ana gossip on
the matter, that Mr. Lee must nave
peen once a real gen1ienlan, @iiom re-
verse OF fortune had oolged 10 accept
ms present numole sltua'aon as q last
resource es' ara SO 1hey cont1hued ever
after 70 regard hlm' saltltlng MN WITH
every marx OF Tespece When tdhey nap
pened % 1neet nm aDouo lhe llglth o'lse
ana never pfesunnlhg 10 1ntfuae on MS
privacy except 70 se1tle thelf llttie pusl-
ness 'fansac'lohs, OF "nen he chose 70
employ thelf services about the hgnt-
mouse yara.
Now, Lanty Hanlon saw all this long
ago, and regulated his intercourse with
the family to suit the case precisely. lie
asked no questions, make no apologies,
came and went just as ne pleased; and
yet, as he often was heard to say HIM
self, knew as little about Mr.. Lee, or his
private affairs, as the blacklist stranger
in the kingdoml
Young. active. and fond of recreation.
Lanty always found Araheera Head
capital spot to indulge in his fayorite
pastime Of cunning and fishing, and
shortly after Mr.. Lees arrival found
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