Little Falls transcript., 1886-07-09


AS they emerged from the gate they
found "a solitary car on the roadside
and Hill at once recognized the driver
'Hello| Mickey Leddy; q vet night,
isn't it?'' ..i.s .,Ss5S%.> - :. !.
"Arrahl Mr.. Hill, is id yerself that's
IN i'd? Yis, glory be e God! Ids
! wet night, surely, an suppose yen
have safe home wild me-" ...'-~
NO, I'm not going home, Mickey,
| but II you're disengaged you might
drlye this gentleman and me over to
'Faix, an sure will. Jump up on
a jiffy."
| Glow fortunate to find this car
here, Hill," said Dillon, as they start
ed down the road.
Eyes, my friend, it is wonderful what
opportunities are afforded a man
when he is bent on going to the devil
headlong. You will drop me at the
churchyard wall, Mickey. Don't you
know i'll"
| do I kow it, is id, Measha, sure We
haven't forgot the day we wor at the
coorsin'' match, whin Joe Coloille's
greyhound Mabel took two turns out
ov the hare in. Ollum's forty acre
field that's up against i'd. An be the
same token we had a glass OF spirits
alch in Nancy Kelly's shebeen at the
Meetenaus on the way home that Joe
said was the best that he ever tasted,
an, ye know he ought to be Judge"
Five minutes walk from the place
OF rendezvous brought Hill to the
residence of the Rev. Mr.. Damer. A
female servant admitted him to the
hall, and in response to the question,
was MIR. Damer at home, that gentle
man made his appearance from a.
room in the rear Of the house.
II regret SIR" said Hill, with great
gravity: to be the bearer OF unpleas.
ant tidings. Mr.. Watkins-you know
Arthur Watkins, Of Trinity-has met
with an accident Of serious nature
within half mile of your house."
Before the clergyman could utter q
word Hill went on with nervous rapid
lty, II met him by accident at Portar.
llngton station, and as l was driving
over to Killeigh I induced him to &C
cept q seat as Tar as your residence,
and l fear poor Arthur is seriously
hurt. Then, as the vehicle is badly
smashed. came on here to seek as
sistance."
"This is, indeed, Iamentable news;
but come inside, sir, while give di-
rectlons to have my own car got ready.
Barbara, you will 60 to Miss Damer's s
room and tell ler | wish to speak to
her."
Barbara fingered q moment at the
door when her master left the room to
eye the visitor inquisitively.
He drew a note from the inner pock-
ct OF his coat, and approaching her,
said: Barbara, my dear, will you
give this note to your mistress and
tell her Mr.. Dlllon is waiting for her in
the shadow of the churchyard wall?"
80, may the Lord save us! Maybe
It's What he wants to run away with
| her."
"Faith, maybe it is my dear; but
don't let that frighten you. Who
knows but one OF these days some
likely young fellow will be after run
ming away with youself? But had you
not better give that letter to your
mistress at once, and tell her, as her
father will drive in an opposite dlrec.
ton to where her lover waits her, she
| Will have the chance OF meeting him at
last"
Afew minutes later Mr. Damar and
his daughter entered the room. Miss
Damar was scarcely pretty, and Hill
wondered at his friends blindness un-
til she raised her eyes to his
! Eyes too expressive to be blue,
| Too lovely to be gray.
And which certainly gave singular
charm to her face.
II have told my daughter, sir, and
since We cannot start for a quarter OF
an hour or so, you will take some re-
freshments."
"Couldn't hear OF it, sir,' Hill said
hurridly, Il must return to our poor
friend at once, and am sure you will
make all haste possible" Before the
clergyman could reply Mr.. Hill was
out of the room, and as he descended
the steps he nluttered with q sigh OF
relief: "Heaven be thanked for this
lucky escape from an ugly predica-
! ment.'
At 1870 that night Maurice Dillon,
with Lucy clinging to his arm, entered
the parlor of a cottage in a Dublin
suburb. A gray-haired lady Was read
ing by the fire, whom Dillon addressed
as follows: "Aunt Mary, this is Lucy
Damer, whom you know | have long
loved. Since the powers that be were
against us we've taken the law into
our own hands, and | ran away with
her tonight"
Aunt Mary looked at the trembling
girl for moment, and said with calm
severity: "1n my younger days, Miss
Damer, an Irish girl had q reputation
for modesty for which her country
men We're very proud. And you, sir,
an Irish gentleman, have dared to
compromise the honor OF this young
lady by your criminal recklessness."
"Tve only followed the example OF
an ancestor of ours, who is your own
particular, hero, Aunt Mary. That
Capt. Maurice Dillon, who fought with
Lord Clare at Fontenoy, ran away
with as pure and true girl as ever
bore the name of WIFE,"
"Tm not going to split logical straw
with you, sir. You will return to
your college Immediately, and twill
be a miracle if they don't expel you
yet. Come over to the fire, Miss
Damer, you are positively shivering
with the cold, and you will give me
your papa address. shall telegraph
to him in the morning"
! "Oh! Miss Dillon, please"
eyes, Aunt Mary is right, as she
always is. shall go into town, OF
course and don't cry, Lucy. Aunt
Mary will be very kind to you, for
didn't ! tell you on our way up that
she's q thousand bricks?'
] ttYoung man, how often have told
you not to use slang in my presence?'+