The Irish standard., 1888-02-18
PAUDHEEN'S REVENG
"A Story Of Ireland, Written for the Work.
ing Girls Advocate.
BY MICHAEL RYAN.

6ladeS OF n1glt were 1alllnB, anu Wueu
the car approached lonely part OF the
road which was fringed by number OF
eusnes-bang! went a blunderhnss with
3 terrific report. The landlord fell
back i'll the car--the agent gave deep
groan, but had life enough left to ex-
hort the driver to drive as fast as pos
sible to the next police station. When
they arrived at the station 1t was found
that the landlord was more scared than
hrrt. His body was not touched, out
the skirts of his oyerooat were peifor-
ated with heavr avian shot, and many of
the deadly missiles were also found IN
the lining, But slcPherson had had g.
narrow escape. One Of the large shot
struck his watch fob and fattened
against the heavy silver case. The po-
lice started at once ia pursuit of the
rniscreant, ansl Sandy was SO far recov-
cred as to pe able TO accompany them.
When the party reached toe spot where
tho deed was committed, all was lonely
and q aiet, a.1d 5he only evidence Of the
outrage was a strong smell Of burnt
powder. One Of the policemen lit 8
bul'a-e eye l..njein, and upon looking
close to the bushes where the lassassia
must have been concealed, small
bunch of gun-waJ :liug was found. This
was carefully out away. To look for
the perpstrator then and there would
undoubtedly prove frni5less labor,
and the police were about to Leave when
81 man suddenly made his appearance In
their ni.ist, It WAS Paudheen Rhua.
He was closely questioned by the police
as to his whereabouts within the last
hour, Fle gave satisfactory answers to
all questions asked. They were Oh the
point of releasing him when he vol;sn-
teerea 5i4e information shat he had mot
ss man walking hu:rjellY through The
fields about half an hour haf,ra with 3
short bIuuaerb,1s on nis SHOULDER. He
was asked if he could recognize who the
person ygas. He answered by saying that
from his build and ths little glimpse he
got OF his face in she darkness, he lbe-
lieved il 60 be no other than Me- bryan
Cayanangh. The officers secuted the
idea OF connecting tho nalle Of so re-
spectable pezson with such an outrage
and on the statement OF auch scape-
grace as Pauilhaen Rhua. Sandy, how
ever. ,lfoYruaa the police that shere was
vesv bad blood between Mr. Evans and
s1avannu,yh, which led to brutal assault
q month before hy Cavnuaugh on tl,e
landlord. It would not be bad idea,
Slsa Scott suggested, to follow up this
sceuG SO opportuneiy discovered, aud
see how things looked at Cavanangil, q
hcme.
So the suued OF police, accompanied
McPharson aud Paudheen, turned of in
che direction Of the widow Dorsey's
pleasant home They found The family
s,t supper, aud When the sergeant made
kuovn tho ,iisagreenble object OF the
visit, no one was more surprised than
Bryan himself,
sSuva, Mr. CAvaraugh, anyhow, se.d
Psudheea, you won't deay that 1 met
you coming ACROSS the fields less shan
one hoar ago with something like n gun
ON your shoulder @
sIrue,' answered Bryan, you lnay
'haye met me, as AZ just after getting
home; but I carried no gun. What you
uaw on my shoulder was part Of the han-
dle Of fail which | was bringing home
60 repair,'
Search the house. n,e good mou,'
said Sandy, addressing the sergeant.
The house was thoroughly ranss:S ed;
but nothing found. and Bryan actively
assisted in the search. They were about
10 leave When Paudhaeu suggested TO
search 5lle caves under tns thatch- 4
short Ladder was procured and IN a
short tirne spent in cropping one of Che
oolicemeu drew forth from uuder the
thatc'l 8 short bluuaecbus. He searched
ilgain, and dragged out powder-hora
and lea5her shot pouch couta!ning
swan shot the very sans as those found
n the landlords coat and the agents
waistcoat. This indeed was convincing
proof. and when taken with Paudhee eeu's
statement OF maeting Bsyan with gun
on his shoulder hurryiug from The
place where 5Eae shot was fired, Tao Cir
were overwhelming.
Bryan strongly protested his inno-
cence. He was handcuffed, however.
and taken before the nearest magistrate
who. Oh hearing the testimony, commit
ted HIM to jail wituout bail to stand trial
at the next asslzes.
III. We Will draw q veil over the sorrow
of the heart-broken family. Bryan, al
shough bursting with indignation at the.
-. r,o.ht nf t},A infan1G GI1s consplracV con-