The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-08-09
BOUND BY HIS CONSCIENCE.

eucn tnlDgi Ill nave no piottcIS III
my family I'd have ye to know. You'll
kspe on wild your Fenians and your
murdherin' till tho sojers have you safe
landed In the county Jail"
But sure. Misther Lynch. II yen
only say the word Ill lave the brother
hood and settle down to hard work for
Kathlcen's sake"
If catch you around the castle
again. me lad. I'll lay me huntin' whip
about your shoulders. ould and all as /
am. mind ye that now"
Provoked at this insult Maurice re-
Piled holly:
Have a care, Misther Lynch. what
you say. or mebbe yen have nayther
castle nor whip wan Of them foine
days"
With this curt threat the young fell
low turned on his heel and walked
briskly down the borcen.
As the disputants disappeared little
weakened, old-looking fellow stepped
out from behind the hedge where he
had been an attentive listener TO the
whole conversation.
"Ahal Maurice. mo bould lad
have ye nowl have ye nowl Oh. ye
think ye can thread on Fecly the Fox
and crush him like wurrum. do YEP
Oh. hol an ye didn't even deny ye be-
longed TO the brotherhood! Oh myl
oh myl but you will look purity dancin'
on nothin'! Feely the Fox IL ould. and
little. aud wake. but he's strong enough
20 denounce you and get you stretched.
I'll be revenged on you for threatin'
me loiko dirt, so willr
Two hours later little knot of men
had gathered In Tim Feely's ''sheb-
been. and, after the ''eye wather" had
circulated two or three times. Tim
adroltly introduced Maurice McDer-
motifs name into the conversation.
Upon me sowl I'm sorry for the
lad" declared the willy little hypocrite.
but he's that stuck up thin days ye'd
think he was lord OF the manor"
True for ye." assented one of the
party. FAN II II wasn't for his brother.
the priesht. dacent man. he'd have
heard from the byes long agol"
lido you tell mep" said Tim, insinu-
atingly. AN Is he that way wild the
bycs, tooR Well. well, be me faith,
the cheek Of the lower classes Is sur
prism"
When the little crowd had almost
dispersed. Feely drew James Healy, the
blacksmith. aside and told him that he
was burning 20 serve his country. but
90 long as Maurice McDermott was at
the head Of the circle he would not join.
$50 long wild you, Tim" was the
reply. "the moro there Is agin him. the
sooner he'll be put out. Sure I'll make
You q member tonight"
This was agreed to readily. for Foely
sho Fox. as his sobriquct suggests. was
cunning animal but with all his craft
he was not able to do the business OF .
spy and informer outside OF the body
Of men he was watching.
A few week after the conversation
above recorded two members Of the
brotherhood belonging TO the circle to
which Maurice and Feely belonged
were arrested and taken 10 Dublin. In
their possession were found documents
which clearly established their men,
bership, and from one to another Feely
circulated an insinuation that only the
'Ccnter" himself could possibly have
given the information which led TO the
arrests. as he alone knew Of the exist
ence Of the papers so OPPORTUNITY
found To make matters worse for
McDermoit, both men belonged to the
faction which opposed him. and were
friends Of Tim Feely and his sympathiz-
ers.
II there Is anything an Irishman
iosths II 10 traitor. and playing on
this tran IL was an easy matter for
focly to form an irregular court Mt