The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-07-25
BOUnD BY HIS CONSCIENCE.


BOUND BY HIS CONSCIENCE.
BE this and be that say yr'll do no
such IL thing! I'll have no rlollrrs in
my family I'D lavr We To know. You'll
kalm on wild Your Frmiars and your
m.rlhrriu till the sojcrs have YOU safe
landed in the county Jail"
But sure Mi>ihcr Lynch, ii veil
only say the word I'll lave the brother
mood aud settle down to hard work for
kalhlccn'S sake
III catch yon around the castle
again. me lad. I'LL lay me hunlin' whip
about Your shoulders. "ul'l aud all rs
nu mind We that m,w."
Provoked at this insult Maurice TO-
piled Irn,ls:
Have y care. MislIrr Lynch, what
Hon say, or mrbbr yell have naNllrr
castle nor whip wan "i them foiuc
DAYS"
With this curt threat lhr Young irl-
low turned on his heel and walked
hrSl;ly down The l,prrrl.
As tl,e di>pulants Disappeared Il lillln
wcaIcn"l, "l,l-lookinY fellow stepped
OIL, from behind the hedge where he
had been an attentive listener lu the
';"i" conversation.
Aha: Maurice me lould lad-I
have yr now. have We now. Oh. We
think We can thread "n Frrlv the FuN
and crush him like II wurrlin. do vr.
oh, ho. an We didn't even deny W. ic.
lnnge,l to tie hruthrrhnmI Oh my!
oh my! but y"m will look purity ,l;tnrin'
on no,llin! Frrly the Fox is nuld and
little, an'l wake. but hes >,rnnyrnou.h
To drnounrr I"uand oct you stretched. >
I'll lr rrvrn@'sl on You for 1l,rralin'
me l"ikc dirt. 81 will.'
T"" hours later Il little knot of men
had gathered in Tim Frrly'S 'shri,-
hren aud. after the "ryc walhrr" had
circulated two or three times. Tim
airoitly in,r"'urcd Maurice Mcncr-
motifs name into the conversation.
"tpon me Sowl lin sorry for the
lad declared the willy little hyporlitr.
"bu, he's thu, stuck II p thin days yc'd
think he WAS lord Of the manor"
'Trte for We. ;,sScntc,l one of tho
party, "an' if it wasn't for his brother.
the prirs:,t ,larrnt man. he'd have
heard from the byr> long agn.'
"Dn you tell mr:'' said Tim, insinu-
atingy. AN is lie tia, way wild the
bycs. too? Well. we'll. he me faith,
the cheek OF the lower Glasses is sur
prism"
When the little crowd had almcst
dispersed. Fcrly drew James ilralv. the
blacksmith, aside and told him that lie
was burning to serve his country, but
so long as Maurice McDcrnolt WAS ut
the head of the circle he would no, Join.
go long wild you, lim.' WAS the
reply. 9TH" more there is ayin him. The
sooi.r: he'll be- put out. Surc I'll make
you Il lnrnlrr Tonight"
Thi, was agreed To readily for Frciy
the Fox, is his >ob!ipuc, suggests. WAS
Il cunning animal. bu, with all I,Sryaf,
he was not able to To the business uf ~
spy and inio,mcr outside OF the body
oil men he wa> watching.
a few wcri. after The conversation
above recorded t"p mrlnGcrS Of the
bro,hcrhno'! belonging In the cirrtc la
which Maurice and Fcrv belonged
were arrested and taken to Dublin. In
their possession wci, found documents
which clearly established their mrm-
hership. aud from one to another Fcrlv
circulated an insinlia,iun that uuiv the
"Crn'cr' himself could possibly have
given the information which led to the
arrests. us he alone. knew of t.e exist
eice OF the papers so uppuiluuriv
found. To make matters WORST for
MrDcrmolt. both incn belonged To the
faction which opposed him, and were
friends Of Tim fccIy and his sympa,liz-
crS.
Ii there is anything an Irishman
loaths it is II traitor, aud playing on
this tran ii WAS an easy matter for
Fcrly TO form an irregular court at
which McDcrmutt was tried aud ull:-
matcly convicted of bcin. II British spy.
Maurice was sentenced to death and
his cxccu,ioncrs were named. Tic three
men appointed 10 commit the murder
Brirn Ol'ricn. Joseph Donaiiuc and
Michael Mononrv.
1t was well known that Malcn and
Kathleen Lunch, in spite of her fathers
prohibition. still me, secretly. Careful.
watching revealed the fact that little
Patsy IIcaly the blackSmit!'s hoy. was
the medium Of communication between
the lovers. So whcn one day Patsy
was returning from the "Gastlr," Bricn
O'l;ricn. an uncle Of the "1ossoon."
met him on tine road as ii by accident,
Hello. Patsy. he said. ''tis II hard
road to travel in bare feet"
"laitil ii is uncle" replied the boy
Sand more by rayson stepped ON Il
srylhc TWO days ago aud nearly cut the
fut oil av me-"
AS he ,ai, this he held up the band
aged foot for Ohrirm's inspection.
BE .or. It's a might bad cat" said
Brrn. Come you down to my place
Tonight and III put Il pitch plaster on
it THAT'S 5 the Elegant remedy for cut,
so il is
Il will that. uncle, and thank You
koindly; but mustn't he thrampin',"
the boy replied, preparing TO move on.
'lloulI on; what's your hurry?a
asked bricn. stopping him.
"lm on Il message" replied Patsy.
"Who for2"
"Shc toul,l me not tell" answered
the boy, simply.
Thin III bate you can tell where
you're goin, and who sint you. Is ii to
Maurice McDcrmott?"
"Anan" answered Patsy. loggcdly.
".lha! and It's from Kathleen Lynch,
ME bould bouchal."
''Anan" replied the boy again.
"Whin did YOU lasht sugar plums,
Patsy?' Brien asked after Il moment S
silence. The boy eyes cleaned greed
lily rs he answered.:
And where would l get money for