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

out his grimy little hand.
"lD you tell me iirsllto"
NO, I'LL tell YOU af,l,er-~,you mans
to dcludhcr me-
"lndadc don't. Patsy darlin'-hcre
|. is" Bricn handed the coin to tho
boy, who bit it to test its ..enuiness, and
! then put it in his mouth.
".srrail, who's tla,9" he said, point.
inc down the road, Brian turned to
look in the direction in which his
nephew pointed, and the moment he
did so Patsy started on like hare in
the opposite direction. The boy made
IL gallant run for ii, but Bricn soon
overlook him.
"iou thalr OF the worrud!' he ex-
claimed taking the youiigScr by tho
back Of the neck and shaking him.
81 was only frcckcnin' voll." asserted
the nnhushin@ Patsy.
81 have Il mind to break YOU neck bv
way of no harrum." Responded the now
irate uncle
Patsy then told all about he message,
tia, the Young couple were to meet
that night. and with u parting kick as
Il reminder to him to keep his mouth
tightly closed, the boy WAS allowed to
depart.
That night tle lovers met, hut an
hour earlier than the conspirators ex.
pGcte.l.
"Oh. my own Mauricr. sighed Katl.
lccn, "why will YOU mix Yourself i'm
those terrible plots? live in daily
dread that you will bc taken away
from me, aud, and l-uh, can not say
it,"
That isn't at all like brave Irisl,
girl Kathleen. replied Maurice; 1--WE
should he prepared I" sacrifice some.
thing for dear oull Erin
Aitcr II little further conversation
Kathleen returned To the house, Maurice
remaining for Il time for fear of some
on" reporting the meeting to the
"Sluirccn.
lie had sat there perhaps five minutes,
when he WAS surprised by the sound of
Lynrh's voice behind him.
$50 you meet my daughter, YOU
blackgilarl:" WAS the s;,lu.a,inn.
Maurice spran@ to his feet and as
slincd Il defensive attitude but did not
;inSwrr.
ii warned y"n to kape away from me
aud mine, continued l.vncll. vino had
'''' VI w ''iNi'i-.
BE quiet uian, You're drunk" re.
joined Maurice.
Without q word Lynch drew Il re-
v"!vrr lcvrlr'l il at MrI)crmoit's
breast, and in the next moment IL bullet
went crushing into the Young mans
heart Springing several feet into the
air, he fell forward un his face and
dir'l without Il gr":.n.
Hall an hour late three stcalthily.
moving figures entered the dell from as
many different points, and began ca,,-
tiouSly To cioS,. in on II solitary oak
tree. They arrived ut their objective
point almost simultaneously, each
| wearing Il crepe ma>nS.
That little divi ,irSavveh mo-" said
Brrn, there's no tllrace uf thin at all,
at all, nor hasn't been"
AT this moment Donalne stumbled
over the dead body "f McDcrmott,
which lay in the shadow of the OAK.
With M exclamation of surprise he
bent down lo examine the features of
the dead man
"l"u'rr wrong. Eiicn." said Dona-
hoe: "hrrr he is-an'l he the mortal, as
dead rs Il hammer
For few moments the would-lc-
mur,crrrs looked at til. body in as
,onislnirn,. Then one idea seemed tn
enter the mind uf cach. and sinultanc-
ou>ly they rNclailncd:
The Fox.
The body WIS found hv a farm
lalorrr two days afterwards. and after
len days oi kcrn investigation !.
Coroners jury found that Maurice
MrDermolt WAS wilfnlly murdered by
some person "r persons unknown.'
From that time Bernard Lyucli lived
in constant dread uf discovery and an
ign"mini"uS death. Not the least part
oi his worry ralnr from the fact that up
to The time he lad committed the decd,
he had always been noted as Il drrout
Catholic. Now, he avoided his duties.
for hr lid not dare to 90 to Gods altar
with such Il stain on hi, conscience.
Al!"ra desperate battle with himself
he decided that his best course was to
Iah" l.ls confession to Father McDcr-
mott, his victims brother and so seal
his lips forever, no matter what he
might some day suspect. Accordingly
as Easter drew near. he prepared him.
self. went to his duties aud after IL full
nnd unirsrrvc, confession, received
ab.o!ution fox his sins.
What the feelings OF Father McDcr- |
mott were oil learning the awful truth !
a5on, MaHricr's death mus, be lrf, to !
the readers Imagination. Maurice was !
his only brother, and he had loved him. |!
None had been more active than HIM |
self in trying to bring the murder to /
justice, and now his lips were sealed!
This secret belonged to the church.
Ten wears passed away and tho mur-
der "f Maurice MrDrrmott was almost
forgotten. beautiful Kathleen Lynch .
had devoted her lie To the service of .
The poor. and is IL Sister of Mercy had /
brought relief and casr to many a !
suffering man and woman.
Bernard Lynch was now more like Il
man of ~ than of co. One day he was
walking slowly and painfully. will, the i
aid Of Il stick, when the priest, also on
f"@;. overlook him. Strangely enough.
1t was tnr anniversary of Mauricc's
death. Both men remembered ii, and
the priest with some return of the old
feeling, wished 10 pass on after SIM !
pie saluiaiiuE. +
f)on't hurry. Father" said Lynch.
"Snrely you can spare few minutes To
IA poor ould invalid. It's ii strange
thing they never found it out" he con-