The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-04-15

vile, anyway, and tbct-ft-s all we coulS
reasonably desire.
But for the rest of the story
II was about two years after the road
agent affair, Ia which we lost almost
everything but our good names and tn.
clothing. we wore ~..==, S..s ss.J, w.
thunder-struck TO receive Hallegan's
wedding cards. IL was the frat time
had heard from him In a year, and had
any ono else, told mo Terence Hallegau
was marrying man, should have de.
ridcd him, but when Terence himself Ia
his own peculiar chirog,sphy, directed
| la me nm envelope containing such start
ling nova. all set forth IN the highest
] 'tyle OF the engrayers art-well, il was
: too much, aud went down into the
camp, where there were full score Of
Tcrcncc's friends and acquaintance to
toast his memory and console with each
other. And grief was our lot, until the
day Iewett "struck il" i'm that hole he
had been pegging away at, over on the
other side of the guch, aud excitement
fcigned supreme.
In the midst OF the confusion, tele-
grams came aud went, flynn :-brouyht
aud sent by special courier to aud from
the office nt Sunrise, nine miles away;
and, one day, came one for him who sits
here burning the nocturnal kerosene.
1t was from Haliegan, who was now liv-
ing in Chicago, and summoned me to
hasten to that city, where I was needed
to assist in closing "a transaction involy-
ing the sale Of some mining property in
which Terence and were interested.
Terence met me at the station. He
looked remarkably well, even for per
son whose health and spirits had always
been of the very best, and told him so,
adding that III dcponcnt's opinion he
must have drawn capital prize IN the
G;atrimouul lottery.
lie smiled happily, and took my arm
"a walk outside the train inclosurc, as he
said:
THAT | did-that did, me bov:
fast wait till you sec her, and you'll be
sure Of it,"
He called CAP, gave the driver some
nrict instructions, and lcapcd in after me.
We rode several minutes i'm silence; then
IIaIe"an turned to me in rather en-
barrasscd way, and said, in u straiued
tone:
"Billy, me boy-it's very near dinner
time at our housc-and there's no time
for-nrnlnnations. Only-if you think
you've seen -my wife--if her face Is >la.
miliar-plcasc don't mention it, or act rs
though you noticed it. I'll explain after
dinner"
acquicsccd won1criugly, aud won
dcrcd yet more after | had net Mrs.
lIallcgan, for was quite positive that
had never seen her before, and there was
ample opportunity, during the course of
the excellent dinner we presently snt
down to, to study her. She was slightly
above the medium height, and Of per.
feet, though rather slight, figure. Her
hair and eyes We're dark, setting oil ex.
ccllcntly her clcM olive complexion, an Il
tier features were all that an artist could
desire. She was hardly what one would
call beautiful woman, how, vcr.
"lIandSomc' would be the better word
or, perhaps, "Strikiu%." There was
something about the firm set of her
mouth when not speaking, aud the
strong, rather masculine chin-in which,
oddly enough, there was charmingly
ff2iHhn" 2iHhn bHG eMoatld n9sg ""soa na, shs ec.
Mrs IIallegan for the daughter of the
little, white haired, swcctfaced old lady
who sat opposite me, aud whom she ad-
dressed Us "mothcr.
Dinner over, the ladies' rose to leave
us, smiling over the broad hint Terence
had just thrown out concerning desire
- smoke. AS they reached the door,
Mrs. lIallc9au turned and bowed mock
ingly to her husband, whose hand was
Just reaching for the bell. 81 hope, Sir
Terence, that the cigars may prove dry
company" Then, with bright smile,
she vanished.
Topped into my chair, brcathlessly.
Where lul | seen that moCking bow
Thea, suddenly, there cane before me
that little scene in the mountains two
years since; the dust, the heat, the
| sleepy cowboy inside the coach, the
dnrpcr little chap vino SO politely TOOK
our money and watches. lie bowed JUS
that way when he finished his work and
"black sheep, blot on family eScutcheon
How much they resemble--"
"Wcll, me boy"
llalicgan was looking at me ouizzicaliy
through the smoke, we having lighte,
our cigars meanwhile. suppose
looked embarrassed. OF course it wa
all rot; the idea Of thcr" ,c!as any con
ncrtion, however remote, between tin
stately creature WHO had Just left u
and the little rasca! who engineered tina
hold.up,
iiaiirgau spoke:
"Billy, me boy, won't make shor
story any longer than is NJ, essary. Yo
remember the little fellow who held u
up, two years aGot
''Ol course do
"ies, very likely. We'll, fancy L.
better begin at the beginning.
"Thrcc years ago, young fellow
named Wilson, who had been employe
rs cashier Gy the l.. ana y. stage an,
Express Company, got into trouble owe
his accounts. The manager-Robin
som charged him with shortag
amounting to several thousand dollars
There was m investigation, and, on tn
strength %. certain circumstantial cyl
dcnCr which nori not b. stated, rs il |
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