Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-10
ONLY A STORY.

IL was rather remarkable ball, this. Not only were most uf the bigwigs of Brisbane present. as well aS the girls for a hundred miles inland-at least, the best of them-but il was an open secret that some men were present who ought either to have been swinging discon- solatcly from hempen ropes or confined in convict prisons for the greater re manning part of their mortal lives.
 But they were rough and ready com muuty in these days, taking life as it came.
 Edith Gaatun, aS Tyrule>e damsel. vas charming. Every one said so, and you could see by the bright eyes and sat isficd face of the girl that she knew it.
 One of her partners whispered to her to take note of certain handsome fel- low in a cavalier dress.
 That is the celebrated Murphy he said. Keep it dark. Hes not such a brute as the rest. There's a spcck If the devil in him, but hes not so very fur wrong at heart
 Now. being romantic and strong ua- turCd girl. Il needed no more than this confidential hint to excite in Edith an ON u AAl- lAAtN HI NlAN cavalier.
 His opportunity Spou Caluv. Edith was waiting for her next rartner-waiting with evident impaticnce, moreover. Her neat little foot tapped the floor more than once, and she drowned. She was not used to being neglected.
 Mir. Murphy dlduot hesitate. He with d fascinating bow. asked If he might be privileged to fill up the gap which had accidentally lhv laid sweet stress upon the wur,u occurred in her programme.
 After the dance the cavalier was luath to let her gn. He took her into d cool bower of palms, and for five minutes they talked on cqnll terms.
 Il consider that you have done me an unforEetaulo favor Tn cundcscending 10 dance with me" said the bushranger for I've mol uuubt you know who am better than the police.
 Il admit that have au idea ot il. re piled the girl, with light laugh. Why don't you becomc"-
 Respectable: l. that il:"
 Well, moro or less. You know 1t is not much of profession. this picking of pockets. is il now
 Thcrr wg, r,3l earncstneSS in the girls eyes d. sll,. sail lh,-,' words.
 The cavalier locked hard ut his com puniou. Th.r. WAS detp seated regret yraruiug aud much ,i>r in his expression so Edith u~~u,l h-r~,'lt atlvrward.
 Il shall llvvrv f,r.tt thl> dance while thvhlord runs iu my veins. Miss GaSton. said Mr. Murphy. "NtNvr. am your servant. rvmrmi,r that. And now sup lr,~r .,,lu, our rl~.. wants vou. Permit lu., tn tal.,. you back int" tho ballroom.
 Edith rcIlar} }.,l rhs- alrv~t immedi- atyly aftrrv.ir' lin tau1,r,ur cavalier had dI~arln4r.l irrla t!,. r'vrr. IL was more uf a relief than >rc'u.~l reasonable when snr t~,r,.iuurd ilt.r that he had not hc,,u arrested.
 Now. sir .ml Il. ,arman to tn. Rev. Jerclulh Jones when he had seen that gcntlyinar into the vehicle which was 1o take hun tc his n.w -rhcre ct work ! h,l,e all will rc we'll w.,h you Yuu know .- wells wc there rogUes about. but ..!,y llrlsplct yl2- royl-o~cc' c'- cloth l...,-, I.o doubt
 NulsurG .-y,L wishes were cxchar Gcd and tE,A Nr. J,.@ys and hi Inun began 10 rid, out ol Erl hauv toward the inlc- rior. They h1.l.. journey Of about lOt rough ully5 nnh':, ,Aeu ecl they could get to Lcylmru, "t which MT. Jones had been appointed vicar.
 Two day later !hsl were still uu the road The forest wI~ pretty thick here abuul~. arl nuU~,., were rNcr,',iin.lv few and far between.
 Tom had h.-uu L" show u certain auX irty [" reach L., burn au anxiety that Mir. Jol,v~ did mol ~hur, until II" lcarnr, that they w,rr unW m the country df frctrd hy >mall .hut effective band ui bu~hrm@vr>. of WhHn Captain Murphy u~ he Was called, w'l~ th, leader.
 Even th,u tine l.jr~. II wt~ u"t scared He had but little muucN with him. ana his pO-~C~~inn> were not uf a very Valua hlc kin1.
 II don't think. hrulr~rrNcd. we, hay, much tu fear. My poverty and my cloth as they ~lii in Bri~hauc, are our protcc tiun.'
 They were al length only an hour ride from the >tHtl"a where they pro posed tu pa>~ lh, night. The parsun had in fI,; just lit a fresh pils', cou\ inc,'l il hiS own mind that nothing was about [, happen. when suddenly the scrub parie, pn both sides of them, and from out tn towering uudergrnwth "f the flores stepped Sixmcn of h"approvei. or rathe the much disapproved. bushranger typ Mir. Jones had, i'll fact. begun to tur out his pockets before being bid1en, whe the chief of the robber bnnd pulitel stopped him.
 No. no he said, with smile. ''Onl - your clothes, sir. You and your ma $ will be well cared -somewhcre-f, week or two, and l am going to be Il new vicar of Leyburn. 1 have a ia smattering of theology, acquired durin more serious hours in England. l hop | therefore. shall not disgrace you." The bushranger having attired himse | in the parsons clothes, the new vicar = Lcyburn produced false beard that W;
 an admirable facsimile of Mir. Jonc
 beard and adjusted it. The met
 morphoSis was as convincing as il WI |, complete.
 l. One of the younger rogues was tho Il cndued with Toms (the mau's) clothes,
 After which. with due salutationS, Il D ear drove on, the parsou and the re 6 Tom bcing the next moment carried oi
 good humorelly enough, into the fore> r. whence they soon reached the celebrate Il Captain Murphy's lair.
 On the second day after the new vicar c arrival tongues began to sound h
 praises. The next day it was known f miles out that the parSun was a dow