Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-10

AA4S OA tA4io lulEu udN. III Ills NSlIlOuS pa rochial visitations the new vicar had elo- quently urged the more influential of his parishioners to attend a very special meeting at the parsonage between and g o'clock. One and all the 10 men came to the meeting.
 The time had purposely been left a lit tie vague. First came a wealthy sheep owner.
 Good evening, Mir. Anderson" said the new vicar to this gentleman. Step in, if you please"
 The door immediately closed upon MT Anderson, and he was covered with re- volver on either side of him. In fact, there were four men and four revolvers opposed to him.
 Now. sharp's the word. Mir. Ander- son, said the new vicar briskly, with his hands deep in Mir. Jones pockets. ''checkbook, self or bearer, q .OOO."
 Who are ye, then;" Mir. Anderson was beginning to exclaim. with some impatience, when the little guns drew nearer to him, and one of them clicked.
 Gill Murphy, at your service, Mr. Anderson" was the reply. There's two minutes for you. Thirty seconds of its gone"
 Then. with q reSounding sigh. the big sheepOwner sat down and wrote the check.
 One of Captain Murphy's aids at tLi, moment wlIstled. With scant ceremony MT. Anderson was hustled out of the room into a certain yardhuuse that was both strong and remote. Here he was locked in.
 In all 10 checks Were reaI.ed Ill al this compulsory otTertory in the vicarage. and in all there were 10 leajlng parishinnrrs In the NiCarage yardhouse. we'll i'm mured and kept in comparative quietudc by a couple of gentlemen with revulvvrs, who covered them from two side win dows without glass. but with an irop grill to each.
 The 10 leading pariShluucrs were rather wild, especially MT. SmithSOu. but it was evident they Were i'll ma>terful hands. and for their lives sake they did not -, beyond verbal ahu>,, and anger.
 That. s;id Captain Murphy. a- he looked through the shtaf uf checks. will be q 900 apiece. my boys. and |. .uu for me. And now. Mike get out the cart and drive like lightning. must have clear six hours start of Leybu That'll just bring me to Brisbane in time to cash this paper and be off again"
 The cart was being prepared with the utmost Celcrity. when Captain Murphy stepped out of the house for moment
 To come face to face with-Edith GI~- ton.
 At the same moment the sham vicar 's beard got detached from his fac, and fell to the ground.
 The surprise on the girls face wG- scarcely Su keen aS one would have cx- pcctcd il tu be.
 Truth to tell. she had heard the new wears Vu:cc when he had paid her father a visit the prev iuuS day. and thuu.n >!l,, had not tlvn put ln an apprarauc, she half suspected that something uld wa> in the wind.
 Sull the denvurmrut brought about by the slipping Ut Captain Murphy : dis gui>e did Starile her bit. Her presence was even more of a shock tu Captain Murphy. who had until now fail,.l to r,- member that she was jiu>tuu a> well Is Edith.
 When he bowed. with t book uf shame in his gy.> she dil not s,, much d. ruuv,. her head To him
 "Whrr,, k rny father" sh.. asll,d.
 He will l,, with you by anal by. Mi>~ Gaston.
 How do hr,ow that. Mir Murphy. how could ynu ,i,scrui tn such wicl;vl- ness as :hi-:
 Il think understand yuur game. You insult the Deity a~ easily as yoU pick the pockets If your fellow lrva,u.vs Nr Murphy. l woulI rather b1 the ;re.lreS: wretch il N, 'Irtf11,-., f'7.l1' ln. y,,, with yuur Crim,- ,l my ~huulilrs. L,t ulv 1 tell You straight what | think If you.'
 No. don't q" that" pleaded th,. bush ranger.
 Il >hail ,:v II. I,r v"u kuoyv that wiuI. ir>i >,Iw You th" "ih,r night thought vuu u Iutu N hum any ulI.. might lrr proud tu own a> ~,'u. brother "r nu>hund I'm not u,rl {" ek,nmrG my n"tion~, yc,, sr,- Bur Jhat> all -vur. Now Nr. Murphy. l'->pl>.' Nuu u"r, than words can tell. W!rrs' l. lu, ttth"r.
 ''tlnc lurl.., ut'" h. said.
 He ,t,plrA apart. tu the h"r~c and car, whispered >u'IcthIiE tn tn" man. took the checks fr-.w his l"-,krt. tore up NIT. Ga>tuu'> gave the other nine to th, man and then returned i' th., girl holding his revolver m his hand
 Will yor q" II. and bless m- lu ,iring it." he asked. offering the vearr0
 ls II likely Eu' stop
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