Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-23
"You are Dennis o'Reilly, are yo-I


 "Indade, SOFT, an I am that same," admitted Dennis with another low bow.
 ''Did you wish to see me?"
 ''Yis, SOFT, by yer honor's lave"
 "Why did you come here, then, and inquire for Mrs. Maynard?"
 "Sure, an that was just what yer honor tould me to do," protested Den his. "'Twas yersilf, SOFT, as tould me that yer honor would be out of town whin I got back, an so was to report mesilf to Misthress Maynard"
 North nodded slightly at this confir- nation of his own shrewd suspicion; adding instantly to Dennis: "Where have you been for the last few days? Why didn't you report sooner?"
 "Sooner, is it, SOFT? Indade. thin. am I've been list where yer honor sint me, sorr," was the evasive reply as Dennis 1 began to eye his questioner somewhat | askance.
 ''Oh, come onp" exclaimed North, sud- | denly taking up his hat from the hall table. q cannot turn Mrs. Maynard's house into an inquisition, and the pres ent prospect is that I shall have to re- sort to the thumb-screws and rack be- fore succeed in obtaining any satisfac- | tory information" This last was an aside, as he hurriedly drew on his l gloves; then to Dennis he added moro intelligibly: "Come with me to my hotel, and we will have a confidential talk about this matter" l Nothing loath. Dennis followed the 1 gentleman from the house and down the street at a pace set by North's i'm patience: They did not exchange an other syllable until they were closeted together in Norths room at the Clement house; then throwing himself down in his favorite lounging chair and facing | O'Reilly, who was seated near him, North returned to the charge. 1 "Now, O'Reilly, there's an agreement, l business contract between us. Do | you understand that?"
 [ It was not clear, from MT. O'Reilly's expression of countenance, that North's meaning had fully penetrated and per meated his intelligence; but notwith. standing his slightly blank look, he gave prompt and enthusiastic affirma tive to this question.
 ''What do you understand to be the terms of our agreement?" continued North, determined to know his ground perfectly before he ventured upon any personal negotiations with the man ''We've both agreed to do something haven't we?"
 This at least was within the scope O. Dennis instant comprehension. Hi ruddy face glowed as he responded em phatically:
 "Thrue for you, SOFT. An it's misil as wull kape me worrud about tha | same"
 "Of course, Dennis, of course; yo1 will keep your word and I shall kee] mine. Now, what was it that yo1 agreed to do for me? Let us be per fectly sure, before we go any further that we understand each other"
 Tho expediency of this precautio1 seemed to recommend itself to Denni at once, and he proceeded to do his ut most toward establishing that desirabl
 mutual understanding.
 ''Wull, sorr," he began, looking re flectively at North, ''it was all along (
 the sthir made about Annie Dupont, a1
 thim lawyers in New York putin 8
 much in the papers about her, an m
 knowin' the whoile what 0 dale } throuble had been caused by mo ow cousin Patrick O'Gorman's wife; fc who ud it be but Ann Murphy hersel l before the praste made her Ann O'Gol man (bad luck to me cousin Pntric when he did that sameD who was house keeper an me the coachman for tn | misthress an the swate young teddy 6