The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-10-24

stopped him. =
mo. no he said, with q smile. ''Only
| your clothes, sir. You and your man
| will be well cared for-somewhere-for
a week or two, and I am going to be the
new vicar of Leyburn. / have a fair
smattering OF theology, acquired during
more seriousthours in England. I hope,
therefore, shall not disgrace you."
The b~ushranger having attired himself
in the parsons clothes, the new vicar of
Leybnrn produced o false beard that was
an admirable facsimile of Mr.. Jones'
beard and adjusted it. The meta
morphosis was as convincing as 1t was
complete.
One OF the younger rogues was then
endued with Toms lthe man's) clothes.
After which, with due salutations, the
car drove on, the parson and the real
Tom being the next moment carried off,
good humoredly enough, into the forest,
whence they soon reached the celebrated
Captain Murphy's lair.
On the second day after the new wears
arrival tongues began to sound his
praises. The next day it was known for
miles out that the parson was a down.
right capital fellow.
Something was to happen on the even
ing of this third day. In his various 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 z and
8 o'clock. One and all the 10 men came
to the meeting. s.'~. a"
The time had purposely been left q lit
tie vague. First came a wealthy sheep
owner.
Good evening, Mr.. Anderson" said
the new vicar to this gentleman. ''Step
in, if you please"
The door Immediately closed upon Mr..
Anderson, and he was covered with q re-
volver on either side of him. In fact,
there were four men and four r~evolvers
opposed to him.
Now, sharp's the word, Mr.. Auder.
son. said the new vicar briskly, with
his hands deep in Mr.. Jones' pockets,
''checkbook, self or bearer, FL ,000."
Who are We, them" Mr.. Anderson
was beginning to exclaim. with some
impotence, when the little guns drew
nearer to him, and one of them clicked.
Gill Murphy, at your service, Mr.,
Anderson" vas the reply. There's two
minutes for you. Thirty seconds of it's
gone"
Then, with a resounding sigh, the bis
sheepowner sat down and wrote tn,
check.
One of Captain Murphy's aids at thi
moment whistled. With scant ceremon,
Mr.. Anderson was hustled out Of thu
room into u certain yardhouse hat wa
both strong and remote. Here he wa
locked in.
In all 10 checks were reaped in at thi
compulsory offertory in the vicarage, an,
in all there We're 10 leading parishioner
in the vicarage FARMHOUSE, well i'm
INJURED and kept in comparative quietud
by a couple of gentlemen with revolvers
!, who covered them from two side win
. dows without glass, but with an iro
grill to each.
The / pleading p~arishioners were rattle
!, wild, especially Mr.. Smithson, but it wa
. evident they were in masterful hands
and for their lives sake they did not z
beyond verbal abuse and anger.
! That" said Captain Murphy, as b
looked through the sheaf of checks, Wi
; be 81 600 apiece, my boys, and &c, 900 fo
! me. And now, Mike, get out the car
and drive like lightning. / must have
clear six hours start of Leyburn. That
just bring me to Brisbane in time to cas-
this paper and be off again"
The cart was being prepared with tn
: utmost CELEBRITY, when Captain Murph
: stepped out of the house for a moment.
To come face to face with-Edith Ga
. ton.
AT the same moment the sham vicar
beard got detached from his face an
fell to the ground.
The surprise on the girls face W;
scarcely SO keen as one would have e.
9 pected it to be.
" Truth to tell, she had heard the ne
wears voice when he had paid her faith,
, q visit the previous day, and though 81
had not then put in an appearance 81
half suspected that something odd WI
l. in the wind.
r Still the denouement brought abo,
Oy INC eHPplnS VI captain murphy sul
le guise did startle her a bit. Her presen,
q was even more Of q shock to CAPITA
Murphy. who had until now failed to
member that she was CASTOR ais well
10 Edith.
n When he bowed, with a look of shan
h in his eyes. she did not so much as mo
of her head to him.
d. Where is my father" she asked.
He win be with you by and by. Mi
10 CASTOR"
How do | know that? Mr.. Murph
d, how could you descend to such wicke
IN ness as this!
e. Il think / understand your game. Y
90 insult the Deity as easily as you pick {
Id pockets of your fellow creatures. N
Murphy, / would rather be the mean.
wretch in Melbourne than be you, wi
he your crimes on my shoulders. Let !
e. tell you straight what / think OF you.'
wv mo, don't do that" pleaded the bu.
ranger.
X Il shall do it. Do You know that VIII
at first saw You the other night / thong
ed You a man whom any one might be pro
af- To own az son. brother or husband I