Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-07-19

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Terence's friends and acquaintances tc
toast his memory and console with eact
other. And grief was our lot, until tn,
lay Jewett "struck it" in that hole ht
had been pegging away at, over on the
other side of the gulch, and excitement
'eigned supreme.
In the midst Of the confusion, tele
yrams came and went, flying-broughs
nd sent by special courier to and from
he office at Sunrise, nine miles away; /;
'tind, one day, cane one for him who sit,
aere, burning the nocturnal kerosene.
It was from Hallegan, who was now nv.
ng in Chicago, add summoned me to
hasten to that city, where was needed
, % assist In closing transaction involv-
ng the sale Of some mining property in
! which Terence and were Interested.
Terence met me at the station. He
looked remarkably wen, even for per.
son whose health and spirits had always
oeen of the very best, and I told him so,
adding that IN Opponents, opinion he
must have drawn capital prize in the
matrimonial lottery.
He smiled happily, and took my arm
% walk outside the train inclosore, as he
aid:
"That 1 did-that I did, me boy,
ust wait till you see her, and you'll be
,ure OF it."
| He called cab, gave the driver some
rief instructions, and leaped in after me.
We rode several minutes in silence; then
Iallegan turned to me in a rather en-
oarrassed way, and said, IN strained
:one
"Billy, me boy-it's very near dime,
ine at our house-and there's no time
;or-explanations. Only-if you think
you've seen-my wife-it her face is ia.
nilisr-please don't mention it, or act as
;hough you noticed 1t. I'll explain after
Inner"
acquiesced wonderingly, and won
tered yet moro after had met Mrs.
Hallegan, for was quito positive that
lad never seen her before, and there was
ample opportunity, during the course OF
he excellent dinner We presently sat
iown to, to study her. She was slightly
.bove the medium height, and OF a per.
'ect, though rather slight, figure. Her
lair and eyes were dark, setting off ex-
,clently her clear olive complexion, and
her features were all that an artist could
!esire. She was hardly what one would
call a beautiful woman, however.
Handsome" would be the better word
or, perhaps, striking" There was
something about the firm set OF her
mouth when not speaking, and the
strong, rather masculine chin-in which,
oddly enough, there was charmingly
eminine dimple-that caused this effect,
think. O1e would never have taken |
IRA Hallegln for the daughter of the |
title, white haired, sweet-faced old lady |
Who sat opposite me, and whom she ad
Iressed as "mother."
Dinner over, the ladies rose to leave
Is, smiling over the broad hint Terence
had just thrown ont concerning a desire |
to smoke. AS they reached the door,
Mrs. Hallegau turned and bowed mock.
,ngIy to her husband, whose hand was |
Just reaching for the bell. az hope, Sir
ference, that the cigars may prove dry |
company" Then, with a bright smile,
she vanished.
topped into my chair, brea.hlessly
Then, suddenly, there came before me
that little scene in the mountains two |
years since; the dust, the heat, the |
sleepy cowboy inside the coach, the
dapper little chap who so politely took |
our money and watches. He bowed just
hat way when he finished his work and
departed. "Her brother" l thought
"blacL sheep, blot on family escutcheon
How much they resemble"
"Weu, uc boy?"
HalIcgan was looking at me quizzically
through tie smoke, we having lighted |
our cigars meanwhile. I suppose ] |
looked embarrassed. OF course it was
all rot; the idea Of there being any con.
nection, however remote, ,-Ess~v-- .u.
stately creature VINO had just left u,
and the little rascal who engineered that
hold-up!
Hallegan spoke
"Billy, me boy, I won't make a shor,
story any longer than is necessary. You
remember the little fellow who held US
up, two years agof
"Of course do"
"Ycs, very likely. Well, I fancy 10
better begin at the beginning.
"fhree years ago, young fellow.
FAMED Wilson, who had been employed |
as cashier by the L. and A. Stage and
Express Company, got into trouble over
us accCGnr;. - III image :,.s..n.:nsee.-Rnhin:
son-chargel him with q shortage |
amounting TO several thousand dollars.
There was IN investigation, and, on the
strength OF certain circumstsntial evil
dence which need not be stated, as it is
immaterial, backed by the testimony OF
Robinson, the manager, Tweedy, the
and Frank Robinson, son
of the manager--who, by the way, had
always been Wilson's bosom friend-the
cashier was convicted on trial and sen.
fenced to a long term at Canon City.
Strange to say, he offered no testimony
and made no defense except his plea OF
mot guilty
"Well, it killed him. Inside OF year,
he worry and disgrace, along with the
hard WORK and close confnement-heh had
never been very strong-had wasted him
10 shadow, aud when, at last, he knew
ne couldn't live very long, he sent for
his mother and sisters to come to him.
"Hi, mother was too Ill herself t.
ravel, and one Of the si,ters-a cripple
was obliged to remain with her, but
the elder sister went.
"Shc found him dying-dying in
Prison. 1t was the first she had known
If his trouble, and, naturally, she was
erribly shocked.
"Ie told her the true history of tn,
.Gair-that young Robinson, between
whom and himself and existed sort of
Damon and Pythias friendship, was the
,uilty ouei and how, when some OF the
tockhoiders got wind of the shortage,
he two Robinsons and Tweedy, who was
brother-in-law of old Robinson, had
onspired to shield the guilty man by
acrifcing an innocent one, who would
lot defend himself. Tho confession
made by the dying man was net alto
ether n VOiunta me Uia sister who I