The Irish standard., 1895-07-13

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THE UNHAPPY RIDER WAS PITCHED.
ance alluded, he had tended Gregson.
through;a sharp attack Of delirum tre-.s
mems. he had caught some Of the wild
words the poor wretch s deliriuam and &:
stored them in his memory for future
use, feeling pretty sure the sick mans
phantaRies were based on actual events
anyhow, his own case was desperate,
and he would fire a shot with the chance
of hitting a mark. l3s. ii. i. i ..:ts {.
SIS your life blameless, Jacob Greg
son?': he asked. Il Man, have you for
gotten the rotten bridge Of Newton
lock-? Do you never hear the screams
of the poor girl you flung into the dark
waters? Do you never'' 35sss5 AL
y. .sHoldl'' cried Gregson, qnivering
with terror. a In megcy hold j. can an
not bear it,. You will rive ms mad !"
.sAhl'' Dodd gave q Gig OF intense
satisfaction. 81 think this little bit .of
an exchange Of conf encey will cement II
our friendship. We have. both Q past
to conceal. So, like wise men, we will
help each other Is it 80, my friend?"
ssBut You will not come between me
and the girl" lGregson asked, with
white Lips. /. Dim ..,
s'Not j.. That games been played
out between her and me, and she won
hands down, No. I only want to stay
in the place long enough to mature q
few little mining speculati ons inno-
cent little schemes which may pan out
pretty prof ble.' N. VI III
% ':That's no business Of mine, y" Greg
son said, generously q. on may swim VII i,
die the whole blooming population for
what. i. care. So let's shake hands an
start fair. = si 81 1.3e /. .5
/. with pleasure. z AZ 5ssS
s.And what lay are Won on now, Tony?''
s..Pm Rev. Archibald Dedd, Hoplin-'
site minister; Do You twig, Jake?'
TONY, you are q clipperl" Mr.. Greg.
son rejoined enthusiast How
ever did you pick up = parson' palter??"
'.In Jail. It was the only useful thing
/ ever learned from the chapla lain 8 min
istrations. I. 4 ii NJ
II Thus III y pleasant converse, they
reached Oretown. 8 n ...s. l;S
It was d joyialsd day for Corporal Whit
ford, for, irrespecti I've Of -four fishing his
bank notes in the faces OF a oubting
creditors, he was charged by his hos
pitable wife to bid their friends conEre-
cate Id the evening to do honor 10 the
visitiof their we'll to--do relation, whose
questio enable display the IVhitfords
knew would make q favorable impress.
sion III the neigh berhood. 81 es.ss,
The party was = grand success,
GreRson shone$ Us q hit rttiicniars
star, rendering with q good deal Of.
natural talent music hall melodies,
which were new to his listeners. The
the corporal roared 81 The British Gren.
adiers, !. and even the hostess qnavered5
through an end Less bal Had (which only
loss 81 breath brough to q nclusio,n
at last. Il: Il.
But harks The sharp IL Metallic c1ang
of church bell rang out Vi 81 night
ali. slsa
The whole comp a1,y was alert =, l -
moment, the men ling ont sof .doorat
bare heade gazing anxii o1sl to the
valley beneath them, here lar the
city 81 Oretown. II S i. i.
soameth very unusual was sastir.
Lights fitted to and ff,D and the hum
.oft many voices cou q. be stincstl,y
IL ssssssF
B IIHa not tae I, - y, said;;5
d ri, glow AL The s
|ss Still Inc han III I'M
patient Nv tol hell clang clangl
elang echoes ~ dis 4.
s.There's some men coming mp The
saiid ono It going III
FER his blo5sdalh ,ounda Shout
;svodr,d IN 1, u
ne iia,s gstf tale
mounds IL now 70
HI y said the
hay fetched sszESs
/ at j. it sdiosen
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