The Irish standard., 1896-12-12
S1a!l "a
The Curse Of the C,oast 8
By f1. +. Scott: u
t# f(sonvri Mad Nv A NJ. erellopp Newspaper COY
Il Gopyrightedsby a. n Kellogg Newspaper Coz

! sffl,n to the barn and tkli, Corbett to
seAd cart to the wharf for your young
s Inaster's baggagebe quick, now!
ss ~ &c, Use gwine, malster, but i isn't
/ gwine to brek my neck tryin' to run.
/. lsase IL I doesI' nebcr git dar."
Alligators, lobe. alligators!"
CSC long, marster, g'long!"
What boat did you come down the
river on, Tom?"
THE Sunshine, father; Capt. Har-
petss boat"
/. .3.''1Svhy, she was chartered to bring
down the bride and groom, also the
,vedding guests. They were to leave
& Wilmington at three o'clock-vvhat's
( alniss, Clarence? 80
l: II don't know, father; possibly they
1 have chartered some other boat.
.s.sLet us 60 in, father, and will tell
YOU all"
4 They ekitered the large sitting-room;
Y between 1T and the parlor In front the
broad folding doors were Thrown back
and the two rooms were beAutifuNY
decorated with ferns and flowers Of
i many hues. The mrytle, the ivy and
the lnistletoe were interviewer with tho
" frkspur, the boughs Of cedar, cypress
q And pine. Green moss hung in festbons
!. from the corners Of the picture frames
---all told of preparations for the an
ticipated event. g.'.s.,
J, well, son, we are here; speak now.
There is an mir Of mystery thaf1 do not
/ Hike YES !5ss. +
=. .s,rI a. s41 80 ~, - 1--we.
u paper, that I have in my pocket, will
explain it all. But first, pray you,
listen to me. need not say how sad
I. ii IS to be the bearer Of tll news, and
new. like this I have so tell but.
+ but" II
$.."speak out, boy! speak out! no IFS
OF butts something is ,aniss, gee. :" !.
Zone marriage, TRUST, father, is but
]. postponed for ting; the other i' DE-
'.s .What! Whatt" exclaimed tho
squire, ..ss.., 81 ss.,.4S: 4
j 9.Fanniet" said Clarence, in alarm.
els Fannie"
"Fannie is well, Clarence, but in
great distress, for her father is no more.
l He. died last hight.''
Tom stood close by his sisters side.
~ he feared that she might faint, but
she did not True, her face paled and
her voice was agitated as she said: ~
Brother, his death was very sud-
den" 4.,
almost instant" replied Tom.
"a strong and we'll man but two days
ag6," said the squire, ''and dead! Il Dead
on the day he would have wed my daugh-
ter" 4
..He retired In his usual health last
night, father & e.
sand yet, you say, died Instantly" |
"Father, he was murdered.1
Murdered! Murdered" exclaimed
each listener.
Murdered in his bed, or sitting on
the bedside"
..And is it known who committed the
crime?" said the squire. II know that
hedistrusted his nephew Herbert Latl,-
rop. Was it hep"
sit was not Herbert, father, but the
blade of a sailors sheath knife was
4 driven entirely through, his heart by
the hand of Angus Bruce" " Il
a ANGUS! August
The name broke. on the stiffness OF
the room in wall Of anguish, and
Clara Hill would have fallen to the
floor had not Tom caught her Id his
arms. He bore her to sofa and. leav-
> ing her mother ministering to her, the
squire and Missions left the room. I.
In the open air the squire perused his
letter and, after he had done SO, turn
Ing to his boys, he said: Y . =ss
set is too true. In asfew hours more
my Clara would have been left the.
4 ~ealthiest widow in the state, if all
/. accounts OF Loyd's wealth be correct"
Tom thought it very strange that the
Arst thought Of his father should be Of
the wealth that Clara came so near in
4 leriting, and though the fortune of
the banker would now descend to Fan
MIC, we will do CLARENCE the Justice to
say that he had not even Thought of it
when his father remarked:
3it- Your wife, now. Clarence, will prob
4 ably Inherit all. - ss.5l $ s
Poor Fannie, said Clarence. 81 must
B 90 to her at once
1--WE must all co." thetsq,lire said,
ss'by the return boat. They have re-
quested it. Clarence, you and Tom try
y to console your mother and sister, and
get them ready for the "trip. Angus
Bruce the murderer! can hardly credit
~
Strange! most strange!'' said Clur-
ence; '.he must have lbst his mind. But
for his flight, could not believe it.
The startling wall ,bf Clara: 'tAngus!
4 August" and her fainting at the knowl-
edge that he was the murderer Of her
betrothed, while she had previously SO
4 well stood the shock that the news con-
szseyed that the banker was murdered,
I was not understood by Lieut., Hill, This
\ was not entirely the ease 10 regard to
the squire and Clarence. 5S s 'ss
ssssss The two men entered the house, aud
the squire proceeded to the Rtab les, and
ordered the carriage to sthe door ut four
o'clock to convey the family 70 tho
handing. 49, $3.50 5.,s
81 81 CHAPTER * /. ssas5.s5
p oBDE CAPTAIN s PLACE ~ wurH n1B
III ia scA0oN Err. =. VS. /,
On the arrival OF the Sunrhif
sEmithvf1Ie the two detectVes hurried
B sre, not hing had been seeTror heard
Aof the Clara Belle; tlley. hael, sco,lfse.s
In certain as to neither She had
d ens up the river or not.
sis Three az four pilots Veres 4t6ndinR0n