Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-07

Win Impressive clvlllty, ana OaPei
made his way to the quarters of the
man he was to supersede.
After n long interview, in which the
state of affairs in the district was
fully explained to him. he took his way
on foot to his hotel. Turning the cor
ner of street, he found himself face
to face with young man in naval uni
form.
"Ilallo, Poyntz!" he exclaimed, rec
ognizing distant cousin. What
brings you here?"
"Oh, Col. Capel! Very glad to see
you! 1 am first 'luff' of the Calliope."
didn't the Calliope sail last night?"
mo, certainly not, 1 am going on
board now"
Capel felt profound surprise and
some uneasiness. Capt. Seton is
your commander, eh?"
"Yes; do you know him?"
mo, but 1 should like to see and
speak with him."
lie is ashore, to-day, and dimes at
the Harp and Crown, us there is big
ball on"
That's my hotel" returned Capel.
81 shall ask for an interview"
"IIe is G very good fellow, n little
rough and ready"
Come and dine with me tomorrow,
Poyntz; III not delay you now"
So getting handsomely rid of the
young officer, Capel proceeded to his
hotel, and established himself in the
coffee-rooIn to watch the coming of
Capt. Seton. The dinner hour was
much earlier in those days, so before
long Seton came in. a few words and
several bows introduced the gentle
men to each other, and the naval officer
accepted Capers courteous invitation
to dinner. 1t was half over, when the
host started the topic of the dsaf-
fected state of the country, and ex-
hunt down young fellow like Cos
tello.
"Oh, you'll get over all that after a
few weeks in this queer country. As
to Costello, l heard odd stories at
lunch to-day, at ~ house away near the
cove. The gentlemen had been out
fishing, seafshing, this morning, and
one of their b,atmen said he had had
u queer job, the night before. He and
another had been engaged by strange
man to row an old lady out to lit
old lady was very finely dressed, and
had veil tied round her head and face.
But they found strange ship lying at
anchor, and when they were alongside,
the old lady caught hold of rope and
climbed on board in jffy, like regu-
lar sailor, showing some masculine I'M
der garments as she did SO, and a
sturdy pair of legs. Then the anchor
was lifted, the ship swung round to
the tide, and was off with fair breeze
We sent for the young boatman, and
cross-examned him a bit. He could
not make out the nationality of the
man who hired the boat-he was not
Irish nor English. He was small and
dark and rather grim. think it must
have been that spy Jefferies, who is
/ believe, n Jesuit, so the chief of po-
lice here begins to think, from a mys
terious letter found in his place in
Clonmell. 1t seems he has not beer
seen about anywhere for several days
and l fancy we'll never see Costello
again"
81 saw this Jefferies, once" sait
Cnpel, feeling stunned. "He then sale
Costello was hiding in Glengarriff."
81 don't believe he ever told anyone
the truth but do know that a strange
ship has been seen lodging about thu
coast, and I believe they have takeI
Costello OFF in disguise"
Capel was struck dumb. The Who'll,
plot flashed clear before his mind, anC
he must be mute. ii he confessed how
bamboozled he had been, it would ex
pose the Digbys to the anger of thu
: ruling powers, and be acting n trait