The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-12-19

there aint no ono here mo one knosy1i
but YOU and that it was you. t 4
killed ole marster." 5s
'.Magl: Magl on your ne dom ls5 n
that again. Z i Nh
"Why,; mars ter. meant 9no 1hs ~ a,.sl
I jes' thought t'would be y good
if you'd marry her. You see, nos onSa
would ever; suspie Zion II INK
."IIow should anyone ever have ~
picion' 81. meg" "a, ss .ssy IA
'.Why, you know how wimmen folkeS
ere. They never believe that their dow1,.sss
brothers or husbands could commit
crime, and they are always looking tn,
some one else to saddle it on. and aSsS
you was tho only man in the house ats
that time, besides Angus, vow should
be the one that they would suspicion-3
I'm bound they don't believe Angus5
did it, ss. i. Z a. u a 81
Everyone else does, Mag d Il \
"Yes, all but us two. III q ltSj
"Don't say that again, Magl They
surely can't doubt that Angus ~ h E
pirate, with 100000 offered for htg 4
head" .Iss X. SSaate hi SS
"1fIcould go down there once, n,arster,
I'd soon find out what they thought
I only want the man that is goin' to !
bring some OF my children to me be-
fore die, to protect himself"
Thanks, Mag; I know you're all
right, and I will think of that scheme,
but it's not the pirates sister that will
wed" sy%s'53
"Who then, nlarster"' ,%Aat sf B. 1f
'"You said. Mag, that there were but
two young ladies here" Ea ,s@St&4S
EYES, marster. but you oouldn' t-nO,
you wouldn't-marry ole marster's
daughter?'' 5s
"Couldn't! Why couldn't II"
- "BecAuse - because, marster - how
could you?'' M g
But you forget the other lady. Mag"
'.The other lady? What? That would
have been ole marster's bride, Miss
Clara Hill?, No, no, marster; not
that. Ole mnrster'd haunt you"
"Why, Mag! Mag! what ails your
ALL" z.s4, nv .{Sss @
!. Eyes, Mag, it's, Clara Hill that will,
be your, mistress ;.just the same aA
though your old master had lived
Surely you don't object to her?" .;s.s85
"No, marster. It's for you to say, Il
her bein' about. don't mind you too
much of ole narster, that's ALL.
Herbert had drunk his hot Scotch.4,
Goodnight, Aunt Mag!" and he aroso
from his chair, and went upstairs, with
mind anything but undisturbed, and
ri Il <,%r rr1,
what could Mag have meant" 10
thought, "by that expression aBoutmy
marrying Jennie Bruce? Did She
could she, imagine that I sought the
sister of Black Beard for WIFI? Or iss
she mcditating treachery against nae1
Scarcely that; she relies on my hunt
ing up some of her children. So will
So I will! Mag must be kept satisfied
She SAYS that the women think that
their brothers and husbands can com-
init no crin1es-why, then, Clara hope
Il will think sc, of me. Should Mag go 70 .
Smithville, she might ascertain thas
the family Of Bruce are thinking OF
this matter. but what matters It to me.
what they think? If Bruce stopped there
going out, which evidently he did, and
left the cook, he certainly told his
mother and sister that he was not guilty
of the murder, and that / was-if So.
why have they not been heard from he
fore? "A ss% J. .5sss
HE doubtless told them that all sof ls5s
the circumstances pointed to him, and
that to remain would be to hang fs
the murder--still can't understand
their silence--it is unnatural. sTai.s Mn
. .''Then il Bruce heard Mag ,scream,aes
must have told them that, but he alSca'
told thgrn, II he did, that 4 negroes pst
would not Say e him even If Mag cClildss
save him, she would not do il, y il & IND n
it she had to condemn me; perhap9
would be best to send her down, ant!ss
find the drift of their sentiments. ia FIN
II can trust her. That was a ma
stroke, thinking abort hunting m her
children at least will think of it 1Ss
When Mag heard her master ascend
the stairs and close his door; She sum-
: on her knees before the fire. 81
1, ':.Alarster! ole ma rs teri do you
Mag is forget--no. honey /, Mag ain, Il toTs-S
b gel, but Mag cant z'actly see heTS NV
clear. You can rest easy, though n arss
ter, for the woman that would have ben
my misses II you had lived, vii / heverib
my misses now Since Angus laracs
.talrned pirate, marster, 4 don't know
how Eli bring Herbert La hrop toj estia IN
hut Illsdo it. znarster, I'll a.
nieger's oath won t count, q nigEer salls
cut, and shoot and kill. II erbert thIor
4 thinks his soft talk bout hun titi
chi1ien bought Mag over. n5'r,'
ssslieve It. rnnrster. don Z you belle 81 s
don't want N 81 chillen 10 belong
murderer I'll member, z,narsts
member! and Her bert L.athr M las
brought to sjestis. =
81. CRATER XVII ssIgglI as ESSS
5s..'courD COULD asr'RpEREp II
no THA92
..Ssss It was fully two, hours
usual when Herbert Lathrop az
the sta irss the EXT "a niir assgI
Ing I'll t,f
riage Hill, nor 81 81
much refres
slumber@ had not closed
tho Mig lit al we'll apentt II md thar
sleep was lof that mi that
baussttsed than III 4
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