Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-01-25

gift"
you must. Iris-you shall. ! ask it Of
more. Only, / fear that you will get tired
OF the loneliness"
mo, no" she said. 81 cannot get tired
OF loneliness; 1t is all | want"
There is no society at all"
Society Society for me:"
II 90 to the neighborhood sometimes
Tor fishing. You will let me cali upon
your"
Who else has such a right"
Then YOU will accept my ofrrg'
.! feel that ! mnst. Yes, Hugh; yes,
with deepest gratitude"
The next dav she went down by the
night-mail to Scotland. With her travelled
Mrs. Vimpany and Fanny Mere.
CHAPTER Lv1IL-THE NvTNcIBLEs.
The proceedings Of Lord Harry after he
had sent of that check were most remark
able. II he had ENTHUSIASTICALLY courted
what followed, he could not have acted
differently.
He left London and crossed over TO Dub
lin.
Arrived there, he went to a small hotel
entirely frequented By Instantaneous
and their friends. 1t was suspected OF be-
ing the principal place of resort of the In
vfncibles. 1t was known TO be a house en-
tirely given mp to the Nationalist. nc
made no attempt to conceal his name. He
entered the hotel, greeted the landlord
cheerfully, saluted the head waiter, order
ed his dinner and took no notice OF the
sullen looks with which he was received
or the scowls which followed him about
the coffee room where half a dozen men
were sitting and talking, for the most part
IN whispers.
3 He slept there that night.
The mex day. still openly and as IL there
was nothing to fear, either from England
or from Ireland, he walked TO The station
and took his ticket, paying nc attention TO
what all the world might have seen and
understood-that he was watched. When
he had taken his ticket two men immedi-
ately afterwards took tickets for the same
place. The place where he was going
was that part Of Kerry where the I~nvinci-
bles had formerly assassinated Arthur
MOuntjoy.
The two men who followed him-who
took their tickets for the same place
who got into the same carriage with him
Were TWO members Of that same fra
ternity. lt Is well known that he who
JOINS inat Dodv ana afterwards leaves
IL. or disobeys its order, or is supposed 10
betray its secrets, incurs the penalty Of
death.
On the unexpected arrival Of Lord Harry
at this hotel, there mad been hurriedly
called together a meeting OF those mem
bers then in Dublin. Ii was resolved that
the traitor must be removed. Lots were
cast, aud the lot fell upon one who remem-
bered past acts of Kindness done by Lord
Harry 10 his own people. He would fam
have been spared this business. but the
rules OF the society are imperative. He
must obey.
II is the practice OF the society when .
murder has been resolved upon 70 appoint
a second man, whose duty il is TO accom-
pans the murderer and TO see that he exc.
cutes his task.
la fha affMrn1-, nLn,. o, I1,- hafN~o
sunset, the train arrived at the station
where Lord Harry vas to get down. Tbs
station-master recognized him, and touch.
ed his hat. Then he saw the two other
men get down after him, and he turned
pale.
81 will leave my portmsnteau," said
Lord Harry, in the cloak room. IL Will
be called for"
Afterwards the statiou-msster remem.
bered these words. Lord Harry did not say
81 will call for it," but 1T will be called
for" Ominous words.
The weather was cold; a drilling rain
fell. the day was drawing IN. Lord
Harry left the station and started with
quick step along the road. which stretch
ed across a dreary, desolate piece Of couu-
try.
The two men walked after him. One
presently quickened bis step, leaving the
second man twenty yards behind.
ne sidi iDD-lldeNtE Apbhti aAANA ttiNhl
till he could see them no longer. Then
he shook his head n returned to his Of
fee.
Lord Harry walking along the road knew
that the two men were following him.
Presently he became aware that one OF
them was quickening his pace.
He walked on. Perhaps his cheeks
paled and his lips were set close. aud be
cause he knew that he was walking to his
death.
%TAset snf heAhihdat lA4iyyRg appFoesbad tftashey
! HIS head. The man was close behind him
The man was beside him.
Mickey O'Flynn IL Is" said Lord Har
"'Tis = traitor you are" said the
man.
Your friends the Invincibles told you
that, Mickey. Why, do you think don't
know, man, what you are here for, Wellf'
he stopped. II am unarmed. You have
got a revolver in Your hand-the hand be-
hind, your back What are you stopping
II cannot" said the man.
"You must, Mickey O'Flynn-you must;
or it's murdered you'll be yourself" said
Lord Harry, coolly. Why, man, its but
to lift Your hand. And then you'll be a
murderer for life. | I'm another-we shall
both be murderers then. Why don't you
fire, mau."
By cannotr' said Mickey. He
held the revolver behind him, but he did
not lift his arm.
His eyes stared; his mouth was open;
the horror IF the murderer was upon him
! before the murder was committed. Then
he started
Look he cried. Look behind you,
my lord!'
Lord Harry turned. The second man
was upon him. He bent forward and peer
ed in his face.
Arthur Mountjoy's murderer" he cried,
and sprang at his throat.
one, two, three shots rang out in the
evening air. Those who heard them in
the roadside cabin, at the railway station
on the road, ~shuddered. They knew the
meaning of those shots. One more muir
der To load the soul Of Ireland.
But Lord Harry lay dead in the middle
Of the road.
The second man got up and felt &C his
throat.
Faith" he said, II thought / was muir.
dered outright. Come, Mick, let us drag
him to the roadside"
They did so. and then, with bent heads
and slouched hats, they made their way
across countr TO another station. where
they would not be recognized as the two
who had followed Lord Harry down the
road.
Two mounted men OF the C~onstabulary
roo along an hour later aud found the
body lying where IL had been left.
They searched the pockets. They found
a purse with a few sovereigns: the por.
trait OF a lady-the murdered mans wife
"A sealed envelope addressed 10 Hugh
Mountjoy. Esq, care OF his London hotel:
and a card-case; nothing of any import
ance.
lit is Lord Harry Norland," said ons
'The wild lord-he HIS met his end st
lastl'
Tito lstesx 70 Iris wac brief. IT said:
Farewell! | am going to meet the
death or one who is called a Traitor to the
Cause. l am the Traitor of a Cause far
higher. May the end that is already plot.
ted for me be accepted as an atonement
Forgive ME, Iris! Think OF me AS kindly
as you can But | cha &c you-it is my
latest word-mourn not for one who has
done his best to poison your life and Ia
ruin your soul"
In the other letter he said:
81 know the affection you have ALWAYS
entertained for Iris. she will tell YOU
what she pleases about the past. IL she
tells you nothing about her late husband
think the worst and you will not be
wrong. Remember that whatever she has
done was done for me aud at my instiga
ton. Sne ought 10 have married you in,
stead OF me.
III am in the presence Of Death. The
men who are going TO kill me are under
this very roof. They will Kill me perhaps
tonight. Perhaps they will wait for q
qnicter and a safer place. But they viii
kill me.