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

'the wifs ofS d Nh. s py hss his
s4aifinRa love fpfs Oll,s 81 sclis
s.Saurhter, III MT otae of them. Z,
sather l,ass no love fbE q
andsI we'd ill1sllan md 81
5Ciarence, as well l!s,e lfftaler7
fact that by him 80 never
he separated oss lore d
n Clara, Herbert Imp toves III ith,S &C.
quaintapce. This country lifes is
changing him quite for the better You
could not judi him Ne ~ as
! confined to the perplexing duties 81
the bank. iii predict tthst he. will make 1ga 4
model husband, and that you will
never regret that ron listened to your
father.
B IT may be happily disappointed,
father, but I no longer take much, In
terest in whom rnarry,.o whether Or:
not I marry The career Off, Angus,
Bruce has taught me- 70 doubt all men
4 adhered to the; opinion that it was not
possible, but as 1 cam doubt no longer,
lean ascrihe his acts tpbut one cause"
"And that, my daughter?''
.'Was his love for me.
y "When he found himself in the pres
ence OF the man was to wed, and
probably requested him to release my
hand. Mr.. Lloyd refusing caused hot
words, and the tragedy occurred. I
could not believe this but for his fight,
Had he remained and proclaimed his
innocence, I would l,are believed him
against the world. Then having to
flee for murder, what wonder that he
became q pirate. And now, with many
thousand dollars on his head, what
wonder that he remains one. Oh, An
gus! August"
Daughter, why shed idle tears for
one unworthy of you o.
''But for Angus, father. had not been
here to shed them. Think you can
ever forget him?'
"Well. daughter, you could never
have wed him, had he not turned MUIR
derer and pirate" -
Father, / am very miserable when Z
reflect that indirectly I am the cause
of the unfortunate death Of Mr.. Lloyd
and Of Angus being q murderer and a
pirate, his mother and sister desert
ed by him. I must go and see them.
Tom, will you bear NE company"
Certainly, sister, at any time."
"Well, daughter, Clarence and Fam
ME will wed October 10. What say you
to the same time, and we will have a
double wedding after all.:' +,.. /.
Fannie was pleading with me,
81 T T1rH
time matters little, be it when it may.
The sooner the better, perhaps, for
then at least can lie the cause Of no
more bloodshed."
\ Az they rode home Fannie told Her
bert that Clara had consented that
there should be two marriages on her
birthday instead of one.
Fannie, you're a jewell" said Her
bert.
But you must be very good to Clara,
COUSIN" said Fannie, land remember
she has seen much trouble"
''I will, Fannie, I will, and always
worship her.
& When they arrived home Fannie has
tened to her room, AID Herbert drew .
seat up to the fireplace.
"a month and ten days more" he
said, s.and shall have accomplished
my object. Then Clara Hill will be-
come my wife, and Clarence and Fannie
will be united. Then if by some chance
: Angus might be killed, I could Danish
the last fear. ssis.. Isl
81 can't breathe easy while he lives;
il he should be captured alive and
!, brought into a court of Justice he would
OF course denounce me Us the murderer
Of MY uncle, but his evidence would be
unsubstantiated, and I, by that time,
will be so well hemmed in, with Clara as
my wife, Squire Hill, the wealthiest
planter on the river, as my father-in-
law, and To,n-well, don't just like