The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-02-06

il would be. The new determination
was but suekling as yet, and the turn
ing OF fresh ienf in the book Of reso-
buttons Is. in any event. onlg begin
ming. Besides, ones mother is always
the first to accept a show of frankness
AL a substitute for the real quality,
and Mrs. Thorndyke would have found
reasons for refusing to believe Philip
if he had told ser the plaint truth. e
The window in the attic bedroom
looked out upon the stretch OF yellow
road leading to- Allacoochee, and in
one Of the inter sentence pauses Philip
saw two horsomen ride over the crest
OF the spur which shut off the view Of
the lower valley. They halted among
the trees on the hillside, and one of
them pointed to the farmhouse, while
the other took something from his
pocket and went through the motions
of man drinking from bottle. Philip
watched them listlessly until, at the
end of full minute, his curiosity
awoke to- comment upon the phenolne-
nal thirst of the man who still sat like
an equestrian statue With arm bent and
head thrown back. There was field
glass hanging in it's case on the wall,
and when Philip took it down and TO-
cused it upon the statuesque horscman
the mystery speedi]y took another form.
The man was not drinking; he was ex-
aiming the house and the adjacent
mountain through a glass not unlike
the one in whose field Philip was OBJ
, serving him.
Thorndyke's first thought was of Kill
grow and his prosecutors, but before he
could form plan for warning the old
n1ountaineer the two horsenaen rode
! down to the house, and he heard one Of
them ask Mrs. Duncan if the road led
, to Alta Springs, village on the western
slope of Johns mountain. Since the
question appeared to explain the recon-
naissance, Philip let his suspicious
lapse. and straightway forgot the Incl
I; dent when the travellers had ridden on.
He had finished his letter, and was be-
! ginning to wonder If Duncan would
succeed in finding Ki!grow, when he
heard voices below, followed by STUN
bling footsteps on the stairs, and Dun
can entered with the old mountaineer.
'1'his is nuld Johnnie Keelgrow,
Master Thorndyke, he said, presenting
: his companion with a perpendicular
gesture which seemed to call attention
to Kilgrow's great height. Il just
1unde free to fcss him till yer ain room,
| whaur We could haze it DOT WI him in pri-
vute."
'tThat was right-I'm glad to meet
! you, Mr.. Kilgrow. Sit down, both OF
you. and let me ask a few questions"
The mountaineer folded his thin
length upon the edge Of a chair, bat
Duncan stood irresoIute. I'm no sac
over rash, myself, Master Thorndyke,
! as We ken, but auld Johnnie here is
mair captious than the canniest Scot O.
them a. d. ye think, now. he Wilma
set foot in the house till he makes me
promise to pit myself on guard on the
doorstane!"
Duncan's dissatisfaction with any ar
rangement that excluded him from a.
! share in the conference was very evil
| dent. but Thorndyke judged wisely that
his client would be less embarrassed if
the inquisitive Scot were out of the
way, and he commended the precau-
! ton.
! TITS we'll enough to be careful, Mr..
Duncan; we're not likely to spoil our
chances of success by being oyer-pru-
dent"
That's guide seasonable Scotch
sense, d. ye ken that, Johnnie, man ?"
said Duncan, forgetting for the moment
that he had been arguing on the other
side of the question. I'VE mann just
open yer min freely to Master Thorn
dyke; he's an auld held, if he does gang
| ABBOTT on young shoulders"
kilgrow nodded and Thorndyke's
heart warmed toward the old man when
he was at leisure to read the story of
Drivation and distress written SO plain
~ on the thin face and in the restless
eyes. It was some sense Of the. need
| for encouragement that prompted him
TO speak first in terms OF assurance.
Duncan has told me all about your
:, case, Mr.. Kilgrcw, and l want yo, to
believe me when I say that you're in
no danger whatever Of prosecution on
the old charge OF brandy making. If
! you were arrested to-day I could clear
you tomorrow You shouldn't have
run away in the beginning"
The old man resented the imputation
upon his courage. 81 reckon yo-uns
d run, too, 18th thee r four of 'eun a.
poppin' at ye 18th Their rifles"
| "Perhaps should. after it got that
far along; but should have gone quiet
IL with the officers at first and fought it
out in court" .-..
Kilgrow shook his head obviously.
"The law hain't fer pore man like me"
That's just where you're mistaken;
the law is for everyone, and we couldn't
do anything in the present case without
it. But that's neither here nor there.
What want to impress on your mind
is this: You are in no danger whatever
from the United States authorities, but
you are in danger from these fellows
who have taken your land, and they
will leave no stone unturned to make
Alabama too hot to hold YOU"
Dye reckon not?
II know it; and before take hold OF
your case l want to know if you are
willing to trust me fully in everything.
doing exactly what tell you, whether
J YOU understand the reason for it or
not"
II reckon l cayn't do no dif'rent, 18th
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