Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-01-10

said, for the farther door leading from
the DRESSING room was open. as well
as that near which we stood.
Courtney was speaking.
why would you have me do this"
he was saying, land 1 only knowing
him this short while? i can't do it,
Maurice, and if / brought myself to II,
| 'twould be little use. for these English
men are careful with their purse-strings
that won't bear undoing too often"
Listen to me-" said D'Orville, "and
don't put such a whine into what you
have to say when you answer me. I've
old that I must have a thousand be-
fore this day month. and I look to you
to get il. If you don't there'l be those
on your trail that, when l lift my fin
ger, will think no more of sending you
to perdition h Ia 1 would of killing a
butterfly"
Sure, Maurice, it's a hard man you
are. Look here now. I beg and pray
of you"
There! stop that! If you were to
hammer at the gates Of Heaven with
your prayers until you woke VI the
echoes of perdition, 1 wouldn't alter
what I've said one jot. Get the money
~ ldhS the Consequences
"And who are you" the elder burst
out. ito stand there with the name of
Heaven so pat on o lips. threaten
ing me, that's old enough TO be your
katherine, that knew you when you
were a lad n weren't too proud to be
called Maurice Lennon"
IF you ever call ms by that name
again." said the other, I'll throttle
you. I've told you that I've reasons
for dropping it. You've put me in a
passion once tonight, and you got off
with your life. Don't upset me again,
because / might remember if o were
out of the way / needn't be asking you
for money. 1 could help myself. II
you don't get it as ] suggest, couldn't
you screw come more out Of my OF the
tcnants?"
Sure, Maurice, you know I darent
set foot in my own place beyond, for
fear of q bullet from some of the poor
fellows I've racked to keep you going.
Tve told Nora all name OF lies about
the way I'm behaving to them, and
I'm getting sick of IL. See, look, Why
don't you get this Tremayne TO join the
cause? You've a tongue In your head
that would wheedle Old Nick. IL you
chose to speak to him fair and civn,
though when the temper's on you, it's
little you al what company you're in.
Tell him the wrongs III country's suf-
fering, and that it's men like him we
a to help us, and, If he likes, that
we can put him in parliament. Be-
sides, look what a pleasure 'twould be
to you to pluck an Englishman- But
it's black-kearted I must be getting to
advise you like this. All! why did you
ever drag me into it at all? Why did
I let you know"
There! stop your questions. IT'S
getting late, and I'm tired. h idea
of yours is worth thinking over; but I
shouldn't be the one to persuade him
you must do it. Keep at him, as you
suggest. and dangle the parliamentary
bait in front of his nose. He might
take ii, and if he doesn't, you've m
thing I know he will snap att"
What's THAR"
What's that? why. where are your
wits? Couldn't you see where his eyes
were all the time Nora was in the
room?"
the one being left that loves me. I
won't have you drag her into my mis-
ery-not If it was to save all Ireland!"
"who is talking OF harming her? I
say this: Tremanye is madly in love
with her. You've only to encourage
him a little, and he'll tell you so, and
then the rest is easy, and the moneys
yours for the asking"
$50 you'd have me sell her for a
thousand pounds?"
Aye What's the happiness of a
chit like that compared to the sweets
of revenge that I've waited for for
all these years? What's she, when
She weighed in the balance against ali
Ireland? Once for all, I'm going away
tomorrow. I shall come back this day
month, and If you haven't the money,
IN ruin you, body and soul, n then
Nora will be lef. to my tender mercies.
Now, go. Don't stand there looking as
If you'd murder met"
There was silence for the space of a
few seconds. Then we heard the door
OF the farther room open and close, and
presently the key was turned in the
lock.
/ drew Nora away gently to the back
door, and then I took her in my arms
and covered her face with kisses, and
I let her know that every word Dor
vile had said with regard to my pas
sion for her was true. But she was
shaken with a storm OF sobbing that
threatened to bring someone upon US.
and when, at last I had soothed hei
into a quieter frame of mind, ! whis-
pered to her to meet me the next day
at the old place In the wood at noon,
and, as ] slipped away, I could hear
her signing, softly: Oh. the shame OF
it, The shame Of it,"
I had crept past the lighted window,
when Anguish and Travers Joined me.
We've been watching the windows"
said Anguish. land we could see the
two shadows Ass backwards and for
wards. Hugh was for breaking in. But
come along; wait until We get home to
talk"
In a very few minutes we found our
selves once more seated around the
fire.
Now" said Anguish. "have you any
thing worth telling?"
+ told fhom what had happapad nv