Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-03
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to Mrs. Graves dainty dishesl and
when he arose he seemed to haYe an
righteousness that more befittsd, a
"Chadbandm,4 than a dignitary Of the;
EstaalisheA Church. =.
] ,'fMine Vial maketh glad the heart of
man, my Young friends said She,=
slowly sliding one hand over the pther,t
also smaketh glib the tongue. When
you're ready to begin. my dear neph-
eWs Tsshall be ready to listen Suppose,
now, YOU tell me all about Mcguire. ;"
And so, when the table was cleared,
we drew our, chairs around the fire. and
II gave, him Hult particulars as I'd how
II HAD paid yfafSsom for my friend and
. how.swe had-lk'ed together, and 10 on.
He was all attention when related the
episode of the cards. and the strange
words Magiffe had used in speaking of
Mora, bidding me repeat them twice,
and che tooks-G great interest in the
weird effect the shock had had5 upon
the poor fellows brain. en-
49,. Now, iffAyon wouldn't mind giving
US your ViewsssMr. Anguish was be-
ginning, whenzhe stopped me.
zone moment, John" he said.
would you mind calling me uncle? If
you will kindly get into the way of
doing it here, it will come easier to
you in public, and if you let slip an
Anguish then, anguish it will be. and
all our schemes. if we lay any, will be
added. We shan't be interrupted,
asnppose?" +
mo, MY dear uncle: no one will come
unless I ring"
"Well, then, may tell you that this
Ragged Thirteen has given me more
sarfousst hought. and has been great
ers puzzle t6 me. than any case ever
took up; but what has just happened
in Ireland, coupled with the DR.. James
affair@and the 4other case in Manches-
eter,,Ahas thrown good deal of light on
the natter! What was the origin Of it
all? I take it, some quarrel at the
University. and. judging from the cards
that have been found with the victims,
I should say that the dispute was con-
nected with gambling transaction.s!.I;
have been to Cambridge. and with the
help of your information, I discovered
your fathers and Mr. Travers' real
names, and on the college books, and
in the same year. the names of the two
men who were killed abroad.
"Now, it seems to me that there We're
at least five people connected with the
business, s--nanaelys, -s4yeur.@~fathef. Mr..
FfHvefs;a- estWos2anens-4Mho- did not
change their names, and another-and
if that other be living. and we could
lay our hands upon him, then would
the reading of the riddle. be a mere
matter. of coercion. Your father, John,
and your uncle, Hugh, as we may as
we'll call the poor gentlemen, evidently
realized to the full that they We're in
deadly peril, and took every precaution
against the danger that threatened
them. The other two were less careful
probably because their offense was not
so great, and after, being abroad some
time, and thinking that the affair had
blown over, they became careless, and
paid the awful penalty. The vendetta
still went on, but when you first came
across the Ragged Thirteen John, you
saw its vengeance wreaked upon man
who was a stranger to your father.
+ Il have inquired closely into this part
Of the business and in each of these
outside cases, the men killed, and the
priest whose life was attempted, were
strong political opponents of a certain
Section of the Irish party, and had
worked hard against it. Now, then.
here is my theory, and you may take it
started with one man asa vendetta
became lbyIthat one an's.ability, an
organiza ton tifat ministered to his re-
svenge, and has=been worked, up. into
an awful weapon to carry terror. by
the most fnferna1 means into,the Gaamp
of its political opponents. Nov, What
Sort 81 affaap could do this9'ls,To begin
with he .muR be possessedSofe the most
-enaassngs hxtred, and where will you
find men who carry on a vendetta. like.
the Cursfcans? Then, too, he must. haYe
Irish blood in his veins, or Why thissaAss
tAgonism to the so-called5 enenntleelal9!soI
Eafreland? All, you understands" i,
~ had risen up, and a manstnams
trembling on my lips. / f..e H. ;..sss.ft
Don't speak yeti" hei said. aatYou
know, this is only theory, but IsAave
watched Che man whom you havs1fAcI
tacognizedf by my description. IahaNe
taken note of his mornings and out
'goings. 7 have been with him when
-heslittle suspected it. and I say to YOU
two men that if Maurice D'Orville sis
not the man whom Of all others you
have to fear. he is yet the head of
some powerful secret society. I cam
not find that he was ever at Cam
bridge, but in the same year in which
your father went down, young Irish
man named Brian Lennon disappeared,
and was never heard of again.
.Now, Mr.. Tremayne-I beg your
pardon, joint is no secret to me that
you are acquainted with D'Orvilles
relatives. Cultivate the acquaintance
till you make it a firm friendship.
know his mother is a Corsican lady,
and you may be able to find out who
his father was, and, unless I'm very
much mistaken you'll be told that the
family name is Lennon. Now, you've
something definite to work at. and the
sooner you begin the better. If ] am
/ informed correctly, D'Orvile will be
in this neighbourhood in the course Of
few DAYS"
There's one point you haven't touch
| upOn" I said. after we had sat for