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

the dressing-room was open, as wen
as thai neal which we stood.
Courtney was speaking. .,
why would you AVE me do TINS
he was saying. and / only owl
him this short while? / can't 90 H.
Maurice. and if I brought myself 10 IT,
'twould be little use. for these Ensnsh-
men are careful with their purse-strlhss
that won't bear undoing too often
Listen to me-" said D'Orviile, anu
don't put such a whine into what you
have to say when you answer me. VIC
told that I must have a thousand oe-
fore this day month, and l look 10 you
to get ii. If you don't thereu De thoSe
on your trail that. when L lift my nm
ger, will think no more of sending you
TO perdition than I would of killing a
butterfly"
sure. Maurice. it's a hard mar you
are. Look here now, I beg II pray
of you"
There! stop that! If you were 10
hammer at the gates of Heaven with
your prayers until o woke up the
echoes of perdition, l wouldn't after
what I've said one jot. Get the money
or AXE the consequences"
"And who are you" the elder purst
out, "to stand there with the name OF
Heaven so pat on your lips, threaten
ing me, that's old enough to be your
Katherine. that knew you when you
were a lad and weren't too proud TO De
called Maurice Lennon"
IF you ever call me by h a narne
again." said the other, I'll throttle
you. I've told you hat I've reasons
for dropping it. You've put me in a
passion once tonight. and you got OF
with your life. Don't upset me again
because I might remember If you were
out Of the way I needn't be asking you
for money. l could help myself. IL
you don't get it as 7 suggest, couldn
you screw come more out of any OF the
tcnants?"
Sure. Maurice, you know I dareht
set foot. in my own place beyond, lor
fear of a bullet from some of the poor
fellows I've racked to keep you gong
I've told Nora all manner OF lies ABOUT
the way I'm behaving to them, anu
I'm getting sick Of it. 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, if you
chose to speak to him fail and CIVIL
though when the temper's on you, tbs
little you care what company you're IN
Tell him the wrong our countrys sur
fering, and that it's men like him we
want to help us, and, IL he likes, that
we can put him in parliament. Be-
sides, look what a pleasure tWould De
to you to pluck an Englishman. But
it's black-hearted I must be getting 10
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. Its
getting late, and I'm tired. This idea
of yours is worth thinking over; but l
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 it, and if he doesn't, you've some
thing 1 know he will snap att"
What's that?"
Whats that? Why, where are your
wits? Couldn't you see where his eyes
were all the time Nora was in the
room?'
Mora? What do you mean? She's
the one being left that loves me. 1
won't have you drag her into my mis-
ery-not If it vas to save all Ireland"
who is talking of harming her? !
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"
80 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 all
Ireland? Once for all, I'm going away
tomorrow. I shall come back this day
month, and IL you haven't the money,
I'll ruin you, body and soul, and then
Nora will be left to my tender mercies.
Now, 60. Don't stand there looking Is
If you'd murder mel"
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.
I drew Nora away gently to the back
door, and then I took her in my arms
and covered her face with kisses, and
/ let her know that every word Dor
Vile had said with regard to my pas
sion for hrT 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 her
into a quieter frame of mind, I whis-
pered to her to meet me the next day
at the old place in the wood al noon.
and, rs / 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 pass 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 them what had happened, ex-
cept that / did not mention that Nora
was to be the security offered for the
loan OF a thousand pounds. I let them