The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-01-26

ways. Sne says InaL L snail never put
two words together properly, and that
I'm a disgrace to our people. She has
a, fine temper, If you like, and I wonder
If it runs in the family"
And the letter ended with the intima-
ton that the writer would be in the
woods m 'the day after tomorrow"
and hoped that no one would be spying
about.
And in the lear old woods I met her,
the lessons we set about learning being
such as Cupid taught us, and very apt
pupils we proved.
I did not go into very exact details
respecting what we had heard, not that
I for a moment doubted either her dis
erection or her courage, but If she were
innocent of the knowledge she would be
the more easily able to play her part.
So I told her that we now knew enough
to rut an end to D'Orville's mischief
whenever we chose, and hat when the
right moment arrived all would end
happily.
Our walks were undisturbed, but I
put his down to the fact that Maurice
D'Orville, who had again taken up his
quarters at Enfield, was allowing me
time to gorge the bait.
The process of landing was to begin
speedily.
I met him close to our gate n day,
and asked him in, and he lost no time
in coming to the point.
II have heard, Mr.. Tremayne," SAID
he. that you are deeply interested in
the Irish cause, and that. indeed, o
are willing to give practical proof OF
your INTEREST,""
Yes" I said, "you are correctly in
it was Mr.. Courtney who told you"
Then said he, 1--WE needn't beat
about the bush. My uncle a written
to me to say that you would like to join
some association that has for it's OBJ
ject the advancement of Ireland. I am
connected with several such, but there
is one in particular to which I would
like to draw your attention. We meet
and you will see by the use of the
pronoun, that I am a member of the
society-we meet every now n then,
and concert measures that may help
the cause, and we have had a fair
share of success. Most of u mef.-
bers, I must tell you, are inclined to the
fortiter in re method, and we, who
have cooler heads, have to restrain
them.
"Now, like most of the kindred socie.
ties, we are very poor. Such fortune as
I have has been embarked in the ven
ture, but, until you understand the
scope Of our actions and our methods.
it would scarcely be fair to ask you to
show the color Of your money-if you
will permit the homely phrase. Poor
as we are, it is men we want, Mr. Ire
mayne, not money-though, of course,
we must have the latter to provide The
sinews of war. Now, if you have any
idea of joining is, I should be proud to
propose you, and let you know the re-
suit. What do o say?"
"Well, you see, Mr.. D'Orville, I know
nothing Of your methods, and-and-'
"They are perfectly legitimate and
constitutional. he broke in; that is
to say, they cannot bring you within
the pale of the law" and with that he
sketched for me a plan of their mode
of operation than in it's conception was
such a tissue of lies that it would have
done credit to the Evil One, his master.
IT must have a few days to think
over the matter" said I, when his elo-
ouence was exhausted. "It is too seri-
GUS a step to take in a hurry, but l
must say that at present, I am rather
inclined to become one of you, and to
help you as far as my means allow"
And SO we parted, with the most
cordial handshake, though I could have
wished, had I had the election, to have
grasped his throat Instead of his nm
gers.
After his opening matters proceeded
pace, and scarcely a day passed With
out my meeting D'Orville and having
the advantages Of the society he had
mentioned set before me in the most
eloquent terms. At last I gave my con-
sent to being proposed as a member,
and, as an earnest Of good will, ad-
vanced s200.
Within q week he was to tell
me that my application was successful.
and that I might hold myself in readi-
ness to go with him and be installed at
the next assembly, which would take
place at Manchester, in March, and he
would have been very much astonished
if he had known that I could nave
saved him the trouble of giving me the
exact date and address.
And now. by the advice Of Anguish
I wrote to my father. and when I as
sured him Of the great joy u reunion
would be to me, I told him OF h way
in which I had come by my knowledge
of the Ragged Thirteen. and that our
plans were SO laid that I hoped to cap
ture the whole gang, adding that I pro-
posed to join his as soon as our COM
mon enemies were laid by the heels.
addressed the letter to capt. Ire
mayne, SO. Corisande, Suva or Levuka
Fiji" trusting that If what Sweeney
had said were true, this would easily
reach him. But 1t never came to hand.
as I subsequently discovered, for 1t
went to the bottom of the sea close to
one of the islands at which h Cori-
sande had been expected to touch.
One day early in March D'Orville
came to me. Can you join. me II.
+ nndnn the day after Tomorrow" said
he.
1 told him that I should be ready at
any time.
..Your election is settled" he said,
"and / want you to give me some proof
Of your confidence in us. Will you come
provided with sufficient means to go
abroad for q while? We may have
work to do in foreign parts. and II the
lot falls upon you to go. we would like
YOU to start with the least possible de-
Law. Can you be ready? II not. you
have only to say so. and 1t would be
better to let me know as soon as posi-
BILE. SO that, IL necessary. we may alter
our plans.
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