The Washington times., 1902-10-05
CHAPTER vi.
villainy's Homage to Honor.

knocked and announced that Noonan
wished to see him.
Let him come in." said the master
of the house. Show him into The par
lor I'll be there presently"
'I can't wait for that now, Misther
LACEY" cried the visitor, who had fol-
lowed the servant to the door.
what do you mean, sir. by this caves
dropping?"
"Jusht maneness. that gets to be sec
ond nature wit the likes O. ME and
you."
''Class me with yourself? Id scorn
to touch the paltry blood money that
satisfies you!''
"Oh, yes-you're the big raschal, sure
enough. Indeed. it's me couldn't do
what you're goin' to do this evenin'."
What's that?'
''Coort Miss Curran.'
''Ha, ha, ha! The idea of your going
accounting, with that face! But how
did you find that out?"
.'Oh, thrust me"
Trust you!"
here nor there. as the man said o. the
wflly-the- wisp-undher ordhers from
Major Sirr to get your opinion at once
on everything that needs the gentle
mans fine touch. l brought We this
letther that Quigley took out O. Misther
Emmet's pocket in the Marshalset Lane
rebel depot this mornin'. It's ad-
dhressed, / see, to T. A. Emmet. in
Brussels-wherever that is-but this
much can tell ye II ye don't know it
T. A. is Thomas Adds, his brother, that
had transported to Scotland in '9s. an
he's hand in glove wit Napoleon since
the government let him an others go
out O. the country"
Lacey tore open the envelope and read
the letter. AS he neared the end his
eyes widened, he bent over the paper as
If he would devour it, and trembled in
his eagerness.
Hal" he cried, reading aloud: "In
obedience to the instructions given by
the committee in Paris, I am organizing
and preparing, and by autumn Napoleon
will be ready for the invasion. AS you
advise. can join him with 100000 armed
Irishmen.
above all things let the committee
persist now in keeping the First Consul
to his agreement to insist on no other
return for his services than the friendly
alliance OF a free ireland. Your loving
brother ROBERT EMMETT"
81 can arrest him tonight" said Moo
nan. THAT clinches It, as the priest
said when the husband kissed the
BRIDE
Stupid" cried Lacey. Don't you see
how one little word viii add value to
this. Let the committee not persist
then we have on our hands not mere
patriot-Ireland is full OF them-but a
tool Of Napoleon betraying his country
to France Treason twice over"
THAT might be awful, when it makes
one feel so name to have one attack
of it, like we have. ! often wondher,
Misther Lacey. how you KEN to be
this way. Yer people was dacent, an
brought We up right. Sure. ] was never
brought up; It's brought down / was,
be kicks an hard knocks-no wondher
I'm dirty, low, blackguard-
stop. sir. Hold your vile tongue and
listen. For more than this reason you
must not suggest TO SIR that Emmet
be arrested until give the word If
you take him now he's only worth f10o.
To- Tor he
slaughter. What will he bring when
the conspiracy goes to the length of an
armed attack on the Castle. with him
at the head Of it, and when murder and
robbery have been done by his supposed
followers? Eh?'
"O-oo-oohi Whew / don't know
Sirr If l see him this evenin'. l don't
know Sirr from Adam"
"sir from madam? What are you
talking about?'
'foh. never had any manners-bad
manners to me-"
We'll, now" continued Lacey. THE |
lord lieutenant has sent Houlton to Bel |
fast. fitted UP with the most beautiful |
uniform of green and gold that could |
be designed. He is to organize the |
North, get all ready. but. of course. his
men will never march. have had let
ters placed on all such vessels as ply |
between Carrickfergus Lough and Con-
tinental ports on the channel, showing
how we'll prepared are the United Irish
men OF Ulster. These vessels, or some
OF them. will be captured by the French.
now that war with England has begun.
The extled Irish leaders will thus get
the notion that it is time to act in Dub
lin. They will order Emmet to hasten.
He will do so, for he is bu: their loyal
soldier, and is exceedingly trustful. Why.
/ will get him this very night to receive
me-even me-into the patriot councils.
much as he suspects me at this moment
and / will see to it that the Wicklow
men are not on hand to help him when
he makes his attack
But IL Boney comes?"
"Emmet must be gone before the time
set for that"
How Will you make him?"
BY an explosion in one of his work
shops this very night-accidentaI of
course How many pixies has he in the
three of them?"
Twelve thousand, an fearful lot o.
powdher. rockets an things.''