Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-12-05

+ found, were vastly d1nerenI LIoni m
which had flooded her being with new
life at the sight of the young lrlsn-
man. Her pei od of waiting ana
dreaming had 1nconsciously devel-
oped a passion for him which na0
broken all barriers at the mere soun0
Of his voice, the sight of his race. AZ
for O'Neill he found her fairer tnan
he had ever thought even In his moss
extravagant dreams, and it was LII
an agony of despair that he contem-
Mated her as the bride Of another.
There was this saving grace IN MS
position. hoWever-he would probably
be condemned to death forthwith, ana
he was in no mood to balk the execu-
TONER: If ever death be welcome "
would be so to him.
The only one who was completely
at his ease, and who, In fact extract
ed certain satisfaction from the s1tua-
ton, was the admiral. Naturally h04
did not enter very deeply into TIE
matrimonial schemes of the young,
and with the indifference Of man
well along in years he doubted that 1t
would be a matter Of any great diff
Guilty either to make Elizabeth forget,
If necessary, the Irishman, in whom
even his obtuse vision had detected
that she was greatly interested, or, in
case it suited his purpose better, to
make his son forget Elizabeth in the
presence of some other charmer, whom
he might select. His purpose was, as
ever, the paramount consideration with
the admiral.
He had conceived brilliant idea,
which he fondly hoped would result
were it to be realized, in the capture Of
the notorious Paul Jones, who was the
object of consuming desire on the part
Of every military and naval man in the
three kingdoms. So enchanted was the
old man with his own idea. and SO desir-
GUS was he of bagging the game, that
he would not have hesitated to sacrifice
the affections Of his son, the happiness
Of his ward, or to brush aside almost
anything, save his honor, which might
stand in his way.
The young ,Irishman had clearly for
feited his life by his action; nay, more,
now that he recalled his name he resrq
membered that he had been found
guilty of high treason, and, like his IA
Their, was under sentence of death for
that as we'll He had a double hold
upon him therefore. The powers Of
the admiral, who was one Of the leaG,S
ing men of the realm, were unusually
large, and as a state of martial law
had been proclaimed on the coast he
was supreme as to life and death in
| matters where any military exigency
could be urged.
He chuckled to himself at the thought
that he held in his hand two of the
master cards-love of life and love of
woman The third, love of honor,
which O'NeiTl was possessed of, was a
high one. to be sure. but he trusted by
clever play to win the game. since the
odds were with him. Elizabeth had
become a state paper-a pledge ~
pawn-to him; O'Neill another piece,t
or player. He had not yet formulated
any plan for carrying out his great
idea, but one was already terminating
in his mind, so that in the end, under
the stimulus of the splendid opportu-
nifty he saw before him for rounding
out an already brilliant career in the
service Of his country by effecting the
capture Of the famous Paul Jones. his
hours were as sleepless as were those
Of the others.
The poor Irish lieutenant had caused
a great deal of trouble to every one
with whom he had come in contact.
Even Paul Jones himself, who loved
and cherished the young man with all8s
his generous heart, was filled with deep /
anxiety as to his probable fate when 1
he heard the report of old Price the |
next day, especially as the hours fed
away and his lieutenant did not rejoinIe /
the ship. In spite of the absence Is
the rest of his squadron, the COM
modore at once fastened to the rendez-
vous with the Richard alone, and there
determined to take small hand in the
game himself while waiting for the
Pallas, the Alliance and the others to
assemble. Cautious inquiries which he I
caused to be made on shore had in 4
formed him that, as he expected, a
O'Neill had been app q nded. A less
kindly man than Pa. Jones would
have left him to his fate; but that
was not his way.
Early the next morning, being
Wednesday. Sept. %, o'NeiIl had
arisen and gone down on the terrace
of the castle overlooking the ocean and
the ships in the harbor, where he met
Lady Elizabeth. She was gazing list
lessly over the causeway at horse
man galloping along the road.
do l interrupt "reminiscences of a
tete-a-tete, MADAME said he, saluting
her with profound bow.
"Reminiscences such as mine are
better interrupted" she replied.
"You were
Saying goodby to my-my- cousin"
HAS your ladyship no dearer title
than that by which to designate himY'
mot YETI she answered YEARLY.
8'Ah, perceive" he continued jeal-