The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-02-23

d hs be laughed with a s.rsege laugh
o was several hours ago that heard thI
}, and sines then sAne Might have turn
!. often.
2 Uodetr,a The bylly With which Brl
o spoke here wsa Feclhlpg sea Of bitterne
. tbs, not alone made Dan smsri spd writ
| bat even smsrted the sup ihelsl Molst
E also.
; Dan turned 10 Mobile pad be lie
, aying ths you expected him here I
, night.
! He did, AolshIs promptly answere
, Such an opportunity to pay him ef sla
den,d her heart.
Dan tuta,d upon Brian eontemptuO,
: eyes Brian slowly turoed biz eyes upo
MolshIe, and the pitiiul ssorn IN bis loo
make her ~ioee.
Brian Gallagher, sad Dan determ n,t
ly, you come to gIri's house against he
will, at q time when you inow the doesD
want you, and then you xptst the girl I
lie 10 order to save your respect. ltay
only pity fur msa Who could come o
low but IL lou rmaln uIder her 100
sgaIost her viii, atd tptnsch her for no
lying TO savs yCu, |, as the airl's flienf
mus. order you 10 leave he house tha
you have forced your unweleeme p'esenc
into.
Brian rose 10 his ire', h, eyes nov
huhlng. He said Pat no more Insult OF
M, or, though sou arr my broth 3r, will
strike you down where yCu stand.
As Brian betrayed the yi,erce OF hii
wrath Dan smiled smile Of contempt, II,
said In his coolest tope, Why not kuife me
Il would be esslelf You khov you threat.
ened to do II bI fore.
Brian said, with lats anger Ia bis vo Ice,
threatened Il II was tbiest only.
was In drink, aud you gave me core prove
cation. See that sheath he sad.
Ab said Dan, still sneering you unfortu.
nstely lost your knife or forgot 1t.
Brian contipued unbeedIDg this When
| came to the door here tonight came on
that girls Invitation, | heard your voice
which dldn't expect TO hear, but,
hearing Il, and knowing all know, and
feeling all | feel, took the blade out Of
the sheath, and went back ard stuck 1t
INTO the Crooked Thorn before | would
come il. Dan Gallagher, you can hsye
Gour 9lrl; you are welc ,mc to her, ten
thousand times.
Thank you, said Dan with curling lip.
| wouldn'G have her now | have discov-
red the sort Of her, II she owned chip
Dad Of gold. ! loved her once, give 10
ut far from loving her now, or any more,
hate her as hate The devil himself
Then, as they still further banded
,ords, the brothers were too much octu-
led with their own argry thoughts to
office that Molsbil Ban had slipped cut Of
he house and returned sgain in few
loments.
Good-5y, said Bfiar, good bJtl I'm tfl
,r the b3atship; farewell to you both,
,r you shall NJ yer zee he unwe'come face
b ian Gallagher more
Ard then be WAS gone. 1,
when. after a while, Moshie, having
II lied and somewhat soOthtd d her lover,
It up to prepare tea something dropped ,
om her dress and ratified on the 4 igstones
the hearth. Molshie hurriedly stopped /
T 1t, bu, Dan was before her, and had 1t
What he faid, this is sailors knife
Rams knife, is Il looking up at her. U
Molshie WAS just a bit confused, but she
piled promptly, Ay, 1t Ia Brlsb's knife
hen things got hot, and heard him say 4
here he had pu. l., thought II wisest to t
and take IL. Lis
All, Molshie, Dan said, you have done d
.oDg, Though said that 10 my passion g
ian Gallagher Ia too manly man to e
Ike use Of bis knife. He must not be G
20 without this. IL 10 bad to leave a
lor without his knife. | will overtake r,
n at the boat.slip.
Molshie demonstrated. She said she
red for what might happen; but, Dan
she at length said; h
At least you will not 60, for | couldn't a,
st you two together and knife In the >,
npany. | will 90 myself. And dis .e
arding Dams remopstrsncc, she threw h,
wi over her head and went GU. =,
Jan was much pscifed, when after fifteen n
lutes, she returned and said she had
N In time to throw the knife into the az
Il to Brian as be cast loote at the slip 81,
erein she deliberately lied, for she went -
near the boat.slp, but retained the hi
fe for her own purpose. an
'risn had induced Manus 0'Donre to hs
him seroH The bay 10 BIS dulliLg boa s,,
nc him, indeed, against his will, for
lus had been TO bis sister's wedding the n,,
nil < btfJre and had not tlept since -.
1, he couldn't r. fuse poor Brian, so cff g.
' tei, Brian steering while Manus
d. When they got well "A as the n.
~ was light, Msbus fssteted the the, p -,
s---in his own bungliDg way fastened 1t I +,
7 to wtl,--sir, tched himself n the taft, .,
slept. AZ,
is singular thitg that, 10 the case eta
tie ees, familiarity breeds contempt. Il
Ianus, the less experienced msn, who no
here the most itt llierent. Brian, who "A
reason TO know the trek. OF the gres! prt
ers, had monsirsbd with him tut ipp
lus onli laughed at him, and assured him ros
they were as safe - . cIsb 10 a tub, ,io
strong 10 hl, faith, slept The slesp Of Tin
ssy mind. Then Brian resolved to be jim
bly, visilsh, tu', ilst bio heart wss
full Of bitter ihousbts, aid sgain AID --.
be started 10 to nad tia, be had been spt
y 10 moody dreams but TO n1d, also, be,
the bre,,s which they bad f,l. on the /
bosrn kept steady asa rock 30 sgsin. loy
he knew, be would be buried In bis bic