The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-12-16
WILD GEESEA1
~ BY Stanley J. Meyman. -

1, suit. She had aspired, honestly an,
earnestly, for her race downtrodden AM
her faith despised, and this was tn
bitter fruit. Nor was 1t only the girl
devotion to her country and to her faitl
that lay sore wounded; her vanity SUI
fered, and perhaps more keenly.
The enterprise that was to have glori
! fed the name of McMurrough, tina
was to have raised that fallen race
that was to have made that distan
province blessed among the province,
of Ireland, had come to an end, de
risive and contemplate, before it wa.
born. Her spirit, fearing for all thing.
ridlcule, dashed itself against the dread
full fact. h could hardly believe tina.
all was over. She could hardly realiz,
that the cup was nc longer at her lip
But she looked from the window; and
10, the courtyard which had hummec
and seethed was dead and silent. II
one corner a knot Of men were carry,
ing out the arms n the powder, ant
were preparing to bury them. In an.
other a woman-it was O'Sulltvan Og'.
wldow-sat weeping.
You must kill him!" she cried, with
nvid cheeks and blazing eyes. IF yor
do not, I Will"
Uncle Ulick, who beyond doubt was
one of those who felt more relief thar
disappointment. stretched his legs un
easily. He longed to comfort her, but
he did not know what to say.
You must kill HIM. she repeated.
Wen talk Of that" he said, when
we see him."
You must kill him." the girl repeated
~passionately. "Or I will! If you are a
man, II you are an Irishman, If you
are a Sullivan, kill him, the shame OF
your race! Or I will!'
If he had been on our side" Uncle
Ulick answered soberly, instead of
against us. I'm thinking we should have
done better"
The girl drew in her breath sharply,
pierced to the quick by the thought
simultaneously the big man started,
but for another reason. His eyes were
on the window, and they saw a sight
which his mind declined to believe, Two
men mad entered the courtyard-had en-
tered with astonishing. with petrifying
~nonchalance. as 1T seemed to him. For
the first was Colonel Sullivan. The sec
ond-but the second skunk at the heels
OF the first with a hangdog air-was
James McMurrough.
Fortunately Flayia, whose eyes were
gloom1ng on the cold hearth, had her
back to the easement. Uncle Ulick
rose. His thoughts came with a shock
against the possibility hat Colonel
Jack had the garrison of Tralee at his
back. But, although The McMurrough
mad all h appearance of a prisoner,
Ulick thrust away the notion as soon
as 1t occurred. To clear his mind. he
locke to see how the men engaged in
getting out the powder were taking it,
Ihey had ceased to work, and were
staring with all their eyes Something
In their bearing told Uncle Ulick that
the notion which had occurred to him
had occurred to them, and that they
We're prepared to run at the least
alarm.
His blood on his own head" he
muttered. But he did not say it in the
tone OF q man who mean 1t.
"Amen!" she cried. The words fell in
with her thoughts.
BY this time Colonel Sullivan was
within four PAGES of the door. In a
handturn he would be in the room he
would be actually In he girls pres
Uncle Ulick shrank from
the scene which must follow. Colonel
John was, indeed, and plainly, running
on his fate. Already the O,Biernes.
awakening from their trance of aston
ishment, We're closing in behind him
with grim faces: and short of the gar
rison or Iraiee the big man saw no
help for him; well-nigh-so strongly
ala even he feel on the matter-he de-
sired none. But Flavia must have no
part in 1t. Let the girl be clear Of it,
The big man took two steps to the
opened 1t. slipped through, and
closed 1t behind him. His breast as
good as touched that of Colonel Sulli-
van, who was on the threshold. Behind
the colonel was James McMurrough.
behind James We're the w O,Biernes
ana two others. of whose object, as
they cut off the %coloneIs retreat. no
who saw their faces could doubt.
For once. in view of the worse
things that might happen in the house.
Ulick was firm. You can't come inin
he said, his face pale and frowning. He
mad no word of greeting for the col
onel. You can't come int" he repeated.
staring straight at him.
The colonel turned and saw the fo,,r
men with arms in their hands spread
ING out behind him. He understood.
You a better let me In" he said
James will talk to them"
You had better speak to them.
John continued. addressing his
companion. And you, Ulick.,-
James McMurrough ~interposed in his
narshest tone. AN end to this!,, no
cried. Who r you to bar the door.
And you, Phelim and Morty. he
a minute till you hear me sneak"
Ulick still barred the way. James,
le said, in q voice little above a
whisper, you don't know
X know enough!" The McMurrough
violently. Il went sadly
against the grain with him TO shield.
ais enemy but so it must be. curse
let him in!' he continued, fierce
Y; they were making his task more
1ard for him. And have q care OF
him," he added a~nxiously. "Do you
hear2 Have q care of him?,
Uncle Ulick made a last feeble at
Iempt. But F1avia," he said. Fla
Curse the girl" James answered.
Get out OF the road and let the man
IN! Is this my house or yours?"
Ulick yielded. as he had yielded so
before. He stood aside. Colonel
John opened the door and entered.
The rest happened SO quickly that
no movement on his part could have
saved him. Flavia had heard their
voices In altercation-it might be half
minute, It might be ~few.seconds
before: She had risen to her feet, she
had recognized h voice OF one OF the,
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