The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-17
|o,Be,rn. standing ~.heep,sn,y beside tn.

o'Befrne standing sheep,shly beside The
table.
TITS rot knowing What to do. we
are" Morty said.
He did not look at her. nor die his
brother. Her heart sank. What Ia
it?a she asked.
The fiend's in the man." Morty re-
piled. tapping with his fingers on the
table. BUTTS you will be telling
her. Phelim."
muttered. THE thief of the world.s
Curse him!" cried his brother.
Not content?" she echoed. After
what he's lone? Then the downcast
dsmeanor of the two told the story, and
she gasped. Hes for-Aghting my
brother?" she whispered.
He'll be content with. no less" Nor
ty answered. with a groan. Bad cess
to hint! And The McMurrough-sure
he's no stomach for 1t. And whirra.
whirra, on that the man says he'll be
telling it in Tralee that he'd not meet
him. n as far as Galway City he'll
cut his comb for him! Ay, bedad. he
says that"
She listened. despairing, The house
was quiet. as~houses In the country are
of IN afternoon. Her thoughts were
no longer with the injured man. how
ever, but in that other room, whore her
brother lurked In shameful fear that
in a nameless man might have been
pardoned, but In him, mead of his race,
last of his race. never! She came Of
heroes. To her the strain had descend
ed pure n untainted. and she would
rather have seen him dead. The two
men before her. she was very sure,
would have taken up the glove. unwill-
have fought, While her brother. The
McMurrOugh-. But even while she
thought Of it she saw through the
open door the figure of a man saunter
slowly past he courtyard gates. his
sword under his arm. 1t was the Eng
cheek, that had been pale, burned dark
ly.
and the ugly smile of him!"2Morty said.
I'm thinking it's between the two OF
us. Pheliln. my Jewel! And he that's
killed will help the other"
Forbid" Flavia cried. pale
with horror at the thought. mot an
other!"
But sure, and I'm not seeing how
else we'll get rid of him Handsomely"
Phelim replied.
MOI" she replied firmly. mo! I
forbid it,"
Again h man sauntered by the en-
trance. and again he cast the same in
SLlllAALA8 4OOh ~ INe MUSE. 1ncy
watched him pass, an ominous shadow
In h sunshine. n Flavia shuddered.
But what will you be doing, them"
Morty asked. rubbing his chin in per-
plextty. He's saying that II The Nc
Murorugh'H not meet him by 4 o'clock,
this day! And him once zone he's a
bttter tongue, and 1t will be foul shame
on the house,
Flavia drew IN her breath sharply
she had made up her mind. II know
I will do she said. Il will tell
him all" And she. turned to go.
IT'S not, worth the shoe leather."
James be seen.
But when she returned a minute later
she was followed. not by James Nc
but by ColonelsSullfvan..11 The
colonel's face had fost the brown OF
health. but he trod firmly. and his eyes
we're clear n kind.
81 am willing to help IL I cam. he
said. !. VIVA Is your troubles" I
Tell him." Flavia said, avertinR her,
face. e
They told him in almost the same
words In which they had b~rokensethes
news to her And the. curse Of Cttpfnss
we'll on me. but he's parading up. and;
down now" Morty continued. and
cooking his eye at the sun dial when.
CSSA ~ Hd0S00r. az AA0OU do ~ 0dy, 40
It coming down you. are. till the
hearts fairly melted in me with the
and it's shame on us we let him
he!" cried Phelim.
Colonel John did not answer. He
was silent even when, under the ayes
all, the OminOus shadow passed
again before the entrance gates-camei
and went. He was SO long silent that;
Flavia turned to him. M held out her
hands. What shall we do:" she cried
and in that cry she betrayed her new
dependence on him..
ut is hard to say" Colonel John an
nounced gravely. His face was very
gloomy. and to hide it or his thoughts
he urned from them and went to one
of the windows.
They waited, Flavia with a growing
sense of disappointment. She did not
know what she had thought that he
would do: but she had been confident
that he could help; and it seemed thai
he could do no more than others.
He came back to hen presently, his
face sad. Il will deal with it" he said
and he sighed. you can leave It to
me. Do YOU" he continued, address
ing Morty. come with me. Mr..
o'Bierne."
He was for leaving them with that.
but Flavia put herself between him
and the door. She fixed her. eyes on
his face. What are o going to do?"
she asked in a low voice.
Il will tell you all-later,'.. he replied
gently.
NO! now" she retorted. controlling
herself with difficulty. Now! You ara
not going-to fight him?"
Il am not going to fight" he an
swered slowly.
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