The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-06

not share the immunity which you nave
occurred, and If you'll be taking my
advice you will send him away. MY
uncle is riding as far as Mallow; he
will be absent 10 days. If you think
ut, you will allow your man to go with
him. The interval may"--she halted
as II In search OF a word, but her eyes
did not leave hist did not say 1t
will, but 1t may mend matters"
~ am obliged to you," he answered.
Tnen he was silent, rejecting.
"You are not wishing" she said. with
8 touch of contempt. ito expose the
man to a risk you do not run your
self?"
Heaven forbid" he answered.
But
IF you think he is a protection to
you" she continued in the same tone,
do not send him."
"He is not that" he replied, unmoved
by her taunt But / am alone, n
he is 81 comfort to me-"
LAS you please" h answered.
Nevertheless he shall CO." he con-
tinued. ut may be for the best" He
was thinking that IL he rejected this
overture, she might make no other. In
any case" he added, II thank YOU"
She did not deign to answer but
turned and went out. On the thresh-
old she met a serving boy and she
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momentary glimpse of her face. 1t
wore G. strange look. Of dsgusr or Of
horror vas not sure yhich-that
appalled, Aln Nc $hxs when the door
closed upon sN he remained gaz-
ing upon her. Had he misread the
look? Or-what was its meaning?
Gould 1t be that she hated him to
hat degree. He was in a brown study
Shen Uncle Ulick came in and con-
Armed The story of his journey.
"You had better come with me-" he
said. II shall lie at Tralee one night
and at Ross Castle one night n at
Mallow the third" '
/. But Colonel John had set his course
and was resolved to abide by 1t. After
breakfast he saw Bale, and the man
consented. to go-with f~orebodings at
which his master affected to smile.
None the less l misdoubt them,"
the nan said, sticking to his point. II
misdoubt them, your honor. They We're
never so careful for me-" he added
'rimly, when they were for piking
ne in the bog"
1.-The young lady had naught to do
with that" Colonel John replied.
THE deuce take me If I know"
Nonsense. mani" the colonel said
sharply. IN not hear such words"
But why separate us, you honor?"
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No, not for good!"
For your greater safety, l hope"
"Oh, ay, / understand that! But
what Of your honor's?"
IT nave explained to you" the COL
onel said patiently, why l am safe
here"
For my part, and that's fiat, l hate
their blarney!" the man burst out.
Its everything to please you while
they sharpen the pike to stick in our
back"
"Hush!" Colonel John cried sternly.
"And. for my sake. keep your tongue
between your teeth. Be more prudent,
mani"
TITS my belief I'll never see your
honor again!" h man cried with pas
sion. That's my belief and you'll not
stir it,"
We've parted before in worse hap"
Colonel John answered, land come to-
gether again. Well do the same this
time"
The man did not answer, but for the
rest Of the day he chung to his master
like a burr, and 1t was with an I'M
usual sinking Of the heart that Colonel
John saw him ride away or the NOR
row. With him went Uncle Ulick, the
~colonel's other friend in the house, and
certainly the departure of these two
seemed unlucky. But the man who
was left behind was not one to give
way to vain fears. He chided himself
for a presentiment that belittled Prov
idence. Perhaps, in the depths Of his
heart, he welcomed a change, finding
cheer in the thought that the smaller
the household at Morristown the more
prominently and therefore the more
fairly he must stand in Flavia's view.
Be that as 1t might, he saw nothing
of her on that day or the following day.
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did not. He began to remark hat he
was seldom seen alone. James and the
O'Briens were always at his elbow
watching, it seemed to him.. They said
little, but II he came out of his cham
Der he found one In the passage, and
if he mounted to it one forewent him.
This logging, this endless watching,
more rimid man 1t began to disturb
him. He began to fancy that even
Darby and the serving boys looked
askance at him and kept him in view.
Once he took a notion that the butler.
who had been friendly within limits,
wished to say something to him. But at
the critical moment Morty O'Beirne
popped up from somewhere and Darby
sneaked off in silence.
The colonel thought that he would
give Morty a chance of speaking. Are
you looking for your brother?" he
asked, uaVely
Il am not" Morty answered. with a
gloomy look.
Nor for The McMurrough?"
II am not l am thinking" he added,
with a grin. that he has his hands full
with the young lady,"
Colonel JOIN was startled. Whats
the natter" he asked.
"Oh, two minds in a house. Sorrow
a bit more than that. It's no very new
thing In a family" Morty added. And
he went out whistling, Twas A for
Our Rightful King" But he went, as
the colonel noted, no further than the