La Junta tribune., 1912-10-19
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o1o'e uot only Woo rAcoo ~ oam. but
Aas great endufa1ea.-
We'll. ride al aisAG ~ ln the
morning talk with so0s 90 you can
~ for q witness 70 tseti15 tAat you
were With hun
.'Oa ths assui.s of =. Pstrick's
day! Al. Eileen you'rs Z jewes"
Ard % after Q doaso kl1aeo Dennis
fsmountsd the mare and away he
went In the mooalisht Riding on to
Traies. which place - Dade In half
~ hour. he took . road leading north
eastward to Limersck. Il y Just hfty
miles from Tralss 70 Linnersck. 1t
would not do to ask for relays of
horses, for this might sivs away the
secret Of bis ride. II vas 10 o'clock
when be started. He rode thirty
nlles Of the distance. rested his horse
for two hours. then went %, reaching
Limerick at in the n,oenine. But
instead OF going Into the town he left
Il on his right and. crossing the river
Shannon. struck out for Ennls. some
twenty miles farther on. But be- had
no idea Of using the mare 70 do this
distance and. now that he was 80 far
from home. concluded 10 lsave her
with . farmer and take q fresh
mount This he did and at 10 o'clock
In the morning rode up to an Inn in
Ennis.
The bells were ringing for mass
and Dennis Joined . throng eoing 10
the church. Keeling Z priest going
from his house to the church. Dennis
Joined him and said:
"Father. ! desire to make contribu
tion on this blessed day Of our patron
saint. and J reg Of you to receive IT,"
To this the priest asreed. and Den,
mis- gave him his contribution.
snow. father" said Dennis. Evil Won
tell me the timer
There's n clock In the tower of the
church beyond You eau see for yong
self"
I'm ncar~ightei. WIN you use your
own eyes for me-
''Its 10 O'Clock and % minutes"
"Are you uurcr'
II am"
And I'm giving you ~ shlllinrs for
. contribution 10 the church At twenty
ove minutes past 10 On the morning Of
ST. Patrtrk'- day. and don't you forgs
It."
I'm not do that" said the priest
Dennis went back TO the ian. ate q
good breakfast and his horse having
been fed. mounted and rode back 70
where he had left the mars She too
had been rested sufscieutly to 20 90
toward home. but at = slow gait Den
bis reached Killarney that night aud
the next morning appeared on the
street laughing and talking With hi,
friends with bis usual good mature
When The O'Grady heard that Den.
mis- had remained to fscs charge Of
robbery on the highway hs made =
charge against him. and Dsanl, Wa,
arrested. much To his apparent sur.
prise When the prisoner was brought
before the magistrate foe sxaninsrion
tAs charge was read and b. wss sked
whether he pleaded guilty q ~ guilty.
~ eosld hardly bs Guiity. yeur wor.
shap." replied Dennis. "seeing that {
was set where ths charge spedass ss
tiDs WIEN ~ sccussr wss 1Qea :
"WAses wers your'
n was In Eanis. your worshIp.~
That's seventy miles away. A
what time were you IN Ennisi'
II was there o. the morning - u
Patrsck's day"
'Cas you prove that!'
"Ysa. your worship"
by Whomr'
BY witness who saw me there q
the tims.''
Dsanis vas given oppo tusity q
beiag his witness TO Killarney. aod
whsa . priest Of the church ees(ined
that ths psisosss gave him on =. Pat.
sSek's day. ~ 1925 In the moruiag. N
0Ailltnga. 10 ous dared gaisaay ehs
trvth Of the statement Thsse wea
bot one inference 20 b~ made. Whit
was that The O'Grsdy was oiseskss
u his maa
Nsvssths,sss The OGrady Vas ~
saiy sure that Dsnnis was ~ possee
| SooS - ooO ~ % tuS uikUWUys ~
Was ssrs that ~ bad intends1 - roo
hin u ~ had bad no such 1es10D ~
wosA hsve admitted bis idses1ty aad
exclaimed any Intention sscop4 q
loas1 ths time, The accus.r bluseeeod
ee1 asked fos time 10 prove tat tAs
an6i wss . pst " Job. but tboas pess
eat at The trial considered this Q 0ark
q disrsspsrt Tor the priest vho bed
gfvso tssttooay. snd the magistrate
1soisd the rsqusst Dennis was se.
Quilted and carried on, Of ~ eovss
- ~ sAeuldsp Of his fri.nds.
New. e1bses Aavourn-.n's fAehog
woo Q "eood old lrish g-ntlsoao. eos
- IL rors osd Stock" and. tesagA -
esetaiaiy wesh sot hs,. . haGAvay.
0As foe . 80 ostn.lsw. h~ wes hlghly
ap0eec1atjvs of The shr-wdnsae - ~
soce Oariae Dsani. lrppeiesooeol
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