Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-03
The Daily Story
Terence o Grady's Ruse-By Nora oNeil.
copyrighted. by Associated Literary Bureau

iook IN at me window and see ~.
he could to fix treason on orfsr.a. "as'
Rafferty, climbed the tree. fo,ss
sash lifted and heard OGr.ar 1'
pose to raise hundred rnen w
county to aid the cause ~ ~. ~
Charlie. But Rafferty-s presence , ..s
made known to the man within rs
breaking of branch O'Gradv a.. '1s
candle from the window and co.. ~
enemy. He did not know thar u..-
side had instructed the spying ~. :
knew that he would be arrest.d ~ =
tried for treason. And since I. -
we'll known that the goyeruroor. sls
hunting for some one to make an =
ample of he would probably lo.a =
head. Us
Something must be done 70 cou,...
act the evidence that bad been os..,.
ed against him. But what couId !.
done? As soon as HandIslda co.,,
swear out warrant against him Ia
ence would be arrested. Fortrn.,.,-
no court would sit till mDrnfng 40
no warrant could be obtained nm ,b.-
! Terence had many friends who WOOL
have hidden him. but such no.
would be mere makeshift. and =.
the present he would be oblirad :.
continue in hiding indefniteIv
In times requiring quick action y,
/ not unnaturally turn TO that With wsieb
| we are familiar. Leaving MacDou~,g
Terence went by roundabout way "a
the stable where be kept Bess and
mounting. set out for Ballingarry.
1t was 10 O'Clock when he star,ed
but for half the night he had the MOI.
to Eight the way, and fortunately Bes,
had not been out OF the stable for
day and half. She went of like f.
shot. knowing by the prick OF the
spur and the touch of the whip thar
quick work was required. II was ma
only quick work, but endurance. tha.
was needed to save her masters life
While on the way Terence thought that
he might better make for the coast
and escape in that way; but. consider
ing the times. he feared that the shore
would be guarded and fight would be
an acknowledgment of the truth OF the
accusation that would be brought
against him. So he kept on his course
He had eighty miles to 90, but Il
might not be necessary for Bess to do
it all She did twenty miles when
Terence gave her wafer and half an
hours rest. Then she did twenty miles
more. but in much slower time After
another rest she did ten miles, when
Terence. coming to barn at O'Clock
in the morning. borrowed horse Of
farmer whom he awakened explaining
his necessity and leaving Bess as secu.
rity
At quarter to 6 he rode into Balm
garry. and since it was Sunday be
found the people already turning out
for early mass. Leaving his horse st
sta bic. he went to the church and after
mass asked for a few words with the
priest. He was taken into the pastors
private room, and he handed the IA
Their a guinea as an offering TO the poor
of the parish. He hoped by this to fx
the fact on the priests mind that be
had been at early mass on Sunday
morning.
Terence breakfasted with Kitty
O'Neill and told her of the ruse By
which he hoped to save his head. BE
remained at Ballingarry all day and
that night The next morning he made
his way back home. picking up Bess
and riding leisurely into town during
the evening. Handiside was watching
for him, and as soon as he appeared he
was arrested under kings warrant
and thrown into Jail.
Terence was not tried till the rebel
lion had failed and the government
had begun sending these who bad been
in it to the block. Then De
was arraigned for treason to his maj
esty George H., king Of England. ID
on certain night TO inche
and take part in rebellion. Maepou-
gall had fed. and the only possible e'l.
dence against O'GEady was that OF
Rafferty,. who swore that on the even
ing OF the 25th Of April from the
branches of a tree he had seen the
prisoner through an open window ana
heard him tell AIacDougall that nc
would furnish a hundred men 10 a'u
In placing Prince Charlie on the brinsn
throne.
O'Grady's counsel sent to Ball'ngarr!
FOR the priest who had seen bis ehep'
ut early mass on Sunday mornins'
pril 90. and received a guinea ioT ,u
poor of the parish. Kitty OMEN S
gave her evidence as well as se'e'-
,ther persons who had seen Teren~
mass. 1t was admitted that he "VD.
not have been likely to be in one p'a'
between o and 10 o'clock at night az.
n another eighty miles distant a.
o'clock the next morning. SO the eas'
ell to the ground, the government -
eased the prisoner. and. lreianu ~
having taken any part in the repeH'
here were no further prosecutions
Not long after this Kitty oNeiN -.
erited some land from relative "a
nd Terence O'Grady were nsfl
nd settled down. Terence giving
barge of all their funds. she naa
ard time with him for awhile 70 A M
i'm from getting into debt but pps "a
@ became used TO the new resi'ne'
hey got ON swimminsly.