The Dermott news., 1919-04-10
CHAPTER Vnl-Continued.


 "There= comes Colonel Hand' sa=3 Mr~ llas6e- as she looked aut If tAe window. @The paer loHais #bL- H. has uazt.u1 10 Go thesc days but sit arogH# tht tavern
 Colonel Hand was suriv1ookias mau heHe#I middle aSe. Wttb iarse eyes tHat showed signs If Dissipation. Re had >uaa dark tuft beneath hls lower tF ara t.H. black. uHtHy hair
 What do ye think has haFFeuedfs he asked a~ he looked down upoa us with H8+r~fie movement ef his hand .The saa O that old Baekfal, Ben Gr!mSaaH has been arrested aud hrnHzht=ta Jail for murder
 For murIerfe asked Afr. and Mrs llactaf ia one breath,
 Tor bloody murder, sir the colonel veat eH. Fl Was Gle shooting of that uau ia tle town Q Ealiyheen q few weeks 20. Things have come to Il pretty Ha~ in tAts country. should say Talk aboat law and arlI0r. We aut E#aW vH#f r mans ta.r and why saaa.d We IHr party in power is avaHr5.y opposed to it=yez sir. l. has faz-ga.l rr1u bribery aut rurrups t.au. ha Eou taHk that the son a Ben GHHa~haa= NH rteeffe= punish mcnt even if 6e X proved guilty? Not at a.i fte W.il be Fgotcctgd=sou mark mv words
 He bowed and left us. When ths door had closed behind hIm Mr. Racket said:
 Another victim horned by the Snapdraeon If man were 10 be slain by a hear back in tho woods Colonel Hand would look for guilt m the opposition party. Michael Henry. whatever the truth may he regarding the poor boy in jail. We are iu no way reSpeusibte. Away with sadness Whnt iS thatf"
 Mir. ilaeket inclined his ear and then added Michael Henry SaYs that he may b. innocent and that vr had bet fer 1o ant see 1T We can help him. Now hadn't thought . that Had you MaryT
 No the girl answered.
 "We W8e. Ae letting Mike co ahead of Us alWHy~, sHi3 her father. eYeu saw tae grme heieve.a turning to lue.
 told them Al Luew af it.
 Upon my word. H6e you. my brave lad .aI8 fe s.Ga master. T fearH ef all fha and dee#aaa fH#t you would 1a h#fH = Michael Henry and a cHedHahe student Come. let us go and uay our compliments to the sanafare
 THe seAe.'aasfer and vent oeer to Mir Wreu-s tou-c- whtr. frme building which had ortea Heyu pointed out t6 me
 Mrs. Wright a daelaalsHs lady who met Hs at the door sad tHaf th- sen ator had gone over to the m.fl with bis whcelbarroW.
 We've plenty of time and w'N whit for him." said the >chooIma~ter.
 T see hm said ltae=JaAr as he and Ruth run to tho Eate and down the rough plank walk to meet him.
 We saw him coming n Htle way down the street iR his sbirt~leeveS with his barrow in front If him. He stopped aud lifted little John in his arms. and after a moment put him down and embraced Ruth.
 Well. see ye still love the tender embrace Q the uheelharrow. said Mir. Racket as We approached the senator.
 My embrace is the tenderer of the two" the latter laughed with look at his hands.
 He recognized me and seized my two hands and shock them as he said
 Upon my word, here is my friend Bart. was not looking for you here.
 He put his hand on my head. now higher than his shoulder, and said q was not looking for you here"
 He asked about my aunt and uncle and expressed joy at learning that was now under Mir. Racket
 "I shall be here for a number of weeks" he said, "and shall want to