The diamond drill., 1921-09-10


an enterprise OF volume, but II Is not
beyond my capacity. and all would be
well IL I were normal In mind and
body; but / am not. have a pasr
that stlnks TO heaven. as Shakespeare
says.
"Men do not treat me badly here,
for l have property and money, and
this Is land where these two things
mean more than anywhere else, even
more than In republic like that where
you live But what can you expect
OF a chief justice who need not be
a lawyer, as this one Is not, and has
other means OF earning income which,
though not disioyaL are lowering 20
the status Of a chief justice7 And
not the chief justice alone have
seen French officers entertained at Gov
eminent house who were guilty OF
fnhumanitles and crueities- The gov
ernor, Lord Mallow. Is much 70 blame.
On him lies the responsibility 10 him
must go the discredit. For myself, 1
feel his enmity on every hand. 1
suffer from his suggestive opposition;
am the victim OF his dark moods.
IF I want concession from To-
cal council. his hand is at work against
me; II see him in the street, get
a courtesy tossed, as you would toss
a bone TO dog. If 1 appear at the
kings ball, which is open 10, oil on
the island who are respectable. / am
treated with such dlsdain by the vice
roy of the king that all the island is
agog.
"He does not spare me In his re-
citals 20 his friends, who carry his
speech abroad. His rancor against me
Is the greater. ] know. because OF the
wealth ! got In the treasure ship. TO
prevent which he tried TO prohibit my
leaving the island. through the with
holding Of leave-ticket TO me His
argument 90 the local authorities was
that had no rights, that am n MUIR
derer and a mutineer, and confined TO
the island, though not on parole He
almost succeeded; but the man TO
whom went. the big rich man. In
tervened successfully--how know
not-and was let 60 with my per-
mlt-ticket
what big things hang on small is
sues II my Lord Mallow had pre-
vented me leaving the island, l
shouldn't now own great plantation
and three hundred negroes. I shouldn't
be able to pay my creditors in good
gold Portuguese half-johannes and
Spanish silver. and give no heed to
the existence OF the bitt. which. as
you perhaps know, Is equal 10 FIVE
pence IN British money. such as you
and I used 10 spend when you were
queen OF Ireland and I was your slave
"Then / worshiped you as few wom-
en- have been worshiped In all the days
OF the world-oh. cursed spite OF life
and time that 1 should have been
jailed for killing your bad father Aye,
he was bad man, and he is better
In his grave than out OF II, but II puts
gulf between you and me which
nothing will ever bridge-unless IL
should some day be known did not
kill him. and then. no doubt II will
be too late.
"On my soul, don't believe put
my sword into him; but II ! did. he
well deserved Il. for he was worse
than faithless 20 your mother. he was
falthlcss 20 his country-he was
traitor / did not tell that story OF
his treachery In COURT did not tell
IL because of you. You did not de-
serve such infamy, and the truth came
not out at the trial. !, In my view,
dared not lest it might injure you.
and you had suffered enough--nay,
more than enough-through him.
IL did not go 10 the United States.
as you asked me to do, Is II not plain l
could not7 My only course was to
avoid you. You see, your mother
knows the truth--lnows that | was
Jailed for killing your father and her
divorced husband. Therefore. the only
way TO do was rs did. / could not
go where you were There should be
hid from you the fact that Erris Bdyne
was a traitor. This Is your right,
in my mind. Looking back. feel
sure I could have escaped jail II I
had told what knew OF Erris Boyne;
and perhaps Il would have been bet
ter. for I should. no doubt, have been
acquitted. Yet I could not have gone
10 you, for l am not sure did not
Kill him.
1T seems strange 20 me That I am
as near 10 the United States here In
Jamaica. or almost as near, as one
In London Is TO one In Dublin; and
yet one might as well be ten thousand
leagues distant for oil u means 70
her ono loves in the United states.
Yes. dear Shelia, love you. and !
would tear out the heart OF the world
for you. battle my whole being In
your beauty and your charm. ! hun
ger for you--to stand beside you. TO
listen to your voice, 70 dip my prison