Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-10-08

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Wen, sir. they've come from vir.
ginia."
Dyck Calhoun slowly got to his feet
his face paling, his body stifrening.
FROM Virginia! Who should be coming
from Virginia, save she to whom he
had just been writing?
WHO has come from Yircinia?"
lie knew, but he wanted il said.
Sure, you knew a vessel came from
America last night Well. in her was
one that was called the queen of Ire
land long ago"
Queen of Ireland-weIl. what Them"
Dyck'S voice was tuneIess, his manner
rigid, his eyes burning.
We'll, she-Miss Sneila Llvn and her
mother are going to the Salem planta-
ton down by the Essex Valley noun
tain. 1t is her plantation now. II be-
longed to her uncle. Bryan Llyn. He
got it in payment of debt. He's dead
now and all his lands and wealth have
come TO her. Her mother, AIRS Llyn.
is with her and they start tomorrow
or the next day for Salem"
Dyck Calhoun made an impatient
gesture at this last remark.
yes, yes, Michael Where are they
now?"
They're at Charlotte Bedr2ed's IodS
ings in Spanish tow -hr governor
waited on them this morning. The
governor sent them flowers and"
'FlOwers-Lord MalIow sent them
flowers +! HelIs iend, man, suppose
ne did?"
There are better flowers here than
any in Spanish Town"
We'll, take them. Michael; hut If
you do, come here again no more while
you live, for I'll have none of you.
Do you think I'm entering the lists
against the kings governors"
you've done 1t before, sir, and
there's no harm In doing it again. One
good turn deserves another. I've also
to tell you, sir, that Lord Mallow has
asked them to stay at Kings house."
Lord MaIlow has asked Americans
to stay at Kings house,
But they're Irish. and he knew them
in Ireland, y'r honor"
From whom do you get your infOr-
mation?" asked Dyck Calhoun with an
air of suspicion.
"From Darius Boland, yr honor"
answered Michael, with a smile. "Who
is Darius Boland, you're askin' in y'r
mind? Well, he's the new manager
come from the Llyn plantations in
Virginia; and right good stuff he is.
with a tongue that's as dry as cut
wheat in August. saw him this
mOrnin' on the quay at Kingston. He
was orderin' the porters about with an
air-oh, bedad, an air saw the
name upon the parcels-Miss Shcila
Llyn Of Mora. Virginia, and 50 l spoke
to him. Well said he, who might
you be? For there's queer folks in
Jamaica, I'm told So | said / was
Michael Clones, and at that he dotted
his hat and held out hand, Well,
here's luck, said he Luck at the
very startl I've heard of you from
my mistress You're seryan. to Mr.
Dyck CaIhoun-aint that it, And |
nodded and he smiled again-a smile
that'd cost money anywhere else than
in Jamaica. Queer way of talk he has,
that man, as queer as"
II understand, Michael. But what
else? How did you come to talk about
the affairs Of Mrs and Miss Llyn? He
didn't just spit it out, did hc2'
Sure; not so quick and free as
spittin', y'r honor, but when he'd sorted
me out, as it were, he said Miss Llyn
had come out here to take charge Of
Salem. her own estate in Virginia be-
in in such good runnin' order aud her
mind bein' active. Word had come
Of the trouble with the manager here,
and one of the provost marsha's depu-
ties had written accounts of the fog
ging and ill-treatment Of slaves, and
that's why sh> come-tO put things
right at Salem
ITO put things wrong in Jamaica,
Michael, that's why she's come. To
loose the ball of confusion and free
the flood of tragedy-tbats why she's
come! Man, Michael you know her
hlstory-who she was and what hap
pened to her father. Well, do You think
there's no tragedy in her coming here?
| killed her father, they say, Michael.
| was punished for IT, I came here
to be free OF all those things--lifted
out and away from them all. | longed
to forget the past, which is only shame
and torture; and here it is all spread
out at my door again like mat which
I must see as 90 in and out. There
was no talk on Boland's part Of their
coming here, was there, Michael?'
None at all sir. bur there was that
in the mans eye and that in bis tone,
which made me sure he thought Miss
Llyn and you would meet"
"That would be strange, wouldn't IT,
in this immense continent" Dyck re-
marked cynicauy. "She knew / was
here before she cGme. 7 wonder her
mother let her come here Her mother
knew rart Of he truth. she hid 70 I'D
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