Show arthur D smith k 1 0 a kw ARTHUR D HOWDEN SMITH bert ic 1 CHAPTER XV continued at 1 4 24 2 00 it 1 r k 1 1 I still dont understand said pel fel j lowes stinking blinking his fiend dead you were alb lk is nun anyway 1 sorra a nun unless ye cull call me or T nun that was housekeeper rot for the irish nuns fit at listion lisbon and that same ces yi all by token mother Se Seraph ruphIna lna that teat wa bora bom margaret Gillim gilhooley fley third dough ter to squire gilhooley tv av the 1 reeks tn in county donegal would i have me come wid her when slie she tuk t the veil for a bit av company and by times she but that was before I 1 I 1 got gol we me grofic or me tin an shore share the it says she id ate the convent nut av V 1 its funds it I 1 went on ral bin was I 1 t to blame that thai the dear god give me III above nuns fare 0 so you yoo left the convent rot for miss j Ing lepIns service that I 1 did and maunys the time been down on pip two than thanin lAn the blessed saints that slut shil a colne lovely young leddy lealy the like wv av her ber w but she know you were 1 irish rel fellowes lowes interrupted tits his reawakened i the duenna eyed film dm shrewdly not she a portuguese she wanted one that thai knew the way ev av the and mother seraphino tays says says save she me young teddy leddy be satisfied wid was that honest and why not snapped the attendant how was a chit ol of a girrel to know what was bett neither lier for or her and III thank benot to mise miscall till me been a good friend to ye for all yet yer black scowls and murther mur therin tn rages and the blood yeve yere split on the right hand bond and the left im sorry fellowes apologized genuinely bewildered cut but you yoo austn t blame ml me arrah and nobody else ele ill blame and me young leddy wid the salt tears on her checks all for the way ye mishandled mis handled her wan wall for kissin and the next for hanging hangi nl think shame to herself sort that have spread misery wid yet yer hate and wont see love when it 11 comes in yet yer path hut but yet yer bark back on it and go off to seek god knows know chwat I 1 she paused to catch her breath per haps to give him film an opportunity to answer but li be was speechless turn rum bling alln g tor for comprehension of her words ah as as me names cames mar mccarthy that was hoise kaper to the irish nuns and for hunger slat out to wait on the young leddy alive its ye are the fool av the wor rid i the beady black eyes as fumed a 9 sympathy at odds with the be 6 spirit of the declaration god tor for k give ye sort slip hp went oi ou do ye have to be told Us tie just bersell she loves irn im afraid you dont know what youre talking about fellowes pro tested unsteadily miss was very fond of captain he deserved her affection why I 1 feel so bad over his death 11 oil oh my glory exclaimed mccarthy 11 a babe in arams ye se t arel aint ye got gilt the sanse to know kanom she down poor Ca cabill pill vol col lishawa for herself yer self that was why she cdade such a todo over him and to her credit A kind gentle lamb do a hurri hum to anny maan ebsch Is more nor ohp best av them their deserve I 1 with a strength none would nave T suspected sublet ted slie she clutched one of vel lel lowes elbows and started to 10 propel him bak to front from street but bibi almost slie she released him share ye cun can run faster not nor tile rue weighted wid ald belly tat fat slip she f said bald 0 go o on lad ind aut ur the spurs to yet yer flanks dunks and mahe haste to her Irli theres erps the lie like uv av tears to wipe clane the sorriest slate so he be 11 alsy and oo oil yer ter way F he obeyed rhe ilie crowd 4 in arout of the Inglr plo Wire loue bad increased it in size will the A of tile the governor and made for him reluctantly until dook and recognized him anil boned their reminiscing to brandish rati musket butts and bayonets and shout importantly stand aside good people 1 stand aside for squire Felli wesl earn cara mournful and perturbed sat eat at her uncles duk desk joshua on oil one side ol of tier her ben on the oilier the governor was clumping slumping stam Slum plug ping back bach add forth in front of the ladow while sopher orated with keep keen appreciation of the distinction ot of hla fits audience ind and i can but asseverate once again your excellency that as the woman wilmat me I 1 distinctly heard beard V tier her say or oi pos possibly bibly atwould be pre toi fel atile to employ tle the word mutter ali mi atiq is hungry yell be hour to irone mary mccarthy I 1 she shell 1 l not be then asserted fel fat the tour four men stared at him in a complex of humors but cara cried crie out spiritedly that slie she shant be and I 1 care not persecute her besides tie ridiculous mr air sopher the poor creature lias has no english yet we all heard her speak gov GOT emor einor ei nor To pointed out ont temper abely slip apenes english no aa well as any ot of ifa us your excellency Vel fellowes lowes to in fill theres no great mys mya tery to it she was wag in ID need of em she hiie wa told miss Ing lepin would accept only a portuguese and lest lesl slip should loae tier her place ahr pre igei of kuklish KlIsh she abandoned her ruse because because she had bad her mistress happiness at henrt he looked straight at cara and after a 4 moment or indecision she lot let her eyes meet his 1 I 1 owe a th debt bi to mary McCart mccarthy by ie Fellow iloreta vii added gently slie she showed me file what wliam I 1 was tiiu atio blind to see the tin answering light that shone in ID caras fare diew him film forward a step before in fit could check himself grunted the governor 1 I must get bark back to government house you might come with me 10 Tos liua shull mind if I 1 voine come too asked den ben nind to have you tiu answered doshua coshun linking arms with him hlen in the doorway ills his excellency ll and seized bold of So phern shoulder you yiu too he commanded But your excellency I 1 am on duty duly I 1 in charge of captain fellowes escort and you come along as fellowes attorney advised the governor eo vernor hell N 1 1 1 here rekindled for him was the subtle T that hat had lured him from to lisbon nut not require assistance here or I 1 miss my guess the loo avo closed behind the tour four and as if 11 the elicit click of the latch had been a signal vara cara rose from her chair ter her eyes were brown pools flecked with star glint and it seemed to fel owes flint pe he was sinking gradually gratefully into the infinite mystery of their depths here alere rekindled for him wits the subtle that had lured him from leru nha to lisbon and from lisbon aboard the true bounty its embers glowing rosier with eveia breath he drew ue ce leaned toward her and suddenly she was in hla his arms ailing her lips lifted frankly to his forgive me he whispered ali ah dearest her fingers stroked his lac lacerated ersted back 1 I have your stripes to answer tor for however inno cent I 1 was but scars he be protested so not scars on your memory 1 she murmured and nestled closer CHAPTER XVI mrs mr rhodes rhode makes up her mind en easy sy petel whon whoa paull jeff jear riggle caught the thong of his whip around the hie butt and climbed freakily down from his seat seal as tile the widow rhodes emerged from the side door ot of the ahe general Arm armstrong into ahe ile spring twilight ot of the trip inn yard late as usual she sullied wen ben stepin off a ngan in to be see that hussy bussy to floyd jones hey altus allus hilleve beleve the busst of a man ye jeff countered anyone ud lid b be e late car carrein carry ln tile load I 1 did taint noticeable she remarked lie ering luto into the empty interior set ret ens in ot oft duck back a piece affirmed jeff elt squires to bome ure mrs rhodes became alert lion leel fellowes lowes home why ye footless tonal loon I 1 kepple all the news back from a bodyl body I 1 kaow 11 brandy Mr andy randy ye aint give me e time to flap my jaw I 1 was all sot to tell ye and go on lummox 1 tell met has he be got his health haord he do done fine married married Mar riedl 1 the widows tone was falsetto be ye crazy shore lies married miss Ing lepIn was up to Ch chafers aters reer reck feet lecal gaall I 1 vurn vuin exclaimed the wid ow guess I 1 better git my bonnet n hustle up to the manor be neelin help moren likely oli oil they got aplenty help jeff as her Thata lr Porty gee woman only she aint Porty gee irish name 0 mccarthy and talks nigh as much us a ye do brandy auh I 1 ill ye not to be coop tin me with an outlandish fortifier torr loei the shape of a I arl of suit fall pork I 1 shore drawled jeff but bat ye ki bin a say this for a fat woman she aint so ao short to ID her temper any woman ud be short tempered with a tight mouthed ninny moran boss talk on hla his tor tongue iguel 1 oil off along dol do I 1 who else come with squire irod sopher the rest the flaby babylon lein tellers fellers stayed into the CRY city Spend ln prize money roi iney they woultz the widow observed grimly anyone else that thai colored teller feller tom a his biggerman nIg german only lie aint toms aiom I 1 I 1 a no more cause squire fellowes Fell owea or debbe twos bliss fellowes its kinder hard to make out babow they done it bought him off 0 tom mrs rhodes cie ej e brightened visibly do tell I 1 she cried why row must have bare a heap beep op 0 money jeff but bui money coant never do a ballot oo no good asserted jeff and the best of em ein air uneasy tellers allus alltia up D n awny away jest when ye figger ye got em cm tied cnown id ulie like to see uie the man allor or no could git away from me short 0 the heavenly trump commented the widow gaall bonow it if imore wore me that har be no need deed to keep him from gattin away propounded je jeff 1 I had it on my mind quite a time to talk things over with ye save yet yer breath advised lire air rhodes did ye bear hadow much prize money tom fotr got jefts jeffs response was unintelligible and he turned to the task of anhar his hl team but the widow wido readied reached out a lean arm and grap pled him bin to her none 0 that with me jeff riggle she ord ordered pred answer my question 1 Ili ilioyd I 1 hnatow ask ash him yer self As 11 ye worm into every bit 0 news new along the rond road she seafred geoffey much after a hopeless wriggle jeff an stil sullenly lenly they do say squire give tom all his share 0 the prize money squires share glory bel but bul babow much four five thousand dollars tier fler arm tell fell beside her lands sake ankel I 1 all that money to fol a 9 digger man squire V n mis fellowes air party fond 0 cuffee oh Cuff coffees ees a good 1 but all that for him halml I 1 I 1 rum ruml I 1 and ton tom Inner cent as a cradle babel fler hend head sank in reflection jeff regarded her more anxiously that than before 1 I got a berble hunger he said babut a snack ti tal eat slie she bear him eye was scanning the inn structure with a calculating culat cu ilig edl clency debbe atwould be a good scheme to change the lie name she murmured ye jest changed lt it objected jett 1 I 1 Itu itow but the war aint goin coin to last much longer and folks wont think much ol 01 0 the sailor Sal lorl rest kest I 1 that ud be a good one kinf kind er app appe alln too slake make a man fedeli to home course wed need a dell cen sign but bill that pig fits into any cletur and a handy bandy man braudy Mr audy ye aint fl aln to throw in over gulped jeff ye aint gold goia to go a tangle herself with this leettie le ettle hairy sailor that wont draw dram two sober breaths ashore ill thank ye to keep a civil tongui in yer head where toms cons arned the widow retorted briskly and I 1 aint th throwing throw rowin ln ye over aint kotbin betwixt as to throw jeff rig gle jest cause ive let ye order we at ramound like I 1 was yer wife which the dear lord id never dream ol oj bein not while thor was a single oth er man left able to draw britches onto hla his legs aint no reason why ye should pres ooin to try to boss V n bother me git along unhitch them bosses n bed em drown if ye want a bite a ham hall in the cold cupboard in n fire for a dish 0 tea but whar ye goin virandy he b walled as she started to sail out of the yard goin why of course im going to see what I 1 kin do for squire V n mis bellowes liel Vel lowes Fig gerIn to marry tom right off he snarled flebbe hell have some thin to say tor for himself his self iles a sensible man tom Is she retorted anil and more to a sailor W n that la Is to ro a stage driver bitterness welled up in jeffs heart yes ves and xin d moren one wife most gen rully not 11 hes married to brandy rhodes eliodes tile widow returned 1 I 1 calel calculate cal clate te to keep a man so busy lie wont hanker banker after sin Is what im ruin goin to tell ills alls fellowes not that squire aint a decent young man but men air men and all nimrod Sop So bers law le aroln wont change em ENI END |