. The transgression of Terence Clancy. in his possession allthe trinkets, letters, and such things of hisdead sweetheart. He is shrewd, too, and TERENCE CLANCY. 69 keen as a sleuth-hound. I believe you and together might delve out the heart ofthe mystery. You might right Simon in theface of all men, restore him to his father,save for him his patrimony, which nowstands to be thrown to the dogs or handedover to public charities; and so might earnthe deep gratitude of the one or two friendsthat he has left in the world. ? Im glad youre hopeful, but shall trymy own plan first. * I dont d
. The transgression of Terence Clancy. in his possession allthe trinkets, letters, and such things of hisdead sweetheart. He is shrewd, too, and TERENCE CLANCY. 69 keen as a sleuth-hound. I believe you and together might delve out the heart ofthe mystery. You might right Simon in theface of all men, restore him to his father,save for him his patrimony, which nowstands to be thrown to the dogs or handedover to public charities; and so might earnthe deep gratitude of the one or two friendsthat he has left in the world. ? Im glad youre hopeful, but shall trymy own plan first. * I dont doubt that for an instant. Andthe plan will fail. ** Not until it has had a fair trial, however. Captain Rush then turned to his fatherand suggested that it was time to be going ;and the squire, of course, rose obediently tothe hint. Miss Tredethlyn and Julius thenexchanged a final defiant glance, and theparty broke up, the squire carrying with hima treasure in the shape of a new and piquantsensation. Kate had warmly pressed CHAPTER III. HAT of Terence Clancy since we sawhim some months ao^o ? He has o enjoyed good health, and, at least to thesuperficial observer, such an average allow-ance of happiness as every man who hasnot actually committed a murder considershis due. His practice grows and flourishes ;his popularity, so far from being on thewane, has deepened and widened. Heesteems and reverence his wife more thanever, and still loves her a good deal. YetTerence has still a reserve fund of unsatisfieddesires, and is in possession of several pegsgood enough to hang self-pity upon. TRANSGRESSION OF TERENCE CLANCY. J I His beautiful wife, for instance, is fromone point of view a somewhat costly posses-sion, involving the maintenance of a highmoral level of daily life, the breathing of anethical atmosphere too fine for perfectcomfort. What his nature really demandsof woman is a smooth caressing tolerance,a sympathetic acceptance of the bad in himas well as the good, a
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