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At four o'clock all sorts of people called, being Lady Macpherson's "at home" day, and many on me and E . I don't admire Canadian women especially! We had fourteen at dinner and a delightful old Irishman, Chief Justice Haggerty, took me in. The Lieutenant-Governor, Mr. Robinson, though only the Provincial Governor, is treated as the representative of the Queen, and goes before every one.
"Roll me around, Bye," the Irishman cried, "and make a fince out of me I'm done for." Ned paid no attention to his call, and Haggerty pulled his mangled body down the hill and doubled himself up in front of his friend. "Keep down behind me, Bye," he moaned. "I'll make a good fort for ye!" It was useless to protest, he had erected the fort to suit himself and Ned was fighting now behind it.
Haggerty was not only hard of head but shrewd. So he set about the accomplishment of the second best course, that of minute and particular investigation. Some one had entered this deserted house: for what? This, Haggerty must find out. He was fairly confident that the intruder did not know who had challenged him; on the other hand, there might be lying around some clue to the stranger's identity.
The telephone bell rang. One of the police answered it. "For you, Mr. Haggerty," he said. Haggerty sprang to the telephone and placed the receiver to his ear. "What?" we heard him exclaim. "You have got the other fellow? A horse and carriage at once!" "Take mine," said the chief excitedly. "What is it?" "My subordinate at the railway station has just landed the fellow with the jewels.
I'm going t' put my hand on his shoulder an' say 'Come along! Cash ain't everything, even in my business. I want t' show it's th' game, too. I don't want money in my pockets for winking my eye." "You'll have hard work." "How?" "He has burned the pads of his fingers and thumbs," blurted out Forbes. Crawford made an angry gesture. A Homeric laugh from Haggerty.
I should think that even you would be able to outgrow the standard of wit that obtains in first-year art class at Berkeley." Mr. Haggerty showed quite all of his ragged teeth in a noisy joyous grin and went on, unperturbed: "Miss Nash says that the best European thought, personally gathered in the best salons, shows that the Rodin vogue is getting the pickle-eye from all the real yearners.
He remembered the doctor's assertion that a painful operation would be necessary to finally restore Myrtle to a normal condition, and his kindly heart disliked to reflect upon the ordeal before the poor girl. Haggerty proved a prophet, after all. Each mile they covered opened new vistas of delight to the eager travelers.
Istra yawned openly on the bed, kicking a pillow, but she was surprised into energetic discussion now and then, till Haggerty intentionally called her Izzy again, when she sat up and remarked to Mr. Wrenn: "Oh, don't go yet. You can tell me about the article when Carson goes. Dear Carson said he was only going to stay till ten." Mr.
"Then I shall ask you to accompany us to the room up stairs till the police-patrol arrives." "I will go," quietly. "Nonsense!" I objected. "On my word of honor, I do not know this lady. Our presence in the cellar was perfectly harmless. There is no valid reason for detaining her. It is an outrage!" "I am not going to stand here arguing with you," said Haggerty.
Lieutenant-Colonel Haggerty was killed about noon, before we had effected a junction with Colonel Hunter's division. Colonel Cameron was mortally wounded leading his regiment in the charge, and Colonel Corcoran has been missing since the cavalry-charge near the building used as a hospital. For names, rank, etc., of the above, I refer to the lists herewith.
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