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M'Kenna, who was now recovered, "maybe, afther all, it was only an accident: sure we often hard of sich things. Don't you remimber Squire Elliott's son, that shot himself by accident, out fowlin'? Frank, can you clear yourself before us?" "Ah, Alley! Alley!" exclaimed the father, wiping away his tears, "don't you remimber his oath, last night?"
"I did not," replied M'Kenna; "I could clear myself on all the books in Europe, that he met his death as I tould you; an' more nor that," he added, dropping upon his knees, and uncovering his head, "may I die widout priest or prayer widout help, hope, or happiness, upon the spot where he's now stretched, if I murdhered or shot him." "I say amin to that," replied Darby; "Oxis Doxis Glorioxis!
"Queen o' Heaven!" exclaimed old M'Kenna, "who could believe this only they hard it?" "The murdher wouldn't lie?" shrieked out Mrs. Reillaghan "the murdher wouldn't lie! the blood o' my darlin' son spoke it! his blood spoke it; or God, or his angel, spoke it for him!" "It's beyant anything ever known!" some exclaimed, "to come back an' tell the deed upon his murdherer!
M'Kenna and Mike, having been reconciled, appeared in a short time warmer friends than ever. While the last bottle went round, those who had before been on the point of engaging in personal conflict, now laughed at their own foibles, and expressed the kindness and good-will which they felt for each other at heart.
"You did!" said a voice, which was immediately recognized to be that of the deceased. M'Kenna shrieked aloud, and immediately fled with his gun towards the mountains, pursued by Reillaghan's other son. The crowd rushed in towards the body, whilst sorrow, affright, exultation, and wonder, marked the extraordinary scene which ensued.
During this and some other observations made by Darby, Frank had got the gun in his possession; and, whilst seeming to be engaged in looking at it, and examining the lock, he actually contrived to reload it without having been observed. "Now, neighbors," said Darby, "hould your tongues for a weeshy start, till I ax Frank M'Kenna a question or two.
Mr M'Kenna, while repeating the orthodox Admiralty view that considerations of strategy favoured a single navy, now recognized that other considerations had to be taken into account, and that 'room must be found for the expression of national sentiment.... While laying the foundation of future Dominion navies to be maintained in different parts of the Empire, these forces would contribute immediately and materially to the requirements of Imperial defence. No wonder that the London Times congratulated Australia and Canada 'on their achievement in having at last educated the Admiralty up to their own point of view. Unfortunately the convert was soon to backslide, but for the present hearty and ready aid was given in establishing the Dominion naval policy.
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