"
"Who put the still up in Ahadarra?" she inquired. "Is it true that it
was the Hogan's?"
"Indeed I believe there's no doubt about it," he replied; "since I
left the landlord's, I have heard what satisfies me that it was them and
Teddy Phats."
Kathleen paused and sighed. "They are a vile crew," she added, after a
little; "but, be they what they may, they're faithful and honest, and
affectionate to our family; an' that, I believe, is the only good about
them. Bryan, I am very sorry for this misfortune that has come upon you.
I am sorry for your own sake."
"And I," replied Bryan, "am sorry for--I was goin' to say--yours; but
it would be, afther all, for my own. I haven't the same thoughts of you
now, dear Kathleen."
She gazed quickly, and with some surprise at him, and asked, "Why so,
Bryan?"
"I'm changed--I'm a ruined man," he replied; "I had bright hopes of
comfort and happiness--hopes that I doubt will never come to pass.
However," he added, recovering himself, and assuming a look of
cheerfulness, "who knows if everything will turnout so badly as we
fear?"
"That's the spirit you ought to show," returned Kathleen; "You have
before you the example of a good father; don't be cast down, nor look
at the dark side; but you said you had not the same thoughts of me just
now; I don't understand you.
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