get Anty Lynch married to Martin
Kelly? Come, Mr Moylan, that's all we want to know: if you can't say as
much as that for us now, just that we may let the Kellys know what sort
of evidence we could bring against them, if they push us, we must only
have you and others summoned, and see what you'll have to say then."

"Oh, I'd say the truth, Mr Daly--divil a less--and I'd do as much as
that now; but I thought Mr Lynch was wanting to say something about the
property?"

"Not a word then I've to say about it," said Barry, "except that I
won't let that robber, young Kelly, walk off with it, as long as
there's law in the land."

"Mr Moylan probably meant about the agency," observed Daly.

Barry looked considerably puzzled, and turned to the attorney for
assistance. "He manes," continued Daly, "that he and the Kellys are
good friends, and it wouldn't be any convenience to him just to say
anything that wouldn't be pleasing to them, unless we could make him
independent of them:--isn't that about the long and the short of it, Mr
Moylan?"

"Indepindent of the Kellys, is it, Mr Daly?--Faix, thin, I'm teetotally
indepindent of them this minute, and mane to continue so, glory be to
God. Oh, I'm not afeard to tell the thruth agin ere a Kelly in Galway
or Roscommon--and, av' that was all, I don't see why I need have come
here this day. When I'm called upon in the rigular way, and has a
rigular question put me before the Jury, either at Sessions or 'Sizes,
you'll find I'll not be bothered for an answer, and, av' that's all, I
b'lieve I may be going,"--and he made a movement towards the door.

"Just as you please, Mr Moylan," said Daly; "and you may be sure that
you'll not be long without an opportunity of showing how free you are
with your answers. But, as a friend, I tell you you'll be wrong to lave
this room till you've had a little more talk with Mr Lynch and myself.
I believe I mentioned to you Mr Lynch was looking out for someone to
act as agent over his portion of the Dunmore property?"

Barry looked as black as thunder, but he said nothing.

"You war, Mr Daly. Av' I could accommodate Mr Lynch, I'm shure I'd be
happy to undhertake the business."

"I believe, Mr Lynch," said Daly, turning to the other, "I may go so
far as to promise Mr Moylan the agency of the whole property, provided
Miss Lynch is induced to quit the house of the Kellys? Of course, Mr
Moylan, you can see that as long as Miss Lynch is in a position of
un