--how should we? but thought he was hiding because the
revenue officers were after him on account of a bit of a still or
something of that kind; but we found out one day, when he had been
taking too much of the cratur and was talking big like, that he was
the Red Captain.

"My Denis was troubled in his mind over it. Av coorse he was not one
to inform, but he had heard so much of the Red Captain and his doings
that he was onaisy at the thought of having him as a neighbor. He
wasn't one to pretind to be frindly when he wasn't, and the captain
noticed it and took offince, and there were mighty high words between
them. One night, your honor, he and his gang came down and broke in
the door, and tould Denis he was a black-hearted informer, Denis said
it was a lie, and they were nigh shooting him, but at last they said
he should have the choice either of joining them or of being shot; and
Denis, being druv to it, and seeing no other way to save his life, was
forced to agree. Then the villains made him kneel down and take a
great oath to be faithful and secret.

"I was away off; for I had caught up the child and run out by the back
door when they came in, but I crept round to a broken window there
was, so that I could hear what was said. When they took him away wid
them and went off, I followed at a distance, for I wasn't sure whether
after all they didn't mean to murther him. But they went up to the hut
where they lived at the edge of the bog, and as they seemed more
friendly like I went back to see after the child, who was left all
alone. The next morning I took it over to a neighbor and asked her to
keep it till I came back. Then I went up to the hut again and found it
was empty.

"A day or two after that I found out from a man who run a still, and
knew the Red Captain well, that he had made up his mind to lave Galway
and come down south, where he had some friends; so I just shut up the
house and walked down here. Now you know, your honor, that I don't
come here for the sake of the reward. Not a penny of it would I touch
if I were dying of hunger, and sooner than be pointed at as an
informer I would throw myself over them big rocks. But they have got
Denis, and either they will make him as bad as themselves--which I
don't think--or they will shoot him; and if they don't shoot him he
will be shot one of these days by the soldiers. What I want you to
promise, your honor, is, that if I point out where you can lay your
hands