ADVENTURE AT THE CASTLE 39 



the money, and sure wouldn't that be a black 

 shame — " 



" And this man has come down to arrest the 

 horses? " said Miss Grimshaw. 



" Yes, miss ; and that's why I've come to ax you 

 to let him drive with us. For I'm going to play 

 him a trick, miss, with your leave and Ucense, and 

 that's why I've got him on the car." 



Miss Grimshaw laughed. 



" I'm no friend of money-lenders," said she. 



" Sure I could tell that be your face, miss." 



" But I do not wish to see the man injured or 

 hurt—" 



"Hurt, missl " cried Moriarty, in a virtuous 

 voice. " Sure, where would be the good of hurtin' 

 him unless he was kilt outright — you lave it to me, 

 miss, and I'll trate him as tender as an infant. 

 I've tould him I'll drive him to Mr Frinch's house, 

 and I will, but he won't get Nip nor Tuck." 



" Very well," said Miss Grimshaw, " as long as 

 you don't hurt him I don't care." 



Moriarty withdrew and Mrs Sheelan appeared. 

 The cleaning process was evident in the poHsh of 

 her face. She would take nothing for the tea; it 

 was to go down to Mr French's account by his own 

 express orders. 



Having bestowed a shilling upon Biddy, the 

 traveller left the inn. 



The seedy personage in the tall hat was comfort- 

 ably seated on the outside car reading a day before 

 yesterday's Freeman^s Journal, and a new gossoon 



