... proceeded to confess himself. Things had gone wrong with him, and he had no one but himself to blame for it. And, to cut a long story short, he told her how, whilst he had been absorbed in an invention which he had hoped to spring upon the world, Cyril had cut ...

... girl’s young, warm eyes. Her heart went out with quick tender throb to the lonely old kinsman. She knew her mother’s short sad story ; how she had been saved from a watery grave by the sturdy, handsome young sailor who was the sodden drunkard of to-day; ...

... exhibited on the top of the case behind you, I shall send for one of the Partners and have the matter looked into.” make a long story short, the lady got the umbrella, paying 2s. lid. for it, the real price being 4s. lid.! A few days since lady stood at one of ...

... spared all the disgusting details the divorce case, and fat lawyers and others will lose much unholy gain. To make a long story short, Juan’s domestic problem remains in a bad way for long time after this. Though eventually a peace patched up between himself ...

... Mrs Kearney,’ says she. With that himself went upstairs and then us two turned into the parlour. Well, to make a long story short, Mrs Flood told me about a poor woman who came to lodge with her a few days before that who was very badly off, and looked ...

... Weir, were then submitted to experts. Toese men decided they ere all really written by the same person. To make a long story short, Margaret Johnstone totally broke down under cross-examination,and began orving hysterically. “ * It was the devil tempted ...

... daughters, and they seemed very fond of my girl, and has known your nephew,Mr John Temple, for many years. And to make long story short, Squire, Mr John Temple and May were married from their house; the ladies g ing to the church to witness the ceremony and ...

... daughters, and they seemed very fond of my girl, and has known your nephew,Mr John Temple, for many years. And to make long story short, Sqaire, Mr John Temple and May were married from their house; the ladies ing to the church to witness the ceremony and ...

... asked her mother’s consent out of courtesy, and her refusal did not in the least affect his intentions. Well, to cut a long story short, she told me that by some means or other this man had acquired a tremendous power over her daughter, and was forcing her ...

... OUR SHORT STORIES. Commencing in our next issue—July 2bth —a series of short stories will appear in Irish Society ”by the best known authors. Every one of these thrilling tales will prove to be absorbingh interesting, and will lie complete each week. ...

... SHORT TH Mothe By R This is the title of will commence in our It is the story of tl an English woman di ing girl, and the tale thrilling incidents froi An ancient tombsU yard of an old-world scription. It is evidt stone the sculptor orij Lord, she was ...

... CHARACTERS IN THE STORY. i HREE SISTERS, Ida, Laura and Effie Darcy, daughters of Major Darcy (dead). GODFREY URGUHART, a London Journalist on holiday visit to a sea-side'resort in Ireland. MRS. LYDIARD, a woman with whom Godfrey had been in love, and ...