bones."

He then marked slips of paper, equal in number to those who were
present, with the numbers 1, 2, 3, &c, to correspond, after which
he determined that the three first numbers and the three last should
go--all of which was agreed to without remonstrance, or any apparent
show of reluctance whatever. "Now, boys," he continued, "don't forget to
attend to-morrow night; an' I say to every man of you, as Darby Spaight
said to the divil, when he promised to join the rebellion, _'phe dha
phecka laght,'_ (bring your pike with you,) bring the weapon."

"An who's the purty girl that's goin' to wet you, Captain Bartle?"
inquired Dandy Duffy.

"The purtiest girl in this parish, anyhow," replied Flanagan, unawares.
The words, however, were scarcely out of his lips, when he felt that he
had been indiscreet. He immediately added--"that is, if she is of this
parish; but I didn't say she is. Maybe We'll have to thravel a bit to
find her out, but come what come may, don't neglect to be all here about
half-past nine o'clock, wid your arms an' ammunition."

Duffy, who had sat beside Ned M'Cormiek during the night, gave him a
significant look, which the other, who had, in truth, joined himself to
Flanagan's lodge only to watch his movements, as significantly returned.

When the men deputed to beat Lynchaghan had blackened their faces, the
lodge dispersed for the night, Dandy Duffy and Ned M'Cormick taking
their way home together, in order to consider of matters, with which the
reader, in due time, shall be made acquainted.

PART VII.

Our readers may recollect, that, at the close of that part of our tale
which appeared in the preceding number, Dandy Duffy and Ned M'Cormick
exchanged significant glances at each other, upon Flanagan's having
admitted unawares that the female he designed to take away on the
following night was "the purtiest girl in the parish." The truth was, he
imagined at the moment that his designs were fully matured, and in the
secret vanity, or rather, we should say, in the triumphant villainy of
his heart, he allowed an expression' to incautiously pass his lips which
was nearly tantamount to an admission of Una's name. The truth of this
he instantly felt. But even had he not, by his own natural sagacity,
perceived it, the look of mutual intelligence which his quick and
suspicious eye observed to pass between Duffy and Ned M'Cormick would at
once have convinced him. Una was not merely entitled to the c