"Oh, for setting fire to Gray's house," said Corrigan, with a laugh.
"Oh, Oi thought----" the Irishman suddenly checked himself. "Say, Oi didn't see ye on the road," he continued.
"I came up by the back way," replied Corrigan.
"Phy?"
Corrigan made no reply. To tell the truth, he did not wish Mosey to know that he had stolen Jack's model, and that precious article was now safely hidden in the loft of the mill.
"Phy don't ye answer me question?" continued Andy Mosey.
"Oh, I thought I'd try the other way for a change," said Corrigan, as lightly as possible. "How is the young fellow?" he continued, changing the subject.
"He's--he's gone," faltered Mosey. "He--he had a mishap, and fell into the wather."
"Drowned?"
"Yes."