text:  She found her father and cousin (the latter having just come in from his matutinal tour through the farm and laden of course with the news of the neighbourhood) busily engaged with cold beef and conjectures upon the sudden flight of the gentleman resident at Curly Cahill's which had taken place during the night half-an-hour previous to a domiciliary visit from three peace-officers who came from Clonmel and departed as they came in profound silence regarding the object of their expedition upon discovering the stranger had left