The Irish standard., 1888-02-11

of the windows above, but before they
could do much damage the emergency
men forced their way in and oyer
powered Devine, who was very ole
and sickly looking man. There was {
tremendous uproar upstairs minute
later, but the police did nothing. After
a discreet wait Il dozen of them drew
their clubs, and charged the house amid
tee jeers Of the military. who, to dc
them justice, displayed far less tom
foolery than the body of men they were
called upon to protect. There was
another long wait, and then the twelve
big policemen walked bravely forth
with three aefenseless ye ung girls held
firmly among them. It was an edify-
ing and inspiring spectacle. A court
was convened, and the girls were duly
arrested aud taken Off to Jail under
heavy escort, though What on earth
there was to fear was mystery
Up to this time the spectators, besides
the neigbbors, were the detective and
myself on the rival cars, but the news
had got abroad and three other cars ar
rived, one occupied by the Countess
Tolstoi and the others by Sir William
Weddeburn, M. F., and Mr.. Patrick
Kelley, Of the National League, respec.
lively. Sir William and the Countess
were both anxious to see an eviction
one is writing a book, the other Par
ljamentary speech Oh home rule.
After the 800 warriors had triumph
antly subjugated the three young girls,
the forces moved UP the road to James
Finnegan's. On The hill
Flnnegan was in good spirits, aud
bound to die hard. He had stubby
red beard. q red nose, and hat which
he wore over ons eye, in rakist,, not to
say defan., manner.
''{5's pity" he reared hotly, to the
intense delight Of the placid Captain
Smylie, Who evinced a fondness for MIN
off hand. that yeZ didn't bringsa few
more riginints an soma cannons wild
yer"
Captain keogh stalked majestically
around tbe fortified house, and then
coming back to the starting point
looked up and yelled.
lis that you, Finnegan?''
lit i,.n
siI7innegan?"
"Phat?'
"Will We come down ont of that?':
II WON'T
"Why Won't you?"
"Bekase," said Finnegan, with a
burst of forensic and irrefutable logic,
'tI'm gointer stay where am"
"Then your blood be ON your head. -
"Well, begob," remarked Finnegan,
to the Intense delight of tte mob. ''if I
could get near ye there'd be blood Oh
yer own head, " miserable old, bull
necked blowhard.
ATTACK the house, attack the house. "
roared Capt. Keogh hotly. The order
was given with immense spirit and
courage, but tho forces did not display
undue zeal. Capt. Smylie yawned.
lighted another cigarette, and looked
back to see If the Isish girl still stood i'll
the snow on the hilltop while the
chiefs of police held a long and thought
full consultation. The Countess Tolstoi
tried to make notes on an ivory tablet,
but, as the rain washed out the let ters
rs fast as she wrote them, she put up
the tablet with pretty little grimace,
and beat tattoo with her boots on the
side OF the car. Sir William was gather
ing mud and facts from personal contact
with the peasantry. and the detective
was so miserab!y wet, hungry and
fatigued that he gave up stamming,
and sat on the fence with me, sharing
my umbrella and cigars
"This here little bit of q burlesque,"
he said scorDfully. "costs the Govern
ment in the neighborhood of Thousand
pounds"
''As much as that?'
"Take the pay of the men, the
heavy costs of their transportation for
three days, an the cost of the emer-
gency- men--"
Are those Jail birds expensive2"
Every, 'caus they takes their lives in
their hans. They amt got protection
like th' police. They re marked men
once they enter th' business. Some of
them git ten pounds week.
"Then the Government spends
thousand pounds because Finnegan and
DeviEe won't pay the full rent?''
AYE. They could both pay with ten
Or twenty per cent. reduction, SO the
amount involved is only about ten
pounds
In the course of half an hour some
,ne discovered that it was nearly four
o'clock, and as an eviction after that
lour is illegal, it was decided that some
hing ought to be done at once. 1t was
lone. AS usual the emergency men
we're ordered forward and the police
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