The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-12-06

ney. I'd bolt %
"Bolt? Without ten-pound note in the
world No; she has me tight enough,n and
the unhappy Earl grosned aloud.
AT that moment the dining-room door was
thrown wide open and a majestic figure
clothed in silk and fur, made It's appearance
"Algernon ~
The fumes of the cigars almost choked her
ladyship's utterance.
"This is disgraceful," !" said Lady Killarney.
as she slowly advanced to the table, "Turn-
Ing my dining-room, the dining room of a
Christian woman, into tap-room ~
"Pooh, my dear" said the nominal head
OF the establishment determined to brave It
out before his friend, "it's only cigar. We
wouldn't have smoked II l had known Won
would be home tonight. Let me Introduce
to yon my old friend Sidcup-Mr. Sidcup,
Lady Killarney"
~ shall speak with you to morrow, Alger-
non. Good evening, sir,n and Lady Kiilar-
ney swept out of the room, ignoring alto
gether the attempted introduction, and
about six iuches above Mr.. Sidcup's head.
Honest Tom sat down with shudder. and
hardly dared to glance at the Earl for very
pity. For some time he sat silent Suddenly
he started up, struck the table with his fist
upsetting IS he did SO his glass of claret, and
seized his friends hand
Killarney" he said solcmnly, "Ill be your
delivsrer pledge myself to It. You shall
De set free and be your own man once more ~
The Earl shook his head.
1--WE no doubt you'll do your best; but
you don't know Lady Killarney"
Never mind PH do st, on condition that
for the next two months you follow all my
directions. You promise that? Very good.
In II less than fortnight you and set out for
Killarney"
A bright May morning makes even the
Strand look cheerful: and on this particular
forenoon that thoroughfsre was even more
crowded than usual, for the Nav meetings
were in full swing. The entrance to Exeter
Hall was blocked by large crowd of we'll
dressed people-country parsons and their
wives and daughters, wealthy retired trades
men, rich old ladies, and sprinkling of good
young, men. 1t was the field-day Of the
United Kingdom Temperance Alliance: and
the announcement that in addition to a fa-
nous temperance jester and two colonial
bishops, the meeting would be addressed by
the Countess of Killarney, had attracted a
great assemblage.
At the door of the hall were three or four
young men who were busily engaged in dis
entered the building; and the good folks not
only accepted the little papers Gas the fre-
quenters OF Exeter Hall Invariably do on such
occasions), but carried them inside that they
might look them over when comfortably
seated. Among the arrivals was the Countess
she, too, carried 1t with her into the hall.
The cheers that greeted the Countess had
hardly died away, when the illustrious con-
vert to the temperance cause, taking her seat
on the platform beside one of the bishops,
glanced at the tsstefully got up circular in her
nsno. IL was not new tract, nor a notice
OF sermon, For an advertisement of chari-
table society. 1t was headed with the Killar-
ney arms, and ran thus
FINEST WHISKY IN THE WORLD!
LORD KILLARNEY AND CO.
ARB THE SoLR DISTILLBRs AND PRoPRIBrORS
OF THE
KILLARNEY WHISKY.
Distilled from the Finest Barley and the Pure
Waters OF the Far-Famed Lakes of
Killarney. 1t is Wholesome,
1nvigorating, Appetizing.
On the opposite side was prospectus Of
the company, the chairman of the board of d.
rectors being the Right Honorable the Earl of
Killarney, G. B., and the vice-chairman
Thomos Sdcup, esq.
The large and highly-respsctable audience
soon became aware that something was In the
wind. The pale, green-tinted circulars could
be seen passing from hand to hand In the
crowded hall, accompanied by the lifting of
eyebrows, the shaking of heads, the wagging
OF boards, In one corner suppressed groan,
In another an audible litter. For Lady Kill
larney to address the meeting under these
ndc lupObBlDl6, Sle lett
the hall In state OF speechless indignation,
while the colonial bishop limited in guarded
terms at "the libellous insult which had been
offered to an henored and hitherto spotless
name" 1t was the first time the name of Kill
larney had ever thus been spoken of by the
clergy, but the bishop was evidently thinking
Of the title as belonging to the lady rather
than to her husband.
Lady Killarney reached Park Lane In state
Of suppressed fury, and dispatched kilograms
In all directions for her lord and master Re-
ceiving no answer to these messages, she
sailed forth next morning for certain lane
N the Ward OF Cheap, where the London
hat she might confer with Mr.. Thomas Sid
cup, whom she rightly deemed to be the
prime mover in this foul conspiracy
She was received with all Imaginable DO
iteness, even with Difference. She was
lot, of course, aware that her erring spouse
vas stationed in large closet openinp off
Mr.. Sldcup's room, In which the company
washed It's hands at the close of its davis
abors.
Without deigning to utter word in reply
20 Mr.. Sidcup's greeting, the injured woman
marched up to his table, placed the obnoxious
circular on his desk, laid a manly forefnger
IN the paper, and looked the evil-doer In the
ace. He merely smiled In return.
"What Is the meaning OF this, sir ?" de-
handed the woman In awe-inspiring tones.
ut means little industrial enterprise, !
lady Killarney; and hope 1t will have the
Meet OF a1fording work for some of your hus-
)and's tenants and profit for himselfn
"Sir Do you mean to tell me that this
hing Is trueG That my husband has lent his
lame to dirty trading company ("Pretty |
veil this for the old bill discounter's daugh- |
err" thought Tony sis bad enough; but l
annot believe that the Earl, my husband, is |
personally engaged In this unholy, this ac- |
urb0d traffic. Ii cannot be- Mr. Sidoun ff