Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-12-12

are DOn feduy me ddTilng
wudin your raich, an if you don t take
the offer now maybe you'd never get
chance again of risin above the ranks of
an ordinary princess.
But, even if / was inclined to take
your offer, = says Devorgilla, ''how can
start wud you tonight locked up as 1
ann
''Aisy enough, " says he. ''Knot the
sheets and curtains together. Tie wan
end to the bedpost an throw the other
end out of the windy to me, an you can
slide down to the ground as comfortably
as you'd slide through a dhrapery shop
when there's a chape sale ON. In fact,
in all cases of this kind. it's the regular
way of quittin the house y
The princess heaved sigh, an then
her mind went back tothe hot languageof
O'Rorke an the way he had thlated her
in lockin her in her room. so she turned
from the windy an did as King Mae
tould her. an in about five minutes she
was landed safe alongside the king of
Leinsther.
You re brave little woman - says
he, pattin her on the shoulder, an |
hope naither of MS will ever regret this
step.
If we're goin to start for Ferns at
all, says Devorgilla, wed bel Their be
off at vance, for maybe Herman would
cut the meetin short an get horne airly.
an then the fat nd be on the fire. .
Right yen are, Gilly says the ould
monarch. Lain on me arm, an we Ii b.
no time gettin to the avenue gate.
An so off they throtted an raiched the
janntin ear in safety
Where to, sir?" axes the dhriver,
who was a sthrange man an didn't
know either the king or the princess
To the RAILWAY station, says ould
Mac, an stir your garron MP. for we
have TO catch the night mail
D'you think It's greyhound keep
between the shafts?" says the dhriver,
who knew be could catch the thrain aisv
enough, hut wanted exthra money for
dom it,
Faith don - says ould Mac, roar
in ut the man wud all the strength Of
his voice. He looks more like i clothes
horse. bur if | miss me thrain 'Ilwhack
the divil oat of you'
Begor. King Mac S roar nearly fright
ened the jarvey out of his seven senses.
an all he said was, I" 'I'is alright. your
honor; you'll catch your thrain right
enough, even if it starts at the time ia
BILE hour.
There's not much fear of that, SAYS
the king, but don't reckon on its bein
late-that $ all )" An then he turned To
the princess. am lowerin his voice to
whisper he said all the nice things he
could think of to her an promised he'd
buy brand new crown for her an get her
throne painted an gildei by the first
painthers an gildhers in Leinsther.
But suppose. says she, spakin very
low, the way the dhriver wouldn't over
hear her, THAT Tiernan doesn' get his
discharge from me through the eoorts.
how Will things be them
Sure, he'd be no man if he didn't. Y
says the king, "Of coorse he will. me
darliu. He'll be put to the pin of his
collar to keep his district goin on ae-
count Of his foolishness in takin the
taxes of the sperits and tobaccy, an
he Il be uulx aiger. to get damages ont
of me I"
Maybe It's challenge you to a jewl
he woulds'' says the princess onaiselv.
nivil fear Of him g says the king.
Hes sensible study man. an he'll
make up his mind twill be betther for
him 70 have my goold IN his pocket than
my sword IN bis intayrior. for he
knows I'm the deadliest swoortisman in
all Ireland Be aisy in your mind. me
girl, says he. putin his arm ruand he4
waist. Believe mo, were actin for the
best IN this business.
Il hope 50, says She. hat / can I
helm feelin thrnsa'Als-. Il 1na conscience. e