Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-01-10

merrimcnt of his brother officers was
natural.
"The Green Lancers" left Dublin
for the West, and the Major and a
squadron were quarterel at Ballin-
robe, Dolly" Hall being ono of the
officers with him. The gentry land
ladies) of the neighborhood received
the gallant Lancers with open arms,
and the dependency of the subs quick
ly vanished. What with salmon fish
ing, grouse, woodcock and pheasant
shooting, and hunting with the South
Msyo's, the station was voted first
class one.
Dolly Hall was particular favorite
with both sexes of the natives-the
men liked him because he was rat
tling good sportsman whatever way
you took him, and the ladies made a
perfect pet OF him from his being so
totally different to the men they were
in the habit of meeting. When l saw
Dolly was favorite with all l ought
to have excepted Giles Mccarthy, of
BallYboden, who looked upon the gal
liant Captain with anything but fav-
orable eye.
There was no better man to hounds
in the county than Mccarthy, and
chiefly on this account he was the fav-
ored squire of the Diana of the dis
trict, Rose Mahon. But when Dolly
came on the scene Mccarthy was no.
where, and the rage of the latter at
being deposed, was desperate. What
CALLED him most was that the Captain
treated him SO coolly, and never ap-
peared in the slightest degree ruflled
at the most cutting thing that could
| be said
Toward the close of the hunting
season the Lancers gave dance at the
Barracks, and the county people came
en- nasse to it. The meet of the South
Mayo's had been at Ballinrobe that
morning, and Rose Mahon and Dolly
were in the first fight all through
fast forty minutes from Creagh.
Rose was radiant at the dance. She
had got that coveted trophy-the
brush--in the morning, and Dolly was
her devoted attendant in the evening,
| dancing more than he had ever been
known to since he joined the regi-
ment. .Giles Mccarthy was not q
dancing man, SO he was doing wall
flower, and very dark wall flower he
looked.
His black hunter, Owenmore, had
never gone SO badly with him, and
fatty refused to negotiate small drain
he met at the beginning of the run,
leaving the disgusted Giles quite out
of the hunt.
1t was gall and wormwood to him
to see that ''fop of cockney captain"
beside Rose Mahon, sailing away over
everything.
Dolly and Miss Mahon were floating
round in waltz, and brought up just
where the glum Mccarthy stood.
"Ahi Mr.. Mccarthy, are you there?
thought you were still in one of those
Creagh ditches," said Rose, with q
merry laugh. "What on earth came
over the redoubtable Owenmore to
behave in such fashion?"
"Neither he nor his master care for
bog-trotting, Miss Mahon," replied
Giles, looking rs black as thunder.
$50 Irish, don't you know, Miss
Rose-won't have water at any price"
lisped Dolly, in the silkiest of tones.
"If you call those bits of potato fur.
rows that we had to-day, water,
don't like it," snarled Mccarthy.
'fBut I wish we had you over our side
for day amongst the walls, Captain
Hall, and perhaps some of the gilt
would come off your gingerbread.
"Why, my dear fellow, 1 adore
walls. "
'"Ihere are walls, and walls in it.
Perhaps you wouldn't adore a good
five foot, coped one," sneered the now
furious Giles.
ooh! That's only trife," drawled
Dolly. "I'd drive horse and trap
over that"
"You would, would you!" yelled
Mccarthy, "In bet you hundred
you don't!"
"Make 1t two" was the quiet an
swer, "and I'll do it within the week. "
"Done!" cried Giles.
Fright, from Dolly; and with n
''shall we?" to the astonished Rose,
they glided off into the waltz again.
The news of the bet went round the
ball room like a bit of scandal through
a country town. For Mccarthy could
not repress his jubilation over the soft
thing he had got on the English Cap
tain.
''Hang it all Dolly, what sort of
an absurd wager is this | hear you
have made with that fellow, Nc
Carthy?' said the Major, as soon as he
could get u chance ofspeaking to Hall.
"What do you intend doing about it ?"
"Haven't an idea, my dear Major,
but it will come out all right, you'll
find"
''But the things ridiculous, man,
and We'll have whole county laugh
ing at us" urged the Major.
"Let them laugh who win. Wait
till | think it out over cigar and
you'll see we come out on top after
all "
"Well, you know it is only making
that boor present of two hundred.
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