New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-17

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This was a long speech for Johnnie bat he
got through with f.. he even dared to move
his chair close to Stata's and to lay hand
on her arm.
Johnnie RYAN" she said 'yc'rc a good man.
an behave there's no betther. The other boys
-ach. who wants thm2 It's not me they're
afther but fathers SUP Az money"
IT'S you I want" said Johnnie.
An yen have me. too" said Stata. Win
pcrpicxing candor.
I'VE say ycs2" cried Johnnie.
~ d." she said closing her hand over MS.
II was strange how suddenly Johnnie's sly
ness vanished and how ne Understood inc pr'-
er thing to DO In these encouraging circu'n-
stances It Was some minutes before e''1
spoke again
''Wharn Mike Dalton say" Johnnie asKfn-
IN manage him." said s'ata. whose head
had lain for 4 moment Oh the lowered waiSt-
coat
All well ast6r, yerc wan aY Coo s "ohoerS'
rye may Just say what ye Ike now. Johnnie
Sure will Stata."
In spite Of brave words however. The men
ton OF Mike Daltou's name sugg s;od sert-
Gus reflections TO both Eustata kne" him Tor
a stubborn man, mpervious TO argument az
steel to a pin prick. Ryan. on the other HAND
was pcrturbcd by the matter OF which the girl
apparently knew nothing. II vas growing is'e
and Johnnie should already have been making
his return Journey but he fingered On to keep
Statia company.
'Whorc's father at alp" said Staiia
Don't throublc yer head. child hen BE- here
soon enough"
"Our Lady save Us, It's a Wild night
rye kuowcd worse" said Johnnie. encoGr-
agingIy kiss me mo chroidhc."
She obeycd him aud gazed close into MS eyes
"Ach. Johnnie!"
"Statia. ast6r'"
A sudden cry brought them both TO thor feet
The cry was followed by a rush o. wheels.
cash and then silence. save Tor the shr.IlIng
Of the wind Johnnie was at the door il mo
ment. crushing d hat down on his head as he
ran
"Shtay there" he called TO Statia
"IuGade ri not thin" she sad and followed
him out into The night
It did not tax, long to discover what had
occurred for not ten yards from the door they
came upon the wreck Of a trap, one spliHfer'd
shaft still clingng to It, the other gone Il
was evident that fear or careless driving I'D
sent the horse from the road into the ditch.
whore he lay stunned and motionoss probably.
as Ryan conj.ctured. with a broken back The
trap was empty.
Run in for lanthern. statia," said Johnnie
"I'll not be- FAR away"
This time she did she bid running " IA
the swiftness OF fear, while Johnnie moved eau
tiously UP the streaming road he had the eyes
Of a cat and could very well without The
aid Of lantern. but he had been afraid that
the next discovery might be one best made
alone He prayed deyoutly. as he pecred 70 lcft
and right that Dalton might be drunk John
ME knew how drunkenness saved mems n'css
in an accident Presently he heard voice that
treasured him
Mother ay God It's blind dark How'd up
man how'd up It's dhrunA ye are. more
shame to ye.'
Johnnie. guided 10y the voice, soon discovered
Mike on his knees in the mud, making iro'-
fcctual efforts to get up He ran an inquirns
hand over the mans limbs. and. finding no bones
broken. hoistcd him to his feet
we've come home in grand shtylc ris TINE.
/ anyway" hc said with some scorn. thnk1S
Of Statia
"Bruk" moancd Mike "bruk"
Whats bruk2" asked Johnnie. "Spas' un
man.
But the other. leaning heavily on his shoulder
made no reply. and they started 70 sway toward
the house just the glimmer u a lantern
shone up the road statia approached RAPIDLY
with a sleepy farm hand in her wake.
Hes all right" Johnnie said rcassnrne'y
THE market was a thrihe too much for in
Look to the horse, man don't B, satardn there
like a shtuck pig"
Dalton who appeared to l." s-ess'c N> me
one idea expressed in the word yruk, made
sudden dive at the ruined trap. which nearly
upset Johnnie and dregged a ro,i ~ pager from
under tie scat He Rugged it close under ''s