The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-12

need of a dinner let him come with me"
Hughey had said enough. Every man
instantly jumped into his coat, and trot-
ted after the chief conspirator. Hughey
proceeded direct to Billy Conaghans, a
house situate close to where they were
employed, and entering with a crowd at
his heels, addressed Billy and his good
woman with this usual salutation. He then
went about assiduously seating his men.
When he had this done he turned to Billy
and said:
II suppose, Billy, it's really? Or did
we come in too soon on ye?"
whats ready" asked Billy, wonder
ingly. What is it, avic?"
"What-what is this?" said Hughey, ap-
parently equally surprised. I'VE don't
name to say that he didn't come to tell
yer"
who didn't come? To tell me WHAT"
quered the mystifed Billy. "Divil take
the wan 1 seen the day come to tell me
anything"
"Wel this is a purity how-do-ye-do"
said Hughey, addressing his companions.
AN us thinkin we had nothin to do but
sit down to the table an take 1t. DO you
name TO say" said Hughey, again ad-
dressing his discourse to Billy, do you
name osay that the brat didn't give we
Mr.. MGonnigle's message"
II name to say" said Billy evidently
commencing to understand, that L got
no message, bad, good, or indifferent
from man or mortal the day.
well, that bangs Banagher," said
Hughey, meditatively, shaking his head at
the floor. why, it's full two hours ago
since Mlsther M'Gonnigle dispatched
youngster of Hughey Hamilton's eNprass
to your house, Billy, to warn We nave the
best dinner yer house could anoro-an
that would be a good wan" he remarked,
parentheticauy. casting an upward
glance at the bitches of bacon that hung
from alof-"the best dinner, / say yer
house could afford for u.s. What's that
We saw" said Hughey, questioning an I'M
aginary remark supposed 10 nave Deeh
interjected by a companion behlno MIN
'4Troth, and yer just right, 'said ne re-
plying to this imaginary speaker. mat
lust what the young brat has done-gone
to Hughey Conaghan's at the otner en-
of the hill. Well we're sorry Mls'ner
Conaghan," said Hughey rising mat we
put you to this bother but suppose we Il
have to make the best of our way 10
Hughey's. an faix, it's no such dinner
he'll give us as what you and yer good
woman could provide for u.s.
"Honld on. yez' said Billy himselt ana
his wife interposinR themselves between
the hungry men and the door, for the
thought OF losing the pay for dozen am ,.
ners was a sumner. "Houid on, yeH. l a.
vez lust sit down for ten mlnnlts, Nancy
here N Law yez out dinner that Hughey
Conachan or wan belongin' to MIN
couldn't hould a camel to. She'll wet
dbrop OF prime tay an throw some eess
49, bacon on the pan, an give We as good
as The house can give ye In iviry way.
An il yez don't say yez have got good
dinner an that yez are glad yez didn I
GO 70 Hughey Conaghan's when yez are
acme then call me liar
"Av hut" said Doherty, seeming 10
,.sl,ate "considher the loss poor Hughey
Conaghan n be at?' ,-, ..,a
"och, devil take him an his loss saio
pulv "What need yous care? sure yous
didn't ordher dinner from him; 80, ~
"Well, / daresay that's true sela DO DO
har,v AN sure, afther all, II there
any wee thing to be made out OF 1t, I'm IN
sure we would all wish It to yerseH'