Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-13
CHATTER XVIII
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IN iur Time
No doubt the Kilkenny cats had a
very saiabFiogs time Of II when they
inauised in their little engagement.
but such an encounter could not bear
comparisoa with the scramble In
which tho marquis engaged ~hra
these three London soo,paas set upon
him.
Tho fellow on his hack vas inisffeF.
lag With his blows as much as he pos
sibiy could. and as a resai, the others
-efe enabled To ;hEou themselves
upon hini.
Matters we're In this taissi.up state
and the hnal rrsai, IN doubt. shea a
res sismsa; -as pEeeipisaisd la,o The
game.
An outsider hurled himself upon the
struggling mass. and By an exercise
Of tremendous muscular strength tote
the man loose from tho sen,lemsa's
shoulders. ssoash hs eiuas with such
p~rsinaeity that hs carried asay the
collar Of the snsruuis' coat.
The nescourF gave hit.i toss that
scot him deua a nearby area. where
a crash Of glass and startled screams
announced his prompt arrival
Thea this unexpected ally ,sruei
his stteation to the p,hsrs-ths mar.
quis. freed from his toffaeatpF in the
rear. had opened his batteries upon
them sffesh. and -as dealing out his
blows with recties abandon. when he
saw one Of them saatchsd bodily from
his feet and tossed through the open
door Of the four vhseisT as though
he might have been a mere sack %.
oats
Upon this the last of the trio. who
proved TO bp no other than the driver.
uttered yeil of fear and. scrambliaz
In haste to his seat. laid the whip on
his horse and ciatteFed down the BaF.
rpw street.
Thus the field was suddenly cleared
Of enemies in double-dulek order. ami
the manner Of their disposal seemed
to greatly amuse the muscular. red
bearded giant who had come so op.
pgStaHely to the assistance Of the be.
leasuerei marquis. for he reared vita
laughter.
Gang ava vi ye bath. and dinna'
forget the puIr dell who lies in
nuckle ygader. Man. they were mais
than ye could wssl handle. but II did
me good to BE- of assistance to ye. and
that's no tse.~ he exclaimed. assisting
to brush the gentleman OF.
The marquis a, sound Of his voice
vas stunned. but he recovered in time
to cry out
donald NcGreeor. by my life II Is,~
"Aweel. ye seem to know me. sir.
though confess the honor is all on
yUar side. Still. there is something
familiar in your voice I dinna ken-It's
veT.- Ss.ious.~
The marquis by this time had man
aged to get hold Of his honest hand.
and was squeezing II with much emo
tipn.
"Ah' McGregor. you're always doing
something for others. The las, I saw
Of you. my dear fellow. was when I Of.
fered myself as a target for Captain
Livermore's bullet. and declined TO
murder him aftervard'
The man from Scotia uttered roar.
and insisted upon embracing the other.
much to the amusement Of the crowd
that had gathered.
This extraordinary meeting was one
Of the most pleasant things that had
occurred to the marquis since striking
London.
He had in fashion made search for
this old and tried friend. but as yet
had been unable to get track Of him.
so that the encounter came as a most
agreeable surprise.
McGregor's story was told In few
sentences-he had taken wife and
started in braveIy to increase the
population of Her Maiesty's people
with pair OF twins as beginning.
but beastly luck had swooped down
upon him. end he was having a hard