The San Francisco call., 1904-03-27

At these words Maur.sn gave = tar
rible screech.
Cruel mani" she cried, don't you
know that to say pious words 20 enc OF
the Good People. or 20 one undher their
black charm, Is Ike cutting him with
knife?"
The next night she came 70 Darby
again
Watch yourself now" she says. for
tonight they're goIn' 20 lave the door
OF the mountain open TO thry you; and
II you stir two steps outside they'll put
the comeither on you." she says
Sure enough. when Darby took his
walk down the passage after supper. a.
he did every night, there the side OF
the mountain lay wide open and no ole
IN sight. The temptation TO make one
rush was great; but he only looked our
q minute and went whustltng down the
passage, knowing well that . hundred
hidden eyes were OF him the while
For q dozen nights after II was the
same
At another tine Maureen said:
The King himself il going 70 thry
you hard the day. so beware" She had
no sooner said the words than Darby
was called for and went up 70 the King
Darby. my sowl." says the King. IN
a sootherin' way, have this noggln o.
punch A betther never was brewed;
It's the last wen have FOR many day
I'm going 10 set you free, Darby O'GtIl.
that's what I am"
why, King" says Darby. putting e7
q mourufuI face, how have onendet
yer
NO orensa at al" says the King.
only were depriving you.
No depravity in life" says Darby.
ssT -, 4
&c drink and nothing but fun an d.
varsiou all day long Out IN ths
worruId II was nothing but work and
trouble and sickness, disappointment
and care"
But Bridget and the chfldher?'' says
the King. giving him a sharp look out
OF haIf-shut eyes
"Oh. as for that. King" says Darby.
IT'S afsier for q widow 20 get = hus-
band or for orphans TO find q father
than il IS for them 70 pick up 4 SOW
ereign day"
The King looked mighty satisfied and
smoked for a while without word
would you mind goin' out an evenIn'
now and then, heIpin' the boys 70 mInd
the COWS? ?" he asked az last
Darby feared to trust himself outside
IN their company.
We'll. III tell ye how Il Is" replied
" II .
bcrs might see me, and spread the rc-
port on me that IN with the fairies and
thatd disgrace Bridget and the chill
dhsr." be says
The King knocked ashes from his
pipe
You're a wise man, besides being tha
hotght OF good company" says he, "an'
It's sorry am you didn't take my word
for then we would have you always az
laste Till the Day OF Judgment, when
but that's nayther here nor there
Howsomever, wen bother you about II
no more"
From that day they treated him a.
one OF their own
II was nearly Eve months afther that
Maureen pIucked Darby By the coat
and led him OF 20 a lonely spot
I've got the word" she says
Have you, faithI What Is ir?~ says
Darby. all OF q thrtmbls-
Then she whispered a word 10 bias
phaymous, so irrayligious that Darby
blessed himself When Maursen saw
him making the sign, she fell down n
a fit. the holy emblem hurt her so. pour
child
Three hours after this ne bouId
Darby was sitting at his own fresids
talking 70 Bridget and the chtldher.
The neighbors were hurrytng 70 him
down every road and through every
field. carrying armfuls OF holly bushes,
as he had sent word for them 10 dc.
He knew well he'd have fierce and saw
age visitors before morning
After they had come with the holly he
had them make a circle OF il 50 thick
around the house that q fly couldn't
walk through without touching a tEig
or leaf But that was not all They
made a second ring OF holly outside the
first. so that the house sat IN two
great wreaths. one wreath around the
other The outside ring was much the
bigger and left a good space between
II and the first, with room for ever 50
many people 20 stand there. II was Ike
the inner ring, except for q little gate,
left open as though by accident. where
the fairies could walk in
But IL wasn't an accident at al. only
the wise plan OF Maureen's. for near By
this little gap, in the outside wreath.
lay a sprig OF holly with oit Of tE11s-
tied TO Il Then the twfne ran along
M 20 Darby's house, and IN through
the window. where its ind lay convayn-
tent TO his hand A little pull On the
irvine would drag the stray piece CT
holly into the gap and close tight the
outside ring.
well. anyway, these things were
hardly finished and fixed when the
dusIxv brown OF the hills warned the
ike frightened rabbits 70 their homes
Only one among them all had courage
IN cit outside Darby's house waiting
the dreadful visitors. and that one was
Bob Broderick
For some rayson or ether the Good
People were long in coming Ten
o'clock struck. thin eleven. afthsr that
twelve, and not a sound from the out
side. Within the minute q thousand
rustIing voices sprung from outside
Through the window. IN the clear
u1oouIight. Darby marked weeds and
grass being trampeled BY invisible feet
beyond the furthest ring OF holly.
Suddenly broke a great cry. The gap
In the first ring was found Signs were
pIatnIy seen OF uncountahle feet rush
ing through and spreading about the
nearer wreath Afther that howl OF
madness from the little men and
women. Darby had pulled his Irvine
and the trap was closed. with five thou
sand OF the Good People entirely AT his
mercy
Princes. princezses. dukes. dukesses.
earis. earIesses, and all the quality OF