The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-18

fress Kitty instantly covered ner race
| with her lace and swooned away Oh
| the Irishman's breast.
/ Sir Jasper charged the coach door
| "BIethering OK he beloved. I'll
| teach you, sir, what 1 am! I'll teacl
| that woman. Ill-TlP'-
| Here Stafford sprang lightly to the
| rescue. For heavens sake" said he
think Of our names as gentlemen, Lei
| it be swords or pistols, Jasper, Oh
swords and pistols, if you like, but not
fisticuffs and collaring. Be quiet, Jas
per. And you, SIR said he to OHara
as sternly as he could for the tripping
/ of his laughter, having done your best
to add that to a gentleman's head
which shall make his hats sit awry
for the remainder of his days, do you
think it generous to give his condition
SO precise Nance"
"Oh, hush." cried O'Hara in too
deep distress to pay attention either to
abuse or banter. "Give me room, gen
tlemen, for Gods sake! Don't you see
the lady has fainted:''
With infinite precaution and tender
ness he emerged from the chaise with
his burden, elbowing from his path
on one side the curious and officious
landlord, on the other the struggling
husband.
"Oh, what have l done at all.' cried
the distracted lover as the inertness of
the weight in his arms began to fill
him with apprehension for his dear.
''Sure, alanna, there's nothing to be
afraid of. Sure, am 1 not here? Och,
me darling, if
But here Sir Jasper escaped from his
friends control. ''I'll not stand it."
cried he. '''Tis more than flesh and
blood can endure. Give her up to me,
sir. How dare you hold herr" He fell
upon O'Hara in the rear and seized
him, throttling, round the neck.
"I'll dare you in minute, We mad
divil!'' yelled O'Hara in fury no whit
less violent than that of his assailant
Thus cried he, and choked.
In the scuffle they had reached the
parlor.
ooh, Jasper, Jasper, in the name of
decencyw protested Stafford. vainly
endeavoring to pluck the baronet from
off the Irishman's back And you,
Denis, lad, l entreat of you cease to
provoke him. looks, my boy, remem
Der he has some prior claim-what
shall 1 say? Some little vested inter
est
.I'll stuff him with his own red
hairw asseverated Sir Jasper. foaming
at the mouth, as. under savage push
from O'Hara's elbow, he fell back,
staggering, into Stafford's power.
DIT ok int ,e. 4
Some of you will have to swallow
those words before I'll be got to swal-
low anything here" swore Denis
O'Hara, almost gayly, in the exalta-
ton of his Celtic rage. ..Sure, It's mad,
I know We are, Topping mad, Sir JAS
per, but ought you not to be ashamed
of yourself before the lady? She's
quivering with the fright. Lie here,
my angel" said he, vibrating from
the Ioudest note of defiance to the
tendsrest cooling. Lie here; there's
not a ha'porth to frighten ye were
there fifty such twopenny old crazy
weather cocks growing at your
So saying, he deposited his burthen
tenderly in the leather winged arm
chair by the fireplace and turned with
buoyant step toward Sir Jasper.
"Come out" said he, "come out, SIR
"Sure, leave him alone, Tom, It's the
only way to quiet him at all. Sure,
after our little game the other night,
wasn't he that dovelike, poor fellow.
a child might have MIXED 4lim?"
The quivering form in the chair here
emitted a scale of hysterical little notes
that seemed wrung from her by the
most irrepressible emotion. And
"Oh, OH exclaimed Mr.. Staff srd,
unable, in the midst of his laughter.
to retain any further grip upon his
friend.
MY darling" once more began the
solicitous O'Hara, turning his head
round toward the armchair, but
Judas Kissed Sir Jasper, and furi
ous1y interposed his bulk between the
Irishman and his intention.
Faith" cried Stafford. Cant you
cover that head of yours somehow,