The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-27

teeth flashed whenever he bestowed
the Glover Leaf club pinned not their
| faith to the graccs of person as much
as they did to its prowcss, its achieve
mcnts in hand TO hand conflicts and its
| preservation from the legal duress that
constantly menaccd it. They viewed,
then, the gcnufleXions and allurinp
poses of this visitor with their chins
at a new angle.
"A friend of mine, Mr.. Terry O'Sul.
livan." was Maggic's formula Of intro.
duction. She leGhim around the room,
presenting him to each new arriving
Glover Leaf. Almost was she pretty
| now, with the unique luminosity In
her eyes that comes to girl with her
first suitor and a kitten with its first
mouse.
Maggie Toolc's got fellow at last"
was the word that went around among
the paper box girls. Pipe Mag's floor
walker Thus the Give and Takes
/ expressed their Indifferent contempt
Usually at the weekly hops Maggie
| kept Il spot on the wall warm with her
back. She felt and showed so much
gratitude whenever a self sacrificing
partner invited her to a dance that
his pleasure was cheapened and di-
minished.
But tonight the pumpkin had turned
to coach and six. Terry O'Sullivan
was victorious Prince Charming, and
Maggie Toole winged her first butter
fly flight.
The girls besieged her for introduc-
tions to her fellow. The Glover Leaf
young men, after two years of blind
ness, suddenly perceived charms in
Miss Toole. They fiexed their com
pelling muscles before her and be-
spoke her for dance.
Thus she scored, but to Terry O'Sul.
Ivan the honors of the evening fell
thick and fast. He shook his curls, he
smiled and went easily through the
seven motions for acquiring grace in
your own room before an open window
ten minutes each day. lie danced like
faun, he introduced manner and
style and atmosphere, his words came
trippingly upon his tongue, and-he
waltzCd twice in succession with the
paper box girl that Dempsey Donovan
brought
Dempsey was the leader of the as
sociation. He wore dress suit and
could chin the bar twice with one
hand. lie was one of big Mike"
O'Sullivan's lieutenants and was never
troubled by trouble. No cop dared to
arrest him. Whenever he broke Il
pushcart mans head or shot Il MEM
Der of the Heinrich Is. Sweeney Out
ing and Literary association in the
kncecap an officer would drop around
and say
'Thc capn d like to see We Il few
minutes round to the office Whin yc
have time, Dempsey, me boy"
But there would be sundry gentle
men there with large gold fob chains
and black cigars. and somebody would
tell funny story, and then Dempsey
would go back and work half an hour
with the six pound dumbbelS. SO do
ing tight rope act on wire stretched
across Niagara was safe terpsich-
waltzing twice with Dempsey Dono-
vans paper box girl. At 10 o'clock the
jolly round face of big Mike" O'Sulli-
van ShOne at the door for five minutes
upon the scene He always looked in
for five minutes, smiled at the girls
and handed out pcrfcctos to the boys.
Dempsey Donovan was at his elbow
+nn.
looked carefully at the dancers, smiled.
shook his head and departed.
The music stopped. The dancers scat
tered to the chairs along the walls.
Terry O'Sulliyan, with his enhancing
bow, relinquishcd pretty girl in blue
TO her partner and started back 70 find
Maggie. Dempsey intercepted him in
the middle Of the floor
Some fine instinct that Rome must
have bequcathcd to us caused nearly
every one to turn and look at them.
There was subtle feeling that two
gladiators had met In the arena. Two
or three Give and Takes with tight
coat sleeves drew nearer.
zone moment, Mr.. O'Sullivan," said
Dempsey. 81 hope you're enjoying
yourself, Where did you say you
livcd?"
The two gladiators We're we'll match
ed. Dempsey had perhaps ten pounds
Of weight to give away. The O'Sulli-
van had breadth with quickness.
Dempsey had glacial eye, dominat-
ING slit of a mouth, an indcstructible
jaw. n complexion like Il bellies and
the GOODNESS of Il champion. The visitor
showed more fire in his contempt and
less control over his conspicuous sneer.
They were enemies by the law written
when the rocks were molten. They
were each too splendid, too mighty, too
Incompatible, to divide pre-eminence.
One only must survive.
Il live on Grand" said O'Sullivan
insolently, "and no trouble to find me
at home. Where do you live"
Dempsey ignored the question.
you say your names O'Sullivan,"