The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-06-26

your wages, and shall have your re-
ward, though confess l had not an.
ticipated it. But tomorrow it's nv
turn. for l too have an unexpected
card in the game. And so, when the
lady safely, alighted in this balmy air
and ON this cosy, heath. at your dis
posal, shall be obliged if you will
order my man to drive on, so that
may finish this somewhat benighted
journey in peace"
This was, you will admit, digni-
fed surrender, and could not but see
that he was really at the advantage
For though the lad, had won his wages
and his bride, he was at the mercy of
this man. as hard as Satan, maybe, or
as, grim as death. And he would go
hang on the beam for his nights
work, II 80 be Sir Damon desired it,
and this, you may conceive, was not a
pleasant plight for the young fellow.
But, bless you, he had no fears. He
had won his bet: and he had handed
forth his sweetheart, and was, l doubt
not, all in furry of passion for the
meeting. Bah! this love turns men
dizzy; it steals their wits more wild
ly than the wine. Let be! It's we'll
enough in a way, but, rip me, If l
would be so rankly stirred. The old
| cock had the advantage and knew it.
He gazed out at the silly pair from
his window, with hard eyes and ex-
pressionless face, and shouted a COM
mand to his man, at which the chaise
turned and began to move slowly
toward London again.
At that instant, seeing how awk-
ward face things wore, and being of
mind to see the stir through to the
end, q notion flashed In my head and
/ l came forward to the couple. Miss I
could not see, for she was in wraps,
and she might have been a scullion-
wench for all could tell But says I
to him,
"See you, take my coach and drive
on to the Nag by Carshalton and there
! await me. l will deal with this Lord
Chief Justice myself" and leaving
'em with no more words ran after
the departing chaise as fast az
maybe.
When had reached 1t raped on
! the window, and out pops the old gen.
tleman's white head once more.
Another of you?" says he; this
place grows 'em like brambles," and
would have discharged pistol full in
my face.
Hold" said I, tits your assistance
want, sir. believe you have been
J rumpadded by a tobyman just now
Well, am in like case, and was
bound whilst he took YOU But now he
/ is gone off with my chaise, and beg
you will join us in pursuit. Sure sir"
; seeing nothing on his face but it's pale
mask, I'VE are enough, armed as we
! are, to overtake and bring him to &C.
count, especially that he hath with
him now, as it seems some go-lightly
But l cannot without my coach DER
take them" ,.a,ns g, aot,...
He seemed to cppsider a little, scru-
tinizing me. Well" said hes at last,
yOU oVOu q AAOAy ulnA ~ Ol1SI 6CA
cies. If you are Armed ass'YYsou say,
and have the resolution, I d., not know
but the plan will fit In my own: l had
another design, but maybe both are ad-
mirable, and at least they will not con-
flict." otaen,,
So without more ado he INVITED me
into the chaise, and then conceive me
sitting in miss's place, the horses
head turned again for the south, and
Sir Damon and Dick Ryder chatting
agreeably and affably together as they
had been sworn friends or long &C.
quaintances.
At least twas that chatted, and he
was mostly silent in an amicable
enough way, interfering question
or commenting with satiric humor
what time we lurched along towards
Ewell and EPSON. But now you will
have an inkling of my design when
say that If this old fox was permitted
to return straight-dash way to town
he would no doubt set the officers on
his enemy and have him forthwith
lodged in the Jug. Maybe, thought
to myself, with little trickery and q