The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-03-13

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his military posture, very grimy ana
blood-stained hand at salute, "I've the
honor to report, sor, that Private Kito
characters making up the hillside by
the sekrut road. We purshooed thin,
scr, and whin they wu'dn't. halt we
fired on thin, sor, Exploding this here
bum which wint OF whin the hindmost
man tumbled."
Kite smilingly flung aside the car
riage-robe disclosing the still smoking
shell of an ingenious round bomb.
very similar to those used in fire.
works.
The colonel examined it closely; It
was an ugly bit of dynamite craft.
ANY casualties: sergeant?" the
colonel asked grimly.
yes, sor. The man wild the bum
was kilt be the Explosion; the other
man was hit by Private Kito and
wounded in the shoulder but escaped.
mesilf have confusion on me right
arrum, mo ankle is sprained; and
livery tooth in me head is in me pockit!
Report to Miss Smith at the hos
pital, sergeant. Any further report?"
II wu'd like to riccommind Private
Kito for honorable minshun for gal.
lanthry.''
II shall certainly remember him;
and you also. sergeant, in any report
that l may make. Look after the
garage, Kito."
Kito bowed and retired, beaming,
while Haley hobbled into the house.
The consequences of the attack made
on the garage did not appear at once.
One was that young Arnold had al.
ready brought the touring car into the
patio in the absence of Haley and
Kito. Another was that he and Tracy
and Kito all repaired to the scene of
the explosion to examine the dead
mans body. They returned almost inn
mediately, but for a few moments
there was no one of the house in the
court. The colonel went to Keatcham
in final effort to dissuade him from
going into the city until after he him.
self had gone to the Preside and re.
turned with guard. He represented
as forcibly as he could the danger Of
Keatcham's appearance during time
Of such tumult and lawlessness.
Eve are down to the primeval pas
ssions now" he pleaded. DO you sup
pose II 1t had been Haley instead Of
4 that dago out there who waG killed
that we could have punished the
/. murderer? Not unless we did it with
! our own hands. They are maybe lying
in wait at the first street corner now.
II you will only watt"
Keatcham chopped of his sentence
without ceremony, not irritably, but
with the brusquerie Of one whose time
is too precious for dilatofy amenities.
Twill the fire waltz" he demanded.
"Will the thieves and toughs and ruff
fans whom we have to crush before
they realize their strength, will they
wait? This is my town, Winter, the
only town I care a rap for; and I
propose to help save it. I can. Dan
ger? OF course there is danger; there
Is danger in every battle; but do you
because you may get killed? This is
my affair; it get killed it is in the
way of business, and can't help it!
No, Arnold, l won't have your fathers
son mixed up in my fights; you can't
co."
Somebody has got to run the ma
chine, sir" insinuated young Arnold
with coaxing smile, "and I fancy I
shouldn't be my fathers son if didn't
look after my guest-not very long;
he'd cut me out. Tracy is going, too,
he's armed
you are not Both going" said the
colonel, somebody with head on
him must stay here to guard the
ladies'"
He would have detailed both Tracy
and Mercer; but Mercer could really
help Keatcham better than anyone
in any business arrangements which