The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-25

ments in hand to hand conflicts and its
preservation from the legal duress that
constantly menaced it. They viewed.
then, the genutieNioHs and alluring
poses of this visitor with their chins
at a new angle.
"A friend of mine. Mr. Terry O'Sul-
livan." was Ma"gie's formula of intro
duction. She led him 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 Il sirl with her
first sutton and 4 kitten with its first
mouse
Maggie Toole's got a fellow at last. '
was the word that went around among
the paper box girls. Pipe Mays floor
walker Thus the Give and Takes
expressed their Indifferent contempt.
Usually at the weekly hops Maggie
kept a spot on the wall warm with her
back. She felt and showed so much
gratitude whenever a self sacrificing
partner invited her to dance that
his pleasure was cheapened and di-
miniShed.
But tonight the pumpkin had turned
TO coach and six Terry O'Sulivan
was victorious Prince Charming. and
Maggie TOole winged her first butter
fly flight.
The girls besieged her for iutroduc-
tions to her fellow. The Glover Leaf
young men. after two years of blind
ness. suddenly perceived charms in
Miss Toole. They feXed their com
polling muscles before her and be
spoke her for a dance.
Thus she scored, but to Terry O'Sul-
Ivan the hOuorS 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. He danced lika
faun, he introduced manner and
style and atmosphere. his words came
trippmgly upon his tongue. and-he
waltZed twice in succession with the
paper box girl that Dempsey Donovan
brought.
Dempsey was the leader of the as
ISOLATION. He wore a dress suit and
could chin the bar twice with one
hand. lie was one of Big Mike"
O'Sullivans licutcnanrS and was never
troubled by trouble No cop dared To
arrest him. Whenever he broke Il
pushcart mans head or shot a mem
Der Of Che Heinrich r. Sweeney out
ing and Literary association in the
kneecap an officer would drop around
ana say:
The capn d like TO see We a few
minutes round to the office whin ye
have time, Dempsey, me boy"
But there would be Sundry gentle
men there with large gold fob Chains
and black cigars. and somebody would
tel! a funny story, and then Dempsey
would go back and work half an hour
with the six pound dumbbcns So do
ing tight rope act on a wire stretched
across Niagara was a safe terpSich-
Dream performance compared with
waltZing twice with Dempsey DonO-
vans paper box girl. At 10 o'clock the
jolly round face of Big Mike" O'SuIli-
van shone nj the door for five minutes
upon the scene. He always looked i'm
for five minutes, smiled ut the girls
and handed out perfectos to the boys.
Dempsey Donovan was at his elbow
instantly. talking rapidly. Big Mike"
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'Suiliyan. with his enhancing
bow, relinqUishcd pretty girl in blue
to her partner and started back To find
Maggie. Dempsey Intercepted him in
the middle Of the floor
Some fine instinct that Rome must
have bcquoathcd to us caused nearly
There was subtle feeling that two
gladators had met in the arena Two
or three Give and Takes with tight
coat sleeves drew nearer.
lone moment. Mr. O'Sullivan." said
Dempsey. Il hope you're enjoying
yourself. Where did YOU say YOU
livcd?"
The two gladiatorS were well match
ed. Dempsey had perhaps ten pounds
Of weight to give away The O'Sulli-
van had breadth with quickness
Dempsey had a glacial eye. a dominat-
ing slit of mouth. an indpStructiblc
jaw, complexion like Il bellies and
the GOODNESS Of a champion The visitor
showed more fire in his contempt and
less control over his conspicuous sheer
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
II live on Grand" said O'Sullivan
insolently land no trouble to find me
at home. Where do you livef"
Dempsey ignored the question
"YOu say your names O'Sullivan."
he went on. well. Big Mike says ne
never saw you before"
Lots Of things he never saw" said
the favoritp of the hop
"As rule" went on Dempsey. hus-
kily sweet. "O'Sullvans in this dis
trict know one another. You escorted
one Of our lady members here and we
want chance to make good If
you've got a family tree let's see a
Few historical O'Sulivan buds come