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

liam McMahan. the secretary Of ,hp
club, and walked rapidly toward It Ccul
ut the rear of the hall. fwo Other
members of the Give and Take n.,so.
cintion swiftly joined the litt,c group.
Terry O'Sullivau was now in the hands
erccs. They spoke to him briefly ana
softly and conducted him OUT tnruu-il
the same door at the rear.
This movement ON the part OF the
Glover Leaf members requires word
of clucidation. Back Of the aSsuciu-
ton hall was smaller room rented
by the club. In this room personal diff
liculticS that arose on the ballroom
floor were settled, man to man. with
the weapons of nature, under the Su-
pcrvision of the board. No lady could
say that she had witnessed fight at
q Glover Leaf hop in several years.
Its gentlemen members guaranteed
that.
So easily and smoothly had Dempsey
and the board done their preliminary
work that many in the hall had not no.
ticcd the checking of the fascinating
O'Sulivan's social triumph. Among
these was Maggie. She looked about
for her escort.
Smoke up" said Rose Cassidy.
Wasn't you on? Demps Donovan
picked a scrap with your Lizzie boy,
and they've waltzcd out to the slaugh-
ter room with him. How's my hair
look done up this way, Mag?"
Maggie laid a hand on the bosom
of her cheesecloth waist.
Gone to fight with Dempsey" she
said breathlessly. They've got to be
stopped. Dempsey Donovan can't fight
him. Why. hell-he1l kill him.
"Ah, what do you care?" said Rosa.
Don't some of 'em fight every hop?"
But Maggie was off, darting her
zigzag way through the maze of dan
GERS. She burst through the rear door
into the dark hall and then threw her
solid shoulder against the door OF the
room of single combat. 1t gave way,
and in the instant that she entered her
eye caught the scene-the board stand
ing about with open watches; Dcmp-
scy Donovan in his shirt sleeves dan
cling, light footed, with the wary grace
of the modern pugilist within easy
reach Of his adversary; Terry O'Sul-
livan standing with arms folded and
It murdCrous look in his dark eyes.
And without Stacking the speed of her
entrance she lcapcd forward with Il
Scrcam-lCappd in time to catch and
hang upon the arm of O'Sullivan that
waS suddenly upliftcd and to wh@l>
from it the long, bright stilette that
he had drawn from his bosom.
The knife fell and rang upon til,
floor Cold steel drawn in the rooms
of the Give and Take association .
such Il thing had never happened be-
fore. Every one stood motionleSS for
Il minute. Andy Gcoghan kicked the
stlctto with the toe of his shoe curl.
ously, like an antiquarian who has
come upon some ancient weapon I'M
known to his learning.
And then O'Sulivan Kissed some
thing unintclligiblc between his teeth.
Dempsey and the board exchanged
looks. And then Dempsey looked at
O'Sullivan without anger, as one look;
at IL stray dog, and nodded his head
in the direction Of the door
"Thc back stairs, Giuseppe" he said
briefly. somebody IL pitch your har
down after YOU
Maggie walked up to Dempsey Don
ovan. There WAS Il brilliant spot Of
red in her checks, down which slow
tears We're running. But she looked
him brnvely in the eye.
II knew it, Dempsey" she said as
her eyes grew dull even in their tears,