The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-08

| VSX O'Gir stood upon the threshold Of his
i ~ cottage. impatient 10 be OF to the town.
| Don't dare tell me another thing
he said herccly.
II only goIng to say that ye mustn't be stayn'
late mt Fcthnrd that yell have to be takin' the
short cut home through Hagnns meadow nfther dark.
Ye know they do be sayn' that most amy night now
ye can see lights moving round In the ruined abbey
"what put the crooks o. goold Until yer headT'
asked Darby. susp!ciousiy;, 49,.
"DIdn't Mrs. O'llara tell me only last night that
ye put the challenge, on her Dominic to go huntin
"Iiuh: Dominic o'fisra! We hear ducks takin'!
Tint came out Of the bottom Of the fourth glass
Of punch. Invent We amy thing 'in''o'e to say
.fnith. have. nm IT'S this II ye should meet
ar with that blizzard Bothered BIZ n nonc1uc the NE
eviIIty for him or he'll be wantn to come with
ye to spind the night"
Darby reached the old town gate. and from that
II wrs n slap the shoulder here, and bone-crush-
b"ucl,al everywhere 30 that the afternoon was come
and gone before the busy lad could spare thought
for my Of Bridssts commissions But 1nrE%sn all
constant worry IN tie mans mind. for whichever
why he turned. the sharp gray eye Of Bothered Bin
.fsnd lack to HIM" muttcred Darby. ruefully. 'if
I bring the thcving blggard home wild me Bridget'H
skiver tho two OF us whist! know what I'll do,
III slip lntn Mnrphy's stable here an bide awhile out
Dusmn's an inrii TIN tbatk dure with me-"
No sooner said than done. When mt Inst be ven
oos Of ta Soce
"Come In. Darby ashore. I've been watin' for ye
tis half hour III be so,n home wd ys the might
And there slttng calmly upturned tub, lolled
bothered Bill Donohuc. the tinker
AS the two men went stumbling along the DARK
road Darby was thiuking; by tho livln farmer I
"a dig Cor the gooId an III him to mn
hcp me- IAN whn he rayfugcs meas Of course he
s him On 70 mi. ns sr In an new 18th
Just then Bfii spoke tn rs Y vneuely divinne what
was In his .comranion's mind. MY but ye're the
tSc market to-day What a courageous hayro We wor
to be soIn wd Dominic ollora afther the crooks o
In spite Of the bu.,llcs the hcro's chest sweled.
SWELL. TIL ye. BILL" he swnegered: I'm at a loss
more conthrol his long tongue than II 1t be-
lonxci TO ycrself. md the wurruld knows that 7
Amy wan.sc much ms munitions !" p'ous , ~u T.,
twinkle he may be turned into a big yellow OK. or
Into bit Of starved wran. Now ye know yerseif
nil. that while Dominic Is NICE dacint man wild
the best ri ntntioS he has wan big fault We niver
know whln he's COIN to rip out wild God save ys
w"r ih,nsia nhcut y.rteif hin; ye nver said pious
worrMl In yer iife an"
"I,rd luck to me II I'll do it," interrupted Bill.
.Itil I've near midnight he the time we reach
llcgan's meadow" Went on Darby. 80 we'n lave
yoa ,'i' go pard,,crs" S'-e' = $3.50 =
The oncr was like sousing Bill with tub Of cold
Sthop he cholss, There's nnythcr luck nor grace
la taikin that kind o. talk!
:cIi be all safe" The words spoken to the
darkness for RIll Ind disappeared.
II tho ground In lIngan's meadow had covered
With rcdhot Goals instead Of being carpeted with
crl sweet grass. Darby OGills feet would not have
Ghrunk from coming In contact with II. How
ever Bothered Bll was not to he trusted; he might
hc watching aud listening In the darkness q few
feet down the road. there was nothing left for It
nnd Darby. brncing his SOUL took the jump and ran
few steps Into me haunted field
He stood. striving with every vein Of his body to
make out whether the glimmer OF light In the dis
tancc from the old abbey or whether It was only
a friendly star. when there came pounding toward
him through the darkness sound Of terror-the
quick fall OF pursuing footsteps
throw quicker iee before them than Darby o'G:il
nnd never before that night had he put such speed
into his nImble heels. But fast as he went. the
thuddnr footsteps behind gained him every second
Suddenly he electrified by the most terrible or.
he had ever heard 1t was a strange voice in wild
high shrek. calling his name:
"Da-arhy. Da-arby o'0ilL" It walled.
"Its the black headlees Joint from Croag NAH
thought Darby. land great sorsondies how did It sc
And that would have been mystery for the seve,
counfies only that just then the stuck it's hea
night what the knowledgable saw the
sti9ened every nerve and muscle In hi: bod
runnins but from Bothered Bin Donohue
sDarby! Da-arby !! where are re. Darrby:' bleate
Bull Terror had split the tnkers voice into ppin
At the sound every shred Of parbys fear turne
Into white rage.
The dlviI mend ye:" shouted Darby. "Come bac
I'm bate the iofe out Of We We outrageous yiliain
where are yer bundles! What have ye done wit
TIE mackerilr
But Bill ran on, deaf with terror. and Darby 70
lowsd. The horse that won the Curraeh Cup wouE
have been proud Of their company that night
"Nillla murdher. the Omadhaun's maxim straigh
for the fairies bush" painted Darby. Come back
be roared. Then a strange thing happened. Darh
cav the tinker throw mp both arms. and. with
depalpine cry disappear from the face OF the earth
Now 10 the middle az Haean's meadow stands q
ancient ciunp Of Aassl tree. knowa far and wide
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