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

reached up and caught the tInker's needless feet
For n second he lay where he had tumbled but only
a second for In mind and body the tinker was as
quick n cat Indeed he already scrambling to
his feet again, and on the edge Of the bank when
Darby O'(iill came charging along like mad bull aud
plunged into him headarst. Saints above, but that
Freeing himself. Darby rose feebly to his knees
and began climbing out Of the ditch The bank was
steep and slippery with the dew. that at first the
lad was hard set to get foothold He reached the
root when to his unspeakabe SURPRISE the root began
to twist and to squirm and to wrigsle in his hand
Darby raised the thing for closer look, when sud
denly little foot dew out like lightning and kicked
him squarely on the nose. and wee. spiteful voice
PUT down. ye thunderin' bliggard! Yeve
broke the ribs of me side! Pick up me cap We nun
fernal schoundrcl an put it me head I'll have
the power to turn you an that schreeiin villain be
Cling ,n D"rbys st wa. bareheaded little man IN
green velvet jacket and brown knee,breeches His
sns ras Darby had ever seem e'A A's were Tue
"Begarres. Bill, come here. think I've got the
%Ye iie We aastrsetln dayroeotory
vitupernt1r" RACED the little man I'm not the iepre.
sometimes they call me Nal the scold an I've been
waitin' here these three nights to help We whin We
THANKS o Where h"Se ye what
We. lazy. hddle-faddiing pottherin'. dawdiin
.Aisy. aisy. there" warned Darby. "Aist or West.
since the day was bor.rn, niver heard yer aquil
for bad langwidse An l tell ye now II ye say wan
Of We agin this stone. Tell me- what dye name about
waitin for to diggin' for the crooks o soold:
"sthop that! !" roared the captive. do that asin
ye dare: Wait till get me cap on 20 can wurruk
will. Bah. We uncassical undaycorious. umphibious
examples. ye"
hard and drawing long breath. he blurted:
BE this an that. Darby I'll stan no more. Hand
oho. Is that you Bill n5nohaei thought Il Was
Dominic OHara that was in It, Man alive. Darby
0 What are ye aSn here Re- win ta:s
BE .Isy now warned Darby pushing Bin aside ,: az
little hayro. about the crooks o goold! And DARBY
oosened his fingers SO that the fairy stood upright
adjusted his cloak.
"weli. as 1 was sayin'. got the wurrud that you
O. goold an ms It's little likin Good People have
for the unconjaynal moothern spurrits that's guard
In the crooks these fourteen hundred years"
,"I.ook at that now" exulted Darby. "shure We
thought We wor an nnimy. To tell the truth. yer
OF meetin' up wild thin same diseased ghosts"
The little fairy nung glance OF whitening disdain
We know that one Of these days yes ali be ehosts."
I'm not afeared Of thim." Dragged Darby, but
don't loke soc.tns wid the olkss OF tnm oness rs
nd kape heart lifted the loneest road and
the darkest night; she wasn't afeared OF ghost Twin
dead and she promised to whisper 1t to me before
she died but the poor crachure forgot the wurruds
"Faix. I've heard that charrum this hundherds OF
years." said the fairy but I'll give you betther wan
Resides has grand chuue to it. an II yere in
any kind Of fear trouble just trow back yer head
nm o sn rhndr ae's and rhem and Red Conan More
The Lehras and Lahras are gatherin.
Come out Of the mountain, they're victim me sore,
Bring yer sojers and champeens to lather EN-
"Now ali together" urged the little fellow. The
three took up the tune and roared 1t 30 Justify that
bring yer sojers and champeens to lather EN-
heard good mile away in her own house BY big
village Of Ballinderg
When they had sung the powerful charm many times
not In the abbey at all that the crooks o soold are
buried. but undher the yew three In the great court
Come Darby. an bring the wee man wild ye."
cried Bill. starting up
Twill We have patience. Ye must begin nfther midnight
ind before cockcrow, an this is the way yelf go
about It, Yell find bran new pick an shovel lynn
snug be the abbots grave; an yell measure foive
lengths OF the pick handle toward the broken gateway
and there's the identical spot where We must dig Yell
find goold 'nough there to make you and yer ginera-
Darby gave a great cough into his hand and Bill
Donohue swallowed hard at a big lump that popped
"Don't think that the ondertakin' is an asy wan
warned the fairy "for therel be thin watchin the
while that would sthrike the sight from yer eyes aud
wther the tongue in yer head"
An what's to purwint thim?' asked Darby.
"Ah ha. that's what I'm here to tell ye Until the
sthroke OF midnight the ghosts beyant are helpless
ms field full OF unfant chdher and afther cockerow
rocsthin in the oud rune Let yez hurry now before
midnight and make ring Of holly tunty feet wide
moothern rapscallians can't within hands ruche
Of ye. The ghost Of no diseased person can cross
twig Of. holly"
"Shure the whole worruld knows that" said Bill.
IF anyone has a ring OF holly around him no shu-
pernatural ghost can bother him."
"HaEh! Is that 80" sneered the wee man. We'll
maybe We know this. too, Mr.. Di-og-gan-ees the pill
lcsdpher, that II ayther OF the two Of w .spake
pous rayliEous wofrud while we're dggn' in that
place ye niver raygret it but vance an thatl be all
the days OF yer life" 49,
"Raymimber that Bill Donohue" warned Darby
am grip tongue between yer teeth III make
sursents wurruk Of ye" 80,