Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31

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IT'S q great country you're going
to-" he said, turning to the girl with a
smile, "and think you'll like it there.
Miss Maloney."
"My-my name is Katie, sor." she
stammered.
We'll, Katie is a nice name, and 1t
suits you too" said Deck, laughing a
little "They call me Dan Murphy"
Dan Murphy" she gasped, in sur
prise. why" She paused and
stared at him.
WHY, what? What's the matter|'
why, his name is Dan Murphy"
She seemed to be in a maze Of bewil-
derment.
His? Whose?"
"That-that man's!"
THE deuce it is! Well, now. that's
queer, amt it? And we nearly quar-
relied. Fellows with the same name
oughtn't to quarrel, ought they?"
81 don't like him." Katie declared,
with simple finality. Il think he is a
bad man.
"Oh, may be not; may be he's just ir-
ritable."
She would not contradict him, so she
closed her lips tightly.
It had been the most tolerable morn
ing Deck had passed since the steam
er sailed. and as he leaned back against
the deck-house afte;' the midday
meal, he was thinking that a steerage
passage wasn't so bad, after all, when
one has as attractive a child as Katie
TO look at and listen to. He wondered
what was the cause Of her dislike for
the other Dan Murphy. Surely even
such a brute as he plainly was wouldn't
annoy a mere child like her. Why, the
very idea was
A woman's scream coming from the
other side of the deck-house startled
him. It was not loud, but there was
terror in It, The fear-stricken cry
sounded again, and as Deck sprang
around the corner, his anger flared at
what he saw.
There was the other Dan Murphy,
with one arm around Katie Maloney's
waist and his other hand holding one
of her arms.
"Give US a kiss, you little beauty!
You're the"
Then a voice, vibrant with wrath,
growled behind him.
Let her go, you damned brute!"
With a start he loosened his hold on
the girl, and at the same instant he was
jerked backward and flung heavily to
the deck
Quick as a beast he was up again
with a howl
'Ho, it's you, Is it?" You're sweet
on the little cat yourself, amt you?'
he roared, as he rushed at Deck" Hill
fix you. you"
Before he could finish the sentence,
Decks left fist landed crushingly on
the brute's right eye. and as his head
ierked backward from the force Of the
blow, a right hand swing caught him
under the jaw. He seemed to be al
most lifted from his feet. Then he
toppled backward, and fell full length
on the deck, where he lay motionless.
The whole steerage deck was in
commotion. Women screamed and men
stared spellbound for a moment. One
of the mates and a quartermaster came
running up and seized Deck.
It's all right" he said calmly, I'm
not going to run away"
You pedt idt's all ridght!" puffed
the heavy German with the long pipe,
elbowing his way toward them. Il saw
der whole ding, andt idt serted him
righdt!"
There was a brief court Of inquiry,
and then the ships officers released
Deck Afterward, when the mate met
him in a secluded place he shook hands
with him. Neither said anything, but
each understood the other.
The ships surgeon came up and
heard the story of the mate. He looked
at Murphy and felt his pulse.
Throw him in his bunk" he said,
shortly, to couple Of seamen stand
ing by.
Deck turned his attention to Katie
who crouched tremblingly against the
side Of the deck-honse.
Don't be scared" he said, kindly
as he lifted her up. It's all over now
and he won't bother you any more this
trip"
"Oh, sir. you-you-" And then she
fell sobbing Historically in his arms.
A look of dismay came into Decks
face.
Say Doc" he exclaimed, twisting
his head around so he could see the
surgeon, for the Lords sake, get a
stewardess quick!"
When a girl cried in his arms he
knew that he needed help and needed
it urgently, and the help of another
woman at that.
With Katie under the care Of a stew
ardess, It seemd a long, lonesome af-
ternoon to Deck. AS he examined his
skinned knuckles he could hardly real
lie what had happened. She was such
a child 1t seemed impossible. He was
vaguely conscious that he was the sub
ject discussed by the men and women
who stood about in groups and stared
at him. But it all seemed a very
small matter now. He caught the
Whit of pipe. and heard deep voice
at his elbow.
"You gif idt to him goodt andt
blenty, py chiminy!" exclaimed the big
fat German, with phlegmatic enthusi-
asm, as he sat down on the hatch.
Serted him righdt. you pedt. der
tamdt schroundtrel!"
Deck nodded. He was not inclined
TO talk about the affair.
Hell stday in his punk der resdt Of
der way alreadty. I guess, v'ich ain'dt
a longk time yedt."
Deck was silent, but the Germans
admiration was aroused and he want
ed to be companionable.
Il hopbe dey von'dt magke mudtch
droubles for us steerage peoples ven
10 lapdt" he went on