River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-07-04


Get on with your story. What
about Mrs. Prynne?" demanded
O'Rourke, cycling his servant curiously
and trying to fathom his but half-dis-
guised and wholly awkward air of self
esteem. Plainly the boy thought
highly of himself because Of some
thing he had accomplished, some ex-
plot of prowess or stroke OF dfplo-
macy as yet undisclosed.
Visor. was tellin' We it
seemed to me the height of maneness
she was displayin', ma'nin' this same
Mrs. Prynne, whin twas mesilf knew,
none betther, how much ye've laid
out on her account and hersilf not
waitin' to settle up wild ye-"
what business was that of yours Z"
Twas none, sor. But yersilf had
keeled over and was did to ivrything,
and what am / for if not to look out
for We at such times? So
I'm afther sthoppin' thin two just as
they would be lawn their staterooms,
and SCI, 'Missus Prynne,' SCI, me
masther'S compliments and he'd like
word wild yees before ye'r9 gone en-
tirely' And What's this?' sZ'she wild
a fine show of surprise-the daycSyt-
full huzzy!-though I'm watchin' her
and thinkin' she was frightened about
somethin', from the white turn av the
face av her. Sz'she: "Tis in the
divvle's own hurry / am the minute
or words to the same iffict Sz'she:
And phwat will he be wantin' av me?'
"A momints conversation wild ye,'
SCI. And sz'she: I've no time. Let
me pass III be doing SCI, 'nawthin'
like thot,' for be now I'm thinkin'
there's somethin' deeper behint her
fuster and furry thin mere desire
to blk ye-p'rhaps twas this thing in
too-ishum I've heard We mintion. And
the next mint I'm sure Nv ut, for she
goes white as snow in the face and
the eyes of her begins to burn like
cold Crane fire and she screams to Ce-
Gle Tor help and is afther whipping
out gun to blow me out av her
way wild; but It's mesilf thot's be way
av bein' too quick for her and takin'
the pistol away; and be the mercy aV
the SAINTS Misther Dravos hears the
shindy and hops down just in time to
snatch another gun out of the hand av
that same Cecile, and he grabs the
CURL and turns her into stateroom
and shuts the dure on her and"
'And. interrupted O'Rourke In
black rage, rising and turning back his
sleeves-"And now I'm going to give
We the father and mother of ali
thrashings, We insolent puppy! How
dare We lay hands on lady"
low, murtheri" chartered the bow.
leaping away. BE aisy, yer honor.
and hear me cut. for it's thin yen not
be blamin' me. but if We do I'll take
the batin' widout word, sor."
Very WE'LL" assented O'Rourke ON
inously. but be quick about it. for
I'm mistrustful of We altogether. Get
on, ye whelpi"
Danny placed the table between
them with considerable expedition.
"Aw, listhen now" he pleaded. while
Misther Dravos was 'tendin' to Cecile,
this Missis Prynne was scrappin' like
a wildcat, scratching and bitin', and
It's all l can do TO kape her by wrap
pin me arms tight about her and hold
in her so. and I'm maxim a grab at
her waist whin be accident like what
do ! catch hold av but something IN
deTnathe as big as a hin's egg-a
stone she'- carryin round her neck,
the same as yer honor did wild the
Pool as Flame; and be the feel av ut
uf's the same entirely; ard thin I'm
sure tbs the same and thot some soul
duggery's be way av havin' been put
upon ye."
What the divvlei"
''Wan momint more. Now
In fghtin' wild me the collar av her
waist has come unfastened and me-
self can see the string av ribbon that's
holding the thing there. So / ser to