The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-05-17
IboordV Sure. thin. is magyar a nu.

aboord? Sure. thin. is = naygur nu-
man?"
with an exasperated gesture
o'Rourke released the boy. "'Tis too
much for me ye are" he said help
lessly. Now and again | believe ye
have the makings Of a man in We, and
then ye go off and play the fool! II
didn't believe We a pure simpleton
with not an ounce of mischief In your
body, I'd take that out of your worth
less hide. Get on with vel Tell me
about this 'naygur.' What sort of a
black man is he?"
Sure. sor," whimpered Danny. ats
mesilf that w'u'd die rather thin have
We talk to me thot way, yer honor.
Upon me sowl, niver thought yed
worry about a poor divvle av a nay
CUR. come aboard wild nothin' but
say-chist and the clothes he walks In.
begin for chanst to work. his
passage to Bombay, sor."
did they let him sign on. then?"
inquired O'Rourke.
"Divvle bit. rayspicts to ye." More
cheerfully Danny struggled with the
studs In O'Rourkes shirt. THE pur-
ser was all for kicking him back into
his boat, sor, whin he offered to pay
passage in the steerage. So they let
him stay, sor."
Seemed to have money-eh?"
Jaw, no, yer honor. Twas barely
able he was to scrape ut all together"
'Lascar?"
81 behave so, yer honor. IT'S hard
for me to say. Wan av thin naygur's
as much like another as two pays,
sor; It's all tarred wild the same brush
they be-"
"Ah WELL" he resumed more pacific
ally, "belike he's what he seems, Dan.
ny and has no concern with us at all.
Whether or no, care killed the cat
Dye mind, Danny" he swung
off on one of his Enthusiastically
acute tangents, "the little woman with
the red hair? Though It's meself
should beg the lady's pardon for men
tioning the color of her hair in the
same room with that outrageous head
light of yours, Danny. Dye
mind her, | mean?
THE wan We observed at Poort
Said sor? The wan We told me to
discover the name av?"
"'Tis brave detective We would
make Danny. Ye have me meaning
entirely!"
Jaw, yiss" Danny's lips frightened
as he laced O'Rourke's patentleather
shoes. He cast up at his masters
face an oblique glance of disapproval.
81 mind the wan We NAME" he ad.
mitted.
He rose, and as he did so, O'Rourke
gently but firmly twisted him around
by the ear and as deliberately and
thoughtfully kicked him.
What the divvle is the matter with
We, Danny?" he inquired in panied re-
monstrance. 1T is mad ye are, or
have We no judgment at all, We scut
that We speak to me in that toner"
Solicitously Danny rubbed the
chastened portion of his person. grum.
bling but unrepentant
O'Rourke grinned tolerantly, retain.
Ing his hold upon the servitor's ear,
I1SI
low, yer honor, leggo!
Missus Prynne. SORT"
The wanderer gave the ear another
tweak, by way of enforcing the les
son. "Prynne. is 1t? And how did
you learn that, Danny?"
"'Twas her maid told me. sor. Leg
go, yer honor, Place"
And how did her maid come to
tell We, We great ugly. long-legged
omadhaun?"
. "Sure-ow!-'twas only a bit av a
kiss l was by way av givin' her,
sor-"
"Thatll do. Danny" oRourke chuc.
killed..
The peal of the trumpet announcing
dinner interrupted his contemplated
lecture on the ethics of investigation
and the perils of Irritation as between
maid and man servant
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
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