The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-31

Get on with your bLoTy. Wua'
about Mrs. Prynne?" demanded
bRourke, cycling his servant curiously
and trying to fathom his but half-dis-
kuised and wholly awkward air of self
esteem. Plainly the boy thought
highly of himself because of some
thing he had accomplished, some ex-
ploit of prowess or stroke of diplo-
macy as yet undisclosed.
"Yissor l was tellin' ye 1t
seemed to me the height of maneness
the was displayin', ma'nin' this same
Mrs. Prynne, whin twas mesilf knew,
none betther. how much ye've laid
put on her account and hersilf not
Kaitin' to settle up wild ye-"
What business was that of yours?"
TWAS none, sor. But yersilf had
keeled over and was did to ivrything,
and what am | for If not to look out
Tor ye at such times? So
I'm afther sthoppin' thin two just as
they would be LAWN their staterooms,
and szI, 'Missus Prynne, SCI, me
masther's compliments and he'd like a
word wild yees before yer. gone en-
tirely.' And What's thisT sz'she wild
/ fine show of surprise-the daycSyt-
lul huzzy!-though I'm watchin her
Ind thinkin' she was frightened about
pomethin', from the white turn av the
lace aV her. Ss'she: "Tis in the
Hivvle'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,
IzI. 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
buster and furry thin a mere desire
10 blk ye-p'rhaps twas this thing in
Eoo-iahum I've heard ye mintion. And
The next minit I'm, sure Av 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-
cile Tor help and is afther whipping
but a gun to blow me out av her
way wild; but tbs mesilf thot's be way
Rv bein' too quick for her and takin'
the pistol away; and be the mercy aV
the Saints Misther Dravos hears the
shindy end 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
Ee the father and mother OF all
thrashings We insolent puppyl How
dare We lay hands on a lady"
low, murtherl" chartered the boy,
leaping away. "Be aisy, yer honor,
and hear me out, for 'tis thin yen not
be blamin' me, but il ye do I'll take
the batin' widout word, sor."
Very well" assented O'Rourke ON
Incusly, But be quick about it, for
I'm nistrusrful of ye altogether. Get
On, 10 whelp!"
Danny placed the table between
them with considerable expedition.
saw, listhen now" ho pleaded. While
Misther Dravos was tendin' to Cecile,
this Missis Prynne was scrappin like
wildcat, scratching and bitin', and
tis all can do to kape her by wrap
pin me arms tight about her and hold
ln' her so, and I'm maxim grab at
her waist whin be accident like what
do cabch hold av but something un-
aernathe as big as a hins 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
Ots the same entirely; and this I'm
sure Tie the same and thot some soul
augqery's be way av havin' been put
Apon w."
What the, divvle!"
''WRn nomint more Now
N ightin' wid me the collar av her
watst has come unfastened and me
Ralf can zee tho string av ribbon that's
nAaiRg tine thing thora. so sen to