The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-20


and l didn't see that part. But 1t was
Virgins the keeper caught"
1--WE had better have that part clear,
What happened exactly RupertT said
Mr.. Darlington. ,
"The Terror found the pheasant and
put It in his bicycle-basket. And we
had Just got on our bicycles when the
keeper came out of the wood, and
ran into him; and he collnred me and
took me up to the Court / wasn't
really frightened-at least not much,"
said the artless Virgins.
"The keeper had no right to touch
him." said Erebus gllbly. virgins
never touched the pheasant; he didn't
even go into the wood and when
went into the hall, the hall OF the
Court. l found him and the keeper sit
ting there, and | let Virgins out OF
course; and then that horrld Mr.. RO-
senheimer who shoots nightingales
caught hold of me by the arm ever SO
roughly. and / slapped him Just once.
should think that the mark Is there still
cher speed of speech slackened to a
slower, vengeful qualification and then
quickened again), and he began to
thump me and the footman interfered,
and came away, and they came after
us I'm the motor car, and you saw what
happened-at least you did IT,"
She stopped somewhat breathess.
"Iucidty ITSELF" said Mr.. Caring
ton. "But let us have the matter OF
{ the pheasant clear. Was the Terror
: exploring the wood on the chance OF
finding pheasant, or had he reason
) to expect that a pheasant would be
there ready to be brought homer
I Erebus blushed family, looked round
the horizon somewhat ailnlessy, and
) said, "Well, there was a snare, you
g know"
Mr.. Darlington chuckled: 81 thought
n So" he said. "And did you know OF
t that snare. RupertT =
Y ooh, no: he didn't know anything
{; about IT. Erebus broke in quickly.
o 1--WE should never have thought Of let
e ting him into anything so dangerous!
r He's so young!
v 81 shall be eleven in a fortnight !"
g said Virgins with some heat.
g "You see, we wanted fur stole at
a Battam's In Rowington for a Christ
mas present for mother; and pheas-
>. ants were the only way" Erebus eS-
Il planned.
2 Light! Light at lastw said tl,s
Higher Mathematician. laughing gently
IT "Well. everyone has been assaulted
l. except the poacher. Exquisitely Pom.
3 eranian But it's just as well, or THAI
e ingenious brother of yours would be
II In n fine mess. As 1t Is think we cun
IS teach the young Pomeranlan not TO be
r. so high-splrited." He chuckled again.
e lie turned off to Muttle Deeping 4;
l. and before he reached the house of
e Mr.. Tipping, the lawyer, he had drawn
Is from Erebus the whole story OF their
10 poachng. He was therefore able to
lay the whole case before Mr.. Tup-
ping and since the lawyer not only
l. shared the general dislike OF Mr..
Darcy Rosenhelmer. but was also the
r friend and legal adviser OF Mrs. Dam
is gerfield, he could not have laid 1t be-
e. fore n more sympathetic man.
20 The result of their council was that
a. no later than seven o'clock that even
ing. Mr.. darcy Rosenhelmer was
lg served by the Constable of Little Deep
e. ing with Summons for an assault on
rs Miss Violet Anastasia Dangerield, and
r with another Summons for an assault
on Bertram Darlington, +. X. S., and
r In the course of the next twenty min
er utes his keeper was served with a
Summons for an assault on Master
he Rupert Darlington.
he Mr.. Darcy Rosenhelmer was In Q
ly chastened, shaken mood, owing to the
fact that he had been put TO sleep bJ
to an uppercut ON the point" He made
ny haste to despatch n cur into Rowing
e ton to bring the lawyer who managed
,r- his local business.
cy The lawyer knew his clients unpoD
al ularlty in the County, and advised hin
le- earnestly to try to hush these matters
Mt up. He declared that however Pome
ranian one might be by extraction ant
IS, in spirit, no bench of English Magls
trates would take favorable view o
elf an assault by big young man on
middle-aged Higher Mathematician o
od European reputation, or on Miss Viole
,st Anastasla Dangerileld, aged 49, gal
rd lantly resculng that Higher Mathema
tician's little boy from wrongful arres
ed and detention.
lc- Mr.. Darcy Rosenheimer held hi
aching head with both hands, pro
lid tested that they had done all the ei
fective assaultng, and protested hi
IA devotion 70 the Sacred Bird beloved o
ns the English Magistracy. But he pei
ct, ceived clearly enough that he had le
tu- that devotion carry him too fur, an
nd that Bench which never profted b
Ter II so far as TO shoot the particula
bio Sacred Birds on which ii was lavisheC
would not be deeply touched by !
VI 1neIeioIc ne inbllutleu lnc ldWyci
er, use every effort TO settle the matte
out Of Court. "
er, Since in the background, behind I'll
he three assaults. there lurked the Terrc
its, with vertable poached pheasant. Ii
Ing lawyer was not called upon to strai
er- himself. Mr.. Darlington settled tt
he matter out Of Court. Great Deeplu
Cottage Hospital became richer by
ide hundred gulneas OF Mr.. Darcy ROsei
a heimer's AnglO-Pomeranian gold !; an
ire the danger which had menaced II
courageously collected money of II
Twins was averted.
Drk The Terror gave the Sacred Bird
lia- rest but three hares. culled from Il
the pastures of their old enemy, Farm,
Let Stubbs, made up the sixty-three shil
! ings for the Fur Stole. At the veI
all last moment, In spite of the fact thu
II was the heart-warming season. Il
for Terror, contrary to every tradition
)m- that old-tlme establishment wruI
ant from Battam's Emporium fye per cen
ror discount for cash.