The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-07-25

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! "A negro" demanded ORourke. IA.
cling about What do ye mean? Did
he come aboard?"
Sure and he did that, yer honor,
and caught us be no moore thin the
skin nv his lathe and"
/ O'Rourkc bent over the man and
| selling him by the shoulders swung
him around so that their eyes met.
What the diyvle." demanded the ad.
/ venturer, did yc mean by telling me
nobody boarded us, then? What"
Sure, yer honor Aw, yer
| honor! tbs mCsilf meant no
harm at all. at ALL" protested Danny.
Didn't say thot diyvle sowl came
aboord? Sure. thin. Is naygur hui
man."
With an cxasperated gesture
ORourke released the boy TITS too
! much for me ye are he said help.
lessly. Now and again believe ye
have the markings of a man in ye, and
then ye go of and play the fool! If
| didn't believe ye pure simpleton
with not an ounce OF mischief In your
body. I'd take that out OF your worth.
less hide. Get on with ye! Tell me
about this 'naygur,' What sort OF a
black man Is he?"
Sure. sor." whimpered Danny, Its
mesilf that w'ud die rather thin have
ye talk to me thot way. yer honor.
Upon mo sowl, | niver thought ye'd
worry about a poor dlvvle av nay.
CUR, come aboard wild nothin but
say.chist and the clothes he walks In,
begin for n chanst to work. his
passage to Bombay. sor."
Did they let him sign on, them"
inquired o'Rourke
'Divvle bit. rayspicts to ye" More
cheerfully Danny struggled with the
studs in o'Rourke's 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?"
Il 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 we'll" he resumed more pacific.
ally belize 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
tloning the color of her hair In the
same room with that outrageous head
light OF yours. Danny. Dye
mind her. mean"
The wan ye observed at Poort
Said, sor? The wan ye told me to
discover the name av?"
TITS brave detective We would
make, Danny, Yo have me meaning
entirely"
"Aw, yiss" Danny's lips frightened
as he laced O'Rourke's patent.leather
shoes. He cast up ut his masters
face an oblique glance of dsapproval.
Il mind the wan ye 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 dlvvle is the matter with
ye, Danny?" he inquired In panied re-
monstrance, 1T is mad ye are, or
have we no judgment at all, ye scut.
that ye 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 servltors ear.
Her name?"
low, yer honor, lego! i
Mssus 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"
l"ds HeI Haiu Noiu me, sOT' Leg
90, yer honor, place"
And how did her maid come to
tell ye. ye great ugly, long-legged |
omadhaun?
"Sure-ow!-'twas only a bit av a
kiss l was by way av givln' her,
sor--"
"Thatll do. Danny" o'Rourke 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 CONTINIrEDl