The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-02-02

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Gently but Firmly Twisted Him
Around by the Ear.
What the divvle!" demanded the ad-
venturer, "did We mean by telling me
nobody boarded us, then? What"
Sure, yer honor. Aw, yer
honor! :. IT'S mesilf meant no
harm at all, at ALL" protested Danny
Didn't say thot divvle a sowl came
aboord? Sure, thin, is a naygur hui
man."
With an exasperated gesture
O'Rourke released the boy "'Tis too
much for me We are" he said help
lessly. Nov and again l believe We
have the makings of man in We, and
then We go off and play the fool! If
L 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 We! Tell me
about this 'naygur' What sort of a
black man is he?"
Sure, sor," whimpered Danny, "'tis
mesilf that w'u'd die rather thin have
ye talk to me thot way, yer honor.
Upon me sowl, l niver thought ye'd
worry about a poor divvle av a nay
CUR, come aboard wild nothin' but a
say-chist and the clothes he walks in,
begin for 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, SCR"
Seemed to have money-eh?"
cav, no, yer honor. Twas barely
able he was to scrape ut all together"
! 'Lascar?"
Il behave so, yer honor. 'Tis 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, belize he's what he seems, Dan
ny, and has no concern with us at ALL
Whether or no, care killed the cat g.
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, l mean?"
''The wan We observed at Poort
Said, sor? The wan We told me to
, discover the name av?"
"'Tis a brave detective We would
, make, Danny. Ye have me meaning
entirelyi'
cav, yiss." Danny's lips frightened
as he laced O'ROurke's patent-leather
shoes. He cast up at his masters
lace an oblique glance of disapproval
4 mind the wan We name" he ad-
nitted
He rose, and as he did so, O'Rourke
gently but firmly twisted him around
by the ear and as deliberately and
houghtfully kicked him.
What the divvle is the matter with
re, Danny?" he inquired In panied re-
nonstrance. ut is mad We are, or
have We no judgment at all, We scut,
hat 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.
Her name?"
low, yer honor, leggo! I.
Missus Prynne, sor!"
, The wanderer gave the ear another
tweak, by way of enforcing the les
son. "Prynne, is it? And how did
? you learn that, Danny"
1 "'Twas her maid told me, sor. Leg
l go, yer honor, place"
5 And how did her maid come tc
tell We, We great ugly, long-legged
: omadhaun?"
. "Sure-ow!-'twas only a bit av q
kiss 1 was by way av givin' her
sOr-"
. "That'll do, Danny" O'Rourke chuc
i killed.
5 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
; CHAPTER XIX.