Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-08-16

"A negro?" demanded O'Rourke, 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 av his lathe and"
O'Rourke bent over the man and
seizing him by the shoulders swung
him around so that their eyes met
What the divvle!" demanded the ad
venturer, did ye mean by telling me
nobody boarded us, then? What"
Sure, yer honor. Aw, yer
honor! 'Tis mesif meant no
harm at all, at ALL" protested Danny.
Didn't | say thot divvle sowl came
aboord? Sure, thin. is naygur a hu-
man."
With an exasperated gesture
O'Rourke released the boy. "'Tis TOO
much for me We are" he said help
lessly. Now and again believe ye
have the makings of a man in ye, ard
then ye go off and play the fool! If
didn't believe ye a pure simpleton
with not an ounce of mischief in your
body, I'd take that out of your worth
about this 'naygur.' What sort OF
black man is he?"
Sure, sor" whimpered Danny, Its
mesilf that w'u'd die rather thin have
ye talk to me thot way, yer honor.
Upon me sowl | niyer thought ye'd
worry about a poor divvle av a nay
CUR, come aboard wild nothin but
say-chist and the clothes he walks In,
begin for a 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'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. 'Tis hard
for me to say. Wan av thin naygur's
as much like another as two pays,
sor; tbs 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 ye observed at Poort
Said, sor? The wan ye told me to
discover the name av?"
"'Tis brave detective We would
make, Danny Ye' have me NEE ming
entirely"
"Aw, yiss." Danny's lips tightened
as he laced O'Rourke's patent-leather
shoes. He cast up at his masters
face an oblique glance OF disapproval.
II mind the wan ye mane." 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
ye, Danny?" he inquired In panied re-
monstrance 1T is mad We are. or
have We no Judgment at all, We scut.
that ye speak to me in that toner"
Soicitously 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!
Missus Prynne, sort"
The wanderer gave the ear another
tweak, by way of enforcing the les.
son. "Prynne. is It? 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 ye, ye great ugly. long-legsed
omadhaun?"
"Sure-ow!-twas only bit av a
kiss | was by way av givin' her,
sor-"
"That'n do. Danny" O'Rourke chuc-
kled.
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.
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