The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-04-08

then found himself hated and hurried
Into taxi before he could further pro-
test
II Alan had any qualms about intro
ducing Kemp to Red Hill they were
soon allayed. Kemp was duly present
ed on the lawn at Maple House. To
everything in petticoats he took Off his
hat and said "ma'am," but before the
men he stood hated and vouchsufed a
short "Howdy!" accompanied by a
handshake where it was invited.
Strange to Kemp must have seemed
the group Of which he found himself
the center. At tea table under the
biggest maple sat Mrs. ]. Y. She called
Kemp and motioned to chair beside
her. Kemp let his lanky frame down
slowly on the fragile structure, took of
his domed hat and laid it on the grass
at his side. For an instant Mrs. ]. Y.
fixed her soft, myopic gaze ON him and
then looked away. Glen brought him
cup Of tea and biscuit. Kemp held
the cup and saucer in the hollow Of
his hand and looked obviously at their
contents. would you like something
else, Mr.. Kemp?" asked Mrs. ]. Y.
softly, "some other drink, mean?'
Kemp's quick eye roved over the
group. He saw that nobody was TAX
Ing anything but tea and at the same
time he noted gratefully that nobody
was watching him. The judge and
j. Y. were talking to each other.
Nance, Junior, and Cousin Tom were
knecling before Gerry, Junior. stolen
for a short hour from Alix. That
dwarf Moloch. arraycd in starchy
white that stuck out like a ballet skirt
above his sturdy, fat legs, was gravely
dcvouring II sacrifice of cake. Charlie
Sterling lay full length on the ground
while his brood, with shrill cries Mt his
frequent eruptions, buried and re-
buried him with sofa pillows. Nance,
Alan and Glen slipped tea and cheered
OH the children's efforts.
Kemp turned twinkling eye on
Mrs. j. Y. IL amt sayin', ma am, tibet
this mixture is my usual beverage, but
man don't expect to have his usual
handed down FIN pulpit. and like.
wise see no call for folks turnin' their
front lawns into bar"
Kemp could feel scene; his strange
nature was moved Mt finding itself
rubbing elbows with such group
and when Kemp was moved he al
ways talked to hide his emotion. Mrs.
]. US kindly eyes led him on, made
him feel weirdly akin to those quiet,
contented men and women and clean
frockcd. rosy-cheekcd children frolick-
Ing against the peaceful setting OF
shady trees. old lawns and the ram
bling house that staidly watched them
like some motherly hen, wings out
spread, ever ready to brood ana shell
ter.
Kemp's eyes left Mrs. ]. US face
and swept over the scene again.
"Spcakin' of bars" he went on in his
soft drnwl, II don't think n missus
ever has no call to handle drinks over
an above what goes in md out Of a
| milk pail. which isn't drink In man
ner O spcakin. l can't rightly rccllcct
that ever seen n missrs canIn' over
either side of Il bar in this country but
I've straycd some from the home fence
an you may be surprised, Mis- Wayne.
to know tibet thcy's lands where no one
amt never hecrd tell on Il barman an
the milkin' brand"
"Ycs?" said Mrs. J. Y. encourage
ingly.
"Sho' thing" replied Kemp; ~ seen
EN-. ! wont forget the fust time be-
cause was considerable embarrassed
l missed q steamer In Moo Ynwk an
the firm was in a hurry, SO they sent
me acrost to southampton. an while
was waitin' for the Brazil boat Il Teller
I'd picked up on board showed me
around some. Well, it want long be-
fore he corrallcd me. quite wilin'. In
bar | pulled Off my hat ana he
says. why dy0u take off yo' hnt| and
l says. why don't you take off yourn?
Don't you sec tllcys lady heap Their
he bust out la,lGhin' ana everybody
that was nca' enough to hcn' bust out
lAughin' an the msSus behind the bar
laughed, too, though somehow it didn't
sound as If shn laughed because she
couldn't hep It,"
Kemp paused to blush over the mem
DRY. He did not notice that the Judge
and J. Y. had drawn quietly nearer
and that the rest of the group Of
gr0wn-ups were intent on his words
"Thcy's times" he continued, "whrn
IT'S fittin that n man should be without
shOotin' irons an that was one of 'cm
/ can't rightly say what would have
happened but gucssin's easy. When
he was through Iaughin' the Teller that
was shown mo around shipped me on
the back and SEE, That amt no lady:
it's barmaid.' An then they all
laughed some mo- ana the missus lust
kind o. laughed an mought "a been
dreamin, but thought seen q look
in her eyes tibet says she wasn't laugh
in inside ut all. Ever sence then I've
been Of opinion that a missns has no
call to handle drinks an ce'tainly
hope III never see one a'd0in' OF if
under the home fence"
Kemp stayed nj Maple House for q
week. Before he left he was known
throughout the countryside. His Ianky
figure dropping mnstachcs, domed hat
and the way he held out the rcins In