Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-11-09

Nor had the last OF them disappeared
before Mrs. Scanlon was telling him
the tale.
~ had some words wit that Bren-
nan woman next door when | was
hangin' out the clothes this mornin',
said she.
Jimmy, looking at her set lips and
hard eyes. felt uncomfortable Fremont
tons, but he said nothing.
Cruel. hard words she used" Mrs.
Scanlon went on: words no LADY
would "a thought of usin'. And-and
the upshot was that l told her yer
wouldn't do a thing to that fat Eddie
/ of hers If he went to tootlin' that
trumpet of his again"
Jimmy said nothing as he took his
lamp. his green eyeshade and his
books from the kitchen shelf and went
upstairs.
Tonight, as If In insulting defiance,
the comets blasts began as soon as
Timmy's light showed In his bedroom.
Something seemed to snap In Tim
my's tortured head. He had no inten-
| ton Of doing what he did.
Nor did he stop to count the haz-
ards when he tore out of the room and
down the stairs, while Mary Scan
Ions eyes glowed and her breath
went In her cheeks.
Ten minutes later Jimmy was back
that is to say, what was left Of
Jimmy was back.
And there it all might have ended
had not Mr.. Brennan. by way Of fit
tingly celebrating his triumph, come
out on the tiny veranda directly be-
meath the suffering Timmy's windows
and shattered the peaceful air of the
night with great and crashing excerpts
| from Killarney" played noisomely
with the full power of his mighty
lungs behind them.
| This was too much for the O'Shaugh-
nessey blood in Mary Scanlon.
Forgotten was Jimmy and his cuts
and bruises. Forgotten everything
save that Eddie Brennan was there on
the next piazza sending forth his bra
zen notes of victory and challenge.
Never was there an O'Shaughnessey
who could have stood that
Blindly she CROPPED down the stairs,
blindly she caught up the broom be-
hind the door, blindly she tore out Of
the house and straight toward those
| hateful sounds.
At the same time an arm brushed
her aside.
This is no affair of yours. mother.
Go home, and leave him to me-" said
a cool, calm voice behind her.
Eyer didn't suppose I could stand it
to hear him CROWN over me like this
any more than you could. did your he
asked. Maybe he did lick the Scan
lon half av me, but he amt trimmed
the O'Shaughnessey half yet. and he
never will. neither"
"Wot" cried Eddie Brennan, his
face black with wrath as he stepped to
the edge of the veranda. Amt yer
had enough?"
I'VE amt even begun yet" said Tim
my pleasantly and jumped on to the
| porch.
Stepping back and clutching the pick
cts of the dividing fence with both
hands, Mrs Scanlon gave voice to
shrill and Involuntary little squeals Of
delight as Jimmy grabbed the mooted
cornet. wrung it from Eddie Brennan's
fingers and sent it crashing to the floor
of the porch.
Locked tight in each others clutches
they swayed and staggered and stamp
ed about the porch, but even in the
stress of those crucial moments Tim
my did not forget the hated instru
ment.
Over it they trampled time and again
TO line accompaniment of bending
metal and breaking valves. And anon
Jimmy would manage to land heel
upon 1t with sufficient force to mate
rally further its rapid progress toward
the scrap heap.
Brennan, seeing Timmy's game, let
out below of rage.
Also the sight of the broken and
twisted instrument did not tend TO
calm him.
with a mighty effort he managed to
break from the clinch. stepped back
and shot straight arm left at Tim
my's face, which Jimmy sidestepped
as 1t went past his ear with ominous
and all too suggestive proximity.
The force of the blow, misspent as IL
was. whirled Brennan to the very edge
OF the porch. Before he could recover
his balance Jimmy had Embossed his
right with force he never dreamed It
possessed.
1t caught his opponent flush ON the
left cheek.
He shot or the porch. landed on his
stomach in a last years petunia bed
and before he could struggle to his
feet Jimmy. with flying leap. was on
his shoulders. his fingers ruthlessly
clutchfng his foes ears and driving Ed.
die Brennan's poso doopor ga 49,