The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-06
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IN BARTON OXFORD

IN BARTON OXFORD +
hs by Frank A. Muzssy Co.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
roper conditions Killarney"
1s all right.
Re are circumstances which
- Killarney" G consumma-
devoutiy wished for-notI
~ instance, when it 10 played
ct next door between 1890
m.-played very badly. with
ks and false notes
lost every iota Of it, charm
n Mr.. Timothy O,shaughnes-
on And when that evening
tor OF the tortured tnstru-
- door essayed some very un-
uble tonguing human endur-
d go no further.
s. with a nervous shfver, irrf-
shed. the papers across the
<able In front OF him, tore OF
eyeshade and jumped up to
! room with his fingers stuffed
ars.
er of the little bedroom was
cen, and Mary Scanlon. every
on her head bristiing with
me in.
We ever be dom yer lessons.
II that spalpeen next door
wheezy foghorn goin' like
u demanded, looking sympa-
Nj at her distraught son.
can't be dom 'em, mother, "
confessed. TITS worse than
Aght. I'm near wild wit the
Nproar av 1t"
are yer goin' to do about it?''
with blazing eyes.
Is there to dor asked Tim.
&zily. Il don't see nothin' but
Ito find some place where
|3n't be nothin' Of this kind go
] disturb me-"
canlon's eyes narrowed.
listed pucker showed itself on
ead just above her upturned
De drove out, would yer7" she
een set teeth. "Ye'd let yer
busted outer the house we've
Tor Eve years be them upstart
that moved In next door only
Eh."
eanlon turned on her heel and
Eftably out of the room, slam
door after her by way Of Civ
hasis to her momentary feel
IA not tend materially to sooths
j overweight nerves.
Ter. the wabbly double tongu.
ing forth again at that inaus
Moment he strobe to the win.
= threw It wide.
e he beloved to make himself
|&ove the din. Hey. hey. over
kney" ceased momentarily.
came the sound OF a window
ext cottage slamming open.
what's the nature av the trou
led Mr.. Brennan calmly.
we a writ out on yer for dis
he peace and bein' a publ,
" quavered Jimmy. his cour
ody ebbing.
yer SOP tainted the other
~ yer'll be findin' / have q RICH
81 practice as much as I choos,
ouse that none av yer MONEY
s the rint av."
npon he slammed down tn,
and Immediately Killarney
fbnelessly forth as II propelled
i night by q pair Of giganti,
eanlon. hanging out the week.
= the back yard next morning
osted by Mrs. Brennan. wh'
TO the dividing fence between
= cottages and glared savagel,
zniddingly at her neighbor.
Scanlon. ma'am." she counsel
! Jimmy don't want to be start
m wit my Eddie. He's likely
Harked up for life II he goes b
% Eddie and to sarsin' him
4one last night. and all becaus,
q practicin' bit on bis cornet
's dom fine on, II I do say IL
Eddie was all for goin' righ
your place and givin' Timm,
q right on for the nasty talk b
-. l had to hold on to Eddi,
s. push him back and do all
4 quiet him down"
ling hot and choking scenes
. Mary Scanlon's throat. hal
ag hen
clad 1 am yer do be broachin
ect. Mrs. Brennan" said she
word or two OF me own 70
e Eddie had better learn tina
One other folks round here hal
ghts; also 1t might be wen 70
emember that Jimmy has tn
the 0'Shaughnesseys In him
81 you was hangin' on to ye
was havin' an awful time VIII
me fingers grippin' bis coat
Fam, and me pleadin' wit bin
! ma'am. not to go over and b
IS TO the Brennans.
s was new neighbors and per
not know as yet what wa
In a respectable neighboz
81 havin' just come here frou
ows where"
were pancakes for supper a
e of Scanlon that evening.
es for supper always mad
rather suspicious. Their In
IS appearance usually mean