The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-26
Terence
Maloney
A Story For
St. Patrick's Day
BY F. A. Mitchell

He had but one eye
To ogle ye by
murther. but that was a 1ewI!
A fool
made of the girls, this OToole.
Whoever was this Larry O'Toole of
r. Thackeray's he was certainly the
bunterpart of one Terence Maloney,
bo was born in the eighteenth CEN
Irv and died in the nineteenth. Ter
bce was about halfway through with
mortal career when the eighteenth
entury was coming to an end, and
fth it the differences between Ireland
bd England were entering upon one
! their periodical explosions.
IThere was everything about Terence
! cause him to be beloved. In tie
rst place he had fine crop of aubul i
ir on his head that kinked itself into
Dzcns of little curls. Unlike Mr..
hackeray's friend, he had two eyes,
himming with good humor His com
RcXion was that mixture of white and
III which is never found in such per-
bction as in Erin. His lips were cam
cut. and succession of smiles was
bntinually cascading over them. His
cure was light and agile, his limbs
kping seemingly moved by hidden
brings.
Such combination of attractions
hight well be expected to make a fool
b the girls. At any rate, not girl
Eer came near him without giving
i'm at least a part Of her heart But
lame seemed to roll off Terence like
Iater off ducks back. No girl could
Ompain Of his endeavoring to win
Ter, for he was in a constitutional
tate of girl winning. The good humor
pnStantly bubbling in his eyes and the
miles lowering about his lips We're
onsidered perennial supply which all
hight quaff. If any girl inveighcd
gainst Terence for deceiving her there
Gere dozens to condemn her for desir-
b. to appropriate what belonged to
very girl in Ireland.
Naturally when the troubles of 9S
nlIlt VII 1clcuIC was ilhbuNt III t' l
nd soul with rebellion. 1t is just such
erSons as he who enter upon enter.
Rises without counting the cost. lie
vas not leader in the true sense of
he word; he was rather a fomenter
Got that he went about pleading with
is fellow countrymen to rise, but that
having taken up the cause of Ireland
le was so popular that every Irish man
|r woman who was In doubt as to his
pr her political part, on hearing thai
Ference Maloney was patriot RESOLVED
i once to be patriot too. If the rea
eaders of the movement desired tt
Tin over town where old and eXpe
icnced heads were influencing the peo
pie to caution they would send Terence
here He would ride through the mail
street, scattering smiles to the righ
hnd to the left, and the only oratorlca
Effort needed were the words, spoken II
Perence's rich, sonorous voice, are y
Eid us?" Whereupon a succession 0
btiirmative shouts would roll down IN
Street, keeping pace with the orator
Hence it was that one Peter SHAW
bn agent of the English government
Fent to Ireland to send back informa
ion as to the best measure OF SUI
pressing the rebellion, wrote to Lonuo
hat there was one man, Terence Nj
poney, unknown to the governmeh
who was doing more harm to the Brl
Sh cause than the real leaders Sha'
advised the government to arrest Nj
oney and get him across the chahhe
put he cautioned them against an
Bubble arrest, since Maloney was
3Iopular that such course would inn
ence all his friends. Shaw receive
1nStructions to use his own judgmei
rn the matter.
1t seemed advisable to the COVER
ment agent TO wait and watch for
favorable opportunity to eliminate NJ
Maloney. Not till the rebellion WI
coming to an end did he consider
fafe to make the arrest. And then
Stead of accusing Terence OF treas,
be trumped up charge against N
Pf highway robbery. Realizing wh
o stir 1t would make TO prefer the Il
iner charge, he hoped to allay the ie'
Ing by proving that his man was
common criminal.
Shaw learned that on the evening
lore st. Patrick's day Terence was
attend a ball in the town hall OF
native village. The agent got togetl
number of persons in his pay "
We're to lay trap for the young
triot Terence was present. scat
lng his smiles as usual Wheh
dancing was at its height messeht
delivered a note to Terence statl
that friend had been wounded II
duel and desired TO see him imme
ately.
Terence left the hall, mounted
horse and rode away. In passing
place darkened by overhanglns u
he was met by half dozen men v
asked him some questions. then W
cry of "RC bberyw put spurs 10 u
horses and dashed away IN every
rection. Terence sat ON his horse -"
dering what it all meant. But >
ton was not long in coming TO Il