The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-08-25
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"whO has the honor Of being received
Playmore Take your hand in the
game that's going on! For man as
young as you, with brains and ambi-
ton, there's no height he mightn't
reach in this country. Think of it
Ireland free from English control;
her own life, fearless, Independent,
as il was in days of yore. Why,
what's To prevent you, Dyck Calhoun,
from being president of the Irish re-
public? You have brains, looks, skill
and wonderful tongue. None but a
young man could take on the job, for
ii will require boldness, skill and the
recklessness Of perfect courage. Isn't
Il good enough for your
whats the way TO do it?" asked
Dyck. still holding on to his old self
grimly. How is IL TO he done?" He
spoke little thickly, for, in spite of
himself, the wine was clogging his
senses. 1t had been artstically
drugged by Boyne.
Listen to me, Calhoun" continued
Boyne. 1--WE known you now some
time We've come in and gone out
together. This day was inevitable.
You were bound to come TO il one
way or another. Man, you have a
heart Of iron; you have the courage
of Caesar or Alexander; you have the
oh ~ oil ch "A m
could ever do-CrOmwell, or any 9th
er Well, then, don't you see the fate
full moment has come In Irish life and
history? Strife everywhere Alone,
what can we do? Alone, if we try to
shake off the yoke that binds us we
shall be shattered, and our last end
be worse than our first. But with
French ships. French officers and sol
dierS, French guns and ammunition,
with the trained men of the French
army TO take control here what ameli-
Grafton of our weakness, what con-
fidence and skill on our side! Can
YOU doubt what the end will be? An
swer me, man; don't you see it allf
Isn't it clear to you? Doesn't such IA
cause enlist your
With a sudden burst Of primitive
anger, Dyck got to his feet, staggering
little, but graspng the fatal mean
ing of the whole thing. He looked
Erris Boyne in the eyes. His own
were bloodshOt and dissipated, but
there was look in them Of which
Boyne might well take heed.
II tell you this, Erris Boyne; there's
none has ever tried me as you have
done What do you think l ana
| thing of the dirty street corner, some
thing to be swept up and east into the
| furnace of treason? Look, you At
| ter today you and | will never break
| bread or drink wine together. No
by Heaven, mol / don't know whether
you've told me the truth or not, but
| think YOU have. There's this to say
i shall go from this place to Dublin
castle, and shall tell them there
without mentioning your name-what
you've told about the French raid,
Now. look you, by God, you're traitor.
You oughtn't 20 live, and If you'll send
your seconds to me I'll try and do
with YOU as did with Leonard Nal
| low. Only mark me. Erris Boyne.
I'll put my sword into your heart.
You Understandable your filthy
heart :"
At that moment the door of the
room opened, and face looked in
for an instant-the face of old Swim
ton. the landlord Of the Harp and
Crown. Suddenly Boyne's look
changed. He burst into laugh. and
brought his fists down on the table
between them with bang.
| by Joseph and by Mary, but you're
n patriot, Calhoun! | was trying to
test you. I was searching TO find the
innermost soul of you. The French
fleet my commission i'm the French
army. and my story about the landlord
are all bosh. If / meant what ] told
you. do you think I'd have been SC
mad as TO tell you so much, d--n IT.
Have you no sense. man? | wanted
to find out exactly how you stood
faithful or unfaithful to the crown
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down. Calhoun, dear lad. Take your
hand off your sword. Remember
these are terrible days. Everything
said about Ireland is true. What
said about France is false. Sit down
man, and IL you're going to join tho
kings army-as hope aud trust you
will-then here's something To hell
YOU face the time between" He threw
on the table packet Of notes
They're good and healthy. and vii
buy you what you need. There's moi
much. There's only hundred pounds
hut i give II to you with all my heart
and you can pay II back when TN,
kings money comes to YOU or wher
you marry a rich woman"
lie said 1t all with smile on hi:
face. II was done SO cleverly. Will
SO much simulated sincerity, thai
Dyck, in his state Of semi-drunken
n tt,. nj .l0o