The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-11-12


no luck for you at the tables TO-DAY.
Let's 90 where We can forget the
world, where we can lift the banner
of freedom and beat the drums OF pur-
pose. Come along, lad"
The time was critical for Dyck-
critical and dangerous. He had lost
money heavily; he had even exhaust
ed his mothers legacy. OF late ne
had seen little Of his father. and the
little he had seen was not fortunate
They had quarreled over Dyck's way
ward doings. He had angered bis IA
Their terribly. and Miles. In a burst or
temper. had disclosed the fact thar
his own property was in peril. They
had been estranged ever since; but
the time had come when Dyck must
at least secure the credit OF his "a
theirs name at his bank to find the
means Of living.
1t was with this staring him In the
face that Erris Boyne's company
seemed to offer at least recovery OF
his good spirits. Dublin knew little OF
Boyne's present domestic life. 1t did
not know that he had injured his Sec
ond wife as badly as he had wronged
his first-with this difference, how
ever, that his first wife was a lady,
while his second wife. Noreen. was
beautiful, quick-tempered, lovabie.
eighteen-year-old girl, graduate OF
the kitchen and dairy, when he took
her to himself. He had married her
In a mad moment after his first wife
Mrs. Llyn. as she was now called
had divorced him; and after the first
thrill of married life was over. MOTH
ing remained with Boyne except re-
greet that he had sold his freedom for
what he might. perhaps, have had
without marriage.
Then began a process Of domestic
torture which alienated Noreen from
| him. and reused in her the worst pas
sions Of human nature. She. came to
know of his infidelities, and they mad.
dened her They had no children. and
| In the end he had threatened her with
| desertion. When she had retorted In
strong words. he slapped her face, and
| left her with an ugly smile.
OF visitors they had few, IL any, and
| the young wife was left alone TO brood
upon her wrongs. Erris Boyne had
pslapped her face on the morning OF
the day when he met Dyck Calhoun In
| the hour Of his bad luck. He did moi
1 see the look In her face as he left the
house.
Ruthless as he was, he realized the
| time had come when by bold effort ht
might get young Calhoun wholly Int
his power. He began by getting Dyci
| into the street Then he took him b,
| an indirect route to what was. re
putedly, a tavern Of consequence. Out
| warily II was a tavern of the ole
class. specifically sedate. and called
the Harp and Crown None save |
very few conspirators knew how grea
part 1t played In the plan to breai
the government Of Ireland and to ruiz
England's position in the land.
The entrance was by two doors
one the ordinary public entrance. tn
other at the side of the house, which
was on a corner. This could b
opened by a skeleton key owned b,
Erris Boyne.
He and Dyck entered. however. b,
the general entrance, because Boyn
had forgotten his key. They passes
through the bar-parlor. nodding to on
or two habitues, and presently wer
bestowed in a room, not large, bu
well furnished.
| They played cards, and Dyck wor
He won FIVE times what he had los
at the club. This made him compar
ionable.
ats a poor business-cards." h
said at last. 1T puts one up In tn
| clouds and down In the ditch all q
the same time. l tell you this, Boyn
I'm going to stop. No man ought I
play cards who hasn't fortune; an
nv fortune, I'm sorry to say, is onl
my facew He laughed bitterly.
AND your sword-you've forgctte
that. Calhoun. You've lot of luck |
your sword"
~wel. I've made no money out Z
1t SO far" Dyck retorted cynically.
yet you've put men with repur,
lions out of the running, men lib
MaIlow. Try q little more Of tn
marsha. Calhoun. It's the best in II
place, and it's got lot of good stu'
. | I've been coming to the Harp ar
Crown for many years, and I've news
had a bad drink all that time. tt
old landlord is genius. He deesn
| nut on airs. Hes a good man, Is q
| Swinfon. and there's nothing good
| the drink of France that you can't 3
here"
; well. If that's true. how does
. | happen?" asked Dyck. with fitt
|, flash of interest 's1t means q lot
2 trouble, eh?"
2 at means some trouble. But lea a
$ tell you--he leaned over the tah
!, and laid hand on DycSss, which ~
e | little nervous-'3et me speak ~ I
i. old friend to you. II I may. Here q
the facts For many year, ven knc
D as well as ! do, ships have been 60,
+ ing from France 70 ireland with d
o | very best wines and liquors.. and "a
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