The diamond drill., 1921-07-30


Union Jack. standing by King George
and hts crowd"
Well what would you have7" said
f. Dyck. For this Is day and age when
being loyal to the king is more than
aught elsa In all the Irish world. We're
never two days alike, we Irish. There
are the United Irishmen and the De
tenders on one side. and the Peep-o'-
Day Boys, or orangemen. on the other
! -Catholic and Protestant, at each 9TH
er's throats. Then there's hand thrust
In, and up goes the sword, and the
rifles, pixies and bayonets: and those
that were ready TO mutilate or XIII
each other fall into each others arms"
Errfs Boyne laughed. swell. there'n
be an end 10 that. The Irish parlia-
ment Is slipping INTO dfsrepute. Ii
wouldn't surprise me II the astute Eng
ifsh bribe them into union, 70 the
ruin OF Irish Independence. Yet may
be. before that comes. the French will
have a try for power here" He came
a step nearer. his voice lowered a little.
HIVE you heard the latest news from
Francei They're coming with good
sized feet down TO the south coast.
Have you heard itr'
"Oh, there's plenty one hears one
doesn't believe Is gospel" answered
Dyck- his eyes. half closing. I'm not
believing all hear, as II IL was a
pnyermeeting- Anything may happen
here; lreland's a woman-very uncer-
tain"
Dyck flicked some dust from his
waistcoat. and dropped his eyes. be-
cause he was thinking OF two women
he had known; one OF them an angel
now In company of her sister angels
his mother; the other girl he had met
ON the hills OF O0nnemara. wonder
fully pretty girl OF seventeen. How
should be know that the girl was Erris
Boyne's daughterf - although there
were times when some gesture OF
Boyne, some quick look, some lifting
OF the eyebrows, brought back the
memory Of Sheila Llyn, as Il did now.
Since Dyck left his old home he had
seen her twice; once at Loyland tow
ers, and once at her home In Limerick.
The time he had spent with her had
been very brief, bat full of life, inter
est and character. Whether az 10y
land towers, or at her mothers house
In Limerick there was no touch OF for
wardness in her, or In anything she
said or did. She was the most natural
being the freest from affectatlon, he
had ever known.
AS Erris Boyne talked TO him, the
memory of Shelh flooded his mind, and
on the food his senses swan like
swans. He had not her careful com
posure- He was Just as real, but he
had the wiifulness Of man. She influ-
enced him as no woman had ever yet
done; but he saw no happy ending TO
The Dream He was too poor 10 marry;
he had no trade or profession; his
fathers affnirs were IN bad way.
He did not know that Erris Boyne
was set 20 capture him for the rebel
cause. How could he know that Boyne
vas an agent OF the most evil forces In
'rehn6--an agent OF skin and address.
)repossessing. with the face OF Celtic
,oet and the eye OF an assassin?
Boyne's object was 10 bring about
he downfall of Dyck Oalhoun--that
$, hts downfall as patriot. At the
sreakneck club this bad business be.
'an- II was here that Dyck again
oct that tall ascetic messenger from
he attorney general, who had brought
he message 20 Miles Calhoun. II was
nth this mnn--Leonard Mallow, eldest
on OF Lord Maliow-that Dyck, with
hree others, played cards one after
oon.
The instructive antlpathy which had
larked their first introduction was car
ed on 10 this later meeting. Dycls
lstrusted Mallow, and allowed his dis.
rust exercise. II was unfortunate
lat Mallow won from him three
ourths Of the money he had brought
the club, and won IL with smile
ot easy TO forgive.
Dyck had at last secured real sue.
'ss In n scheme Of his cards when
allow asked with sneer:
did You learn that at your home
heavenf"
Don't they teach II where you live
hellT' was Dyck's reply.
At this Mallow fiicked Dycl across
e face with his handkerchief.
That's what they teach where I be
ng."
We'll, It's easy TO learn. and wen do
o sum at any time or place yoa
ease" After a moment Dyck con
iued Il wouldn't make a fuss over A.
IT'S finish the game. There's no gocd
ancing TIL the sports ready so TN
and tearn more of what they teach
hell -
Dyck had been drinking, or he would
I have spoken so and when he WIS
unk daring was strong In him. lie
ted profoundly this man--so SELF
tisfied and satanic.
Tie kept n perfect GOODNESS, however.
onard Mallow should not see that