The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-08-18

no luck for you at the tables today.
Let's 20 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 he
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 his IA
Their terribly. and Miles, I'm burst Of
temper, had disclosed the fact that
his own property was in peril. They
had been estranged ever since; but
the time had GENE when Dyck must
at least secure the credit of his ia
TIERS name ut his bank TO find the
means of living.
It was with this staring him in the
face that Errs Boyne's company
seemed 10 offer ut least recovery of
his good spirits. Dublin knew little OF
Boyne's present domestic life. 1t did
not know that lie had injured his sec
Ond wife as badly as he had wronged
his first-with this difference, how
ever, that his first wife was lady,
while his second wife, Noreen, was q
beautiful quick-tempered, lovable,
eighteen-year-Old girl, graduate of
the kitchen and dairy, when lie 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 process Of domestic
| torture which alienated NOreen from
! him, and reused i'm her the worst pas
sions Of human nature. She came to
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, If any. and
the young wife was left alone TO brood
upon her wrongs. Erris Boyne had
slapped her face on the morning of
the day when he met Dyck Calhoun in
the hour of his bad luck. He did not
see the look i'm her face as he left the
house
Ruthless as he was, he realized the
time had come when by bold effort he
might get young Calhoun wholly into
his power. He began by getting Dyck
into the street Then he took him by
an indirect route to what was. re-
putedly, tavern of consequence. Out
wardly il was Il tavern of the old
class. specifically sedate, and called
the Harp and Crown. None save q
very few conspirators knew how great
part it played i'm the plan to break
the government of Ireland and to ruin
England's position in the land.
The entrance was by two doors
one the ordinary public entrance, the
other at the side OF the house, which
was on corner This could be
opened by skeleton key owned by
Erris Boyne.
He and Dyck entered, however, b,
the general entrance, because Boynt
had forgotten his key. They passed
through the bar-parlor, nodding to on,
or two habitues, and presently were
bestowed I'm room, not large, bu
well furnished.
They played cards, and Dyck won
He won five times what he had los
at the club. This made him compan
ionable.
Its poor business-cards," h,
said at last. 1T puts one up in til,
clouds and down In the ditch all a
the same time. I tell you this, Boyn,
I'm going to stop. No man ought L
play cards who hasn't a fortune; an,
my fortune, I'm sorry to say, is onl.
my facet" He laughed bitterly.
"And your sword-you've forgotten
that, Calhoun. You've lot of luck II
your sword
"Well, I've made no money ont %
1t so far" Dyck retorted cynically.
"Yet you've put men with reputa
tons out of the running. men Xix,
Mallow. Try little more Of thi
marsha. Calhoun. It's the best i'm tn,
place, and it's got lot of good stuff
I've been coming to the Harp an,
Crown for many years. and I've neve
had bad drink all that time. TIL,
old landlord is genius. He doesn'
put on airs. He's a good man, is ole
Swinton. and there's nothing good II
the drink Of France that you can't &c
here"
"Well, If that's true, how does ]
happen?" asked Dyck, with it'll
flash of interest. 1T means lot o
trouble, chi"