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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-11-05
CHAPTER u.
The Coming Of a Messenger.

The Coming Of a Messenger.
When Dyck entered the library at
Playmore. the first words he heard
were these:
"Howe has licked the French at
Brest. He's smashed the French fleet
and dealt a sharp blow to the revolu-
ton. Hurrah!"
The words were used by Miles Cal
houn, Dyck's father, as a greeting to
him ON his return from the days
sport.
Now, II there was q man In Ireland
who had q narrow view and kept his
toes pointed to the front, it was Miles
Calhoun. His people had lived in Con-
nemara for hundreds Of years. and he
himself had only one passion In life,
which was the Protestant passion of
prejudice. He had ever been fol-
lower Of Burke-a passionate follow
err, one who believed the French Revo-
luton was a crime against humanity,
a danger to the future of civilization.
a miserable orgy of unworthy millions.
He had resisted more vigorously
than most men the progress Of revolu-
tionary sentiments in Ireland. He was
aware that his son had far less rigid
opinions than himself; that he wen
defended Wolfe Tone and Thomas EN-
met against abuse and damnation'
That was why he had delight in slap
ping his son in the face, whenever
possible, with the hot pennant OF VIC
| tory for British power.
He was a man Of irascible tempera'
ment and stern views, given to fits OF
evaporation. He was small Of stature
with round face. eyes that sudden
| ly went red with feeling, and with
none of the handsomeness of his son
who resembled his mothers side Of
the family.
The mother herself had been a beau
tiful and remarkable woman. Dycf
was, in a sense, a reproduction OF hel
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FraLce. of the growing rebellious spirit
in Ireland, of riots in Dublin town, of
trouble at Limerick, Cork and Sligo.
AT the gate of the mansion where
Sheila was visiting, Dyck put into her
hands the wild flowers he had picked
as they passed. and said:
"Well, it's been a great day. I've
never had greater. Let's meet again,
and soon! I'm almost every day upon
the hill with my gun. and it'd be
worth q lot to see you soon-very
SOON"
''Oh, you'll be forgetting me by to-
morrow" the girl said with a little
usefulness at her lips, for she had a
feeling they would not meet on the
morrow. Suddenly she picked from
the bunch Of wild flowers he had
given her a little sprig Of heather.
swell. II we don't meet-wear that
she said, and. laughing over her Shout
der, turned and ran into the grounds
Of Loyland towers.
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answered his host with little air Of
ostentation.
ooh you're one Of the Peep-o'-Day
Rows. them" remarked Mallow.
"I'm not saying that" answered the
old man. I'm not an FISHERMAN, but
+ celebrate the coming of William to
the Boyne. Things were done that day
that'u be remembered when Ireland 10
whisked away into the kingdom Of
Heaven. So you'll not go to bed till
vou'ye had dinner, Mr.. Mallow! Din
ner at five, to bed at eight, up before
daylight, and off to Dublin when the
light breaks. That's the course!" He
turned to Captain Ivy. I'm sorry.
captain but there's naught else to do,
and YOU were going tomorrow at noon.
anyhow, SO it won't make much differ
ence to you"
"It will make no difference what.
ever" replied the sailorman. Il have
to 20 to Dublin. too, and from there to
Queenstown to join my ship. and from
Queenstown to the coast of France to
do some fighting"
"please Godv' remarked Miles Cal.
houn.
$50 be It'll" declared Mallow.
"Amen!" said Dyck.
Once again Dyck looked the visitor
straight in the eyes. and far back In
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country? Lord knows. we deserve q
chance. for It's hard paying the du-
ties these days. What with France In
revolution and reaching out her hand
to Ireland to coax her into rebellion;
what with defeat In America and
drink In Scotland; what with poverty.
and the cow and children and father
and mother living all In one room.
with the chickens roosting In the raft
ers; what with pointing the potato. at
the fried fish and gulping 1t down as
II It was fish itself: what with the
smell and the dirt and the poverty Of
Dublin and Derry. Limerick and
Cork-ah, well!" He threw his eyes
up again. "Ah. well. my little love.
sing on! You're blessing among a
lot Of curses; but never mind. It's a
fine world. and Ireland's the best part
Of II. Heaven knows it-and on this
hill, how beautiful II Isl"
He was now on the top Of hill
where he could look out toward the
bog and in toward the mellow. wav-
ing hills. He could drink In the yell
lowish green. with here and there In
the distance a little house: and about
two miles away smoke stealing up
from the midst OF the plantation
where Playmore was-Playmore. his
fathers house-to be his own one day.
Dyck Calhoun had soul Of char
acter. originality and wayward dis
tinction. He had all the impulses and
enthusiasms Of q poet. all the thirst
| for excitement Of the adventurer. all
the latent patriotism Of the true Celf /:
| but his life was undisciplined. and he
had not ordered his spirits into COM
| partments Of faith, and hope. He had
gifts. They were gifts only to be
borne By those who had ambitions.
Now, % he looked out. upon the
scene where nature was showing her
self at her best. some giimmer Of .
great future came to him. He did not
know which way his feet were des-
tined to travel In the business Of life.
II was too late to join the navy: but
there was stIll time enough to he q
| soldier. or to learn Ia. be lawyer.
Suddenly. ~ he listened to the lark
singing overhead. With his face lifted
to the sky. he heard human voice
singing: and presently there ran mp q
little deciivity to his left giri-nn
irish girl Of about seventeen years Of
age.
/ Her hat was hanging on her arm
By Z green ribbon. Her h.,nd was eov
cred with the most wonderful hrnwn
waving hair. She had hrrad. low
fores,ead. Greek In its proportions and
linea The eyes were hlu~r even thaI
Ills AVA, and were shaded hy lash's
u great length. which slightly moti'
aed The arm liner of the face. with II
admirable chin. and mouth spnaewla'
large with cupid's how.
Il mite a. In ardent and l,lssioi'
look, Il wns lh4 mouth u aas whs
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CHAPTER I.
The Two Meet.


We'll. good-by, Dyck. I'll meet you
at the sessions, or before that at the
assixee."
Il WAS only the impulsive. CHEEKY.
warning exclamation Of wild young
irish spirit to his friend Dyck Cal.
Aoun, but II had behind II the humor
and incongruity Of Irish life.
The man, Dyck Calhoun. after whom
were sent the daring words about the
sessions and the assizes, was q year
Or two older than his friend. and, as
Michael Clones, his servant and
friend, said. sthe worst and best
scamp Of them ADJUST mp to any
harmless deviltry.
Influenced by no traditions or Gus
toms, under, control Of no stern rec
erls u society. Calhoun had caused
some trouble In his time by the HARM
less deeds Of . scapegrace. but NOR
ally-that Is. In all relations Of life
affected by the Ten Commandments
10 was above reproach. There never
vas IN Ireland . cheerier, Drawer.
handsomer fellow, nor one with such
variety Of mind and completely OF
purpose.
He was the only child Of high
placed gentleman: he spent all the
money that came his way. and occa-
alonally loaded himself with debt.
which his angry father paid. Yet
there never was . gayer heart, more
generous spirit, nor IN easier-tempered
aan: though. after all. he was only
twenty-five when the words with
which the tale opens were said to him.
He WAS . figure Of note among
thsoe who spent their time In criti-
dxing the government and damninS
ne Irish parliament. He even be
same I friend Of some young hare
brained rebels Of the time; yet no
enc SUSPECTED him Of anything except
irreepcnsibility. His record was
dean; Dublin Castle was not after
him.
when his young friend made the re
mark about the session and assixes
Calhoun was making his way up the
rocky hillside to take the homeward
path to his fathers place. Playmore
IA, raised his head, hooking up into
the sky at some larks singing above
him ii the heavens.
s.God love you, little dearA ~
snoke aloud. II wish might die with
- - - 49, huf A V0u
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CHAPTER III.


The Duel.
The journey to Dublin was made By
the Calhouns, their two guests. and
Michael Clones, without incident Of
note. Arrived there, Miles Calhoun
gave himself to examination by gov
eminent officials and to assisting the
designs Of the Peep-o'-Day Boys: and
indeed he was present at the forma-
ton of the first Orange lodge.
His narrow nature, his petty craft
and malevolence. were useful In q
time Of anxiety for the state. Yet he
had not enough ability to develop his
position by the chances offered him.
He had not a touch Of genius: he had
only bursts Of Celtic passion. which he
had not mind enough to control.
Indeed, as days. weeks and months
went on, his position became iess
valuable to himself. and his finan-
cial affairs suffered from his own
and his agents had management
In his particular district he WIS
a power; In Dublin he soon
showed the weaker side Of his nature.
He had a bad habit Of making foes
where he could easily have made
friends. In his personal habits he was
sober. but cratic.
Dyck had not his fathers abstention
from the Injuries of life. He drank,
he gained, he went where Temptation
was, and fell into It.. He steadily d.
minished his powers Of resistance to
self-indulgence until one day. at q tav.
ern, he met a man who made q great
impression upon him.
This man was brilliant. ebullient, full
Of humor. character and life, knowing
| apparently all the lower world of Dub
Tin, and moving with an assured step.
1t was Erris Boyne. the divorced hus-
band of Mrs. Llyn and the father 1t
Sheila Liyn: but this fact was nat
known to Iyck. There was also .
chance Of Its not becoming known. he
cause SO many years had passed since
Erris Boyne was divorced
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in body and mind. for more cheerful
and impetuous person never made
household happier or more imperfect
than she made hers.
AS the elder Calhoun made his an
nouncement about the battle Of Brest
and the English victory. triumphant
smile lighted his flushed face. and I'M
der his heavy gray brows his eyes
danced with malicious Joy.
"Howe's a wonder" he said. Hell
make those savage, mad, red republic
ans hunt their holes. En-, isn't that
your view, Ivy?" he asked of a naval
CAPTAIN who had evidently brought the
news.
Captain Ivy nodded.
ayes, It's a heavy blow for the
French blOodsuckers. II their ideas
creep through Europe and get hold of
England, God only knows what the
end will be! In their view. to alter
everything that exists is the only way
to put things right"
At that moment the door opened,
and q servant entered the room. In
his hand he carried letter which,
with marked excitement, he brought
to Miles Calhoun.
.Sure, hes waiting. sir" be said.
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the horizon of Mallow's life-sky there
shone for an instant the light Of an
evil star.
There's the call to dinner" re-
marked Miles Calhoun, as bell began
ringing in the tower outside. 'COme
with me, MIR. Mallow, and I'll show
you your ROOM"
"Sheila-Sheila! r. said Dyck CAL
hOun to himself where he stood.
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STIRRING ROMANCE OF TWO CONTINENTS

NY dear friend w not believe that your foe an e0' one
that the aw will grind you between the isones Of gu ana as
honor; but if the aw should call you guilty. still will not BE-
Yes she and saying goodby to Ireland That's why
th;nk might before wen out SINCE must
b. reH then it must not But shall meet aga'" In my so
the hills somewhere far off, On the first day we met
shall each other Where are we gngY o very
fori We going my Uncle Byan-Bryan Lyn IN Prgn'a
We shall know your fa only through the letters that w oo"
u.s. believe your bad luck Listen to me-~hy don't
you to America alsoP - 49,
So keep this matter your mind mother and w soon
gone She woud not let you-l THINK haze "e0er
seen her so disturbed hen asked heand she me 10
write to you but dsobey Well this sad business k"ow
my mother has suffered know her married Ute ~as unhappy ana
thot husbandy hedied year ago. leaving dars
trail of regret behind him. but kne~ my father
TAot all long ago. and hundred times 6e forgotten"
Our ship sails Virginia three days and must co. wM
Keep looking back prison whs M charged with an eoa crime
of rAich he is not guilty young ma" for ~ho sha" carry tho
spirit of good friendship.
Do not believe all wn not we The thing to do IS to Keep
the courage of oar the faith Of souls and hope
oroys shall believe you and believing good6y say
toree great hope that somehow somewhre ~e shan nep
each other on the roy life God Be h you am your te"d
SHEILA LLYN
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So vro.. the Shea Dyek Calhoun in
young Irish girl with her wonderful brown mar & .h,
Ia cupds bow the lines Of il and see II not
manly young fellows
even II he charged with murder But though
words conforted him not AZ "
tier. va. more than Sheis knew Innocent he ~ but
m. future looked dark Dyek go,
~. for..;rht was for Sheilas sake to
WHAT would freedom He l. sent prison Tor
~. He h 6nd his father dead
and hi. gone letter from Sheia; invite: hun 70
70 to her. Dyk the British There m1t'ny in the
by command the
~ west Indies helps victory the French heet
shsnied By dmiraand under arrest mutn:.r Inc
and Sheila in jamaica still
r.ted by Of the murder with added eopean
A form Of who Dyeks old enemy AND
gir's sutton. -, $500. H..
- Br;tish knights Canadian BIRTH but his
tsie him for literary accomplishment Sir
Ibert In. and popular in America
in Great and Canada.
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Dyek and Lord Mallow suar-
Ri and settle Il with swords.
cro BE coNTINuED.l

Van 0yek Suprsme.
Van Dyck has been rated the great.
est portrait PAINTER Of M time, with
the possible exceptiea ~ TitiaAA
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ious enough to make her rendition of the part flawless, and the support which she received was in keeping with her own fine acting. Del Law renee carried his part smoothly, as is his custom, and played a good op- posite to Miss Steck and Ida Mae Golze, whose acting seemed to have been the result of careful prepara- ton and was correspondingly good.
 Victor Gillard, as the man who can do everything but the thing that is necessary, put a great part of the kick into the play. while Billy Bill ingsley deserves a complement for the manner in which he carried his role last evening. Jay Allard, as a French Canadian guide. had part unusual for him and played it ex-
 tremely well, as did Mabel Spencer, who has been absent for a week or two. Ray Brandon was included in the cast also, and gave a presenta : ton of an absent minded college pro- lessor which was more than well re- ceived And if May Roberts is men. toned last. it is only because her work is too well known and is main tained ct too high a standard for comment Phoenix theatergoers | know her too well and like her toe
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COMPLETING HOUSE HE HAS WORKED ON
 ALONE FOR 1O YEARS

After toiling single handed for ten years Alex Sebesteny is slowly bring ing to completion very pretenious three-story concrete house on South Eighteen street.
 He started the gigantic one-man unaerta1ing in 1911 with money re- ceived from carpenter WorK on tt,5 tn5 new Hotel Adams. He aiternated work on the hostlerv then under con sze--.sti0a aad f=75 @-= enterprise.
 The buiIdinx foundation measures s0 feet by 40 feet. There are three solid concrete floors. One is ln a serni-ba sement and the other two serve for a main and upper story; From the foundation up to the thlru floor the construction Is solid con crete. Winding stairways' Wlndow seats. chimneys, fireDlaces ana prac- tical'y all the built-in features or the main floors are of concrete
 Surmounting the entire structure is a snug cuDola F feet square when gives a view in all directions from eight well arranged windows. The uppermost portion of the house IS mostly wood work. The structure Is 36 feet in height
 Both front and rear balconies on ! the two upper floors add to the al t- 1 tractlVGneSS Of the BOuSG. Ioipf | concrete stairs lead from the street | to the main floor of the building. The basement is so arranged that it can | be made into very convenient living | ouarters The builder of the house | is now utilizing the basement as his own home, "batching it. there while 1 he continues to work toward the
 eventual completion of the place. ] Running short of capital witf | which to continue construction work Sebesteny took a temporary vaca- | tion from the work in hanS in 1913 and went to other fields Of employ
 ment. He worked in Idaho, Montana ! Oklahoma and other states for veal
 and returned here last year. when h'
 pit the roof on the house
 Sebesteny is not young man. H appears to be well past the hal
 century mark. But he is enterprisins
 and works with the vigor and win
 which one generally attributes to tn
 younger generation.
 At the time I began building thi
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TAKE TO CAVES IN EUROPE

BERNE = Extreme scarcity of housing accommodations in Europe Is causing people to become cave dwellers again. In the Italian lakes district along Lakes Maggipre and Como a large numbe. Of people have dug dwellings in this romantic coun- try and live. with utmost simplicity in them. Among t'tem are people of very different soria1 conditions and not artisans only. some of them call themselves children of nature and go about wearing sandals and sometimes as few clothes as local po- lice will permit. Some live on herbs. vegetables and fruits. They pay no taxes and of course no rent. For amusement they have joint reading room
 But 1t is not only in this warm eli mate that cave dNeilers are now found, for even in northern Switzer- land they occur Thus in Canton Aaron workingmen. despairing of finding house or flat have taken to the caves.
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MINOR,
 PIONEER IF CITY.
 D|ESOF PNEUMONIA

Pierpont Minor. a pioneer of Phoe- nix and known as one of the inter esting characters of the city, died at 2:3O o'clock yesterday afternoon at his home, 1924 West Adams street, following a few days illness of pneu- monia. He was T years old. Fun eral arrangements have not been made.
 Minor. usually known as Captain Minor" came here 40 years ago and soon became established as one of the characters of the city. He had a fund of stories of Germany, the then kaiser and Bismark, and the Franco Prussian war, in which he said he had served on the side of Germany
 His first venture here was the Arctic Ice compary, and in follow l ing years he engaged in several other business affairs.
 Minor figured to a considerable ex- 1 tent in the early days of Phoenix i On one occasion he fought a pistol duel on the streets of the city with i Abram s. Humphrey. Minors weapon was Al calibre revolver in which he was firing .3S calibre cartridges, | turning the barrel with his fingers to get the bullets into proper posi- tion. Humphrey retreated from the field after hot exchange.
 Mlnor WdS d couSlh oA D. DiNN nell newspaper man and poet, who was a character of note here in the early days. Both came of good lam fly. and it is said Minor was related to the Pierpont Morgan family.
 In appearance Minor was a south ern gentleman of the old type, white
 hair and mustache, glasses and soft
 felt hat He was active until his , illness, and until recently was often seen riding about town on his bi- cycle.
 Besides his wife, of the home ad-
 dress, Minor is survived by two chil-
 dren by a former marriage. Bott are said to live in Arkansas.
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LAWRENCE PLAYERS
 SCORE NEW TRIUMPH
 IN THE CAVE GIRL ]"

sented of the productions staged here by the Del $. Lawrence players at the Elks theater, Wilma Steck scored last evening by her presentation of role different from those in which Phoe- nix theatergoers nave seen her lately "a presentation which was we'll nigh perfect and which aroused even more favorable comment in her audience than this favorite usually receives.
 The play was "The Cave Girl" which has just been released after a years run at the Longacre theater. New York City. The story is a new one, and it is as interesting as it is out of the ordinary. Miss Steck. in the role of the cave girl. was just ser
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wanted to go back to his former posi- tion on the Atlantic and Pacific and turned the party over to me and did a great deal of the preliminary work and some of the location work between Ash Fork and Prescott. However, during the summer of 1892 I quit the line and went to the At lantic and Pacific as first assistant under R. R. Burns and while in that employ was sent out by T. R. Gable, general manager, to look out line and resources from Winslow to Du- rango, Colorado. We got as far as Bluff City, Utah, and received or ders to run in a group of placer gold claims on the San Juan river. We ran in 149 claims and I returned to Flagstaff. Then we went into the Grand Canyon to test the mineral resources. Came out in May, when 1 met Aguilla Nebeker of Utah, then settling up the Lot Smith estate, who took an option on my mining prop erty and requested me to return home and go to work and he would brins some Utah men down. But Cleveland's Dog Day. congress knocked the bottom out of the silver question and I still hang on to them and much work is done on them A four and a half by eight-foot tunnel is in 1.050 feet with several drifts run.
 A double compartment shaft is down
 l60 feet, much other work done and
 great deal of rich ore has been ex-
 tracted and shipped.
 Many instances that I would like to
 relate if time and space would permit
 as l have kept diary and during those 46 years many of the good old : timers have paid me visits. such as
 R. J. Homes, Sr., Judge De Forest
 Porter, Judge Ivy Cox, Dr. w. w i Jones. Major NJ A. Baldwin, pr l Thorne of the Thorne diggings, L. 1 P. Nash and many, many others, and I had formed the acquaintance oi such men as John Y. T. Smith. Cap i Hancock, Jack Swilling, Creed Bry-
 ant. George Hamlin, Kales, John Montgomery, Sr, and even Jos. Fie.
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place I had every reason to believe that Phoenix was moving eastward" he explained.
 At present the great structure seems out of proportion to its sur roundings, although it could readily be utilized as sanatarium. And it wouIa seem well located for such a purpose.
 T really don't know what I am going to do with the building after | finish it." Sebesteny commented adding, This is not a time to worry about that part. It is serving d very good purpose now. It is keeping me occupied with something in which I aT.. really interested"
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well to need to have their attention directed to her. And the gold handled walking stick goes to Lo- renzo Jennings, whose Appearance as a Maine sheriff was all too brief for the punch that he put into the part and the fine way in which he put it over" The Phoenician who misses seeing "The Cave Girl' will lose an evenings entertainment which cannot be easily duplicated
Arizona republican., 1921-05-02
TO CLEAN BRUSHES

Spirits of ammonia will clean your hair brushes without any rubbing Put a spoonful of ammonia Tn quart of water. either cold o- hot Dip the brush into it. without wet ting the back. The grease t- re- moved in a moment Rinse ta cold water and shake well