The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-04-13
CHAPTER ".
The KILLING of Erris Boyne.

There's many q government has
made a mess of things In Ireland"
said Erris Boyne; 'but since the day
of Cromwell the Accused this Is the
worst. Is there a mar in Ireland
that believes In 1t, or trusts it? There
are men that support 1t, that are
served by it, that fill their pockets
out Of it; but by Joseph and by Mary,
there's none thinks there couldn't be
a better! Have q little more marsala,
Calhoun"
With these words, Boyne filled up
the long glass out Of which Dyck Cal
houn had been neutrality-suspicious. too
much. Shortly before, Dyck had lost
all his cash at the card-table. He had
turned from it penniless and discom-
flied to see Boyne, smiling, and gay
with wine, in front of him.
Boyne took him by the arm.
"COme with me-" said he. There's
no luck for you at the tables today.
Let's go 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. In a burst of
temper, had disclosed the fact that
his W 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 ia
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 a 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 a
beautiful, quick-tempered, lovable,
eighteen-year-old girl, a 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
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 In 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, q tavern of consequence. Out.
wardly 1t was a tavern Of the old
class, specifically sedate. and called
the Harp and Grown. None ave Q
very few conspirntors knew how great
1 part it played In the plan to break
the government Of Ireland and to ruiz
England's position In the land.
The entrance was by two doors
one the ordinary public entrance. thu
other II the side Of the house, which
vas on ! corner. This could b
opened ~ ! skeleton key owned b
DrriS Boyne.
He and Dyck entered, however, b
~ general entrance. because Boyna
ia forgotten his hey. They passed
:hrouxh fhe bdr-parIor. nodding 70 one
= 10 habitues. ana presently were
Iert6wed ii q room, net large bu'
IA f1Eniahed.
Thov .pIoyed earda. and pyck Won,
n NJ, ~ tlmes what AZ had l0st