The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-02-28
"HE LIES IN BED WITH A RE-
VOLVER ON HIS COVERLET."

1t was a rather desperate business
to come suddenly into ones days
work. / don't think that 1 am a par
ticularly brave man. have an
Irish imagination which makes the
unknown and the untried more ter
rible than they are. On the other
hand, was brought up with hor-
ror of cowardice and with terror Of
such stigma. / dare say that /
could throw myself over a precipice,
like the Hun in the history books, IL
my courage to do 1t were questioned,
and yet it would surely be pride and
fear, rather than courage, which
be my inspiration. Therefore, al
though every nerve in my body
shrank from the whisky-maddened
figure which / pictured in the room
above, still answered, in as care
less a voice as / could command,
that was ready to go. Some fur
Their remark of Lord Roxton's about
the danger only made me irritable.
Talking won't make it any bet.
ter" said 7. "Come on"
l rose from my chair and he from
his. Then with a little confidential
cnuckle of laughter, he patted Inc
two or three times on the chest,
finally pushing me back into my
chair.
" All right, sonny my lad you'n
do" said he. I looked up in sur
prise.
II saw after Jack Ballinger my
self this mornin'. He blew hole in
the skirt of my kimono, bless his
shaky old hand, but we got . JACKET
on him, and he's to be all Right IN
week. I say, young fellah, nope
you don't mind-what? You see,
between you an me close-tiled.
look on this South American bust
ress as mighty serious thing. and
If I have a pal with me / want a
man can bank on. So ] sized you
down, and I'm bound to say that
you came well out Of it. You see,
it's all up to you and me, for this
old Summerlee man will want dry.
nursin' from the first. BY the way,
are you by any chance the Malone
who is expected to get his Rugby
cap for Ireland?"
"A reserve, perhaps"
Il thought / remembered your
face. Why, l was there when you
got that try against Richmond--as
fine swervin' run as / saw the
whole season. never miss a Rugby
match If can heir it, for it is the
game we have left. Well. |
didn't ask you in here just to talk |
sport. We've got TO fix our business.
Here are the sailin's, on the first
page of the Times. There's Booth |
boat for Para next Wednesday week
and If the Professor and you can
work it, think we should take it.
what? Very good, I'll fix it with
him. What about your OUTFIT"
my paper will see to that" i
"Can you shoot"
About average Territorial stand
ard"
''Good Lord! as bad as that? It's
the last thing you young fellahs
think of learnin'. You're all bees
without stings, so far as loolxin' aft.
err the hive goes. You'll look silly.
some o. these days, when some one
comes along an sneaks the honey.
But you'll need to hold your gun
stfsu ght in SOUTH America, for. un.
less our friend the Professor is a
mailman or a dar, we may see some
queer thing before we get back.
What gun have your"
rTe crossed to an oaken cupboard.
and as he threw it open I caught
a glimpse OF glistening rows of par
allel barr els, like the pipes OF an
organ.
"I'll ice what can spare you out
Of mr. own battery said he.
One by one he took out a sue
cession OF beautiful rifles. opening
and shutting them with a enap and
a clane. and then patting them as
he r:.:c them back into the rack as
ttnderly as mother would fondle
ler children.
ibis is BANDS .557 axite ex-
press" said he. II got that big
fellow with t.. He glanced up at
n