Evening star., 1929-06-28

Barney Kerrigan's my name" said
the lad angrily.
Il know the family" said Stinton.
TO whom were you taking this keg?"
ITO gentleman" was the answer
implying that Stinton was no such,
MI. stinton's his name-Oficer stin-
| tom
The shrewd revenue agent fixed his
keen eye on the lad for a minute. Few
takers could have withstood that glance,
but the boy did not finch. Buv the
boy, angry since the keg was discovered,
| seemed to have given up his trickery.
He could not be prevailed on, however,
to say who was sending the keg to Stin-
ton. And he admitted he did not know
| Stinton.
Have you any right to take my
whisky?" demanded the lad
Don't worry about that" said the
onicer, for I'm Stinton"
You, sir!" exclaimed the boy in well
| feigned surprise.
yes" replied the oficer. I'm the
| very man you were bringing that keg
! to, Now, I'll tell you what to do-eo
to my house and ask for my daughter
Take this key to show you came under
| my orders, and let her show you into
the cellar. Say that wish the keg TO
be placed to the right of the 5-gallon
u,
stands on little stillion under my
gun"
Stinton further paid the lad half q
crown and told him to tell his daughter
to give him his breakfast also. Re-
mounting his horse, Stinton then in
vited his waiting friend to join him al
dinner and they would broach the keg
together. The invitation was promptly
accepted, but the friend added:
| II 7 Ax.s% 1
boy"
II know 1t looks that way" admitted
Sttnton. but I know the Kerrigans
They are Illicit fellows, all right but
ABOUT this time every year they do
send me keg. That the whisky is
from them have no doubt"
But, considering how clever the LAD
acted at first, Stinton decided to 20 back
and examine him once more. Accord
ingly they turned about. But they met
the boy pursuing them.
"Gintlemen," said the lad. "how do I
know that aither of you is Mr.. Stinton
or that the house you directed me to is
his? II the whisky doesn't reach him
I'll have to suffer for it,"
But what security have we that vol,
will deliver the keg?" asked Stinton'
Well, If I were sure you're Mr.. Stin-
ton. I'd leave 1t with you here, and 90
without the breakfast you offered me, y
was the answer
Why, you idiot, you can 20 to town
and ask directions to my home" said
Stinton.
"Bedad, thin. thrue enough; 1 never
thought Of that at all, at all; but beg
your pardon, gintlemen, an I hope you
won't be angry wild me. Thank you
sir; I might have thought of that nv
self. This last, spoken to himself
would have deceived even q saint
That evening Stinton and two OF
three friends gathered at his house tc
hroach the keg the boy had delivered
Stinton called his daughter and asked
her to have the keg brought I'D.
"A keg!" said his daughter in sur
prise.
Yes, my love, keg-that the coun.
try lad brought, with my cellar key"
But there was no keg," said the girl
mo kegi" echoed the officer.
"Outwitted!" groaned Stinton.
Bought and sold" added his friends
in glee:
And he got the 5-gallon-"
Yes, sir. he got it, for took the kew
as sufiicient token"
"Stinton. said his friends, "senc
round the bottle"
THE rascal" calculated the agent
I'VE shall all drink a health to his
cleverness, for he did sure enough out
wit me-"