The Story-Teller.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 926, 15 July 1891, Page 4

The Story-Teller.

tine. ; The sfrvnnlf, on Wing spoken* to, 'limi a>l turned out ilieir 1 oxes rtnd • provAil ili«t they worn ' MiilfTrcfeV JindJ nsiitdu! ynrdfnei' w.-s tht 1 only onic? 'b?Ri(j(?sj xi\f) I hlut and tho milkl'oy ; . \yho lA camo near tlie house, M'Swcony had alVpfidv fixed" n|(»n hi as tl.i«' criminal .j XJiq lmJ\Pr, was v inairied man — very;,jnuch— nn)| did not, flirt with' the girls at. -ndl,;. finij the niilkboy was only' a bairn.' 1 "' '• •.•;.! >ti ' She'll no as soft as' putty;" ? atid ■' 'l'll! g«t, it all out of lior, if I' work* her'.'^Vb jierly' waa M' Sweeny's vetloc^ioji^' iVIiW i y token I've never had a ■ chnntie', oF.' aY talk with her nloiu 1 . Atnvl I ,n,ped^"}.\'\)9. so very st«»rn wiii hi'rnntnr ;;slie'i?.nnta, heauty, but all cats are groyiu-the dar.k^ and she's always hett.cf t,!iah" nobody! ' Tiesidea, i? the jtoov cratuv's.iu love with' rue, 1 must show some pi.M;. ; '' pi"', T?dr-' ney jM'Kwcphv. yo rogue, why 'arc' 1 ytf so' killin'?' " •H.lß:; rt ,, H;: Before the Tr<«n bdl had"doffO'ingin? at eight o'clock that Wg'lVt' ! !M'BWeenvl w«s over at the bank; of:;t)»e'%oi|^e l "^ J Dean Bridge, «nd, 'after" thVowiri^'W small pebb'eor tvro^miifiyrijX'ipgf^.^fif at last rewan'ed by the! sight! <*",w/e,'»ale figure rejembiingthat the of cooki filming, 3©ftlv down the walk to't'irf ff giatev>-f<!Tlie! veil of the sweet creature' .^a's'Vidirb:'; but! i "m a low wliispar'siie'greefejl' '^'Sw^^i]^' with the woH8 — ' So yoa^vecbiiie'? ''"' 'Yes, my darlin," be plialahtjy returned , ambolclene^ ;by jitfe lf^ci ( 'th^ Wpf were alone, an^'^y^'Vojqe-a^cyia^'^rk 1 one, ' amiiif so be . ;'as,; yopffi^^rjcy'^Br 1 ' what you've said, I'm not the wart,^^ k«ep up spite, so we'll kiss, and bu Mends.' | i.Tw a TT He was about tb quit ffl»dMjtiGfn\.tcttlie word by drawing herjnto his arms and and gently rafting ttft vs?H'lWhfen|i^th something like. a; hiss, the delicate orea tare brought down beY hand with n sounding whack on his ear, so suddenly at to nearly knock, him QVtVn /r * „ ' Murther alive I ; '[.ftb^'|og^)U fnjane?/ lie groaned, as l)e rtcoveied bis balance, and rubbed his 'esriv! * C^^£T)S^ght have expected that from a woman — treacherous, > »|t)s' revenge you're aftpij. , Well. I'm not th« wan- that wouidi Iliiifilc4 Hwj^rqajn* •yen after she's chated me,- but, by jabers, if ye wor only a '^an^'TTl^ndl he swung hit .fists .though jhe rMf .."fHfc, a power that threatened the ariniiufation'' of any ordinary fooViii>j ][/• *)i> g.^ The figure made »°tstfijx, bujb orept ; closer inside the wallopiuffjarmsj iiiij I'^1 '^ suddenly and as expertljy,dfiTive»Bd andth«r terrific inlaclc Wlfi^dtberiap'J I { j • Holy Moses It i,/S;.pu;ghilir'% (( a^ ( lj as a niari, anyhow,? If fcriQcJ^^^eeiy-p madly rubb.mg.at his;ear ; / but nobody' 1 but a fool would ever try' wkg&ifffidii man. The weapons aren't aqiiil;' *sl) 1'lf" bid you good tniglitv-i BegoHa^nif; y4ri. tra'te the gardener Ike that^when you've' hooked him into maYry ( in''ye, 'iie'll : neV(Sr dare to say black's' tlie' dy« 'm -y'onr head.' -'A')i .<■■■ -\ ■■ \ ,!-, . < He was about to make his bow and gracefully fi lll^', <ivncn '^s^c^fefoariion' followed 'up the ad vantage b/ 9 ailently* delivering a blow with the clenched fist right between tho eyi% Ji w'?tlP : a force which made M' Sweeny t see everything m a new light. ,Th,e Ijjrjifclil^s ''were 1 ' -so hard, the clenching- of the .fis'ls was so unlike that of-a; woman,naiv;l , ., 1 1 14; blpw,' instead-"ofi,des<sriWng;ai..onpy 1 c; i f|jk;e o ';ib,.rt ! *-; of a reading hooky waaJsd/'Strnight.i.and strong from tlie^shpnlrl'e^ ' that; -almost, by insti.net, . M f Sweeny '.' fotitVd-4 •hlmsel'P hitting back. The veirea^ of| ; -fn' T tik scrimmage,. anil M ( S\veeny'^at t'(ie^s|lpie' moment, ■■ naught . s.ight.v o"j(spmp.tl'H(g, re'ry like tt moustache, on ;tiie,'Hppec,j,jip t ' of his assailant, which jboraip at stv.ong, reaemhlance to that of~*tlre gardener Now, tliough as.a lyqriilih'tb^liTtl^ man had bit well, as a m'a'n.,h9 -fiyrj ' rid 'cliarfceagainst the superior .wej^liyHndjfltrpngth of M' Sweeny-, ond, : ; beai^es',''' was . padly hampered by the ,}ietti'c'oaiS;',«nd' other trmnpevy gear m : which' i-he.;-i"vftA bfiin tricked put for the meeting. M'Swecnv soon "had the "most" 'df -these 1 ! torn f-ona his foe, and'pbunded away bo vigorously the while thatj after some des p«rate attempts at retaliation, the gardener was reduced,,^ tp, tye ■ expedient of clasping. JVPS weeny ..roxuilthe neck,' and holding on to hig 1 hair ! with bpf.i "band*. In this pessition he was quite insid* the swing of tb, e 'mauling fists, and at the same time^ free 'to use his 'feet, pa M'Swteny's frame. '" '• v ;" At lentjth ¥^w«eny, be'co^m^^iiWe' to the difficulty of the" position,, rah' with all his strength; against, am '.'ajjjoin^ ing wall,- and nearly 'diidve. tbe hreatlil out df the gardener's- body, and ! left, him limp and ax'eie&s. -^ ''»■- I;.', :.» ■;),:) . ' Now, : you j little yngabone,' ; gnipad' M'Sweeny,,;,;^' he^:pr;pj?pe^Wbe' f i"rnK bundle against the* wall, and' stood' q^er H threateningly., t \i\w^Mk,i9^m'^C,^ police, and I've a good mind,, to, bake you up for assaulting; me .m the c.x- , eoution of liiy 1 , duty,' 1 for walking, mboutin women's c'lbfehesV 1 * n ' "■' The gardener faintly i ,tr,iod^ tt> reply, but failed. One oi his pyee was nearly closed, his nose was twice its natural size, and growing rapidly, and he appeared te iiWe "Haiwy 1 ' ! Wn'oiigh of breath for tlie ; wants ; 6Mi}s'fb6liy,i wituout using anyM for- jspeeoh. > M! Sweeny became ~a- little alarmed ,-. and pulled Hawkins ty t^is f^etv jdccl^eing that if ki didn't get up he woufd knock him down, and propped, Jiiijj. there . whjle lie struck a light to have a lodlc ! a'i him. He would have taken-lnm prisoner there •Hd then, but ahreajdy a little aabamed •f the advftiftilre; v ' ytl'^afrafd that, though ; he i was;- able, to; explain. .^ery^ thing, h(8 w,ouy get.laaghed at for the' part h« himself had pi«y'edi f '- l; *v.v (Gfntinutdin oif,r n§Kt iaut.) ,