rice two
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0 DEFENSE
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THE SEATSiQFJHEWGHTY
r 7 THE RIGHT Of Yffiy
COPYRIGHT !3V SIR. GILBERT PACKER
a nmre bract. M fliy tnan tnst re
whi.h Ivtk i'aih uu aud th Hon.
Leonard M.iilow !u. t to settle their ac
count in a socludid corner f I'hoenli
park. It i ui the u-u.il place for
' duels. The MV.'iitis hud takeu car to
keep tv hmde from tbe knowledge of
the puM.c; ei-ciully uiuuy hu hud
com to know of the event at the
ltrvakneck club were ea:tr to be prea
rut. Tin alTalr began an hour after sun
rise. NVither lyek nor Leonard Mal
low lo.t ut home the nitfit before, but
In separate tavern near rhot-nll ,wrk.
Mallow came almost Jauntily to the
CHAPTER III.
The Duel.
The Joiinioy to 1'uMin win t:i:ide hj
the Oalliouns tt-tr two sue'. 1
Michael Hones, without in.!. lent of
note. .rried there. Miles CaJt'.out!
gave li'niM'U' to examination by gov
ernment otUclals and to as:s;iti the
designs of the lVep-o' Ia ': an.!
Indeed tie was present at the forma
tion of the first Orange lodge.
His narrow nature, bis petty craft
and malevolence, were useful in a
time of anxiety for the state. Yet lie
had not enough ability to develop 1:1
position by the chances offered bin.
lie had not a touch of genius; he had
Cldy bursts of Celtic passion, which be
had not mind crouch to control.
Indeed, as dajs. weeks and month
went on, his position became less
valuable to himself, and his finan
cial affairs suffered from his ..wn
and hi agent's bud management.
In bis particular ditrct he wa
u power; in l'uhlm he s..n
showed the weaker side of his nature.
He had a bad habit of mak:;u' foe
where he could easily have made
friends. In his personal habits he was
sober, but erratic.
t I'yck had not his father's a'-ten:i.ci
'from the luxuries of life. 11- drank,
he gained, he went when- temptation
was. and fell into It. He steadily
tulliished his powers of rei-';;ii.-.' to
nelMndulgence un'il one day. :.t a tav
ern. !;.' I et a man who made a great
Impression upon him.
This '!,:. wa brilliant, e!m'.l'i. full
of humor, i haraeter and life, knowing
Cppareiitly all the lower world of l;il
lln. anil moving with au assured tep.
It was Krris Hoyue, the divorced hus
band of Mrs. Llyn and the father ot
Sheila Llyn; but this fact was not
known to Pyck. There wn ttlo a
change of Its not becoming known, be
cause so tunny years had pa-s.'d sine
Crrls Boy no was divorced.
lue day Krrls Boyne said I'yck:
"There's a supper tonight at the ;
Breakneck club. Come along and have
a Skinful. You'll meet i pie worth
knowing."
'The Breakneck club isn't a good
came for a tlrst-cliiss Institniion." re
aurked I'yck, with a pause und a
laugh; "but I'll come if you'll fttch
lue."
Krris Itoyne, who was eighteen year
older than I'yck. laughed, linked a
little pinch of suutt at his nose with
his tinker.
"Ieur lad. of course I'll come and
'etch you," he suld. "There's many a
t.au has done worse thiiti lead a gay
tripling like you Into pleasant ways.
Urine along any loose chance you have,
for tt may be a nicht of nichts. It's
the best place to come to t'er an hon
st man had."
"Are they nil the rlcht sort?" n-ked
Pyck, with a little touch of malice. "1
mean, nre they loyal and true?"
Krrls Boyne laid a hand on I'yck's
arm.
"Com nnd timl out. Do you think
J'd lead you Into bail company.' of
course Kn.met and Wolfe Tone won't
b 'ie.. nor any of that lot; but
there'll be some men of the. rlcht
touip." He watched Pyck carefully
cut of th corner of his eye. "If
funny." he r.iiled. "that In Ireland the
word he :.l menus beiuc true to the
Union .lack, standing by King Ceorce
sod li s crowd."
"Well, what would you have?" said
Iyck. "i'ov tins is a day and ace when
belua loyal to the kinc If more than
oucht el-e in all the Irish world. We're
never two days alike, we Irish. Thea
tre the l'n :.-d Irishmen and the De
fenders on one side, ulid the 1'eep o -Xhiy
l!o;.s, or i iriincemen, on the o'her
i'athciie a .d 1'Mtestaiit, ut each nth
tr's thi'.i.a-. Thou there' a hand thrust
In, and up cues the sword, and the
rifle, p !,es i,n I bayonets; and those
that w re ready to mutilate or kill
each otl.er fall Into each other's arms."
Krris i'.oyne touched. "Well, there'll
be ru ei; l to that. The Iri-h parlia
ment 1.- -lippiliC into disrepute. It
wou.(!:rt suiprise me if the astute Ens
lish bribe them Into a union, to the
rulll of Iri-il iiidepelldenee. Yet 1'iay
re. bc.'oiv that comes, the r'rem-li will
have a try for poWer here." He came
a ntp nearer, his voice lowered a little.
"Have yu heard the latest news from
France? Tl.ey're mining with a cood
lzed fleet down to the south coast.
Have you heard It?"
"Oh, there's plenty one hears one
doesn't believe Is tfospel." answered
Pyck. Ins eyes half closinc. 'Tin not
believing all I hear, us if It was a
rayer-iiieetinc. Anything may happen
here; Ireland's a woman very uncer
tain." .
Pyck flicked ioiue dust from his
waistcoat. Iiud dropped his eyes, lie
cause he wis thinking of two women
be hut known; one of them an ungel
sow in company of her sister ancels
his mother; the other a girl he had met
w the hili of CXnuieuiuru, a wonder-
:ui.) pretty cirl ol seeia.--ii.
-le -til. I he know that the i-'i rl wa I j rl
l5o.vi.es dall-hter? allhoa'i there
were times when me gofjre of
ttoviie. some .piick bs'k. some litt.nc
of the evebrows, broiicht back the
uieiiioiy of Sheila Ll.vn, i.- it d'd now.
S.uce Pyck lett his old liolue he had
seen her twice; once at l.oia id tow
er, and once ut her home in Limerick.
The t rie he had -pent with her had
been very brief, but full of life, inter
t and character. Whether at I.oy
laud towers, or at her mother's house
in Limerick, there was u touch of for
wardness in her. or in nnythinc -he
said or did. She was the most natural
beinc. the freest from affectation, he
had ever known.
A- Krris liovne talked to h tn. the
memory of Sheila flooded his mind, nnd
on the flood hi senses swam like
suau. He had not to r careful com
posure. He was ju-t a- real, but he
the wllfultn-s of man. she lutlil
.1 him a it" woman had ever yet
ii iie; but he saw no happy ending t"
dream. He was too poor to marry;
h-el no trade or prof.io'i; hi
fa'l.er's ad'alrs were in a bad way.
lie did not know that Kr'is lloyne
't to cjipture hit'! tor the retei
... How lid he know that Toyne
an acent of the most evil force in
an 1 an acelit of -kill an I .iddrcss.
had
elic.
the
la
wns
fiir sti-Ve tn m:nl wh'h he
.lf was ireve-iT:nc by masterful
ie'h. Is. It micl t he one Hong or an
other, but In vie of Pyck's tr.dnlne
it wou" 1 perhaps Ie the Knuiscorthy
t. u.h.
Acaln and ac-.:n Pyck pre-sed h'
it.t.u-i.ist ba.kwar.1, seeking to mud
dle his defense and to clear an oi-cu-ir.c
for bis owu di-udly stroke; hut the
,t:.cr limn also was a waster, and
parried successfully.
rrcsontly. with a quick move. Mai
1, w took the oflensive. anil tried to
unsettle Pyck's poise and disorganize
his battieplan. Kor an Instant the
leiiiinstii'ii action, the brilliant,
swift pto of the swonl. the quivering
ilipi alc-y of the stetj. c:ive Pyck that
which almost dis(Miicerteil hlai. Yet
he had a crip of himself, and was for
tut. ate to preserve l.ls defense Intact;
though once his enemy's st.-el cnucht
h s left sl;o!t!dcr. luakillg it bleel. The
se.o:,..'s. however, d.vided that the
hrut v.:.s nut serious, and made do
.:te:a.i ; ino rru; t the inmbat.
pyck's tactics chano-l. 'iuv acaln
lie iecan.e acressive, and he drove
Ms foe to a iiolnt where the skill of
b
It
h men was tried to the uttermost,
was char the time hud come for
"Swords,
If You Please,"
Mallow, Grimly
Responded
Ire
Pr''l
1
th
I.
I!r
of a Celtic
-rsin?
l.iil.C ak'Ut
Ms,.jit. with the fac
and the eo of an ns.
o lie's oblect was to
.i.,uni: li of iH-i'l; Calhoun- mat
hi downfall a a patrn t. At the
akneck t-luii this b.-.-l l t:sin, si be
an. It was here that I'yck i.eain
thai tall. acetic lue ncer Irolii
attorney ce'ieral. who bad bronchi
l ace to Miles Calhoun. It was
:h man Leonard Mallow, eldest
f Lord Mallow that I'yck. with
other-, played card- one after-
t
instinctive antipathy which had
! their first Introduction wa car-
n to thi later t t.nc. Pyck
-ted Mallow, and allow ed hi ds-
eXorcNe. It was u'u'ortunate
m
t'i
th
with
Soli
:!ir-e
noi'ti.
The
marie
riei
ditrii
tnisi
that Mallow won from him thriH'
fourtlis of the money he had broiicht
to the club, and won It with a smile
Dot eay to forgive.
Pyk had lit lut secure ! a real suc
cess in a scheme of his cards when
Mallow asked with a sneer:
"Pel you learn that at your home
in heaven?"
"poti't they teach it where yon live
in hell?" was Pyck's reply.
At tin Mallow MlcUed Pyck across ;
the f.n e with his ham kerchief. I
"That's what they teach where I be- j
lone." '
"Well, it's easy to learn, and we'll do
the sum at any time or place you
please." After a moment Pck eon-
tinned "I wouldn't make a fu over it. ,
Let's finish the came. There' no cood !
prancing till the sport's ready; so I'll
Mt and learn more of what they tench
in hell :" :
Pyck had been drinking, or he would ;
not have spoken so; and when he was ;
drunk daring was strung in him. He
huted profoundly this man so selt
satllied and satanlc
lie kept a perfect coolness, however.
Leonard Mallow should n it see that
he was upset. His wanton wordiness
'nine to his rescue, and until the "lid
of the game he played with snnc frcid,
daring and skill. He loved curd.; be
loved the strife of skill ncniti! skill,
of trick against trick, of hand against
hand. He had never fought a duel in
his life, but he had no fear of doing o
At length, having won back neai'lj
I nil he bad lost, he mse to hi feet am'
looked round.
"Is there anyone here from whom I
a n ask a favor?"
Several stepped forward. Pycl
nodded, one of them he knew. It wn
Sir Almeric Foyle.
"Thank you. Sir Alineric," he said,
"thank you. Shall It he words or pis
fol?" he nsked his enemy coolly.
"Swords. If you pleae," reniurkr!
Mallow grimly, for he had a gift with
the sw ord.
pvck nedded again.
".'ffciwlll. As you will :"
Kever In all Ireland's years bad
ncHT rxc.rn
Cut Flowers!
an misunderstood! I mwunt nothitf
hv that if'" He nulled, and the
smile had a touch of wickedness. "I
meant nothing hy it nothing at alL j
as we are imhii jojausi. e must i a
friends. t..sl t.v, Culhouur . , , ..
Pyck's fa,-e cleared very ,lowI,J Floral design, weddlog boueti
.. .. ... . . i-. i i.. i i- X and flowers of all kinds.
Aianow Has lliauoen ii(:. eui mr i"s" j -o(
the face was not that of a foe. j ! ',
"Well, let us he friends.- Pyck an- ;
swen d w ith a conllal smile, 'ttood- ', ',
hy." he added. "I'm d I sorrj wt j ; ;
had to fl;ht at all. Cood by I" ! ',
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obscure spot, liolh men had sensitive
nevs. mid both entered the irround
with a certain thrill of pleasure soften
Inc the aeerllty of the mom. -lit.
Pyck moved urn! spoke like a man
ehar.-ed with some t'.uld which had u!
stracted him from life's monotonous
routine, lie had to consider the chance
of never ieavini: the .'rounds alive; yet
as he entered the place, where MaoctI
jrrass between the trees made (too'i
footing for the work to be done, the
thrill ot the cr.vnery. the smuid of the 1
birds, the Mick of a lizard across the
path, and the ilMant fay leap of a
ymiim d-er. brought to his senses (
Pist of Jo; oii feeliui:. lie Was not not-
iitul; he ii submerged, lie was ir ,
the nival, coi.suniir.jj atmo-phere cf
the bl.-jer world and the preater llf"
He even did not h..te Mallow nt the .
moment. The 1 1 1 i t r about to be dotie
was to him n test of manhood. It was
a rail upon the courage of the soul, n i
challelUe of life. strellL'ltl lltld will.
As Mallow entered the grounds, the
thoilu'bt of Sl.eila I.lyn crossed Pyck's
mind, and the mental slpht of her
KhiiMelied the eyes of his soul. Kor
otic brief Instant be stood lost In the
mind's look; then he stepped forward,
saluted, shook hands with Mallow,
and doffed his emit and waistcoat.
As he did so, he was conscious of a
curious coldness, even of dampness, In
the hand which hud shaken that of
Mallow. Mallow's hand had a clammy
touch clammy, but firm and sure.
There was no tremor In the b'tip, thin
ftturers nor at the lips the thin, as
cetic Hps. as of n secret service man
but In his eyes was a dark tire of
purpoo. The morning had touched
hlni. but not ns It hud thrown over
Pyck Its mantle of peace. Mallow also
had enjoyed the smell nnd feelim: of
It all. but with Ibis differenceit had
filled htm with such material Joy that
he could not bear the thought of leav
ing It. It cave him strength of will,
which would add security to his ami
; iitnl wrist.
Pyck had learned swordsmanship
with as skilled a master as Ireland
had known, and he had shown, In get-
ting knowledge of the weapon, a tint
' ural Instinct and a capacity worthy of
I the highest purpose. He had handled
' the sword since he was six, and his
play was better than tbnt of mosl
' men; hut this was, In fact, his first
rei'l duel. Many times, of course. In
the process of Ids training, he had
fought as men fight In duels, but with
this difference thnt now he was per
i mitt ml to disable or kill his foe.
rhysleally. there was not a vast
deal to (dioose between the two men.
Mallow was lank and tjJl. nervously
self contained, finely concent rated.
and vigorous. Pyck wns br 1 of
shoulder, well set up. muscular, and
with a steadier eye than that of his
foe. AIo, us the conibnt developed.
It was clear that he had a hand as
i steady as his eye. What was more.
his wrist had superb strength and
1 flexibility; It wns as enduring and
I vital a the forefoot and ankle of a
, tiger. As a pair they were certainly
notable, and would give a good ae
, count of themselves.
The two men fighting bad wmost
the air of gladiators. Their coots
wen oiT. and the white linen of their
shirts looked gracious; while the up
raised left hand of the fighters bal
ancing the sword-thrust and i the
weight of the body had an almost sin
gular lieauly. Of the two. Pyck was
the more graceful, the steadier, the
quicker In Ids motions. Ills momen
tary vision of Sheila Uyn remained
with hlin not a a vision, rather as
a warmth In his Inmost being, some
thing which made him Intensely alert,
cheerful, defiant, eiartly skillftl.
He had need of alt hla sk'JI, for
Mallow was set to win the fight. He
felt lnstli.:tlvely what was working
in PyckV mind. He had fought a
niimlwr cf duel, and with a certain
trick o nrt he had liven the end to
the liv.-s of several. He became coo,
aclous. h'verer, that Dyck tad a par-
s j
K, 1 S3 I M
L1 i i
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ZKsXl ft
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...... . . . . . i than rnnetinatton.
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it-
Many other men and women through
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-valuable in regulating tha liver to
Its normal functions, and In cleansing
139 ooweis oi impurities.
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1 10 neip you. iry mea uic uc"
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Cuinntwd tt Out Storm. Wt tit to tan that
Rich-La will pica you (bit want you Id
com to our atott fi a boo la and try M tn
: lirtly at our nik. II it duean'l auil you. if M lan t
' (he bt laxauva mdKin you tr uatd. nmplv
1,11 u to ana wo wOl proaiotly relund tha lull
soiuelhlng definite. Suddenly Pyck
threw hli'iself hack with an agile step,
lunged sljghtly to ulie side, and then
in a gallant foray got the steel poii.t
into the sword arin if his enemy. That
was the Kniilseorthy stroke, which
had been taught hlni by William
Tandy, the expert swordsman, and
hud been made famous by Lord Well
ing of Kniilseorthy. It succeeded, and
It gave Pyck the victory, fur Mallow's
sword dropped from his hand, lie
clasped the wounded arm with his left
hand as the surgeon came forward.
"Well, you got It home," he said to
Pyck ; "111111 It's deftly done."
"I did my best," answered Pyck.
"(live ine your band, If you will."
Willi a wry look Mallow, now seat
ed on the old stump of a tree, held out
his left hand. It wns covered with
blood.
"I think we'll have to forego that
courtesy, Calhoun," he said. "Look
at the state of my band! It's good
tiimiii." he milled criuJ.v. "it's d d
good blood, but but tt won't do, you
see."
'Tin glad It wns no worse," said
Pyck. not touching the bloody band.
"It's a clean thrust, and you'll be bet
ter from It soon. These great men I"
he smiled toward the surgeons "will
soon put you right. I got my chance
with the stroke, and took It. because 1
knew If I didn't you'd have me pres
ently." "You'll have a great reputation Jr
Puhlln town now, nnd you 11 deserve
It." Mallow added adroitly, the great
paleness of his features, however,
made ghasUy by the hatred In his
eyes.
Pyck did not see this look, but He
felt rote of malice a distant note
In Mallow's voice. He saw that
what Mallow had said was fresh evi
dence .f the man's arrogant character.
It did not offend him. however, for he
was victor, and could enter the Break
neck club or Puhlln society with a
traiaiull eye.
Again Mallow's voice was heard.
"I'd have seen you d d to h II,
Calhoun, before I'd have apologized
at the Breakneck club; but after a
fight with one of the best swordsmen
In Ireland I've learned a lot. and I'll
apologize now completely."
The surgeon had bound up the
slight wound In Pyck's shoulder, bad
stopped the bleeding, anil was now
helping Mm on with his coat. The o
enitlim bad not been without paln.
but this demonstration from his foe
was too much for him. It drove .he
look of pain from his face; It brought
a smile to his lips. lie came a step
nearer.
"I'm as obliged to you ns if you'd
paid for my board and lodging. Mal
low," he said; "and that's saying a
good deal In these day. I'll never
have a bigger ftsht. You're a greater
swordsman than your reputation. I
must have provoked you beyond rea
son," he went on gallantly. "I think
we d better forget the whole thing."
'Tm a loyalist," Mallow replied.
Tm a loyalist, and if you're one, too,
what reason should there le for our
not being friendsr
A black cloud flooded Calhoun's
face.
"If If I'm a loyalist you aayl Have
,ou any d ubt of It? If you have-"
Tot lsh your sword had gon
Wo my heart Instead of my arm, ehr
uurruiited Mallow. How easll I
I Nt.l.lSH DlUti COMIWW.
Always asx for Taedforas. est
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