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It was discussed in the line; but everyone knew that no man could get across the ridge alive. While they were talking of it Little Darby, who, with a white face, had helped old Cove to get his boy's body back out of fire, slipped off to one side, rifle in hand, and disappeared in the wood.
I was perhaps better off than some who drove or rode in those days, for afoot one cannot be stalled, nor easily lose a shoe, although between Philadelphia and Darby I have known it to happen. I knew the country I was to travel, and up to a point knew it well; beyond that I must trust to good fortune.
The latch-string was out, and she knocked and pushed open the door almost simultaneously. All she could make out to say was, "Darby." The old woman was on her feet, and the young man was sitting up in the bed, by the time she entered. Darby was the first to speak. "What do you want here?" he asked, sternly. "Darby the Yankees all around," she gasped "out on the road yonder." "What!"
"Serves you right for being so piggish," commented Chet. "It was a mean trick," agreed Laura, "for some of the boys in Purt's grade are much younger than he is. But this idea of giving Christmas presents because you expect something in return " "Is pretty small potatoes," finished Lance Darby, the dark youth. "But what's the matter here, Laura?" he added.
One other thing distinguished him, he could handle an axe better than any man in the company; but no one thought much of that least of all, Little Darby; it only brought him a little more work occasionally.
"Stand back," said Darby, "I've jist got all I wanted stand back, or by all the vestments ever you wore, if your whip only touches my body, as light as if it wouldn't bend a feather, I'll have you in heaven, or purgatory, before you can cry 'God forgive me."
"Never mind, ma'am; never mind," said the officer, whose name was Darby; "let him proceed; from what he is about to say, I sha'n't be surprised if he justifies robbery not a bit but will be a good deal, if he don't. Go on, my good fellow." "Well," proceeded the priest, "I was going to say, that many a poor wretch, as honest as e'er an individual, man or woman "
They say, indeed, that dhrames go by contriaries, but not always, to my own knowledge." "An' what was the dhrame about, Darby?" inquired Reillaghan's wife. "Why, ma'am, about some that I see on this hearth, well, an' in good health; may they long live to be so! Oxis Doxis Glorioxis Amin!" + + + "Blessed Virgin! Darby, sure it would be nothin' bad that's to happen? Would it, Darby?"
"One at a time, my dear DERBY," he whispered. "We know you're accustomed to dual action. DARBY and JOAN, you know; but won't do here." DERBY blushed, and thrust manuscript in pocket till his turn came, when he had the pleasure of reading it aloud. Business done. Irish Land Bill through Lords; Public Health Bill in Commons. Now why was The Dancing Girl ever called The Dancing Girl at all?
"Then no more of it," Uncle Ulick cried, interposing, with a ring of authority in his voice. "For my part, I'm for bed. Bed! We're all children, bedad, and as fond of a frolic! And I'm thinking I'm the worst. The lights, Darby, the lights, and pleasant dreams to you! After all The spoke that is to-day on top, To-morrow's on the ground. Sure, and I'll swear that's true!" "And no treason!"
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