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Harry Ormond!" "Here!" answered Harry; and as the shouts were repeated he recognized the voice of O'Tara, who now came, whip in hand, followed by his dogs, running down the bank to him. "Oh! Harry Ormond, I've brought great news with me for all at Corny Castle; but the ladies are not out of their nests, and King Corny's Lord knows how far off.
Ormond sighed with impatience in vain he was forced to submit, and to go through the whole detail of the cock-fight. "The end of it was, that White Connal was worsted by his own bird, and then mad angry was he. So, then," continued O'Tara, "to get the triumph again on his side, one way or another, was the thing.
White Connal, though, except for the cock-fighting, I never relished him, was mighty fond of me, and invited me down to Connal's-town, where I've been with him this week you know that much, I conclude." Harry owned he did not. O'Tara wondered how he could help knowing it.
Of what had passed afterwards, of the bullying, and the challenge, and the submission, O'Tara knew nothing; but King Corny having once been put on the right scent, soon made it all out. He sent for Moriarty, and cross-questioning him, heard the whole; for Moriarty had not been sworn to secrecy, and had very good ears.
It happened some days after the conversation had passed between him and O'Shane, that Cornelius met O'Tara, the gentleman who had laid the bets about the cock-fight with Connal; and chancing to ask him what had prevented the intended battle, O'Tara told all he knew of the adventure.
Ormond, who had been with Moriarty, but who had no share in the disaster, endeavoured to mitigate the fury of White Connal and apologized to Mr. O'Tara: O'Tara was satisfied! shook hands with Ormond, and went off.
"Ay, and he has got reason to remember it now, sure enough." "Has he had a fall?" said Ormond, stopping. "Walk on, can't ye keep up, and I'll tell you all regular." "There is King Corny!" exclaimed Ormond, who just then saw him come in view. "Come on, then," cried O'Tara, leaping over a ditch that was between them, and running up to King Corny.
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