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"Goodness gracious!" exclaimed Mary, "why don't you go yourself, Pat? Mr. Thady's taken a dhrop, and maybe he'll be hurting Miss Feemy or the Captain. Denis, dear," her husband came in the room just then, "there's a ruction between the Captain and Mr. Thady; in God's name go and bring away Miss Feemy!"
Vestments were torn and scattered, and a mighty ruction arose, to which the laity, not to be outdone, added by striking up a hymn of their own. Archbishop and King tried vainly to make peace; the clamor and battle only rose the higher.
He had not given back a stride nor moved his arms. Now he spoke quietly. "I'm sore grieved to see you comin' ter this pass, Bud," he said. "We all knows what hit means every time. I'm obleeged ter ye fer what ye've already done an' I'll ask ye, now, ter go on home afore ye drinks any more whiskey or starts any ruction amongst my neighbors." "So thet's hit, air hit?"
The veterinary asked if we had heard about the Indian ruction down at Kulanche last night Kulanche Springs being the only pretense to a town between our ranch and Red Gap a post-office, three general stores, a score of dwellings, and a low drinking place known as The Swede's. The news had not come to us; so the veterinary obliged.
"How sweet it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!" That's whatever. I'm glad the ruction is over, for it was becoming a rank stench in the nostrils of the Protestant religion. It was enough to drive an intelligent man to Atheism, to make him not only suspicious of religion but ashamed of his race.
Billy looked dubious and said nothing. If he hadn't proven that he was as nervy as any man in the outfit they might have taken more stock in his grumbling. "What's the latest from Abilene way?" Asked Buck of Frenchy. "Nothin' much 'cept th' barb-wire ruction," replied the recruit. "What's that?" Asked Red, glancing apprehensively back at Hopalong.
An enormous anchor, half embedded in the mud of the harbour, was left there by the French fleet during "the throubles of the ruction." It is rather in the way, but three generations of Irishmen have not found time to remove it. "Like ourselves and our counthry it will stick in the mud until the end of time," said a native.
"Yes, send him along over. It's mighty important, but I ain't goin' aboard no Jonah boat. Tell him he'll be glad he came." Presently Stetson came and the two retired into the cabin of the Nettie B. It was dawn of a heavy, dark day. There was a mighty sea rolling and a forty-mile wind off the Cape shore that promised a three-day ruction.
I found that out." "How?" Wilding asked. "Oh, it was my own fault, I'll admit at this day. There was a lady used to frequent my place who wasn't any better than she should be. She took a grudge against Louisiana and, bein' right fond of her at the time, I was foolish enough to horn in on the ruction.
They did not anticipate much help from bystanders, even if they should gain the street, but they knew that such a ruction as they would be able to put up would attract the attention of the authorities, and so bring the matter before the courts. While they talked the chances over, another breeze of trouble blew in from the entrance tunnel.
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