1932-12-30 — Page 10

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THE THREEPENNY PIECE

(Continued from Page 7.),

moodily chowing it. And every day ed and.atared and quaked. his fact turned in the same direc

When his turn came Rhadaman- "It is not necessary that, he tion-dawn the loze entrance bou- thus oyed him intently for a long should sleep," said Rhadamanthus,levard, through the mighty gates, time.

master7"

"I have never slept since time ba-along the strip of carved slabs, to The seraph Cuchulain blew the gan, and will never sleep until that piled wilderness where Rha-curl of gold away from his mouth. time is over. But the complaint is damanthus sat monumentally. "Findings are keepings" sald] curious. What has troubled your Here delicately he went, some-he, loudly, and he closed his mouth times with a hand cutstretched to and stared very impertinently at "Hell is turned upside down and help his foothold, standing for a the judge. Inside out," said the fend. "The space to think ere he jumped to a "It is to be given up," said the tormenters are wooping like little farther rock, balancing himself for judge. children. The principalities are a moment ere he leaped again.. So "Let them come and take it from aquatting on their hunkers doing he would come to stand and stare me," said the seraph Cuchulain. nothing. The orders are running gloomily upon the judge.

And suddenly (for these things are here and there fghting each other.| He would salute gravely, as was at the will of spirits) around his The styles are leaning against walla meet, and say "God bless the work" head the lightnings spun, and his shrugging their shoulders, and the but Rhadamanthus never replied hands were on the necks of damned are shouting and laughing save by a nod, for he was very thunders. and have becomò callous to tor-, busy, ment."

Yet the judge did observe him,

For the second time in his life. Khadamanthus Wa disturbed:

"It is not my business," said the and would sometimes heave pon-again he scratched his head. judge.

dorous lids to where he stood, and "The sinners demand justice.", for a few seconds, they regarded each other in an interval of that unceasing business,

said the spokesman.

"They've got it," said Rhadaman- thus, "let them slaw in it."

Sometimes for a minute or two

the young seraph Cuchulain would look from the judge to the judged |

"It's a fix," said he, moodily. But in a moment he called to those whose duty it was-

"Take him to this side," he roar ed.

And they advanced.

But the

"They refuse to stew," replied the spokesman; wringing his hands.

Rhadamanthus sat up,

as they crouched back or strained scraph Cuchulain awung to meet "It is an axiom in law," said he, forward, the good and the bad all them, and his golden hair blazed "that however complicated an event in the same tremble of fear, all un-and shrieked; and the thunders may bo, there can never be more knowing which way their doom rolled at his feet, and about him than one person at the

extreme might lead. They did not look at a bright network that hissed and bottom of it. Who is the person?" each other. They looked at the stung-and those who advanced It is one Brien of the O'Brien na-judge high on his eben throne, and turned haltingly backwards and tion, late of the kingdom of Kerry they could not look away from him.ran screaming. A bad one! He got the maximum There were those who knew, guess- "It's a fix," said Rhadamanthus; punishment a week ago."

Jed clearly their doom; abashed and monacingly at the seraph Cuchu For the first time in his life Rha-fuccid they sat, quaking.

There and for

a little timo he stared damanthas Was

Hoin. disturbed. He were some who were uncertain- scratched his head, and it was the rabbit-eyed those, not less quaking--But only for a little time. Sud- first time he had ever done that than the others, biting at their denly he put his hands on the rest either,

knuckles as they peaped upwards, of his throne and heaved upwards "You eay ho got the maximum," There wore those hopeful yet his terrifle bulk. Never before sald Rhadamanthus; "then it's a searching fearfully backwards in had Rhadamanthus stood from his fix! I have damned him for ever, the wilderness of memory, chasing ordained chair. He strode mighti- and better or worse than that can-jand weighing their sins; and these ly forward and in an instant had not be done. It is none of my last, even when their blise was quelled that rebel. The thunders business," said he angrily, and he scaled and their stops set on an and lightnings were but moon- had the deputation moved by force easy path, went faltering, not dar-beams and dew on that stony car But that did not ease the trou-ing to look around again, their ears cass. He seized the agraph Cuchu ble. The contagion spread until strained to catch a "Halt, mis lain, lifted him to his breast as ten million billions of voices were creant! This other is your way!" one lifts a sparrow, and tramped chanting in anison, and uncount.

So, day by day, he want to stand back with him. able multitudes were listening he near the judge; and one day Rha- "Fetch me that other," said be tween their pangs,

damanthus, looking on him more in-sternly, and he sat down. "Who stole the threepenny-bit? tently, lifted his great band and

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Those whose duty it was sped swiftly downwards to find Brien of That was still their cry. Heaven

"Go you among those to be the O'Brien nation; and while they rang with it as well as hell. Spaca judged," said he.

were gone, all in vain the seraph was filled with that rhythmic tu-

For Rhadamanthus know. It Cuchulain crushed flamy barba malt. Chaos and empty Nox had a was his business to look deep into against that bosom of doom. Now,. 9th Feb. new discord added to their olemen- the heart and mind, to fish for indeed, his golden locks

tal throes. Another memorial was secrets in the pools, of being. drooping and his plumes were drafted below, showing that unless And the young seraph Cuchu-broken and tossed; but his fierce the missing coin was restored to its lain, still rolling his golden curl aya still glared courageously owner hell would bave to close its between his lipa, went obediently against the nipple of. Khadaman- 30th Dec doors. There was a veiled menace forward and set down his nodding | thus.

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in the memorial also, for Clause & plumes between two who whimper- hinted that if hell was allowed to

a

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2nd Jan.

The coin was not delivered. That young saraph, Cuchulain, walked about like a person who was strange to himself. He Was not tormented; he was angry. He frowned, he cogitated and fumed He drew one golden curl through his fingers until it was lank and drooping; save the end only, that was still a ripple of gold. He put the odd in his mouth and stande

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