Chapter 26 DERMOTT MCDERMOTT

"You who were ever alert to befriend a man,

You who were ever the first to defend a man,

You who had always the money to lend a man

Down on his luck and hard up for a V.

Sure you'll be playing a harp in beatitude

(And a quare sight you will be in that attitude)

Some day, where gratitude seems but a platitude,

You'll find your l