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him 70 the Pumblec bookian pa,ior.
II would be mkerabls at hsme, and a.
were dark and the way was dreary, "a
any conpanionship on the road was b
none. 4 made NO greet resistance; cor
We TUNED into Pumbieehook's Just ~
and The shops were lighting up.
A never assisted at any other I 81
ton Of George Bnnvell, don't know
Il may usually taks, but | knew very
Il took until past nine O'CLOCK that q,
that when Mr.. Wopsle got into Ne
thought he never would 60 TO the 81
becsms 20 much slower than at any 81
riod OF his sisgracsful career. thou
httls too much that he should complair
cut short In his flower after all, as IN
not beon running 10 seed, leaf after lei
since be was taken up. This, bowsve.
mere question Of length aud weatis
What stupg me vas the identiac Atios
whole affair with my uHofending sslfS
Bsr, we'll began 90 so wrong, | declarsj
felt positively apologetic. PumblechoC
nsIt stare 81 taxed me with II.
Wopsle, too, took pains TO present M
worst heht. At once ferocious aud mt.
was made 20 murder my uncle with no
ting circumstances whatever; MIwoOdl)
down IN argum, Mt on eye'y occasion;
1 iheyr mOn0msDia IN my masters dad
care button for me; and all | can 81
gasping and piCcrastin lting conduct d
/ tai morning 10, that II was worthy Of Z
tral feehleness Of my character. Even
was happily hanged, and Wopsls had c
I book PumNlecho,k sat staring at mo, n
king his h sd aud say ing, "laksws- n
take wHning!" as # 1t were q welt r.
/ that, in my priva'e capacity, | contV
numbering a near relation, provided 4
I duce one ~ have the weakness TO beci
/ bepefactOr.
Il WAS a very dark night when il was !
and when | set out with MIR. Wop,le 4
walk hone Beyond town We found y
mis- GU, and IL fell wet an thick. Id
pike lamp was blur, quite out Of thu.
usual pl,ce apparently, aud its rays looJ
substance on the fog. We were nodciI
and say ne how that the mis- ress wi h 4
Of wind from q certain quarter Of our \
when sc csmo upon 4 man slouching vi
Ice Of the turnpike heuse.
"Hsllosl" we siid. stopping, "Orlic,
''Ah!" bo ans Tered, slOuchinS out.
standing by a minute on the chance Of
NY"
"You are late - | rema ked.
Orliek rot unuaiuraiy answered, n
Ano you're late"
we have been said Mr.. wopsle,
with his lac performaneo-''we have
dulgirg, Mr.. Orlisk. in al intelloctuS
ing
Old 0rlick growled as il he had mott
say about thai, and We all went on togf
asked him presently whether ne had be,
ing his hal holiday up and down towi
Yes. said he, "sll oi it. l come
you self. didn't SEQ you, but | mu.
been pretty close behind you. By tho
guns is giving again"
AT tine Hulks2" raid /. =,
GAY There's some Of he birds 40
the Cages. TIE guns haze been goia
G.k, abou'. You'll heat ons present!
In Ell 90, We had not walked many y
the whom tho well remembered boom /,
ward US. dsadened l,y the mist and heat
cd away slonR the low grounds by tho |
If II wero pursuing and threatening II
tiyts.
"A good night for cutting oGin sal
WED be puzzled how to Drins down a
| on TIE wing Tonight"
The subjsct was q suggestive one 10 !
| / thought about IL in silence. Mr.. W.
tbs ilLTequited uncle Of the evenings /
fell TO meditating aloud In his garden
berwall. Orlick, wits his hands In his
Rlouohsd heavily at my side. ltwssye
very wet, end very muddy, and so We
along.
Now ami thsn the sound OF the sigma,
1 IL nj Ia -
along the course Of the river. kept m
myself and my thoughts. Mr. Wopi
kmiably at Cambor vel, and exceeding
on Bosworth Field, and In the greatest
at Glastonbury. OrliCk soms'imes 4
BEAT it cut, beat II out-old Glen.
clnk fer the stout-old Glenn" | the
had been drinking, but no was not dfut
Thus We came TO the village. Ths
which we approached 1t took us past Il
jolly barg,men which we were SURF
lnd-it being eleven o'clock-in a state
motion. with the door vie open, and Az
liah.s. that bad been hastily caught 10
down, tc,ttered about. Mr.. Wopsle dI,
10 ask Whist was the matter (surIi yns
convict had been TAKEN, but cane rum
in great huiiy.
There's something wrong,' said he
stopping, up at your place Pip. Rul
~ lat Is h?' asked keeping Up "
So did 0rlick at my side.
81 can't quite understand. The hou
10 have been violently entered when Jos
Supposed by convicts. Somebody has
tackled aud hurt
We were> unning FOO fast 20 admit
being taid and We made o stop un Il
into our kitchen. 1t WUs full Of plo
whole village was there, OF in the u
there was a surgeon and here was
there " ere 4 group Of women, all en- tn,
the midst OF the Kitchen. The unempl,
standsrs drew back when they saw me,
became aware Of my sister-lying with
OF movement on tbs bN's boards where
been knocked down by a tTomendo OBS
the back Of the head dealt by some I
hsnG when her fsco was turned toward
destined never TO be On the RAN pa,
I whilo sho wss wife Of joe.
CHAPTER XIV.