The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-25

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sns sliynte=f. bet che tone OF his voice
vas horribly familiar. and almost
made lack doubt the evidence of his
senses. -
This is dwelling nonsense" he
ssid. hut il yoa are nv uncle. how
,hs deuce do you account for the isct
that Won were drowned in the At
Iantic ?"
II wasn't drowned. il was another
passenger and sir Toby confessed
The story OF the change OF coats.
which had induced every one to be-
Iieve that he was dead.
But what on earth have you been
doing for more than two years
II went hunting bears and things In
the Rocky mountains" said Uncle
TOBY in a sepaichrai voice We lost
our way. and wandered about for days,
and were eventually captured by the
ObJiDeboo indians. Couldn't get
away. or even write.
"Oh. indeed Is that why you have
tastooed your face 50 elegantly ~
asked Jack.
II dian't tattoo myself, they did it
for me-" walled Sir Toby. My face
Is nothing 10 the rest Of me. I've got
pine forest. lake, and q range oil
mountains on my back, three Rattle
snakes on each arm my chest IS COW
cred with tonahawks, arrows and
pipes. and there are opossums. terra
pins. and all sor 8 of beastIy animals
on nay legs
Dear me- BY the way, what's be-
come OF your lett ear
well, you see, Red Blanket, the
chief. YOU know. TOOK a great fancy TO
me: but somehow he used To get
drunk and throw things about. He
cut nearly The whole of my ear OF
with a tonIahawk one day"
You must have had "A roilicking
timel"
Don't laugh, you vagabondl" cried
Sir Toby, waxing wrathfui. Look at
my head That was done by Blue
Braces, another chief. He tried To
scalp me. and il was ali that Red
Blanket could do 10 stop him. He got
about half OF it OFT a, il was. And
now, Jack, when you've done grim
ming. perhaps you'll talk business. |
meant To play a joke on you, but it
seems TO me that I've got the worst Of
il. However, We'll let bygones be by
cones; I'll make you a good allowance,
though | hear that you've married q
wife with big fortune. But, OF course,
you know that You must clear out"
Clear out OF WHAT"
w ny out VI my Tsopcits diiQ ny
money. of course" snapped Sir Toby.
You're welcome to the baronetcy,
Uncle Toby" said Jack, thoughtfully !;
but I'm afraid that can 'tobllge you
any further"
What the deuce do you mean,
sir?"
simply that there's nothing left to
clear out of I've spent it-every
bob
Sir Toby turned livid under his tat
too marks.
"You internal young scoundrel ~
he shrieked; are yeu mad ?"
Not a bit of 1t, uncle Don't get
excited. You see, nearly all the ready
you lett went To pay post obits; and
then | took 10 racing and gambled q
bit. Had most shocking luck
Lost every sixpence. sold the house
in 6rosvernor square. sold Bunskin
hall under the settled estates act. you
know sold everything. Ii | hadn Z
married Hilda. / should have been
absolutely stone broke. She bought
back Bunskin nall by special leave of
the trustees, but ali her money is
strictly tied up, and l haven't a six
pence of my own i'm the world 30
Is this really true?' said Sir Toby,
family.
Gospel truth, assure yon. Ask
Taper 4 Deeds: they know all about
it. Never mind, uncle. you've had
your iun with the obiibeboo Indians,
You know, and I've had mine. Won't
yon have brandy aud soda or some
thing. You look quite green. Tell
You what. Ii you let me keep the
title Ill get Hilaa TO make you head
gardener at Bunskin-f256 a year,
good house, and precious little to 10.