The Red Cloud chief., 1889-08-30

and Mr.. Flaggon promptly ushersd
him into Sir Johns study.
well. my man." said the new baro-
net, land what al do for you?"
Jack" said the stranger, do you
mean to say that you don't know me?
I'm your Uncle Toby-I am. indeed.
and not a blessed soul recognizes me!'
This is driveling n~onsense" he
said; ''but if you are my uncle, how
the deuce do you account for the fact
that you we're drowned in the At
lantic?"
Il wasn't drowned: it was another
passenger" and Sir Toby confessed
the story of the change of coats. which
had induced every one to believe he
was dead.
But what on earth have you been
doing for more than two years."
Il went hunting bears and things in
the Rocky Mountains" said Uncle
Toby. in a sepulchral voice. I'VE lost
our way. wandered about for days. and
were eventually captured by the Objib-
ebOo Indians. Couldn't get away. or
even write"
20. indeed! Is that why you have
tattooed your face 80 elegantly" asked
jack
Il didn't tattoo myseli-they did it
for me-" walled Sir Toby. MY face
is nothing to the rest OF me. I've got
a pine forest a lake and q range OF
mountains on my back: three rattle
snakes on each arm; my chest is Gov
cred with tomahawks. arrows and
pipes; and there are opossums. ter.
apins and all sorts of beastly animals
on my legs!"
'.Dear me! By the way. what's be.
come of your left ear:?"
We'll, you see. Red Blanket. the
chief. you know. took a great fancy to
me; but sometimes he used to get drunk
and throw things about. He cut nearly
the whole of my a Of with a toma,
hawk one day."
You must have had q rollickine
time"
Don't laugh, you vagabond!" cried
Sir Toby. waxing wrathful. Look q,
my head! That was done by Blue
Braces. another chief: he tried to scalp
me. and it was all that Red Blanket
could do to stop him. He got about
half of it of as it was. And now. Jack.
when you've done ~grinning. perhaps
you'll talk business. l meant to play q
joas G: ycr. but it seems to me that
I've got the worst of it. However.
we'll let bygones be bygones; I'll make
you a good allowance. though l hear
that you've married q wife with a big
fortune. But. Of course. you know you
must clear out"
Clear out of WHAT"
why. out of my property and my
money, of course" snapped Sir Toby.
You're welcome to the baronetcy.
Uncle Toby" said Jack. thoughtfully;
.'but I'm afraid that l can't Obiige you
any further"
What the deuce do you mean. sir?''
simply that there's nothing left to
clear out of! I've spentit-every bob"
Sir Toby turned livid under his tat
too-marks.
You internal young scoundrel" be
shrieked; '.are you mad?"
mot q bit Of it. uncle; don't get
excited. You see. nearly all the mon
you left went to pay %pOst-obits; APT
then l took to racing. and gambleda:
bit Had most shocking luck! L.
every sixpence; sold the house
Grosvenor Square: sold Bunskin H;
under the Settled Estate act. you kno es
sold every thing. II l hadn't MARI.
Hilda l should have been absolute
stone-broke. She bought back BIZ
skin Hall. by special leave of the tr,
tee; but all her money is strictly ii
up. and I haven't q sixpence Of r
own in the world" (.
lis this really true'' said Sir lob
family. e
Gospel truth, l assure you. Ali
Taper and Deeds, they know all abofe
it. Never mind. Uncle. you've hi
your fun with the Objibeboo India1l
you know. and I've had mine. Wow
you have a brandy and soda or soni
thing? You look quite green. To-
you what If you let me keep the
title. I'll get Hilda to make you head
gardener at Bunskin-f250 ayear. good
house and precious little to do. Think
it over, Uncle.-LOndOn Truth.
An Initiative Canary.
A week or two since ''Billy's" cage
stood upon its stand at the open win
dow. and a robin alighting upon q tree
near the house, belched forth one OF