The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18

Over The Kremiin's pavement white
With :crpss'ine and sysnl,s:
That's no good. Try another" said
Hold on a shake. I know what's coming"
McTurk was.reaGing over Beetles shoulder.
That simultaneously take snun.
For each to have prctest enough,
Aud eerchiefwlse unrotd his sash.
wh!ch-softncss self-is set tho stun.
tGummy! What n sentence9
To no'h last where a ,tssl chain snaps
More ass YOU! Consirue.". said McTurS.
left no evidence. !4ctum rst with King
He gave me that book. too" raid Beetle.
licking HIS lips. Then irrelevantly:
There's a great text In Galatians.
Twenty nine distinct damnations.
One sure n another fails.
setehos. Setchos. ana s.tehos.
Thinketh he liveth In the cold of the MOON"
Hes lust come in from dinner" sad Dick
Four. boxing through the window. MAN
Safest place for him Just now. ~ said Beetle.
Then y,ou, chaps had better clear out" said
Sta!ky politely to the visitors. " 'Tisn't fair
10 mix yon nD in a study row. Besides. we can't
Are you TO begin at once?" said Aladdin.
Immediately, IL not sooner" said Stalky;
and turned out the gas. strong. perseyerin'
Biniaimin."
The company retreated to their own neat
hu't ltIIOus rluuS i "a tCldU bOul9.
When stalky blows ont his nostrils like a
horse said Aladdin TO the Emperor OF China,
hes on the warpath. Wonder what. King
mBsan IS. said al ,s the Emperor. Number Five
Wonder II ought to take any notice of It
officially" said Abanazar. who had just remem-
bere; he vas a project.
II you did. we'd have them hostile TO ua; and
We shouldnL he able to do any work" said
A: %oW the w"., a African GtTan war a,re drum had been
Number Five was forbidden To wake that dia-
But n deep. devastating drone filled the pas
saees rs McTurk anu Beetle rubbed tn. top
OF trumpets-of savage pursuing trumpets.
Then. rs McTurk slapped one side smooth with
Into short coughinc bowls such as the wounded
gorilla throws In his native forest. 1t was fol-
lowed BY the wrath OF kinG-three steps at a
gown. Aladdin and company. listening.
saueaLed with excitement as the door crashed
open. King stumbled into the darkness and
cursed those performers by the gods OF Balliol
and quiet repose.
Turned out for a week." said Aladdin.
be brou Zht down to his study in five minutes.
,Bra'ts; Barsar,ans; SaSagss; Children,
baby" he sang in 4 whispe: az he chung 10 tue
loor knob. dancing a noiselcss war dance. kinS
Turk lit the nas to confer with Stalky. But
Stalky had vanished.
his books and instrument case. "a
week in the form rooms isn't holy"
Yes. but stalky isn't here. you owl said
I'm going to read in the lower form room"
" VA IL iii 1' w see %s' said %01 Mefur ge sueefully.
II don't know any morc than You do what
draw Kings lire. You're used to it,"
No sooner had the key turEed in the door
than the lid of the coal box. which was also the
Saaf 1irfaH gaufipnSlv l. had haan q
tiVht nit. even for the 1.-the Stalky., his head be-
tween his knees. and his stomach under his
a well.worn catapult. a handful OF buckshot.
and a duplicate key Of the study: ,nuiselessly he
turned to the road. the wind-sloped trees. the
dark levels OF the Burrows. and the white line
Of SiaS SseAf fss d aslI'nf the nie ases ssSn aISqf b IL PsSh!s
lane he heard the husky boot Of the carriers
horn. There was a ghost of melody in it. as II
ing TO sing IT'S a way we have in the army"
stalIy smiled Grimly; a. a. extreme range
onened fre Will good erect. Tor the old horse
"" "Shere he awa Al tuH" h,,coueted Rabbits
Eggs. Another huckshot tore through the rot.
.en canvas tilt with n vi ,ious zipp.
"IIahct." murmured Stalky. as Rabbits
Eggs swore into the LATENT night. protesting
"And 60" King was saying in a high head
befors Mapders minor. we'll knowing Fat il
3urts a fifih;form 10y TO he held up to Tags
airl's our verses s"W which we are SO proud Of When
presume 70 come into direct conflict with
even so humble a representative of authority
Yes. sir" said Beetle. with a shecplsh grin
on his l,ps. and murder in his heart Hope had
nearly left him. hut he chung TO a we'll .estab-
lishcd faith that never was Stalky So danger
'us sSou n are mot MS M REQUIRED TO eritlcise. thar you.
Turned out Of our studies. we are. just as IL
We. were. no better than little Manders minor,
nn1N nEt Krhnnlhnv2 va nra and nnA hA
Beetle pricked up his ears: for Rabbi:s.Erg
ileved in ventilation. He strobe to the win
do II geo ss~ 'nS, fn zee v !an., s, rosrsd II R sas Essllsss.
now that he he'd found u: visible fee-anotber
from the d1rE,sss above; "Yess, yeou;
beggar. You'm tu old for such COINS on. Ale.
Poultice your nose. I tall ZEE. Poultice you?
Beetles heart leapt up within him. Some.
where. somehow: he knew Stalky moved be-
and the prospect of revenge, He would EN-
body the suggestion about the nose in death:
,ssr Tsr rsbut h,pg Rs shSfw E pD the Win Wind low and and
rier WAS beyond fear OF fawninG
Il all fell SWIFTLY, as dream. Mandcrs
rs, a Jagged flint cannoned on o some fine tree
calf bindinRs in the booSshelf; Another
Jealous telnt to stop it, and in that endenvor
a students lamp. which dripped via
KINGS nj ,6 'RDs5s and some sLoise books Grrs so a
glass on the w~indow.seat. the china basket, !
AfcTurk's aversion-cracked TO flinders. had
dropped her musk plant and les earth over the
red repp cusbions; Mauders MINOR was bleed.
Ing profu .ely from n cut on the cheekbone, and
King. usiig strange words. every one of which
Beetle treasured. ran forth to lind the school
that Rabbits Eggs might he instantly
cast into iAil.
Poor cllap!, said Beetle. with a false,
feiensd sympathy. Let 1t bleed a little.
Thatu. prevent apop.exv," and he held tho
blind head skil;ully over the table. and the
papers on the table. as he guided the howling
Manders to tho door.
Then did Beetle. alone with the wreckage.
return good for evil, How. In that Office. q
complete set OF "Gib0on" was SCARED all
along the back as by n flint: how so much
black and copying Ink came 10 be mingled
with Manders'H blood on the table doth: why
the big gum bottle. unstoppersd. hao rolled
semi-circularly across the floor. and in what
manner t,,e white china door knob grew to be
tainted with yet more, Of Manders'e. youthful
gore. were matters which Beetle did not ak
plain when the rabid King returned TO find
him ttanding politely over the hearth-rug.
You nIver told me 10 20, sir" he snid. with
the air OF Casablanca. and King Consigned