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

/ mtuutnR bentlo fnov no lnutJ. CODo w tOE
room. where he triumphed anew;
vo, ,AnS az the NO SSrs so q, It, ~, he s ssUl' | Waste ~ q s .SeS
gems Of sarcasm on their thick Leads. It's
miles. above them. I'm certain" .u,.
~ don't know what Stalky's appreciation OF
your style may be. but young McTurk reads
1 'rf.sFa:t Il. G 9sTt ca Ill docs 1T to 'h0" on
their study the other night. officially, and Nc
Turk was rluinE up the back OF four odd num-
81 don't know anything about their. private
Iiye9;" MID a. q rS Sa, master ,hn, S Na \ ,n STs
DEVILS lie blushed as the others laughed. .
bad ~ lsn in sss mp Dnfy ro @s9ai taSEe c %Ss r %Tn's si STs
Of Tho Lamp; lay on the piano unmoved. ,.,
maxim 'a mo q. KIM KIM ' Go out stq and Iii iii him. nl%N he
drawled. .."Vhicn one was 1t. Beetlsi"
skirt. There was one about his hunting for
popularity. with, the ANAL boys. and tho other
H Heo was %"s a " sSIIio IN; :Ima m fsi swear ssr" both S"e Of rem 'em
rhymed.' BY gum! P'raps Mauders minor
'A ne d, s1% pps sS1si down hna S0 sw" SI nls s" of stairs.
flushed n small pink and white bov, IN n form
T T%s ,m nsss d%1I 70 be Sa%s Ills s'o o%n. w and cS SsssG
him ND the corridor into a form room sacred TO
the revels Of the Lo, er Third. Thence he came
back. greatly dlsordered. TO find McTurk .Stalky
and the others in his'study enjoying an unlim-
tied "bre w'-cofee cocoa, buns. new bread hot
least as many poun Il OF Devonshire cream
the A San nase '" aw RS' . taTSwspS n namifs for 1 iRi..
stalkyy". /: was within ! month of .erm end.
and blank starvation had rcirnec in tho stud es
You" said stalky. screncly.
"Confound you. vow haven't been popping
Watch! I lost i;.wesss ago. Ont on the
! pprr,ura ,,bnp ,,o , , Tod 30 ah.,, 49, III .or,
n. day our pistol burst"
IT dropoed out q YOUR pocket tyou,re 40
It for vol. I've been wearing il for a week and
yon never noticed: Took II into Bideford after
dinner to, ,o.dIy; Got thirteen and sorenpence.
Well. that's pretty average COOL said
Abanazar behind, a slab OF cream and. jam. us
Beetle, treasured upon the safety OF his Sun
DAY trousers. sho wed not even surprise. much
less resentment, Indeed. it was McTurk who
pa wned II. You unmitirnted beast! Why,
got a snIr ri any Ticket '''' -'"e'
All. that was because YOU locked your trunk
and oD ws we Ms m hsIt the hsv sf, nawneG Hs% N sa ,15
behSyed IKE q = chTIs;iSn; Turkey"
9'That's hhesstly :" SAID staiEs. when / took
all the trouble TO Sewn it. Beetls never knew
me a lift into Blddeford this afternoon
Rabbits Eggs, was the local carrier-a an out
CrOD Oh tle curly DeNOn'An IOrnlHtlt n. IL was
stnlky VIII had Invented MS u~nloveiv name.
He was pretty average drunk or he wouldn't
nayG .o aHe e Vt: But Hsei i .Mors It /, r l,:''s sp ely p OF
tween US. and gave him u bob; lie ,stopped
3. two PUB. on the ~ way in; he'll be hoMlins
Beetle. there's n council of war on. What the
deuce is the matter with YOUR collar:"
Third box room. Had al! hts bess.iv little
friends on top Of me" aid Beetle, from be-
You ASST ANY fool could have told Won
where Mande-s would bunk TO-" said McTurk.
ing II oS S,d p,,eh halas' with sf'h a s spoos. mesh's' Scoop
"Corrse Won didn'r. You never do Ne
shut M. YOU, You Irish niddy:; 'Tisn't
The book was a fat. brown-backed volume of
the latt. r sixties which King had once thrown
the name Gigad'bs came. Beetle had quietly
annexed the book and had seen sever Al things.
ate with him as he bed oaued pages showed.
He removed himself from all that world. drift
ing at large With wondrous men and women.
his head ard he snarled.
Beetle! You're oppressed and insulted and
Leave me alone. l can write some more
po :Msd rhC Sai him md IL ! l.! All ,,ia 7 s snRpSss;I n. vt.,,.
ors.. as one exhibiting strange beasts. Beetle
reads an ass called Brownin'. and McTurk read
"Ruskin isn't an ass" said McTurk Hes
almost as good as the Opium Eater. He says
Tcnndi ssil art. That Fl ao means nse me. 'r and the ey ws s%Fi
decorated The study when you two badgers
would have stuck up brackets and Christmas
rounding art. atop reading. or Ill shove a I'LL
chard down your neck"
Beetle shut M the book. in obedience TO thu
law under which he and his companions had
lived for ak caeckered years
Tho visitors looked on delighted. Number
Five study had s reputation for more varieZa ed
rethe": and NO lar as its code allowed friend.
ship with outsiders IL was polite and omen.
hearted TO its neighbors on the same landing.
What rot do YOU want TO do now;" said
"Eins, War" said MeTurk; Jerking hi,
wooden West African war drum. a gift to Me
Turk from a naval uncle:
again." said Beetle. who loved his flesh pots.
Mason turned us out for j~ust-iust warbling
who bad testified in common room.
"Warbling % Lord" said Ahannzar. W
@%sn YOU "T pisye %Hr the inte sPtik ,h in our w sbass
the good OF getting turned out OF Your study
i've lived in the form rooms for a week.
too. said Beetle traGiealy. And it was
"Ye.es. bu. Mason's rooms were filled with
week to draw the inference" said MsTurE."He
rats I@ss" stooo ed Mason!s "' title 81 shy &c of o as move o%e
but there vas no evidence"
Jolly wen tneTe WASH T., SAID Stalkv,
''when ] got out on the roof and dron2ed the
beastly things down his himnoy. But. look
here. question is. are our characters good
enough lust now TO stand n study row."
Never, mind nine" sail Beetle. king
swears | haven't any,"
I'm not thinking Of vou.' Stalky returned
scornfullv. You aren't going M for the
army. you. old hat: ] don't want: to be e1.
pellsd-and the Heads getting rather shy OF us,
ROT" said McTurk. "You chaps won't
think. The Head never eXpel. except for
s.nstllness Or stealing. Bn. forgot. you and
The visitors gasred. nut Stalky interpreted
the narable with larze GrinS.
We'll. you know. that little beast MRndrrs
minor saw Beetle and mo hnInm-rin' McTnrk's
trunk open in the dorn,itory when we took his
watch. OF course. Manders sneaked to Mason.
and Mason solemnly took II up rs a case o.
theft. - get even with us abont the rats. I
THAT delivered Mason into our hands, said
McTurk. blandlv. we were awfully nice 10
him. cause he WAS a new master md wanted
to win the confidence OF the BOYS. Stalkv went
to his study ard pretended IN hluh. and told
AaA hAsI lad - .-.. 4 . NJ. Ia AI-