The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-01-25

ioftily. Please yourself, / don't yer,
much object. In fact, It's rather a goo,
thing. You can choke him off now
"What do you mean, you wretcheC
boy ~ she asked.
Write him note and tell him no
to. Oh, my tin hat. Won't he lool
bilious 81
Il wont, - she answered Indignantly
"Very WELL" the graceless you'll
said. "it's that or the guv'nor
Miss Urquhart pondered hesitatingIy
for a moment or two, while Bunny
eyed her triumphanny, with the air o
a successful blackmailer.
Then she did what was the most fool
ish thing possible under the circum
stances: she gave Bunny a full account
of her engagement, and of the diliicul
ties which he might create If he brought
their father on the scene. "That," al
Bunny subsequently explained to Ellis
minor, gave the whole show away
While fully agreeing with her estimats
of the probable difficulties of such .
situation, aud even emphasizing them
with some ingenuity. be stolidly de
clined to-abandon his threat, and reit
Grated it with even more verisimllitudt
than before.
Ittook some while longer. but Bunny
held the trumps, and an hour or two
afterward, after conference with ELI.
minor, he strolled with an air of easy
nonehalance into Mr.. Bakers room
with note in his pocket.
HWell, UrquhaFt ?" the latter inquir.
ed, ''come for your satisfecite'i ~
"Can 1 sit down. Bunny replied
carelessly.
"For the present you can" the mas.
ter said, with a ehuckIe at his powers
Of repartee, "but 1 don't see why you
should"
ave come to talk to you for a few
minutes, Mr.. Baker" Bunny went on
nuabashed, "and hoped it:might be a
friendly conversation
"Did you?'' Mr.. Baker said in con-
siderable astonishment- "Persanally /
should have had my doubtsD
"You see" Bunny announced, ave
not come to speak to you exactly as a
mas:er. I've been talking to my sister
this afternoon.
"ohg said the other, turning little
red.
"Itold her" Bunny continued, ''that
l was thinking Of writing to my father
about your conduct TO me lately. It's
become jolly insufferabIe, 1 can tell
you."
Mr.. Baker was on the point Of inilict-
ing summary ehastisement on the spot,
but he managed to contain himself, and
TO await further information.
''0f course" Bunny pursued, ''she
was naturally very mEeh ANNOYED 10
hear that any one could treat her broth
er in such way, andr-
"Did she say 50 ~
mo, she didn't exactly say so, but
she looked as if she was. She's got a
very expressive face, hasn't she, sir?'
''Urquhart, - the master began wrath
fully.
''Oh, all right, don't be shirty. If q
fellow can't talk about his own sister,
whose sister can he talk about, should
like to know? Well, though she was
very much annoyed, she interceded for
you, and said that if the matter was
put before you in its proper light you
might manage to behave yourself. 1
had some doubts myself, you know"--
There are limits, Urquhart," the
unfortunate man said angrily.
That's just what / said to her." in
terrupted Bunny imperturbably. "She
asked me TO give you this note
Mr. Baker read the note rapidly. 1t
set out the absolute necessity Of molli-
flying Bunny for the present, and the
possibly unpleasant consequences of pa
rental Intervention.
"You young scOundrelr' he exclaim-
ed, "Ive very good mind to knock
you down.
Bunny only grinned.
"DO you think it manly, UrqubaTt," +"
he asked, ''to attempt to shelter your
self behind your sister? It's not manly,
it's not honorable"
"It's jolly convenient" Bunny said.
Mr.. Baker rose and paced up and
down the room, while Bunny watched
him with ill-cOncealed delight.
I'm very much disappointed in you,
Urquhart, /" he said at last; Every much,
had hoped you had turned over new
leaf. You've been working better late
ly, and intended to take of satisfeeit
at the end OF the week, but l don't see
how / can do it now. It's most un-
pleasant position. Much as l should
like to, can't have you caned, because
you're not idle enough to be eaned; and
can't take you off satisfecit, because
then you'd say 1 was afraid of your
complaints to your father"
Bunny looked little shocked and
He had not supposed that
the situation would strike Old Jimmy
quite in that light, bat after a mo-
ment's reflection his equanimity return
ed. He concluded that this was Jim
my's taetfuI way of leading up to a sur
render.
"oh. of course, IL you see now how
hard really work, it's quite easy" he
said triumphantly. "You just chuck
up the satisfecit business and we'll say
no more about it.f
"We'll say no more about it, won't
we?p the master answered, eying him
grimly.
81 certainly sha'nt," Bunny replied
with apparent magnanimity. "In fact,
/ promised my sister to hush the thing
up as far as l could"
Your natural good feeling would OF
course compel you 10 do that, Urqu-
hart Mr.. Baker answered. There
was a twitch about the corners of his
mouth which Bunny did not notice.
s'Oh, I'm all right when I'm treated
the latter remarked.
Every well, Urquhart,r the master
said, "Ive decided what am going TO
OF course to your approval