The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-15

and. as they had to catch the train for half hours ride to the city in order to meet the Oceanic, Ray and Harold stop ped picking their cousin to pieces and hurried after Uncle Jack. Each was, however, very doubtful in his own mind as to the desirability of having Hugh Holcombe in the family for whole year and perhaps forever. If he was a prig like the English boys they met in the mountains, or as slow for fun as the Mac sresor boys, they certainly did not care to have him come.
 But Uncle Jack entertained them with such fascinating description of Hugh's 6 surroundings in the old English home and at school that they were very curious to see for themselves whether he was, as Ray expressed it, worth the powder to blow him up"
 The steamer moved slowly into dock amid wavings and shouts from the crowd on shore and the crowd on board. and finally the gangplank was safely down. and the crowd streamed out Among those on deck was a slim boy in long trousers, looking expectantly at the crowd of faces upturned to the deck. He did not see a familiar face, and in the midst of all the joyous parties greeting their friends, he looked lonesome and forlorn. When Hugh caught sight of Uncle Jack,
 
 waved and hurrahed with the rest which so excited the dog that, breaking loose, he rushed down the deck after another dog.
 Look out fer yer dog" called the deck steward, and Hugh dashed after Duke. But the dog was excited and Hugh reached the stern just in time to see Duke dash wildly overheard.
 TrncIe lack and the two boys saw this
 fO of the dock. to see a black figure shoot through the air head first toward the dog in the water.
 It was Hugh to the rescue.
 Great excitement prevailed on the steamer and wharf, and ropes were low cred and deck hands prepared to let down a boat.
 Rut Hugh was a good swimmer, ana although his position looked perilous. he was self-possessed' and' tyihe the sup'- tering dog to one rope, he shouted 10 draw him up. and then, with another rone fastened about his body, Hugh was raised slowly through the air to the wharf. ,
 TrncIe lack was the first to help him over the edge and in few minutes the boy was laughing and protesting that ne was all right, while Duke frisked around bis new-found friends and parked de- 
 Well, my boy, you had cola welcome to America" said Uncle Jack, laugnins as they boarded the train. But these two young beggars here will make II warm enough for you, I'll warrant ne- fore you've been here many days. YOU must forgive them If they are not over polite. for they haven't time to remem- her their manners very often"
 'He's got nerve said Ray to Harolc o, tbe way home "I didn't think Brit isher had so much .sHe isn't as much of a little Lore Fauntleroy as I thought he would be- said Harold, though he does dress queer Iv I wonder if they all do.'
 The English boy was quiet and reserv cd awed by the great change in his hf' tror the large country estate, with ser wants at his beck and call to the littl' American suburban home or ms cousins
 That night after supper It was decided +bat the cellar was the place for dol t s1aeD and, despite the fact that Hugi
 a+os+ed that Duke had always slept II ii. roorn down celler he went, for in th' Ia,,,der household a dog had never be t"." haer permitted. So Hugh. tired ou .,i.t tbe exciting happenings or the uay ,Ihroi+ted to authority, and Duke wa
 into the cellar, while he went to oe' ~ lie 1fttIe room next the boys on th
 Ray and Harold woke simultaneous: (, tho middle of the night and sat up II he'd Did you hear that noise "hi' pered Ray.