The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-08
CHAPTER NNXNu

LITTLE JoHSSY 70 THE RESCUE.
IL CHANGED that the mhn came down
the pathway behind Baby, who was IN
tho nun how II her Grafton. He caught
! tn. ~astonishcd dame hy th. arm. order
ing her IN stern tones 10 te gone 10 Tho
huu-. Or h. would a'quaint Mr. John with
her outrageous behaviour.
Then something IN the tone OF tho man :
voice told me that | had Sen him tefor'
ind-ed. more than once " was t,rIer-on,
tie old Castle Cover butler, who had
| brought the mc~,ag' FOO tho trv~i,ng place
| thai Rupert ul,uiuLWyn had huii is
| foot the same Nh on a later ooClsion
lad delivered the letter AT the sChooihouSe
on the n,Zht - our going :. Inch Jurct
VIVA are yc. Duncan Grlerson,- cred
the indignant Baby. TO Inform Master
John again what II seems suld to mo Ia
dos-
Grierson. with dark and mysterlous sig
And Rabby evidently minded. For shc
stood ABIDE, still. however, muttsrinG uE
der her breath.
A prorni-. Is a pronlisei' al" -aid Ard
I han Master John Tor n witness TO the
Mind. Rabbv.- raii Duncan. with an
air IL legal wisdom. -th" pgomis was a
conde.tioual promise merely lher" Is
to he Inc word OF til Master Johh Il set
tied
And he bent down and Whispered In
her car I could not hear what he said
Hut Pahby's reply Is, however, worthy
o' recording, iuasmuch as II caused IN"
many ConjcCtures AZ the time.
4 never thoCht O. looking hneath Lis
inflow when he vas sleepinl' she aid.
With a very courteous bow the old butler
askei my IA rdon fur keeping me waiting
and then ~apoloGized frankly for the mistake
made bv Rahhy.
mem. he said. yen just need to "icus'
Bahhy
Decd. an I'm no near sac stricken
IN years a. your ain sel nca ''rier-
cried the indignant lady. "nA-no ~. a
guild half -diz7en q years hcar se mai
Bu, duncan waved her away with calm
supariority, conducting me up the rugged
path with the height - digniiieh empires
nlent. ,
.Bsbby. gang We into the hoose and
,,t d dish % tea ready lie cried "Dinra
The water is boiling afore We poor !, IN.
Indeed. mem, Mr. John would hav"
been mais, disappointed II lie had missd
your vceSit. Come DOT a. that, We ii'-ei
wee hastiep ] teg pardon, Mrs, hut !
am afraid your Young gentleman VIII
break his neck " b. persists IN crawling
on the roof There. what did ] tell We,
We camsteery hule - p redecclous c~allAnt''
Li,,lo Johnny had indeed fallen through
the matched and rotten roof of one 81 the
standing, and WAS presently rescued, howl.
ing Justify. by a single leg which appeared
waving among the debris.
Duncan held him in the air as he might
have done "a kicking rabbit. and busted him
vigorously Indeed. | .sar hat he rer-
formed the operation with - heavy a hand
that In moro than one ~cn-e II might b~
callesl n dressing down.
think the blood mus, have risen quickly
To nv face. 'or | could feel fny--lf turning
no all over
50 intent was I on the fate ~ my ally
that I did not notice hat John Glendonwyn
preston Il wonder on his face. IN tho door
wRv of his cot lie was. ] saw ~ once.
much palcr than he had bcen indeed,
thinner altogether hut with n d"termin"d,
uas,rrful and manly expression such n I
hid mover -orn on li- face before
Alltt,ucXt mo neat 1 vas holding his