New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-18
Matchmaker Jack.
BIZ HALLIwEIL sUTCLTFT.
IN TWO PARTs-PARr II.

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NosteH looked at me funniIy. You've uneasy
conscience old chap Come. out with itF' says he
Have you been whiting catapult stick with
my razor. Or
Fact is. Tm-Tm no end sorry for you. Mr..
Nosten' I managed to blurt out.
Thanks. Don't need it now. but III bottle It I'D
for future What's the trouble
''WeII-of course. it doesn't matter really. you
know-there's good fish IN the as ever came
out OF II. the governor always says-
Nosten turned round from the looking glass He
had hairbrush in each hand. and got ready 70
dodge II he chucked EN- at my head You're a
fluffy owl. my What the mischief Is the Eat
ter with your says he
Nothing: only It seems pity for chap Ike
you be-to be fOoIng his time away says l. SIT
ting the window ledge and feeling a bit more
easy now I had taken the plunge 7 know, you
see. and 1t doesn't seem fair to keep you IN the
dark. Nell is a juggins Mr.. NostelL'
He turned his back me, sharp. and banged
away with his hair brushes. and didn't say WORD;
but I noticed the back OF his neck was red
Poor old chap!" I said. Wish you'd look at
Nell same as I do. Bless you. II she was your
sister you wouldn't worry a hs' porth-you'd know
her too well See? It's just fuke she isn't your
sister
I was getting on nicely. faucied- But Nosten
jumped round IL he'd like to eat me. "Wnar N
thunder do you mean. you young IDIOT" he cried.
Well I got my rag out a DIT at that; II wasn't
the way for one gentleman TO treat another "On.
It doesn't matter" says l. stiff as poker. /
thought you'd ike to know. that's all
He quoted down again. Know WHAT says ne.
He was fixing up his tie. and saw his hand
shake. He seemed to be laughing
You take my word for it, it's good half doing
thing If you've got to stamp on .7z wqrra- stamp
in the sycamore tree a BIT since, says !. keeping
and the poet Johnnie were underneath: and he
said he'd like to live forever with her in-sone-
thing about swallows and slant shadows
silly ASST says NOSteu with a SrOWL
And then he put out paw. and eollared Neus
''sbe smacked his head for hin?" says Nosten
ia never known Nosten talk IN such Jolly.
standup sort Of way. Girls take all that out Of
TO think was lifting him clear OF the mud.
s sss went on . me sd Tyer T1 r s liked
his paving l saw EN- start on too; and she vas
thought ia better Just give you a hint old chap.
Here, sayi What are you up tor -,
hand on my neck and the other my. trousers.
he rather hurt There isn't WoT o OF I5etn y
by limiting your sister would ever look twice at
That's what's so silly Of her" says I. trying not
to squeak Cheer up. old chap! You can't De out
more Of Mervyne than Jour
don't know what happened There was bang
out on the landing I fancied NOstelI had kicked
sTs but eq9 1 be sDs suT began sat 10 gu e 52t
the governor is oftener right than you'd think II
somebody, the governor always says Wen, I had
felt sick as I went downstairs and brushed my
self in the hall. SOS they shouldn't see Ia had a
chap INTO bother. you know. and wasn't cad
enough to want that. though he had played II
Nostel had worries enough without my adding TO
Have you seen Nell anywhere. jack" says
mother. soon I came into the drawing room
at tR PSP bSu g2 ate ana said 70 0
very odd Tfnt to nsT en-, ToT 1i moment moment
row. and she was not there.
said 2p she's yoH 6 a9 cacb me pat sb in 10 'a s
nater-I get spanked too hard IL I'm caught.
not 6a the e bel @ O was & ana on is b a
Jack 1 wish you would run out and see II you can
Ratheri wanted to get out into the fresh air
and me- NosteiI had shown me what fellow gets
for trying 70 do the square thing; what il Nell
see had left them on the island Just because
wanted them TO have a good time?
slammed to hunt UP and down the garden. and
the governor and Mr.. NOsteH had come down by
the corner Of his eye with sort OF grin The
governor was in an awful wax; could tell by the
pnky look OF the little bald spot on his head The
second bell was golng It like q good one;
she isn't anywhere about said True enough
wasn't it? But didn like the governors look
his dinner" says he. will come to a bad end Is
Nell deaf; Hasn't she heard 1c the bell? aumpn
suppose they expect US 1t to walt for them ~,
gentle sort Of voice she always puts on when the
governors in wax
never could tolerate cold soup Has no one seen
them"
Jack said he saw them going on the river" says
Mr.. NosteII
m E a6 had1 s s haf oqt a Ta' a GS MAI
lowed a silly lump in my throat; that was after
tea"
''The rlverr' says the mater. with shudder. 7
do hope harm has come 10 them"
Not there! They were having regular lark
CRY; I hS int thought OF that. Well. Mervyne had
laid IN enough mullins 20 last him week. and
girls could always get on without eating so
didn't worry about that
''Tut-tutr' put IN the governor. The only dan
ger they is that OF losing dinner for promise
them they shall go 70 bed hungry Come. wei
So we all trotted into the dining room. and sat
his mUstache, but didn't eat much else. Mother
got to the danger track again. and wondered IL
hadn't better send out a search party. Then
she quite, quite sure they had toppled into
the river She ended up with drag nets and tears.
and began to feel cheap, tell you l wished
dare own up; but I'd got far up the tree TO
down all at once Ike that
The grouse came on, but couldn't tackle IT. and
I knew then must be regularly OF my oats
Would you like TO have a spin down the
yves. 60 boy" growIed the governor Your
mother will never rest till she knows they are safe
nonsense. OF course p-re nonsense stfll-well.
cut and ran soon as I'd got out OF doors and
sprinted down to the bOathOuse. Then I showed
the old tub OF. and never stopped till q landed
her slap the sandbank OF the island There
the redskins do when they're the trail Then
waited bit. and was Just tuning up again when
Nell came running through the bushes. Mervyne