New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-18

7 4; and, Of course. she behaved as girl alsays
put her arms round ne and cried bit. and
laughed a LOT. and kissed me all over the top o.
aJaek Jack. you've come to take as off, sas
said. and went On saying il I'll thought she nis'
Yes. II wanted you 70 have nice quiet tiEns
I tst; but The mater got 50 bothered about X
fhouTbt-f taISo "a .Ivn S'S oS Sox as Tians as
a barn owl What's the mattsrT" -
was E n hurry There re- hold ss soss JACK wss
l get in-sO'-you were a dear to come and taks
IT vas rur.my. =-.ensver way you iooksd At r.
seemed 10 be rotfirz ms tirne-Why didn't shs
round on me. same az Mr. Sosteh bad done. for
told ne to row faster because she was 50 very
hHnYry ard she said Il vas peasant % pc "a rsaea
never been called dear nice people before Thsrs
SIR. Iervyne sat n The stern He bad a Imp
sort OF lock, and he never SAID word ABOUT tns
Is, Is it the TuGinsy' said TO Nell n whisper.
NO it is not altogether the mullins said she.
and frOwned 20 tell 70 dry
2 make d an out. and eoqldn't,, We e.. me.
We turned the bend. and the sunset wasn't in Il
with Nelrs face when she saw hln. - .sn.-.
his voice come rom 3 deep % down and he soandsd
swe-Ee'Sshe Looked az me-"we lost our boa.
knew Knew Men "S was "a bTek then. Any other siEi
would have given me away ana never tnoosnt
NosteH giared at the poet Johnnie n the bows.
"A-granny knot7'' said Mr.. 8Iervyne What Is
gTanHy knot my dear good fshow s,.-,, Me-
VINES. 'Its the sort Of Knots mat poets tle..
wear. Miss Courtney you must forgive my tenn
per- but we've all been wretchedly uneasy a2ols
half dead with hunger"
vSst s y aIlsS as a. =, vs. bsca9ss
NostsL was bullying her o,t: they IKE T. , sss
too and as soon as we got 90, On snors as maze s
was up with him when Nostsn took me By tns
sorry kicked you old chap he xhispeEea;
Wen let bygones be bygones: and-er-just run %
to the house. Will you. and-er-te1 them. your
sister Is safe Toun-you'n get there quicker than
Saunbugs" said: were Just there. and Msr-
vyns Will have told theu''=
Yes but.here. sonny. III give you a new Dat
i Sesa5 to think then. II Nqsten sheughs r
be must have sonsthing g say e Nell; and vas
er 1 f o. sou e. ~ - 5Tste1Ssa rs max,
Of. and / hadn't got ave yards before heard
.%stop a minute. Mss Courtney I've got soma
I squinted FOUND. and saw that Nell tried 90
say 10 and couldn't. And then they turned round
round to the other side Of the 5gshe--not 70 is
ten you know but TO see what On eaTTn NJ, nos S
deep voice and talked ninety to the minute: There
sIood here. child esn't s:sEd this any longer
III mad rather yog-yoG didn't go on. Mr.. Nos
tell" says Nen. with a sort Of wissls IN her
NoS,s g 'q9Rsd and ssgsa A ha 10 5. J.s a
."oh. don't Mr. Nostsn: rm-rm not myself
yes or no?' says he By love, but be could bully:
And he'd been SO soft with Nell before. as Il hsd
NsH kept quiet for a BIT, then she wriggisd
n NosteTI wasn't Kissing her. PhsT! didn't say
girls were rummy? I was riled with Nel. TOO
We're Mervyne. and It wasn't right 70 lead another
Ralph. II would never havs confessed II you
hadn't been mean enough to take ne At a dlsaa-
Shat awful time had ths lssnd win NE ~.
~ begs - tsrE about The Islands
OF the Blessed Gin hexameters. I thin<. and then
got so dreadfuly tragic and crept so close 70 the
water and talked wildly OF seeking a hOue
IN the peaceful river bed. that grew sorry for
Sorry for We're Mervyne7- says NostsTI. with
yes: though he meant TO drown hinseI. Ard
5:5 come with the boat he'd be asking ne
felt as II we're standing or ny head Nell
didn't care for Mervyne after all Ny hat. girls
do take a fellow in
SAYS he II you hadn't got stranded on the island
and nearly turned my hair gray win worry why
80 take advantage says Nell Ike her old self.
T.{ th sr. yGg ssn very Sga mean don nR sr
anything snly-exceDt when you do Il yourself;
and Jumped out OF the bushes: and il was sport.
tel y9q I ne see sort zm q GR sh SAID T. Ioons an
other way Just TO put EN- at their ease.
About how long have you been In the snruo-
berry, says NOsteL
"0h a minute or two, old ehap-went 70 eaten
moths you knOw-er-are you two coming tn Mr.
Noste1 didn't eat any dinner. Nell. you know;
7 sounded ike a OF the world all right: but
I didn't feel easy. And Just as we got back to the
house I stOpued dead. il had 20 come out. and
might well make a clean breast OF It -
Mr. NOsteu.'' I said. 1T wasn't true what Nell
said abOut-about the boat slipping loose. took
your saws NostelI What on earth"-
Yes; thought Nell wanted tO-to be alons
7 didn't get any further Nell put both hands over
my mouth. and NOstel rOared TIL I thought ne q
have fit
well I gave you a kicking on account. sonny
saws NOsteiI. so well call il square
"Tou-yOu thiRk the governor never VII KNOW
I think not" says Nosten. with another laugh
''Tve a confession OF my Own % make 70 the gov
ernor old ch4p-a bigger sort % confession
'>Oh. about Nell?
and the governor sad only Yesterday that the
sooner somebody took her OF his hands,
But Nell wouldn't let me finish
IT wonder II the governor viii say much to-
6av" said NOsteu. went Indoors
He did. for later on I heard him say. Bless
when 7 wasn't supposed TO be anywhere around
We'll. I'm chap that boasts. but fancy
had hard in that marriage you know Nell says
SO. too. We're Mervyne never comes 70 place
was a begger for uuh1ns. Mervyne--(Casselrs
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