Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-30

reality W'rc charcoal burners. They
had 9 hut in the wood where they
| lived Tor three or four days and nights.
only going into the town on Friday
night and staying in their regular
! homes till the beginning of the next
| week.
The boys plunged into the wood.
pushing their way through and making
the trail lie as Well as they could. but
1t was hard work.
4 wish We had Kept to the open" >"
said Jack. Are You sure you know
your way tbroughz''
Il think -. We can't go haek new,
because we should he caught if we
did. answered Harvey. by the way
Jack, it would be Il Jolly spree to make
the hounds lose Themselves in thp wood
by breaking off the trail. If they came
to a break. they'd hunt here and there
and get utterly foggcd at last"
Let's do it and start the tail again
on the other side of the road. Some of
them VIII strike it,
''All right Don't throw any more
paper" Harvey observed
They stopped casting away paper
and pressed ON. 1t seemed as if they
would never eorle to the extremity of
the wood. An hour or more had passed
since they entered it. The shouts of
boys calling loudly to one another
showed tlat the hounds had entered
the wood and had lost their way, as
lack and Harvey anticipated they
would
BY ccasing TO cast GowA paper the
hounds had bee 'me puzzled. While
the leaders Did 50. the followers could
always Keep The main track. Now
they were all AT sea.
Here's Il pretty how d'Ee do"
laughed Harvey. standing stil in Il
small open glade, which had some bun
dies ef straw in it. put there fer tle
phea>ants by the keepers.
clark. WHAT'S that?" said Jack
Hide. hide. It's Maple and H:asson
senior
Hunston senior and Maple We're quar-
rcling.
Il don't believe a word you say" ex-
claimed Maple.
Its true When l first got lost in
this Internal wood. l stumbled across
some fellows with fires, burning char
coal,' said Harry Hunston.
ut is very odd didn't see them"
"You We're not in that direction.
They are on the eastern side, and this
is the western end, as l take it,
"And they robbed you? What did
they steal from you?" growled Maple.
why, all l had-your two pounds
ten, mean"
Jack squeezed Harvey's arm con-
vulsively
DO you hear that?" he whispered.
Listen" returned Harvey.
What shall l do? said Maple.
'"rhat tin was to have lasted me the
half. and now shan't be able to buy
walnut or pear or an apple. l
shan't have any talts or sweet stuff.
What nuisance. Are you sure It is
all gomez
"G,uite sure. just as you took the
none! oct of your locker | put it into
my pocket. The charcoal burners rush
ed at me- One held me while the 9TH
II turned my pockets inside out"
There was an air of sincerity about
UEHs.on seniors narrative which con
viltced Maple that the prospect of see
II: Lis money back again was very
slight indeed.
II wish those charcoal burners had
been know where before they had
my money" he said.
Don't stand jawing there, you
young Donkey" cried Harry Hunston.
x want to get home before it's quite
dark
"Come on then. l can't help being
Wild Maple said.
They moved in the direction of a
.ss.h III t::e brushwpd. which was
just what Harvey had been looking
fer. 1t was the footway used by the
charcoal burners. which Hunston had
hit upon accidentally. Jack sprang
forward before they had gone more
than a few steps.
stop BIT. funston" he said. put
ting himself before him. Il have some
thing to say to you before you go any
farther"
Eunston senior turned pale, visible
even in the dim light. Maple tried to
get away, but Harvey caught him by
the neck and nearly throttled him.
"Oh, don't. Don't hurt me, Harvey"
he whined. "Fll do anything you ask
me- I will indeed"
"Shut up was Harvey's reply.
For moment there was dead 81
lenca.
''N'hat do you want?" asked Harry
Hunston, standing at bay.
~ have overheard your conversation
with Maple" Jack answered.
Listeners never hear any good of
themselves. l thought you were mean
enough for anything, and now l know
it," sneered Hunston.
"I'm not so mean as to get up plot
to take away fellows character be-
cause l hate him."
you've got to prove it, and my
word is as good as yours" Hunston re-