News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-03-15
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'I'm practiCing cricket for our match
next week." Harvey answered.
"Well cut along and leave me TO
stroll by myself" Jack said.
Il hope you won't get into much of
row."
That's my business"
And he walked quickly away in the
direction of the river, leaving Harvey
amazed at his holiness, which, he felt
convinced, would be followed by seri-
Gus consequences.
When Hunston saw that his enemy
was disposed of, he congratulated him
self upon his good luck and turned his
) attention to Fisher.
Here, you little disquieter!' he cried.
Come down to the river and spend
| your money like gentleman"
| Fisher was afraid to make any fur
| ther remonstrance, though he would
rather have done anything and gone
anywhere than have accompanied the
bully to the Lea, and went with Hun
ston TO the boathOuse in fear and trem-
bling. The boathouse was picturesque
little building near the lock. In it were
boats of all descriptions for hire at a
reasonable price. which did not put
them out of the reach of schoolboys in
search of Il holiday diversion. Old ST.
mon, the b0athouse keeper looked at
funston and Fisher.
care you from Mr., Crawcour's
academy or DR.. Begbie's school,"
inquired Simon.
"CrawcouT's
"You can swim, of course"
Like a fish, answered Hunston.
Excuse me asking the question, but
l have been strictly enjoined by Mr..
Crawcour to do so whenever any of his
young gentlemen come down to me for
boats 1t is what he calls a salutary
iwecaution."
"All right, we can both swim like
two dolphins, SO don't put yourself in
funk about u.s." .
"All right, sir; you needn't trouble
yourself. It's eighteenpence the first
when you return, if you like; l can
always trust to the honor of gentle
men,"
And with this fattering speech, old
Simon went away to get the boat ready
and launch her on the water
Fisher put his hand in his pocket
and took out his money amounting to
about the third of a sovereign.
"Take it all, Hunston; take it all and
welcome, only let me CO." he ex-
claimed.
funston took ; shillings.
THAT Will be enough" he said, re-
turning the rest. Il don't want any
more"
Old Simon launched the boat, which
was rather more frail and cranky than
she should have been for two such
nOvices in the art of rowing. But he
was not to blame, as they had deceived
him, and he thought they could row if
they did not understand the manage
ment of boat.
"Are you going to steer, sir?" asked
old Simon, as funston stepped into
the boat.
No; my friend will do that he
answered.
Let him get in first, then, if you
please. The cocksWain always goes
first. That's it. Bend your body
little sir, or you'll capsize the skiff
and have a swamp before you've fairly
started. Have you got the lines
Stop; they're twisted. Better have
them free. Hold hard a minute.
That's all right. Now, then, you get
in, sir, and III hand you the SOULS"
Old Simon arranged everything salts
factorily and pushed the boat off
funston made a great splashing With
the SOULS, but managed to propel the |
skiff little unsteadily through the |
water
1t was lovely day. The Lea was
calm as a millpond, and Fisher, who |
saw his face reflected in its treach- |
erous depths, could not help thinking |
what a glasslile winding sheet it {
would make for the drowned. Just in !,
this particular part of the country the ,
river wound in and out with many q
curve and quaint formation of channel |
1t was very pleasantly wooded, and In |
trees of every kind cast |
their shadows upon the gliding stream. |
funston eased a little and turned |
round to look before him. Look |
ahead" he cried. There is fallen |
tree on the left. Mind how you steer"
81 see it, and there is boat coming |
round the corner on the right" re- |
turned Fisher.
us there? I'll put ON squirt and |
show them how to row."
He bent we'll over the stretcher, and |
the boat few through the water.