The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-07-14

"HE little playfellow alluded to
by Mr.. Bedington was Emily
Scratchley. At his particular
request she had been invited
to spend Il week at Willow Copse. ard
her parents lad been only too glad to
allow her to accept the invitation. She
was delighted to meet her old friend
again and called him dear old Jack"
as she gave him kiss and asked after
her camphor bag.
Il like Emmy" said Jack to Blocks,
the butler, with whom he was great
friends. "She is such Il jolly girl
If ever there was a regular tomboy. il
was Emily. She would engage in all the
amusements and games of boys and.
though she was very delicate and fem
inine In her manner, she had no affecta-
ton about her. In short, che was Just
the sort of girl that boys like
Emily happened to>"a- ~ house
wheif NJ 66ra@com eSafiiies. and. hear
ing OF his arrival. she hurried out to
Jack to tell him the news. Jack was
setting some bird taps made of bricks
In the shrubbery.
"oi, JIch,' sine cried, such news.
Who do YOU think has come? Old
"rawcour"
What does he want?"
"You," said Emily.
Yes. or else old Scratchley won't
pay his bill. and he's come for the
money. Fancy the old duffer coming
here! Well, like his cheek"
Didn't you like the SCHOOL,"
Il didn't object 10 the school. The
fellows behaved stunningly to me. Col
Hnson was cock, and all the sixth
were bricks when / was chained up.
Hunston was the only skunk It's
Crawcour himself | don't care about"
Would you like to go back Z"
''Now I've got mother and Il father
and good home, perhaps he wouldn't
make n set at me as he did before If
he did, could easily stop 1t. and l can
tell you my name would soon he walk
er. Where is old Fireworks-Craw.
cour. L mean:"
I'm the drawing room"
II must give him turn before he
goes. RE mustn't come here without
knowing that your humble servant IL
within hail. III wake the old duffer
up! Where's n bit of cord?'
There's some drying cord in the
back yard"
Get that and look sharp. You will
find me on the steps of the front door"
said Jack.
Away went Emily, who executed her
mission without delay and joined Jack
with about fifteen feet of strong cord.
Gliding up TO the front door and
treading nDiselessly. Jack fastened the
cord about foot and a half above the
drawing room door, tying it on one
side to the hall table, which he pushed
close TO the wall, and at the other TO
the hat and umbrella stand. The draw
ing room door opened inward, SO that
he knew any one coming out in hur-
~ must infallibly fall over it,
Just NJ that moment some sweeps
who had been upstairs To sweep the
bedroom chimneys came down with Il
sack of SCOT. An idea struck Jack.
Il say, YOU Maynowcrs, he exclaimed.
the governor says that as sweeping
chimneys is dry work you're Ia 80
downstairs and have some beer and as
ii won't improve the passages to carry
that stuff about everywhere. lay it
down ON the OilclOtb just here"
Al the prospect OF speedy beer the
men did not hesitate. They SET the
sack down and went away No soon
er had they gone than Jack took out
his pocketknife and slit up the side Of
the sack, turning the two sides over
and making what he called ~ lovely
bed of SCOT"
At that moment Blocks. who had
been sent into the garden to look for
Jack, came into the hall and cried.
Master John, master wants you. sir"
"Oh, does he? All right. III 90 In
10 him. He's in the drawing room,
isn't heE"
Yes. and old SwiShtall's with him"
replied Blocks, with grin.
He went away, and Jack said TO En-
lily: II say, Emmy, open the door Just
a little bit and sing out loud, Mr.. Craw-
cour's wanted: something's happened
at Pomona House. and his wife's at the
door. He's TO make haste"
Jack retreatcd to the staircase and
half way up watched the expected