Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-25
CHAPTER XXI (continued.)

Emmy cried Jack.
"Oh, you'll kill NE; | know you will"
she answered. See how I've been
,aue hing. am quite i'll
vt II be all found out directly You'd
better come With NE into the drawing
room. and we'll sit down and look over
the album or the stereoscopic slides.
OF course. if we are questioned, we
know nothing about it,
"Of course not Jack dear" replied
Emily.
They went into the draw wing room and
sat down on the sofa, With their arms
.ouEd one another's waist, and amused
themselves With a book. taking d sly
peep out of the window now and then
10 see what was going on.
The sweeps meantime came after
their sack and wondered how it could
have burst However, they tied it up
and swept up the mess and retired,
while MI BcGington and the victim of
Jacks latest joke We're in the garden.
Turning to the gardener. MIR. Craw-
cour said: Hold me tight. Don't let
hid GUILE uS6i lDt. SllhIl wv MN q
mischief if he does. He has dared to
kick me from his doors-me, the princi-
pal of Pomona House"
what does he say, Ford!" inquired
Mr.. Bedington.
"He says he's gentleman and his
names Crawcour sir. and if be gets at
you he'll kill you for kicking of him"
replied the gardener
"Can it be possible? Why, yes: the
features are the features of Mr.. Craw-
cOur. but the compleXion-
els the result of this d:abolical out
rage, sirr' interrupted Mr.. Crawcour.
"My Wife is not here. 1t was all
trick fell over a rope and pitched in.
to the SCOT which was prepared for
me"
Not with my knowledge hope
yon will accuit me of blame Come to
E!y Grt ssing room You shall have Il
warm hath. and | can lend you some
things to p@t ON. What " strange oc-
currence! 1t must have been Jacks
Go.ncs,"
Net a doubt of it. my dear sir" re-
piled Mfr. C:awco::r Il know HIN of
old. He's always up to his tricks
They walked toward the house. and
when they had passed tAe window Jack
popped his head CIT and exclaimed:
".geilo boys. There goes another
guy"
Mr.. Bedington looked in at the draw
ing ro N Goor and said in stern voice:
"Jack. | want YOU upstairs in ny dress
ing room presently. Bring up the sher-
nv. VIII YOU? 1t is in the chiffonier.'
"AIl right" answered Jack.
In about ten minutes Mr.. Crawcour
emerged from the bath clean and COM
Portable. and he was just putting on
some clothes the valet had laid out for
him when Jack and his father came in,
I'VE have brought you some wine,
said Mr. Redinston.
"Ah, wine-slerry-very good said
the schoolmaster. smacking his lips.
Jack SAYS he knows nothing about
it." continued the boys father. Its
very odd. The careless fellows must
have laid their sack down thoughtless-
ly. and you had the misfortune to fall
into it. However t,v glass of wine.
The principal smiled and took brim-
ming wineslass rendered hi:i by Jack
and gazed fondly ut it as he said:
Life is ship tossed upon stormy
ocean. You. my young friend-you are
like a young bear who has all his trou-
bles to come Your health. Mr.. Bed
ington."
He drank the wine of at gulp and
turned pale Then be drew a long
face and put his hand upon the region
of his stomach.
Dear me. What a peculiar taste!
Acrid is the word for it. should have
said It was vinegar II l had not had
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