The Washington herald., 1911-06-18
Tim and Tiny
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had recovered from his stupefaction. "What
are you doing here?
Ahrer's expression changed from one Of sur
prise to look of dsmay.
"Me, sr?" he stammered. "Why, Captain
Vincento was fetched here"
Fetched here, was you" cried Vincento.
"What swab's been playing this game!
Where's the boy?"
"I don't know nothin' about him." declar-
ed Abner, with a great sob. There was a
fight in that place you sent me to, and a, was
knocked around like all possessed. Then l
was pushed out into an alley, and, tust thing
j knowed, / was grabbed and smothered up
with a shawl or sutin and then chucked
q boat and was that scared dassen't move
for fear OF being drownded. Then they put
me down in this room, and I've Jst been
nigh onto crazy, .wonderin' what was goin'
to become OF me.
During the recital Vincento interjected nu-
merous exclamations Of rage, but as Abner
concluded, the humorous side OF the affair
seemed to strike him, and he broke out into
shout of laughter: -, al,
cried. "W'ell, that's the richest thing Iye
heard for a month of Sundays. And the
young cub got clean away, alter all hes got
the luck Of a seventh son, he has! r
Then he broke forth in another sPasm OF
merriment to Abner's evident disgust
'T don't see nothin' to laugh at, the farm
er said, snappishly. You'll find 1t ant AM no NO
property in Chester county and IN spend
money to have this thing set to rights. ,,,,
dis that so?" said Vincento, carelessly. linen,
after eyeing the old man with a trown ior ora
moment, he said, abruptly: do you e'et
drink mate"
"Noc"
'Or smoker
MOO ,.y Ia U;roonto contemp.
tuously. Then he brought black bottle ana
a glass from the locker, poured out arInS nnS
with great dehberation, tossed It on, Poureu
out another, lighted clay pipe Sn ana linen Ingn
Going to m make it hot for me, are you?, he
asked, with a dark smile. That's ronen ron on
me, mate, seeing as it was my mistake but
your doings." m.-n,, 7
was "en too hsrd sp on nOT ye. I'll let it drop right
here if you take me back to town and give
Got to give it up, have II" asked Vim
'e"i'' n think ink you oughter. Then I wOn't, say
nothin' about the. way you treated me. ~
That's kind Of you" linen ne smokey
in silence for a minute before saying abrupt
ly. How would you like TO 60 10 |~uiA
Where's that?" asked Abner.
Spain. This schooner is going there ano
you're on the schooner - - ,b;sc,
SD2ln!' exclaimed Jne
disinsy. "Why, l dassn't think of such
thingi What'd become Of the farm!
''Bast the farm!" reioined Nincento.
and l don't know the language
"That won't make any difference.
"But, captain, / don't want to 60
Vlncento struck the table with his fist unit
the glass jumped in the air.
at amt what you want, it's what want,
he caid, savagely. "See here, mate, let mi
put you on the right tack. had my reasons
for wanting to get my flippers, on that yount
cub, but you'll do just as well, and buslneS
before pleasure, says l. You wanted to catci
him and was willing to pay for 1t, and u
stands to reason you were going to max!
money out of him. Now I'm naturally cum
ous, as you may have observed, and l wan
to knew what that secret is.
"What secret?" stammered Abner.
Don't juggle words with me" replied Tn,
Spaniard, with a menacing gesture, or II
chuck you overheard as l would cat Speai
quick now and let's have the secret a6ou
the boy. If there's any papers hand then
over and don't keep back line, or, by tn
great hoop-block, I'll maroon you on tn
Spanish coast fifty miles from drop OF wa
teri"
Whitton nudged Tim and Burt.
'This is what expected he said, In
low tone. "Listen!"