The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-01-11
Lady Bazelhurst. agnast.

II met them coming home, and poor
Tompklns was out of his senses. |
don't know how it happened. but
1T was this way, your ladyship,
put In James, the groom. ''Tompkins
and me could see him from the point
there, sir, a-3shin' below the log So
we says to each other Come on and
up We went to where he was adashin'.
Tompkins. bein' the game warden, says
he to him, Hi. there! He was plainly
on our property, sir. a-flshin' from a
boat for. bass, sir. Hello, boysy says
he back to US. Get of our land says
Tompkins. I am says he; it's water
out here where l am Them
you're wrong" broke in Tompkins
HE said it's wet out here where
am" ~..-
~You're right. 1t was wet. Then
Tompkins called him vile name, your
lordshfp-shall repeat It, sir"
mo, nor cried four feminine voices.
Eyes, do" muttered the duke.
HE didn't wait after that, sir. He
rowed to shore In fash and landed
on our land. What do you mean by
that? he said, madlike. MY orders is
to- put you of this property says
Tompkins, or to throw you in the riv-
err who gave these orders? asked
Mr.. Shaw. Lord Bazelhurst, sir,
dash you'-beg pardon. sir; 1t slipped
out. And who the devil is Lord Ba-
xelthurstr said he. Hurst said
Tompdns. He owns this ground
Can't you see the notices on the trees!
No Trespassin'7' But Mr.. Shaw said.
+ Well, why don't you throw me in, the
river? he kinder smiled when he said
It. I wil,' says Tompkins and made
Z rush for him. don't just remember
why I started in to help Tompkins. but
1 did. Somehow, sir, Mr. Shaw got'-
Don't call him Mr.. Shaw. Just
Shaw; he's no gentleman" exploded
Lord Bazelhurst.
But he told US both to call him
Mister sir, as long as we lived. !
Kinder got in the habit Of it, your lord
ship, up there. That is, that's what he
told us after he got through with u.s.
Well, anyhow, hs got the start Of us,
an'-there's Tompkins' eyes, sir, an
look at my ear. Then he pitched US
both in the river"
Good Lordv gasped the duke.
"Diabler' sputtered the count.
"Splendidw cried Penelope, her eyes
sparkling.
"Hang it all, Pen, don't interrupt
the count" snorted Bazelhurst for
want of something better to say and
perhaps hoping that Deveaux might
say In French what could not be ut
tered in English.
Don't say it in French, count" said
little Miss Folsom. ut deserves Eng
lish."
"Go on, james," sternly, from Lady
Bazelhurst.
"Well, neither Of US can swim, your
ladyship. an we'd "a drowned If Mr.
II Shaw hadn't jumped in himself an
pulled us out As it was. sir, Temp
kins was unconscious. We rolled him
on a log, sir, an got key Of water
out, of him. Then Mr.-er-Shaw. told
~, to go 'ome and get in, bed, SIR. :,
HE sent a message to you, sir" add
ed Tompkfns, shivering nightly.
''Well, I'll have one for him, never
fear" said his lordship, glancing about
bravely. Il won't permit any man to
assault my servants and brutaly NAL
treat them. No, sir; he shall hear from
me or my attorney"
"He told US to tell you, sir, that; If he
ever caught anybody from this place
on his land he'd serve him worse than
he did u.s." said Tompkins.
"He says, 4 don't want no Bazel-
bursts on my place." added James in
6nality.
"Go to bed, both Of your roared his
lordship.
Every good, SIR" in unison.
THEY can get to bed without your
help, dare say, Pen" added his lord
ship caustically as she started away
with them. Penelope blushed. and one
party went to luncheon, while the 9TH
er went to bed.
II should like to see this terrible
Mr.. Shaw" observed Penelope at ta-
bic. Hes a sort Of Jack the Giant
Killer, fancy"
HE IL the sort one has to meet In
America" lamented her ladyship.
"Oh, I say now" expostulated the
New York young man wryly.
) ri don't mean in good society,"" she
corrected, with unconscious irony.
"Oh," said he, very much relieved.
"He's a demmed cad" said his lord
ship conclusively.
Because be chucked your men into
the riverT' asked Penelope sweetly.
"She's dooced pretty, eh?" whispered
the duke to Mrs. De Peyton without
taking his eyes from his young coun.
trywoman's face.
"Who? asked Mrs. De Peyton
Then he relinquished his gaze and
turned his monocle blankly upon the
American beside him.
II shall send him a warning that
he'll have to respect. cad or no cad,"
said Bazelhurst. absently spreading
butter upon his fingers instead Of the
toll.