The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-01-21

Good Lord! Couldn't you rescue
himY' In horror
He rescued us. SIR" mumbled
Tompkins.
You mean
HE throwed us In and then had to
Jump in and pull us out, sir. Begin
your pardon, sir, but dash himv'
And you didnt throw him In after
ALI BY Jovel Extraordinary
do you mean to tell us that he
threw you great hulking creatures
into the rivery Single handedT' cried
Lady Baxelhurst, aghast
HE did, Evelyn" inserted Penelope.
II met them coming home, and poor
Tompkins was on, OF his senses.
don't know how It happened, but
ut was this way, your ladyship,'
put In James. the groom. "rompkins
and me could see him from the point
there, sir, a-hshin' below the log. SO
we says to each other Come on and
up we went to where he was a.fishin'.
Tompkins, bein' the game warden, says
|
on our property, sir, a-fshin' from
boat for bass, sir. Hello. boysr says
he back to u.s. Get of our land says
Tompklns. Il am says he; it's water
| out here where am Then
you're wrong" broke in Tompkins.
'IIe said it's wet out here where
am"
you're right 1t was wet. Then
Tompkins called him vile name, your
lordship-shall repeat 1t, sir?"
mo, no." cried four feminine voices.
| "Yes. do" muttered the duke.
| "He didn't wait after that. sir. He
rowed to shore in a flash and landed
on our land. What do you mean by
that he said, madike. My orders IL
TO put you Off this property says
Tompkins, or TO throw you in the riv
err. who gave these ordersT asked
Mr.. Shaw Lord Bazelhurst, sir,
dash you-beg pardon, sir; it slipped
ont. And who the devil Is Lord Ba-
| ZelthurstE said he. Hurst said
Tompkins. He owns this ground.
| Can't you see the notices on the trees!
No Trespassn'T Rut Mr.. Shaw said,
We'll, why don't you throw me in the
river He kinder smiled when he said
1t. 4 will says Tompkins and made
rush for him | don't Just remember
why | started in TO help Tompkins, hut
did. Somehow. sir, Mr.. Shaw got%
Don't call him Mr. Shaw. Just
Shaw; he's no gentleman" exploded
Lord BaZclhurst
But he told us both to call hin
Mister, sir, as long as we lived.
kinder got in the habit of 1t. your lord
ship, up there. That is, that's what h,
told us after he got through with us
Well, anyhow, he got the start of us
an'-there's Tompkins eyes, sir, an
look at my ear. Then he pitched u
both in the river"
> Good Lord!' gasped the duke.
"Diable" sputtered the count
"Splendidr' cried Penelope. her eye
; sparkling.
-, Hang it all, Pen. don't interruI
the count!' snorted Bazelhurst Il
want of something better to say an
perhaps hoping that DcveauX migl
;, say I'm French what could not he u
tered in English.
Don't say it in French. count" sal
|, little Miss Folsom, 1t deserves Ems
u llsh."
Go on. James," sternly, from Lad
Bazelhurst
We'll, neither OF us can swim, you
ladyship, an we'd "A drowned If Mr..
IL Shaw hadn't jumped in himself N
pulled us out AS II was, sir, TOM
kins was unconscious We rolled hin
on a log, sir, an got key OF wate
out of him. Then Mr.-er-Shaw tol
= us to go 'ome and get in bed, sir"
He sent message to you, sir" add
ed Tompkins, shivering nightly.
well. I'll have one for him, neye
fear said his lordship, glancing abOr
bravery. ~ won't permit any man I
assault my servants and brutally ma
treat them, No, sir: he shall hear froi
me or my attorney"
lie told us to tell you, sir, that II h
ever caught anybody from this plac
on his land he'd serve him worse tina
he did us" said Tompkins.
''IIe says. 4 don't want no Baze
bursts on my place." added James /
finality.
$50 to bed both of your roared hi
lOrdship
Every good. sir" in unison.
They can get 10 bCd without you
help. ! dare say. Pen" added his lord
ship cnCsl'mlly as she started ava
with them Penelope blushed, and on
party went to luncheon, while the oti
"P wont 10 iar'
&c. shu, 80 'kr to see this terrible
r. & - deserved Penelope mt ia
! sort OF Jack the Clan
't.rt fn.".."
"..r I" llln yur one has TO meet II
Nmr'lra." !a"cntcd her ladyshlp.
"nh. ! shy now" eXpostulated tn
Now York Young man wryly.
81 don't mean in good society" sh
corrected. with unconscious irony.
"Oh," said he, very much relieved.
elias damned cod old bio Lord