Penny Dreadfuls, 1899 · page 5 of 68
Cadets to the Rescue, or, Faraday's Cordon of Death — page 5: what you’re looking at
A restored page from Penny Dreadfuls, 1899. Page through the whole issue in the reader above.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
a ‘ weg! ‘‘LOOKING FOR TROUBLE.”’ with a wriggle as if he was swallowing a dose of fo quilline. bs ‘“How’s that ?’’ pressed Vic, in wonder. a ‘‘Dropped—back in lessons, training, miorafs, is ethics, and general trim, they say,’’ pursued Fish- | cake. | | 4 ‘*Yes, and Watson, head of the class, declares they feel as if they’d got rid of an incubator!’ Trolley, the Jap. | ey ata bas: Trolley,’’ corrected Naua%: ‘‘No one liked him, I know. He’s got inore black miarks, broken more rules, and cut up more mean tricks in a month than the average indifferent cadet would in two years.’” | “Shame they’ve landed him down on us?’ mutr- ~ mured Pun’kin. ‘He's found his level already,’’ asserted Fislicake. “See there!” The disgruntled fellow under discussion had Just oe. joined three others at a little distance. ‘Rriendly as all get out !’’ observed Nanny. “Chawncey De Lawncey, McFatrick, and Kafooze- eS lum,’? murmured Fishcake, ‘‘and thick as bees!”’ : ‘CA fitting quadragle!’’ said Trolley. | . ~*“Ouartette, you mean.”’ | “They say he standsa good show of being dropped entirely froin tlie rolls,’’ encouraged ‘Trolley. Clif started up the stroll anew, the pilot of a group numbering a fair baker’s dozen. “ As he glanced over his shoulder he observed that aes the quartette was trailing on. a : Heads together like four conspirators, their glances eek 8 00 aud menacing, they resembled soine malignant put in « Zz. ‘ pt wa 4 _ é . 7 "WA. 5 fy _ 3 4 ee ies “+3 gf Se tt OT SY see he a “% : . aR, . ~~ : : . / - be : > - » . _ ad ‘a at ‘ a - < fd a > & <4 “a wx . " Tac. 5 - 7 io Nie, “ — 4 a * i: : Jr = i aS) at ? mee t.3 -_ “a eRe Fe 3 * = ~ Pi <i. - t 4? +- ~ Pm . ms . mt >. >. - “* ’ ad e y 4 ale es * oe . | sf o <7 84 c. = » 2As*5 | mr. ae teaee ©" » ai: r * 7 ve SAG ay ». « - 7 e . ~ ; iy! ae OS Bea "hed a eF , | = 4 ead } . S 7 / CUI ’ “ ; _? -