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Alita - P ee ay) ta iy iN he: ‘and hore: some Lemegab ns is put upon then “Abroad - ; - - they have free play, and the probabilities ¢ are that they have been fighting, and destroyed each other like a trio of Kilkenny. CALS. : 3! “How absurd you are, Nap! | | 2 -“T don’t feel so. Where is Eveline?” « Arranging her painting materials for an outing to-- “morrow.” hee eR ead ; She can’t £0,” heii exclaimed the schoolmaster. a Why not 2” asked his surprised wife. ,' eT don’t think it is quite safe—that iso believe the weather—I—I don’t wish her to cot , oak ‘Nap,’ ‘said Mrs. Farrell, coming into the room and putting her arms around his neck, “you are not well. | You must havea dose of salts and senna, the ae remedy of my dear mother.” “Your dear mother,” said Mr. Farrell, “ hadn't an : ‘idea beyond salts and senna. She was, if you will allow me to say so, a bit of ‘Whatever he was about to say concerning the true condition of his mother-in-law was never uttered, for a ‘clamouring and a wailing of the most SEptdae ruton in eae Bonsaee outside the room, cut him . Short. Ifa dozen dogs had been tearing vocal objections . to being tied up in a strange place, the noise could not have been more harrowing. “Goodness graciousness!” exclaimed Mrs. Farrell, horrified, “what is that 2? — : rim ante it is those accursed niggers,” vepliéd Mr. Farrell, recovering from an intense but momentary shock. “Here! hi! stop that row, will you P” He plunged out of the room and soon received ‘verification of his belief in the authorship of the - disturbance, in the persons of Macbeth and Hamlet. They were standing a short distance from the door of the study, with their hands clasped, their eyes | aie etehtly. shut, and their capacious mouths open to their fullest extent. aD" * Ow-ow—eeeo-eceo !” they eh —ow-ow!” | ns “Stop - it, will you!” roared the schoolmaster, plunging towards them. “What is it all about? You are disturbing the whole house !” Doors were opening, and there was a sound of feet" coming towards ade: The study, let it be men- tioned, was on the ground-floor at the back of. the wns ie - er dl 17? " — ’ Toefl “6 Heeo—eeeo _house. § : - One of the first to appear was Eveline, and close _ behind her were Jim Gordon and a host of the boys. k ‘They stopped short on seeing that nobody was being _ tortured to death, as was generally imagined. Eveline ~ slowly glided up to her amazed mother’s side. | eam What is the matter, you accursed wretches 2” de- f i -manded the half-maddened schoolmaster. — & How eo ess zon make hea a sins f hered. , is f gai seh K , # yi Ty | Wr * fins ’ ew! . - Lie nf i. AY way i a) aA : ¥ vite *| - t F th i ‘ 19 py jie 4! Mire i “J rae bp ‘ mi pe y Ry i if ii hp fala i A Ha ae audi ti tat , ‘ta ut ae > a ie hi OA ae ; Py as Ni as f ie . aracEerE a. ‘AND IS | pEscen Dans ‘GET int 0 £RO vBLE, de.apple ob him grandfader’s eye.” what has happened: Now, Macbeth, let us | have ie excited. You will only make Lael i” my eye’” Ee o but it was not accepted as a solution of the mystery. a i dl ¢ Maat Ay Ny ~) 4 “Massa,” said. bscheth, “we was a-wailing for dead. Naat ) ~ , (a This startling statement caused Mr. Farrell, nae _Napoleon of Fermentera, to start violently and turn | pale. Mrs. Farrell uttered a ue scream, and the ok boys drew up nearer. | 6 Who-o-00’s. dead 2” asked Mr. Ramelle ; cy) “De boy Romeo,” replied Ga: ef de pride and if ae OM a iw Sess Hh <i ** You neber more kind to him dan you was "bliged _ oot BSE to be,” sobbed Hamlet, “you cea wiolent old cuss. _ ; You make de chile’s life a misery.” AE (8h « Will—you—kindly—explain—yourselves § ep said | ao the goaded schoolmaster. “One of you tell exactly Bh! | at from you.” _ Me _ “We tree,” peean Macbeth, < started for to pater wh full ob famly ibe | a “ Gorlermighter!” interrupted Hamlet. “ Full ob bak LS | and him a-worritting dat poor boy to griddlestrings vi “Don’t interrupt ! i fiercely exclaimed. Mr. Harrell, y “Nap, dear,” ) A gesture from the schoolmaster bade Macbeth go on. | 3 x Somehow, , ceneiaia the necoh nigger, ef a hOees 2 get to de sea, de harmoly ob de ebening was inter- sik! rupted by pussonal remarks, which injuced de poor boy Romeo to say dat he see us all blowed afore he ta bethe within ’arf'a mile ob us. ’Cordingly he took his- i self orf to de outside ob Silber Bay behind de rocks, where he could reform him ablusuns whar we ‘not see i him. Den we hab de usual dip in de sea, and sit down to wait for de boy. Finding he not come at “it ’spectable interbal, we go to see if he was ready.” “ And you wif a knotted hanchercher to’ span) him i wif,” remarked Hamlet. ‘Ow-ow !” f ine “ But he not dere,” continued Macbeth, siti a howl, Ps “nuffin but him clothes. Oh! whar am de apple ob i - Farrell. | Aue ~ “Not him,” said Macbeth. ‘Massa, he swim better i dan most fish,” , ae He further explained that they had been seeking oi ‘ Romeo high and low, calling to him in vain, and finally. they had returned Hane with his clothes as a sad memento of their LOSSithia bane: ve The two negroes leant against the wall, quietly sob- ac bing, while the schoolmaster and some of the boys ~ it hurriedly cousulted as to what ought to be done. | i‘ There was a suggestion of sharks from Mrs. Farrell, — a “The poor fellow 1s atl ” exclauneds Me, : no ne No shark had ever, to their knowledge, been seen or y ; heard of in that region of the sea. | ‘ ee But a suggestion from Morse was vie patie a s yy a . Vist |