The Argosy, Vol. XXIV, No. 1 — page 72: what you’re looking at

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72 THE BUNKEL MYSTERY. ‘““A man? Some one may have landed on the other side,’’ suggested: Di, as she looked at the island. ‘‘T have just been entirely around the island with Phineas Barkpool ; but we did not see a boat anywhere. Perhaps it was not a man that I saw, though I think it was,’’ replied Andy, as he cast off the painter of the raft. ‘What are you go’n’ to do now?”’ demanded Tom Sawder, as Andy threw the painter into the water. ‘‘T understood you to say that you were bound to Bunkel Island. Here you are, and you needn’t thank us for towing you where you wanted to 80, ee returned Andy, pen. ‘‘ Are you go’n’ to leave me here ?”’ ‘That is just what we mean to do.”’ ‘“ How do you think I’m go’n’ to git back ?’”’ ‘‘We have not considered that question, and we leave you to settle it to suit yourself,’’ said Andy, as the Diana passed out of talking distance of the rait. ‘“‘T am exceedingly glad to get rid of the wretch, and I hope I shall never meet him again, especially when you are not near, Andy,’’ said Di, as she looked at the bruiser, who had taken his paddle, and was working the raft to the shore. ‘‘I hope I shall be near if you meet him under such disagreeable circtm- stances again,’’ added Andy. ‘‘ But I would give something to know whether or not there is a man on the island.’’ “With this wind it will not take long to sail around it, and I was going to og that trip if the wind did not blow too hard. We will go now if you like,’’ suggested Di. © Andy did not think it was quite proper for a young lady to sail alone with a young man; but he assented, for his curiosity was excited. Di filled away, and steered for the strait. By this time the Milly had made some progress in the direction of Mon- toban, though not more than half as much as she would have made if Andy had remained on board. Phin Barkpool felt himself very much aggrieved at the course of Andy, not so mttch because he had deserted him, as he was pleased to call it, as because he had done so to assist the daughter of his father’s bitter enemy. The war between the two houses of Singerlay and Barkpool had been carried on for two years in the most relentless manner. It extended to every mem- ber of the family, and into the social and business relations of the town. The Diana had hardly disappeared behind a point of the island before Phin discovered a row boat just ahead of him, containing three young fellows of the hoodlum order. In fact they were the three other members of the quartette of which Tom Sawder was the chief. ‘“Have you seen Tom Sawder on the lake today, Phin?’’ asked Bob Rottle, who was in the stern of the boat with the tiller lines in his hand. “Yes; and he has had an awful time of it,’’ replied the skipper of the Milly, as he came to so that he could tell the hoodlums the news. ‘‘ T’here has been a fight.’’ Eomicbooks es.) eat ore Pet J)