The Argosy, Vol. XXIV No. 2 — page 113: what you’re looking at

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——— oe THE BUNKEL MYSTERY. 305 in the boat, but he resolutely looked away from him, refusing to notice him. : Andy was rather astonished at this conduct on the part of Phin. He realized then that he had offended him by his course in the boat. ‘Though he felt that he had done his duty in going to the assistance of Di Singerlay, he was willing to explain his views to his angry associate. ‘““T say, Phin!’’ called Andy, as the other walked away from him. “What do you want, Andy Lamb?’’ demanded Phin, hardly looking back at him. ‘‘T want to see you,’’ replied Andy, quickening his pace so that he was at the side of the other ina moment. ‘‘ Are you put out with me?”’ ‘Put out with you!’’ exclaimed Phin. ‘‘ After the way you have treated me, I don’t think you need to ask me such a question. Of course I am put out with you, and I won’t have anything more to do with you.” ‘Well, if that is so, I don’t know that I can help myself,’’ added Andy, really sorry to find that the breach was so serious. ‘“ What do you expect of me? If I let you sail with me, I expect you to do as I say,’’ said Phin, a little more pliably. ‘Tf you let me sail with you, Phin!’’ exclaimed Andy, utterly con- founded at this cool interpretation of his presence on board of the Milly. ‘‘ Why, you asked meto go with you, and show you how to sail your boat better than you had been able to sail her before. I went to oblige you, though I had something else to do.’’ ‘‘T suppose you will say that I went down on my knees and begged you to go with me,’’ sneered Phin. : ‘‘T don’t say that ; but you certainly asked me to go with you.”’ ‘‘No matter if I did ; I expected you to do as I said.”’ ‘‘Didn’t I do as you said ?’’ ‘No, you didn’t! I told you not to meddle with that girl ; and then you deserted me to look out for her—Singerlay’s daughter, too !”’ ‘Tom Sawder had taken her boat away from her, and insulted her. I thought I ought to do something to save her from harm, and I did it,’’ replied Andy firmly. ‘Then you don’t mean to beg my pardon for what you did?’’ demanded Phin. ‘‘T certainly do not, for I did what I thought was right, and I can’t apolo- gize for it.’’ “ All right, Andy Lamb; if you can get along without me, I think I can get along without you,’’ said Phin, as he resumed his walk. ‘‘T don’t want to have any ill feeling about it, Phin,’’ added Andy. ‘hen beg my pardon for deserting me and going over to the enemy !”’ said Phin, stopping again. ‘‘T cannot do that, for J am guilty of no wrong.’’ ‘Then don’t come near me again !’”’ Andy stopped where he was, unwilling to humiliate himself to any greater extent. He stood in the road watching the retreating form of his late asso- ciate, for he had never regarded him as his friend. Phin was not so arbitrary (H) . Comicbooksneo 3