Beadle's Dime Novels No. 131 — page 43: what you’re looking at

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* A PREMEDITATED INSULT. 47 Jand, and take dinner with as ?—there is enough for three, ?m « P’raps others wouldn't like to be intruded on,” disagreeably. “Miss Tangee is the ‘hostess; 1 am ouly the cook,” said Oliver, determined to keep his temper, and not notice insinua- tions. . “ Whoever she invites is doubly welcome.” “ How does. Hardy Joe git along,” asked the interloper, pulling to shore, and jumping out, “since you tooka boarder, Tangee? Don’t. have.time to tend to both, I reckon.” “ Father went off. by himself, to-day, to be gone till night; so we thought we'd enjoy our dinner on the beach. Come, Will, I’ve a basket of cookies under that bush, too. They’re “Ob, how fine we be! And what's dessert ?” “ Qlla can tell you!” was her laughing reply. - “J don’t care about bein’ eddicated up to that kind o’ flummery,” was the rough remark. “And if I was to speak my mind, I'd say yer father better keep ye to home, than to let ye be runnin’ about,so much with a city chap as don’t know what he does or don’t want. He'll make right smart fun o’ ye, when he gets back, I shouldn’t wonder if he'd coax you to give him your picter, and p’raps that o’ the Jolly Jack and Hardy Joe, to show ’round to his friends, and make “ You know better than that!” said Oliver, in a low voice, but with all the fire of a hasty nature blazing in his eyes. “ We have politely asked you to join us, and, in return, you insult us.” ‘ | | “] don’t insult er/” was the sneering answer. “I like her too well—nor I don’t mean to stand by and see others comin’ it too strong. You'd better get up steam and paddle back to where you come from, or some of us boys may give you a duckin’.” (> bast “Oh, Will, you offend meas well as him,” remonstrated the gil, ' F _ “ Stand back, Tangee; he’s too rude for you to speak with. I never permitted myself to be insulted twice,” and with one bound, like that of the tiger of his native jungle, Oliver was upon bis enemy, grasping him by the throat, and bearing him down. “hor af. 3 a atta Connicloooks.COm