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The Marvel, v. 11, no. 283, New Series, June 26, 1909.
Contributor
Hardy, Arthur S.
Date Added
9 January 2014
Format
Journal
Language
English
Publish Date
1909-06-26
Publisher
London : Printed and Published Weekly by the Proprietors at 23, Bouverie Street, The Fleetwood House
Source
Dime Novels and Popular Literature
Alternate Title
Tom Sayers' Flight / by Arthur S. Hardy.
Topic
Dime novels > Specimens. Children's periodicals, English. Boys > Great Britain > Periodicals. Adventure stories, English > Periodicals.
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was opened, and Sam Botliul, an old sliowman and D friend of
Ben's, zipiioiimd. ,
Smifs face was 5! study. I‘erplr=xity, oiiger, uiieasincss, and
disiiiuv were (lnpiotoil on his weiitlier-lieuten features.
“ Well, Sum." cried Ben Kelly irritobly, “ where's Tom ‘? "
For ii monioiit Still‘ Betliol (lid not ansii-er. Then he opened
his inoutli and cried loud enough for l1II to hear:
“ Boii, I'm Ilt1nLZt“(I if I know! Toni Sayers nin‘t'. turned up
yet. He's not in the huildinig. “'liii.t's to he done ? "
Ben Kelly attired at Sam in 0POI)vl'1l0l1Illed worideriuent, tlicn
his face turned scarlet. . V
“ Toni Sayer.-i ain't. in the building ! " he cried. " Vi liy.
dash it all, mun, didn't I see him nt five o'clock this aitornooii,
and ii'asii't he rt-sting: as quiet as you please at the hotel 2' And
ziow you any Iif‘ nin't to ho found. Are you mad, Sum ?"
" No, Ben," iinswt-red Siiiu Botliiil glooniily. “ I don't
know ivlmt to make of it. I know Tom as well 115 most peoiilo.
iiorliiipsi. He ain't the sort to go hook on a pal. He ain't the‘
Hort to break his word. But li+=‘a not here. Soincthiiig must
lIcX‘Ve lizipiioiiod to him. He would hove turned up else." '
“ When did he say he'd be here, Sam '2 " asked Kelly, frowning
fiercely.
" Ho Raid ll<‘ wouldift coin" down to the hall before Iltllf-pt‘4t
Fight,” Enid Snni; " iind Ill‘ intended to take things easy till
then. I don't know What to ninko of it."
" Are the mat of the lioy.-.4 liorc ‘t "
" Yos; till of ‘t-iii."
““'sill." grmvliwl Ben Kolly. “ it limits tlic limid. I had a
lHl"x‘5-llp ovor tho (‘iinnon iittiiir. If Toin lets me down over this,
.l'll I)('V[‘[' trust ii liuniaii lie-iiig nguiii-rievcr, so long as I live."
CHAPTER 2.
The Fiasco.
I-IN Kl-ZLLY nixiislieil throuyzli the door loading to the
(Il'k“i>4lI1j.I-I‘0t7lll‘l, iind Siiiu Bethiil mlviincml into the
hull. By this tiiim tho riiidioiicci had got wind thiit
thore was Hoiiivtliiiig wrong, iind the babel of souiid
thnt fillod tho phico inn .-iiiuply tlmifi-iiing.
Sum B4-tliiil lookod round miizorlv. mid he smiled in s:iti.<fiic-
tion II‘! ho oiiiiglit i-iiglit of ii liidy sitting n(’ttKI"-I1 Indy drrwso-it
in Eiiglisli stylo. xi piartty woiiiuii. young, charining, and low-ly
to wile upon. who wusi FUIIICLI close to one of the big iron pos .9
which riiiiiiiortoil tho gullory.
S-aiu iuuilo his way iuiion;:<t the chairs until he roziclwrl her
Hide. 'l'liiiii Ilf‘ hold out his hand to hor.
“h‘iiiii," slio t-rind, Hiinliiigz nliiiost tcurfully at him,
I-1 tho IlltIiit‘I'? Ian‘! 'l'oiii lioro?
" No, Mm.-i l)'.tlroy." iinsworod the old showman; " ho
nin't. I don't know VVIWFI‘ Ill‘ is. but ho ain't Il(‘I‘I’."
“l)ov.-I tliut nieiui thut lit‘ won't light this man to-night ‘."’
tillwtl tho pr:-ttlv yoiiiigz woiimn.
“ Looks liku it," f.[l‘O“’lk‘(I Sum Bothal.
)II%d I)'Alroy (‘lPli-iIN.‘(I hair hiiiids.
" I'm glad ! " she cried. "I run‘: any how glad I um. I
don‘: hko Toni to hox, but I iiiiiiiiiizo to control my feelings ma
ti rulo. This iunn looks so N'(‘tK‘II(‘X‘UlIS, so ugly, and I feel
I
' whtit
“ Well, I r:in't say thiit I'ni ,r:liid, Mia‘? D'Alr0y,' said Sam
Botliail. " You How, ifs this “my. Tom is it thousand times it
hnttor hoxor thiiii I"riiriCv.>i.<. Ht-'d lick him iinyhow. Old Boii
Kolly would win hi.-i niono-y, und liiwo his revenge over this
Fri-rit-luiiiiii. It Toni doii‘t turn iipixind it's niorP'n ton iiiinutm
past tiiiio l1lI'(‘>l(I)‘>'0lil lion will Iiiivo to pity forfeit. I-‘niiwy
liiwingz to iiiiy forfoit “’II('ll vou know you could win your brass
its t-iisy in out your brmil. l <t ! It would he 3 hit humiliating.
wouldn't it '3 Iii-siili-.4, think of the (liiiinigo. to Toin‘s reputa-
tion it he don't turn up, :in<l Iota Ben Kolly down ! "
Mia: I)'Alro v'.<. pyos Ilil4II(‘(l tire.
"Tmii would not let tiny niiin down ! " she cried. “ H0 is
not tliiit sort ; iiml you oiiglit to ho iislizuiicd of yourself for even
siigizostiiisz it. Siiiii."
“ I mu," ro<iioii4lvd Siiiii Bothiil rmidily. “ And izoodnesskiiow.-x
I don't douht tlw hid! It iiiii't that. It's the crow tlioso
frogmilom will Hlilkt‘, .'-iiiiiiiiz thiit the Englishman wits iifraiid.
thiit'll rilo iii:-."
"Salli." rrioil .VIis:i I)';Xlroy iinxioiisly. “I'm zifriiid some-
thing: hm IlII[t[N‘I)P'(I to Toni. Siiiiivtliiiiu mm! have Iiappoiivd.
or ho would l)iH'4- hvoii In-re-. I riiwv him this nioniing. I’IP told
inn liw folt i-miiiilozit of winning hi-night. ()h,Siun.if he slioiihl
Iiuvn li(-on Ni'l‘Ithll.‘ly hurt
“ Not ho." iiiti-rriiptml Siiui. “ Ili-‘H us liitrd its niiils, iiml
Iiu.-4 iiiorii IIVIN thuii ii mit. 'I‘oiii‘s iill !'I;,'IlI.N
" I wi-ih I l‘4itlIlI think mi," iiii<iwi-rod tht‘ prntty Rrtnxis. " If
I hurl roiiiu to I-‘riinvo “Uh niv frionilrx for a holidxn‘. oiilv to
find that soiimtliiiig ti-ri'il>l<- hiul I)ilpp(‘II('(I to Tom: I HIIIHIIII
nu-xi-r fUI'i,[H1‘ niywlt "Ili‘X'f'I‘ ! "
" Notliiiifu liriiipoiii-(l.' l‘4‘tllI‘lif‘(I Siini ([lII(‘kIy"un0IIliV]LI. I
ti-ll yi-r! Tho lmllw xill iiulit. I‘lXt"llHl‘ HM‘, riiisi. I just wont
so riin iiiihiilo mid .-mo “llt‘Yll4'l" tIl“I'l"5 iinv news of him coiiiu
Illlt‘i‘ I'xo liw-ii II"Y(‘ tiilkiiiiz to )’ou," I
NEXT WEDNESDAY:
9' WI MYERS II PAII3."
1i Hplamtid hi. 4)! up lung,
uy Ai-shur s. nmiy.
wan! THE ..MARvEL‘.. "rig" 3
WEDN ESDAY.
A group of H1-?n Iltd IIlV;1'l"(I the ring hy tliia tiiiin. 'l'h:e3'
Stood rtiiind l“raiu(:oin' (‘:llll‘t!(‘, talking to him. and LU‘.-itlvllltlllll,-,’
wildly. Tho jll-LlgP‘X, th-ii t1iii>il;o('imi'. and tho rofni-on wr‘i‘i‘ iIiOI?.
FI‘;lt](‘Ult-I (jillottc wiis Lvriiiiiing; tho oft‘iciiil:i “'i‘l‘i‘ (IH(‘H&<‘Illl
irliut time iiiuxt c‘l:ip><i- ("Sc tliny LX‘.l'.II‘klL‘d the >‘Idli‘3tl iiioiiv-y iii
forfeit to tho IItIlIl‘t‘tldI't'.
Siiiii (l.I>llV'tI out of tho Ililll. In tho (lI‘t’.-‘mlllLV,-ITJOIII X'i'lll(‘li Ind
it-'-ii sot iwiilo for Toni’.-i uw lie toinid 'l'i>iii’a 5i‘CUli(l-1 Hll<I lion
K lly. Ban‘.-i fiivsi wmi .1 study. Hli c-ym wort‘ Il<L‘llIlliLI. hi4 hi-4
“'('I“t‘ (‘0lllpl'x‘a>‘i‘Ll. his five win‘ dfl:Hll" with l'.H,(t‘ mid diw‘.i[>'lioiii.L-
Iumit. Hr.‘ “'LI": i-lutvhiiii; .it tho .iir with hiri Itilltili.
" -tiiw ix‘ the lid l 1)l-.l(‘I‘kI my trii<t iii '" Mimi Ron.
who iiroi si-L so lt.Ut‘lI I l‘IItl"IAI]l for
llilllgll<,‘VL'I‘I And I'll li nu ll--i liw oi
me! Ill lU’Vi‘l‘ 1‘
luni ovor tlil‘ Z ”
" Ho niii‘t 00111‘. iIl>'H ‘I " ([‘.lV‘:‘i<‘Ll Bwtliiil.
i'Ct>lI1'.‘l" ('l‘iv'd Ill“ t‘V1l"[N‘l‘A'.-‘il old pin, ,
hand EITUUIHI Ill‘? ili‘i‘.-xiii:-moiii, " (IUD-1 l( look i- ii iiv-‘it i’4)l:Li.‘ 1
Does it look M if ' lior:-‘.’ Yoiiiv: U II'.!‘t‘ tiiiia. hiiiil I
l)t'lli‘l'l‘ in-ii’ro in llli5 ri“'lllil.l" too,"
Nani liridlwl up, .iiid t.'lt'IIL'llt‘tI lizs tisis zia he >iL']IiH‘tl up to the
Old pup '
" l3<in't y-iii >'.i‘.' that tit mm V-ll‘ l " lin (‘ii-lt‘ I. " I IHrl:' ho A hit
old, hilt l min ihi‘ ‘cm it hit still, iiiid lill I‘ .'. llii‘ WIH"l4 <l0“H
your tliroiit ! "
" tiviitleiiii-ii," rriml uiiw of tho SC[‘UIliI.w‘, ii iii.iii lliIl!l"il Mew’.
" don't quiirrol. If tiioix-'5 iiiivoiio to I)l.lllH". it'i< Nip-is.
TliP1“("r‘v lI(‘<‘ll no (‘OlI.'4IiIl'iIt‘)', no riilliwiiiii. thiit I'll .'-iwo.ii'."
"But ivliorv lat liu T” lwllowt-d tho iriitu Bun. ' ‘vII"l"‘ I!
lit‘ ‘.7 The lll"ii.<v1‘.Q0r conic-4 lvn(‘li from his hot-il, Mll‘I H: thit
Siiyom ritiirteil oil for tho Ililll iit night ().l'l4M'l(. Nil-iii-0
Cl‘.l"t)Ilf.‘,'Il, iind tho l1h1ll.lgI‘I‘ of llli‘ li-iti-l miys tho aiiiim thiiid. “ll
ho go nloiiiii’ I iliki Y 4, Ilr‘ wont iilu:i:-. But ho :iiii'i lion-.
Blow nio, if it don't (‘!‘i‘l!lUIlI l‘xo l-in it ill": l'ni 1"! It‘.
i-ig.iiii ! '
Foch!-‘[>s Cllllll‘ traiiig-iiig along tho iVJw$1‘f.'" i;m-'. mill
' tlirown opoti.
' triml ii. Illdll in ii (<ii'.-iitor. iiii I‘llI;1lI"Illltilll, l.i ikiiig at
IIPII Kill)’, "yoii'r<- “'iIl]l4‘tl in tho ring! Tho (ItlIIl“.'lf“‘ iirti
yvlliniz lilto iui.l. Tho jlltligtwl lnivo (li'l'liITt‘tl ihw Illrlivll iorti-if
mid IHIV4.‘ H“'t‘I‘tII‘lI tliw utziko-I to I"r:iii<‘iii4 (till--it-X. It you
wont to IIIIVL‘ unvtliiiig to r5iH', Voird lmltor C011." iiiowl "Wl -"K"
it qiiii‘kly." ' ‘ I
Siiiii IIi‘SIKlH4‘(I, thwii TIHIIPII out into tho iiins mi‘ ll-- ]‘l'1“r"l
iiiid turnml Illri limitl in li>- hw.ii'd soiiivoizo IlllllYll“l Ii: iii‘!-ll)‘ ill
thi‘ t-iitraiiici‘ door of the hzill
i'“'li'i'% th-iro 1'” ho ii-‘kt-d. “ I-; it 'l'oiii‘.' '
Tho yiirin iii (‘ll4ll"goV, who had t.i<tt-in-tl the door wilt liotli
Iock mid holt, nii.4wor(-(l iii Fo-iivli
" .‘IUn“vIt‘lll‘, I do not (‘tH‘C‘ who it H. It i4 proliiililf tho lmlivu.
But iioliody will ciiiii 21(lllllitiltil‘t‘ to tho lliIII iiow."
"'I‘hi' front rhioiu‘! Arr they L'll‘U‘(It‘tI to.) 2" iul;-‘cl Noni.
" YIN, lunii>‘i . Tho r<"Illlv‘ pr<'C.iiiliuii4 liiixo l"‘i‘Il tiikmi
tIlt"l"t‘.”
" But if it NliiIllIiI lin HIV miiii? If it illi1‘.lltI In
M. Siiyors Y " i
" Thrin," siiid the oili -ml, Htill :<iimil;ii-.:2 “'l(ll .-1H.H'x“ [V0lltl‘nt“i4,
" M. Siiyvni will liiivo to .-at iy oiitsido. Ho ‘lll0lllII lino I‘l‘lllI‘)tlA
livrvd. mid liiivu lie-oii Ilr‘D‘ iit tho proper tinio."
An iitiir-iiil group--.l Kvlly Ivy thi: nrxii. pzriziiiiiiu triiiiiiivliiiiitly
into his fIIt‘(‘.
" (‘tune to the riiii: ' " lir- rriml. “ You IIHYA‘ to pay fa-rtuit.
You liavo to pin’ iorfwit to thn grontost howr n.livr--ml-'rriiivoiA
(‘rilli“tt(‘! Toni S21)":-IN, tho i.iii1(iu:i Toni Soy-.r%, “'$Lq tIIl":UtI ! "
" Afraid ? "
Bun Ki-lly riiiiliml out nu rinth, turned upon hi-I I)L‘0.‘l, mid
Fiiuiily ni.-ilivtl to tho ring. It w.i< (‘l‘I)VV(It'lI by t‘Vl‘lII‘tI, IN“lY'lI!"I
FI‘t‘n(‘Illlll‘H. who worn litnr-illy liuzizing mid kiwinz tho half-
on:-‘-ti=, mid t‘m'Oriiii.: hiiii with trii-oloiiri.-d faivuiim. ()lll‘ of IIlt‘IIt
wmi tyiiii: M lvig S‘!ll(t‘ll a uh shout his xi-niat. Tho ]IIl‘.ZlllSt was
grinning mid siiiirluiii: llkt’ ii i‘Utit"i-itvtl ,<i-lioolhoy.
A5 for tho 3lliIli‘Iit'l'. tin-y worn in VI i<t.ito of nproiir. Aiigry
mid iiioiiiiciiigz vrina miii: out from tho i-roiulml gnllory. Tho
rvvriiiiiiiitid of th-' lurk st-tits on tho izrouiid tlour u‘--ri‘ t-hlnihoriiii:
(lvivni from thviii to tho tlooi‘ lr-i" ‘I. 'I'lii-V .-ilionk th-‘ir fist-A nit
lhn ring. 'I‘li:iy “')IYt‘lI tli:-ir iiriiin‘ in tho itii. Tliny 4lll"It‘l(t‘II out.
thiit thiiy hiid l‘l"‘ll rohl-ml,
'I‘ht-AV wuro I'ill‘IlII." Lzvttuig out 0IIl:1ll(I.llh(IillI‘ SIIIIAIPII ziiipoiir-
rim‘? of Ben Ki-lly IIIII lint iond to sootliv‘ thoir iiowvi-4,
“ II!‘-I"-T-l‘-I‘-l‘ll ‘. " th--5 ivllml. “ l)oiiii wzth tho I‘llIi.'IISIi-
ninn ! "
Ben Kiilly Lzliirnd at tho (>ill1'l‘llrl. Uni‘ of KIWIII I‘V‘lIx1“'Y‘d hit
oiwrii-li.it uiiil hom-il.
“ Moiwimir," h<- I‘i’i4-il, ‘ i'oiili.1Vvto iniy IHl‘It‘tI !"
I34‘-n Ki-lly iitiorvd H lmllou of r.i,;w.
" Fort:-it 1" Iii’ (‘TIMI foriv-it ! Hm-o. iiliorv'a your t‘lhliIl'
pion? Iliint: mo! I'll tight hiiii iiii'4vli' I "
And with it IIIHIIUI hi- li‘<I‘it zit tht‘ li.ilt'.mi.<h-, Friiiivou
(iillrvtto uliirml Ht “on out -it IH4 (‘11IllHliL,'. tniawlioroiiia nu-q, uni]
P-Il‘ll(‘I( him it iivrvv Tttjiii-IiHliI l-lam iiith Illw‘ glove lion pitiu:
gore-(I Iiiwk with hi4 tiiv rut 1-pin. iiiiil tlii-ii, with n um] my
Ni i. 235.
TWD i:oi'a’i'3t‘t'r": ‘s"r'ii‘iiiss.
mil‘--piiiq hi!
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"JACK, SAM, AND PETE."
AND A Thriiiiii; .-um-y of mu (1 ...mii-- mm
their Auruplniia. By S t Iulfk" M vols