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DICK LIGIITIIEARTS TIt’II‘.II)"II.
It is not fan to me to hurt him ; you hurt me, I
that is nothing. But you lirtive boy, you give
me money; God hlttss ye, lirztve I‘iItgl.IbII Lioy. t
Adio, signer.” l
“ Good-bye, old cock, if thzit’s what you ,
mean,” 9.l'1S“‘l“I‘k’(I Dick. ’
“Adio,” X‘L'pt"Ilt<‘tI tht'- Itnliiin, ltowiiig. t
“ Give 1.1!-I21 Ctlli Il.1i‘).lL‘St tllllt‘ 'nIIlI't‘ ourwiiy.” l
The Itt‘LIIil.[l grinned ii glmstly grin, as if lit-, l
mentally registered 2). vow Iitt would not t-onto
within 21 mile of the place iigtiin for untold gold.
“ I shouldn't inind luiving that ht-zir. if it wits 3
only to worry Snnrloy tit odd iiitt-iwrils.” tlittuglit.
Dick, (LS he prepare.-<1 to return to tho play-
ground. l
Mr. Snurlcy htid TI‘C(7VE‘l‘ClI from his fright,
and when he stiw Dir-k ht- eiiid:
“ You should not Itlily such ITIPICS, I.iglit-
hwirt. Go into tlm st-ltool-rooiii and Writt: out
two hundred llnns of Vir;;i'.."
“ Virgil, sir!" ('X('ltIlIIh‘lI Iliok. “ Won't
short Ovid do as well’: Virgil is Ms long."
“You will do us I ordt-r you. IIl'I't‘ uni I
left. in L-litirgc of you. its’ Mr. Iitiddoiiis 1.I(>tW‘(‘ll,
and lime goiitr out for (1 milk, iind you treat me
Vrry ill', you (Io, iiidttd."
“ II:i.x Mr. I$.'i.ddoii gout: out, sir I”
“ Don't I my no ll’
Dirk VVPIIY. iiwtiy prliiiililiiig.
"I don't. likt- Sittirlt-y when ht-’s in it had
teiiipt-r," ho IUllIII,‘I‘I‘(I.
On his wity to tho SCIJOOI-1'()()1Ll he turned
I.).'i.(‘l(1tIJ(I (‘XL'I1lIl11v‘(I:
“ ‘V’tin't fllit‘ IIIIIIIITMI do, sir '.’"
“ Im tlirt at for tliztt," 4’.X!'l:IilItI d Siitirlt-y.
" Sorry I txpttkt-,” l.li[IlILjlI1t I)it'k.
I’rt-so-iitiy liv- iiit-t Ariiiontl, “'liU.‘xi(l]t1)t'tIIIIIII.l
“ You wtiiit, bllIl1l'lIIlbu<, don't you ‘t ‘' lit- Quid.
“ Yew‘, I’Vt-, got to tIo'tlirt-t- ltuitdrt tl."
“ “it'll, I IlIl"t) two huiidrt tl mid iifty lry Hit‘
in my (It-.>ak.”
"II:tVt- you? Ily .Itivt-.'
VVltt'it will you ttikt-'3 IIIIIIWJI‘ bitll I". (5
(I"Il‘,1l1tI-Ill-Y.
“ I itlwtiyu I11l.YI‘F(7iI]r-Irylllt‘, t’LII"w'“'l‘I’t‘tI Ar-
liioud. " You 1lI’V'I'I‘ know ttlit it you iiitiy git
nu iiii]to.sition, and if I lii’i"l‘ not tiiiit- to do
tht-iii iiiyst,-If, I niiikt; iity young Lrotht,-r do
thviii."
“ Stty five Itolt,” l‘X(3lllI!1lt'(I Iilittk.
“No. You hlittll liti.vt:- tllt in for iiotiiiiig. Iiiid
than you’ll only li.iu- fifty to do, mid IH'I‘l.itl1)H
Snnrlt-y will lttt you off with III().>i(‘." I
“All tho l)F‘iIt‘I'. IIC‘ won't twig the: (IIEL‘X'I"I!L'1‘
in the liia.n(Iwritiii;(. I'll>.liowu1i tlit- two liuii- l
dred and titty ziii-I L‘II&tIl('I‘ tht: I‘('.%I. You‘rt: IL’
H
I
t
I'll Ituy ili"lIi.;
(‘II llivli.‘
1:
trump, old follow.
“You know I'd do ziiiytliiitgg for you, Light-
herirt. I’iii H vr-ry tlitit-rant ft:IIU‘.V Ii-oiii whtit I
ust-d to be.”
Dick tlitinkt-d liiiii, itud tli--y wont to III!‘
SCIJOOI-T410111 IlI;"l‘IIlt'1" VVIlt‘I‘k‘ .-triitoiid gzivo hliii N
t
t
tho liiies; of Virgil.
Dick sat down ziiitl lJl‘;j't’lII to tliiiik.
Ariiiond liiid lI(‘1'I1 hi.t’l!iLIlliL( tit. ft. rospectftilt
dIHiH.l]rl(‘, hut 5+-tiitg I)i<-k lookvd w0ra'cd, II('t
said: " (Jun I sit with you? Stippow wt: li;iVt-
8. gnnit: of tli':itu;litn'r I li:tvt- got. sonic in my
desk." g
“ I ltgivu got avtgry ditfurt-iit sort of gt'I.I1it’()li,”
m:isw4-rvd liit k.
‘ ‘ “'litit .-4 tlitit, ‘r "
“ A gztiitw of rlt-ml ltodirs.
“ Wlittt! "
Armond thought hi-. fI"It‘IJ(I wits goiiig out of
his mind.
“ Ari: you gn.nit- to conit-, with iiit-'r
Dirk.
“ VVlit ro ?"
“ No-vr-r mind. you will tiiid Ulliiilliv r-nmigli. "
“ I Hliiill I>‘l‘lIrl'1)ll(l to lIv‘1l.5h1!l'l5tIi‘(I with you t
in niiy ('Iiit’l'1!Tlxw," Htilli .-triiioiitl.
“ (fun you lHIltI your toiigut: 2’ ”
,i
iiskt d
ing Luucli tigitntmi. “ You l)l‘0IIliSL‘(I UK‘. Light.
hoiirt. thtit if I trivd to iiiiiko tLIiii‘!I(I>1, till thzit
should he buried forc-wr. I liiivt: llltd to he
imtt.-r."
“So you liiivo, oltl lioy, niid I’iu it Itotisi to
l'(‘(‘2ll.l wlitift; pit.‘ Mild gone ; givv nit: your tist.
I’ni Vt-ry r;oi'i'y, 1';-ally.”
A tm-tr tI'It‘l(It‘LI down Ariiinnd'.-: fur-0 as he
ggrtislittti Ilia IIHHLI.
“ Xou ncodnt Hiiiilt-. It'.>4 not it
it-air; it's guiitiiiir," .N:Il(I;‘1‘IIl(IIHI.
“ I didn't my it wiwift. It dows you t-rt‘-dfl.
i'roC0tlilu‘:<
doii‘t liko fttllows to my wlit-u ilIt‘ll‘ liodi. 5 (mg ‘
hurt, or Wlicii tllI‘yi1‘(‘ titriiid, ltut wht-ii tlit-
lit;zirt is in it, why, I think it litLl<.- IIlIlI)l)t‘]'III;.f
.-shows ii follow is till i'i,g'lit.”
“Ytiti’l1sctirc(-ly l)L'lII‘V't‘ nit-." vrit-I Arnioiid.
who wits‘ in ii soft and ('()IlIlIlilliICtlilVt: inood,
“ I'v<- IIOIH; hit:-ly wli.-it I liiive not done siiicv
iiiy iiiotlit-r dit-d."
“ Wli.'it’is' that.
so long as ustiiil.”
“ No. Satid iiiy ;trtiyt,-rs‘ ow-ry iiiglit."
“III-ll,” i>$dI(I I)iL-Ii, ]tIiilo.xo1iliiciilly, “ thttt
won't do you any litiriii."
“It’is nitidv ii ditl't-rt-iit. iiittii of Int‘, tlitit mid
l‘L'Il(Il1]g.( my Biltlt- ziiid studying you H. littlt-.”
“ 'I‘hziiik you."
“ I've tI()Ilt‘ iiioro tliziii tlitit," said Ariiioiid.
“lint I don't. wziiit tolitiiist: if at IPIIYHV VVtIIIiS
to III‘ good, lit-, do--.xii’t l)I‘:l;,,: tthout it, (IUUS ltt- ‘:"
“Itloiit't ‘i;now," said Dick. "I've 1i-,-wr
I>(‘4 ii rt itlly ;;otit,l."
“Would you Iikt; to ti'y"” re]-lit-d Atniond,
e’tl‘,(l‘I‘l)'.
" lItiw (lot-.-: it ft'4'II”
“ ()li, ttu ftil iiitit. ‘Vllvn you littw (‘,(tlIil1It'I't‘(I
youitxtlf itiid doiiv: it t,:ootI 1lt'ilUlt,IiI.‘a lirttttr -
l)>‘iIt‘l‘Ill2l.ll tltitn ti hliilllligls worth of tiirts,”
sttitl .Xriii4-iid. tit, A low tor itii (‘XtIliI11lI‘.
" 'l‘ht it it lot->ii‘t. hurt 1'" MIILI Dick.
“ Wlitit '3"
“ XVliy, lit iiig ;.;ootl."
“ .lu-‘I tlit- t‘HHII'tll . It nittkt-< )'1)ll'L‘('l noltlt-
wlittttt r MIIINIII d with )'OlII‘rs‘L‘lf iuid till tho I'('.‘:t
oi" the world.”
IIiid your huir out? It's not
(‘I I.tI"I'It1ILI‘ XIII.
A it.xi".s‘ IINIILVH.
“IIA‘u'E you got, iiiiy I-'l('I"III‘, Dick 7' Iblivti,
INIt-ssiti-r.
" “ It 4: I’yt- two rods‘, Iiut only 0111‘ IIIH’. I'll
lt-lid you tltt- rod, It‘,-: got [our Illt'Ut't‘x' itiitl (L
IJUZLIIIIIIII wiiitihfti iiiultiplit r-our of III!‘ gin‘-
t-riior‘.>s I lioi'rowt-d."
" I tlttrt- my I t‘.‘lll ltorrttw I1 Iiiit: .‘>t)Iu1’WIlvI‘4‘.
Sliiill wt- litnm gootl nport.‘
“ Iizittliiig gootl. )Ioiit:ir.:i1'>; ftiiiiou-: for his
II.‘sII poiid.-.. IIti'n :1 irit-iitlof tli:"L(t)V'v'1‘i1t)I‘.N’. If
ID: kiitiws I'i.ii than-, ho iiitiy h‘l‘IIII 11>; down mitt.-
;;i‘ult."
“ Siitirltys pgoiug to IILI-C1‘ FUIHI‘ ltrt-ztd mid
(‘Ill‘b‘xt‘ and lit t-r,” I‘t‘IIlHTI-(VII A‘I"N'.‘!II' r. " I
IH‘tl.I‘(I liiiii ordt-r “it ii to gt t. it rt-iitly, lLI1‘.I wt;'vc-
got to t--ttrry it. ltwtwttt-ii uh.”
“ ’I‘ltttt's lil<t- his t-lit-ck. I’t>rli:i1tx lit-'ll wttiit
Us to liiiit hie hook mid tttko otf tlit- Iihli
tix ltlt ('i’lI('li> -. IIIPIIJ, wliilt- WI’ look on. Tliitt
IWl1tiItll)f1I1‘Ilil4i‘lillII,i’I‘i'IIlIl‘(IIll('II.
'l‘lit rt- inn :1 t,1rt iit itr. Inirltlitlll for tht- IIKIIIIILI
vz'x‘i'tiimittti. :iittl till tlit- ltttyx t-iiviwtl tlit- UIILS who
htid ltt-t-it iiiiitt tl lty Mi‘, Siiurlt-y.
Iiriiltiimiii Iiiitl Ftmlt-r ill(HlL[lii il1‘y Ililtjlli
IULV1‘ lttt-ii tislit-tl, :iiitl Iliruiii ll. lttigq tltotiglit
IliHiIIlt’l(1>ltIh’lII(U li.tvt- got illt‘ iiititiitittii t.x-
tt iitlt d to liiiit.
wart: Iirtiuglit out, 4Ill>>I4‘tI tiiid tittttl
'I‘lit rt: “TH IIHIt’lI h<‘lI liiliI(‘ titlk nltmit IIIDN,
mid gut, Illltl litiolw. ttttgt tltt r with ilil’ nilut t.(
ttiowiiit; out IV:lII'I'IiHhI"t“tN for In l’i’lI, with (tilir r
II‘M.!'IIt tl ttitttitw.
(iI‘liIl'.‘i‘5t i-t- htvhli llI"t)t‘llI'ltI from tltt IiIlIl’llr
’s.'iid Dirk. “ thtit'-; the Sport: orn gudgt on for it
titty-ittiuiiil jILt‘lv(, which will gin‘ you nn h0ur'>4
pliiy I)4‘f()I’U you ltind hiiii. Wit.-apes ilrlt till
rot."
Mr. Sutirlry (l‘Cl‘!‘lI(‘FlI‘(I this reniiirli, and 111i.
prozichiiig tlit: Illilwl‘ lioys, who V‘v'L'I‘U tiilkiitg
tULjI‘Il..i"l‘ upon tho 1Il.I>llI.)bOl‘I)I1IgI).].I(I iiiiporiinit
sulijt rt, (‘.‘(6'Ii‘LIIIi(:(I:
‘ “Not so. L013 no Ont‘ (It‘.‘$1II.‘iPIIll’ Itultu, or
young of tht- wimp. It IIIH 1]ll1(‘It Vlriliv iii
rtiiiiriug tho willy chub, its Iziiiik ‘VHIIOII would
say."
" It‘ you wziiit ft. nt-st, iai
czin tt-ll you wht-i't- to tiiidi .
" Iiidt-t-dl tlittt is good news.
Illl’ tiiiit- of your wht-ii i
young grults iii tlit-irL'oiiih."
“It's in this ht-tlgc tit tho IIOIIOIII of tho
CI'It‘lit‘IvII(‘I(I.,’
" I'xt- st-t-iiit iiiidwontlcrfullv strong it is,"
rt-Iiitirkt-tl Iiritliiizoii, V
" Let Uh L!“iIIISt'VI‘1lIIt;(HII(‘I‘IHLWIIII sltiitlvs.
1tix:ixt-<.2iiid gtiiilioudt-r. to hl-ow it up, bLII(I
)Ir. Siittrlt-3‘.
, “Not for Jot," TPIIIIIWI Iliok‘
woriiis iiiid L’t‘IIIl4.‘5‘ : tlit-y‘i-t,- good
iiiv. I'll look itud .‘<t‘t‘ you do it, qr,
“ ltiglitlit-iirtis‘ frit,;Iitt-nt-tl." Mllti Iiowlt r.
A >IlI‘(‘“'lI look zind il. wink froiii Ilivk showed
him IIIIH wits not IlIt'(‘1tM‘.
“ Ii4'I liiiii show tltt- Wlilit" fr-utlit-r if It!‘ likm.
“Wt “ill Ulllttllh‘ tlltmi‘ wtisltsf mid Siiiirlt V.
“ I;I‘lIV(): You‘i't- got ltlt iity of Itlut-k,' ,[1- 1"
“Of (‘<>lH‘-“‘ I hitve. Am I to ltt- Itltit-.t1 in
tt-rror lty it puny inst t-ti’ Nol iior IIV tiiiy
IiIl1tilN‘l'(>f tlit,-iii. I will Ilrtllttfl‘ tlit- Itowtlur,
tiiitl tirt-, tlit: triiin with nivowii liztiitl. Vt-iid
Sztiii ilI1IllI‘(‘ for .xix17t iiiiywoi‘tli of th’lllIIvlHViIL'[‘. "
)It->:xitl;i‘ tliylizttvlittl Stiiii. who Mtitl. on his
‘rrjlllrit. tliitt tlit- 1‘,,'l‘UL‘t r woultl not 5. ll it [0
,lIlIlI uiilvwxlit toltl liiiii wli:it it was for.
“ ,tittl you MI iitiittt-t iit. you ditl'iit no “lint to
Niy. tllil htiiii. I ltluxli ftti'ytiti.',sqtit1 jiit-],-.
" “3 ll, wlitit is thin t.1;iiitt.- yttu‘vt- got on
tl.ralil‘(I Sam.
" You won't it lliiiiy oiit 1'"
t. - w
stiid I."owh-r, “I
This is just,
shtdl tiiid the
“I‘vt- got
I-uougli for
,.
it.” <‘nnriiiut'-d Itit-lc,
our ]'t'II‘llLjt upon th.
, iiiid put ill!‘ powtlt-r iii thr-
trt‘tlI of his (‘li2LlI‘; tlit ii ttlwld iiiid g:Lll.iiit >1ilI‘li
will lift‘ tho trtiiii. Iiiid Siiiitojs; tho; timti‘m>ttr
will lit-. no iiioi't-."
I Stun IUltIib‘4I IVIIZXII tl.
“ You NIIII you wt-uldii‘t tttll," rttiitinut-(I
I)it-1;. who ltittl MIIIH‘ (IIIIIAWIIIVV to ltrtwwnt mm.
‘M If lztuuliiiig.
“ You wttift gt t ’tlit- 1<o'.itIt-r.'
“ It x‘ I slittllf
“ “'li;it'll you siiy. If tlit-y woii't
tlit y ‘Willi’. you.’
‘ “ I Exliull tt'llil1(‘In nitttlitr v,-gtmt, 1,, 1,1m,,.,1p
Ill(‘CllIlI)l‘I'Il()lI‘. 'I'h:it'5 ihk‘ (‘itlnrj um; “>111
kiitit-k tlit-iii l1iit>t'LIit'II. I’ttti'i-t- itttt 1t;.1f-,t (“"7-,
‘SHIILII stiitl Dick. hitting him lvluyfiilly in tho
hl.t)ILtlt(‘lL
“Clit-t <tt it, )I.'i.<Lt i‘ Iiiglitlit-ztrt." FX<‘lELlIllv‘(1
Stiiii. gitslviiig for lvi't-:ttli. " It iiiii't ;‘[H(Id
uiitttigli. Turn it up."
iuiiiiiiiq uti:ii'. Ilit-k krtrin ItI‘(H‘IlI’V -I tlin
I)lI“'(II‘]"t‘ili(l ;;:iVt- it to Mr. Sitttrlt y. wlitt t‘.‘lI‘t'..
fttlly iitixt tl it up into 4I IMINI" iiiitl ltut it out in
tht- tiir on H. ltlilil‘ to tlry.
Wht It itiixt-tl up ililw itity, IIIHVIII r, iiistttttttl of
t-xltltttliitg, siiiiitly tinzts, “lilt‘liII1'tIliI.N it tgrttat,
,:iitt it " ‘-lt-- httlt- ltiitliiig tit the
titiqw.’ iit kt, >]lI t dily itiiiotlit rs till ititliiii.
'l‘lit- uxliti"s I-:‘.('l(. living turiittl, Illtli Irm-
t-tir- tl --tilllr IMIWIIV rt :1 ('lHlI‘I‘ll.‘il, FIIIVI. .iittl mitt r
“lilt'li lit xtutl: I<.J;)’t‘l.llL‘r'tllill 1tIlllli'liit‘tI. 7
I'll whispt r
I
t<.titI Sziiii.
givtt it Ilirt,
>III4)in
'I'lii.x‘ It1‘t [rt‘tI’t‘tII'Vll tuxttotly rt 7M‘IIlllli'tI )Ii‘.
Sit ‘ltyk, Ztllll lit’ Ivlt‘il’t(l it on tlu- IJIHIV‘, Ltliiiti;
tixniy illv‘ izliiilttiwdt r, wliiuli ht- tlirt watt: )1; M;
l’ttttliiiiIiK utill.
(irks, woruitt wt rt- dtit; up iiiitl IHII iiitt. Illttr-5 to
ECHIII‘.
Tho ttouvt T>lLtltvYi1)tiltt- imlittttl lit riiiiit tluitt-‘
Iiriliy.
ISroliIt7,oii xiitgg-t>.ttttI tlittt if It “IL‘s‘]N' ittuxt
Could ltt- foiiitd iiiitl tlu;; nit, ilit‘ )Ul]'II4,f utispw
wcrv junt tlit- ililligx in titilil. It ('lllIlI.
“Gin; me; it. gootl woriii itittl plt itty of In rt-Ii,"
" I IIUIH‘ so."
“ VVt-ll, I ltttgiii to think IIFIIWT of you, Ar.
mand, thtin I HHHI to, mid will tzikr: you with
me. You‘rt-, not !.it‘I’VUllHI "
“ N1)‘ I.”
“I iit-ed nottisk you tliiit, WIIOII I ]‘I'HJ(‘Hlll('l'
3 cerbiiii IInt(‘I'IlO(lll on tho cliff, “'IH.‘Il "in
“Don't," said Arinoiirl, showing sigiiis of he-
'l'lt.ttt liitly ‘VH3 vviilkiiit; with tliv girls in III!‘
Irltlj ;(l'(tllll‘l iit Ill!‘ tiiii--.
lt strut k ht-r in tho ("V0, iiiiikiiip; ht-r wink
iito>t ulittiiiiiitiltly.
“ Ilrut tliosw lltl-VNIH .Nll1‘(‘Xi'lni1]j4t(‘L H wlmt
IN ilH' llllhiy tlitii;,r'r It x'tiu'L Ito ul.iVu. I'iihI it
liti.-Hi Itithiy biitttll,"