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DICK l.1l.'IITII ll’T.K' ’l'R17’!II’II.
“Ask -Iliiiitzs; he's uii incking; tllt‘ liluii HTS. lmill Mrs. Liwlitlilwirt lilill mill hIIl‘ I10 )i'(I he
I “ l , r. l
‘V3-ll, yoifrli ti VVO).l<I(‘X'f11l boy. 1
" I l-oulll huvc tnlll ymithlit," I11l1lIt'1‘C'tI Dick,
a. lil- wlilkcd round to Ileurictt-.i'>; SILIC of the
mzrzizlgu.
CHAPTER X.
THE BOW IN THE BOOTH
Tnoijrin thu IIt,‘Vt‘Yl‘ll(I Mr. LI‘L:IIIh(‘;lTISC01(1l‘I1 i I
hix Mill “'IlI‘lli‘V'<?l" Llll opiiortuiiity litfl-rl-ll, 11:,
win l ii m-rtiiiii 0CL‘ll>2It>ll.N ]‘l’()lltI of him.
lSl-forl- IIH‘ luiivli was ovl,-r. Lit-1itl3i.i:nit Sii.i:irt
Clllllt‘ iiii, iuitl Illtltlt‘ . ii-2 of tho piirty.
lll- W'l‘l.N looking Iuimiy mill riiilillnt, It1'l‘.<I"nt.
iiig :i strange ('()1i'(1'Bhi to his (Ii>“'1lt'tl>l. ElIl1it‘3ll'-
zuiul: liuforc the Ifiltfl‘.
Ill glowing trrlllh I14‘ ruuoiiiitl-ll how Dick ll:itl
coiisl-iitl-ll to ritlo his II(il‘<i‘: and do lllx‘ llt‘Sl for
him, wlil-ii his‘ jot-kl-y wits tllI(t‘]l ill. iiiitlit 5l,‘(‘Ill-
ell iiiiiilwsilillt to Ilrot-i1ri= ll siilirltitiitl-.
II;-uril-tt:i'.s‘ fZl.(’t‘ ‘V117 full 0f1>1'llI(‘ 2iiill:illiiiir:i-
timi 1i< Sllt‘ listl-iil-<1 to this l't‘CIl1lI,
" Ii.i fiict, sir," (‘OlllllIl1l'(I Siiiiirt, "I l]t‘Vt‘!‘
saw it thing lwttt-r tI<)1li‘, null I C1Iuli‘II)'tilI3’t)l1I'i
son is U. illlv‘ follow."
" If Iil"tI only lir-
]5Ir. Siiiiirt."
"Stlliilly sir," rnpl-iitl-ll tlit-lil'-utl-iiniit; ': you
can't put olll ILt':l.tIH liii yoii1ig.,v s:lioullll>r,s."
" liut you L‘2l.IltA‘ltt'Ilil.li(l)'U) l)t‘l1llYi‘Illllixrlf.”
“ I'm MITI‘, Ill)’ LIt‘:lI‘,Y !‘i‘[iIi<-ll Mrs. I.i;;lit-
I.li:1lJ'I. l2ll(Ill;.j]>1lTI iii the (,'U11Vt‘I‘.llIl(tIl, "liil:li-
ard llllh his gooll iloiiita us wl-ll us his li:ill,"
"I wish liv'lI HIIHW thl-iii oftl.-Lit-i‘," Nlltl flit-
U. littlu Il1t)I‘i' stczitly,
'()li, Mr. Siiirirt." (’l‘It'tI Mr. Illf.,'IIIIli'lll‘l, ,
“tliiil is tlil- iiiod uwful fzilliiuy tliiit uiwltl-lll
iiiliii l-vl-r Il]Vt‘Ilib‘(I: tlivrl) is no iii-l-lw.siIy for‘
Wild l-:it.-z, as you call them. to IN‘ Miiiii, Illltllliv
1l]I.‘ii‘I"Y tlil- sowing; <'t1i1.-ziis whi-u lI.ll‘ crop hits to
bu rl iiiilitl is ll1I!x‘I)t'1tIi:ll)It‘." l
‘ "You am) not in tlil- pulpit now, .-.ii'," rt‘-l
I1I.It‘lI tliv Il<“IIIt‘l]tIlii. with :1 Hlllllt’.
“I rstiiiill t-r)rrl-l-toll, mill hmw-iio wish tol
17l‘i‘Il(‘ll you :i isvriiioii," ll.1lS‘VL‘I‘I‘(I Illt‘ IHITSUII.
" llut your worlls nititlu Ill!‘ tlioiii;litfiil." ,
Divk mill 1It‘IJI‘lL‘l.l.ll. were getting into l-on-l
vurslitioii now. ,
IIU had 5lt).IlIs‘I‘It3l1;I.llH nppetitl-, iH1(If(H1H(I?lIIthli' f
lovl:-iiitiking ngrcvzilllv.
“ Ilni so glziil yotfvti coiiili," sziitl I[t'II!‘ll‘lIll(
“ Wt’ see so little: of oii<- niiotlil-r iiliw. Mis
Botlniiti is so strict, zixid ktwiis us inliut. up no‘
ch ’
" 'I3lil' olll cut, I slioulll like to hlrllllglt‘ lil-r,"
WlllH1)t‘l’t‘LI. Dick.
“ Iluxli." (‘l'I(‘lI IINIIYIUIIII; “slilV< sitting 11<‘1lI‘ i
your iiimiiiiiia, mill iiiight IIi‘1tl‘ 5ou."
" I tloii't cliru if i;lil- llnl <,"
" But I do. SIM‘ woulll vl-iit I]t‘l'h]‘lIt‘-(IIIIIIW. ‘
It wits only the 0lll1‘1' tlziy, tlizit she rriilly whip.
ped CIll.l‘ICt‘ II:irlnw, liuctitisu slit-, hiiil writtl-ii
houill(-oiiiiilliiiiiiisg. mill I have lH'I‘].l sent to IN'tI
twice iii Ullt‘ “'l‘I‘I( without iiiiy tin or l<ll1‘I>('T IN‘-
Cllilsi‘ I (‘(HlItI1)0I lil-lii ItIllL(llI!1$.[ tit INT Ili‘“' Mll-
ll1OIIvt’(lIt)I‘t‘(I lli'l-ss triiiiiiii-ll WIIIlL‘I‘ll1l5ll1l. which
is so fiiiuiy.”
“ I slioulll liko to whip liii
““'li:it (.I(H‘N' hill‘ do it with?
" A ggiittli-iivrl-liii whip, oii oiil-'slixrl- rill(!I1ItI-
l;-rs, mill ('lilril:u l-,.iy< itlll>l:>< liurt <o."
“XY:iit till iiil- zinii llr xll"i‘ll]lttT, I'll Ljihil
it hvr with nliuilm uiill t‘I‘tlK‘Iit'I‘.w 1l.lltI till sorts of‘
t1.ii1ii,;<."
“ Will you, rl':illy'.’"
“Ju.-.t wliit tiiill st Tt‘I!llt‘d Dirk.
]I<'lIl‘lv‘lI:l tiopl-ll Ilt' woiilll iiot IUTQNI. mill
Il.J“li llli i-l- W:h 1t1it)i.l1I‘)‘ I‘ilt'i‘. mill l‘tllHIIlt'I‘, lllltl‘
militlil-i‘. till Illt‘ l':ii‘il mix‘ rkllilllhliwl.
It l>I‘l'l'lIlli' tiiii-sto go liwliy. :ix Mr. Iliglib
li>-:ii'tK i-:ii‘t)' ll:I.'IIOtIl'IV't‘1lll tlil‘ Vi':iy to II:l)>
wnrllk III'l‘!lIJ.
Mitt‘ l'lolliiiiii ‘Nil IIi‘lll‘It'il.’l. liiill liiiiily iiito
tlili xii’, l>lll lIit'li t‘l>HIl’lYi'tI to Ill"N lll iiril llriin‘
litiilll IN fllrl‘ lli‘ ll tit, iiiill ioiil ll v tl riiiil till:-lily.‘
’]‘h.- Iiiiyxoii unlil ll Siiiiiri MN .i fiiillr ili ,-il 4‘ liin
yoiiiii.,'l'rilliill+ oil lllt‘ lwivii’-.i . iii laiw III! y iiii)..,'lil
got iiito ,Nitltli' iiiiwliil l. ‘
l[ir.iiii ('1. liiigtglisiil llllltli‘1lf1lXi'l‘1lltl" iiiii . 7
ion uliliu tliu I‘illIlI‘> iii >ivito of his I'itUi.J'llIll‘.“‘.
2" rl-iilit-tl Dick.
.lll‘t‘-.N'l't‘I(I‘1'h Wl-1'l- lilwliiiii
would l-oiiil- ziiill sue tlil-iii iii tlil- II0ll(Iily‘4.
'I'hl- litlys ‘VVHI olI with tlir Ilt:llit:IIilIl'.. who
only (’O1ltIlll‘It‘<lIIlt‘III :i littll: wily,
Ill‘ .NIUI)Ilt‘tI mill 5 ill
“ I tolll Mr. Li;;litlirlirt I'll look :lfI(‘T you to
riIl1‘.ISfyI1l11J,l)1Ii)'tit1 are olll ciinu-,;li to t:ikl-,
,.
cure of yoiirm-lvlx<.
“IItlIIlt'T,H mill Dick; “you l-mi riiii illitll
illiy us sooii Us you likt-,; wt llllii't wiiiit ytlii.
" 'I‘li:it':s juxt whiit I tlimigllt. lliit llllll;
lit-rl-. I s'lX:lll be at tho 'J!l-tll‘oi'll' till this lliiy
wl-l-k.
l1lf.I tliu thrvu of you 7 ail. i Wttlllt‘ up to my
rol)iii>'.’
iiig IIVXI, lit. iiiiiv,"
"t,':iii‘t gut out till ti-ii tit III!‘ (‘l‘tI'Ilt xt." Elli’
.>HV't‘Tt‘(I Dirk. " )I:ikl- it l-ll Vl ii :liill wl7ll lwinil
“ All riglit, I sh.ll.l l-xiiwt yoii."
' run it qrliit 1'isI‘," hllltl llivk.
iiiiist givu us Zlll tlic (IA‘llt'lIL'I<’S of tlil-
millLmmm<oiii-1jit1l- wl ziliiit sxlis iii Ihl- >IllllN'
0flll.1'l511!iiIil‘i>1illllilitiq<, t‘lt‘.“
’1‘1iL>1luim-umii1;lii;;lil-ll :liill illiilll ll liiill ll ft
them.
It VV;ls‘]10W :iliout t'ivl- lflxliil-1:, iiull lllr‘ illvliv
' to (ll5Ii1‘I'Nt‘, ihoiigli
growling I-IANI lllltl
“V
'Ni you
M31“‘lll
7
the fun of tlil- iiim-ting ii
fIITIOllx,
Di0l;1iropo>'l-ll that tlil-y Slitlllltl go into :i
liotith liiill lHlVt‘ H()Illt' t- it.
'IlIlt‘)' llill so, mill orlll riiig wli:it tlii-y w.iiitl-ll.
sat (IUWII lit :i I(Il]j," Illltl".
A iiiill-, llixsiillitlill-llil iii; iiiiiii, lillvi : ill‘
lllIIl‘lvi2llllt'Illil'5i')'1ll>]i'lll‘lllli'<', iiiiil who w.i< l-i
AIVIIIIVY iiot Milli I’, iilis .NlIUHIlIlf,( iii IIH‘, bur, with
<oiiil' llitiiilly ttiitl “'illl‘l‘ lll INT?‘ liim.
I"ixiiii,: liix lii'l- uilliii I)il-k, who “'lL‘w' .<iig:ii‘iii;.,'
l.llN'l1‘lt. 1h"r‘4‘ '
‘l‘..iiill li[ llli]il, I iii‘lw.iiiiili."
“ [Jill you will till to HIV,” iiiliiiirvll Ilivk. Tr-
gurlliiig liiiii ‘llx]Ill‘l1tllul)'.
Yl-<. Tl-litlit:il iiiovl IlH‘lJl, l ti1>]>i‘lililiill."
Nlltl Illt’ ft‘lItIW'.
" If you IIHII li lltllt‘ iiiore to do with t- iliiw-
l‘.‘tllI‘I‘, it Hllllltlllt‘illlIIIIt'Ilt‘tIlI'ItlI')ill1,lryllli
gloolqs of yliii," miill I)il'l(.
iii You xiluiiiiuli to got out .xoii.il: ”l'l‘ll-i
I'll put on it ft.'(.'Ll.. Sty Moiilliiy l‘V(‘IJ-‘
“'I‘lii’yli(-jqiiii it; its all them. Oh, dear
Int‘, look iit my liruiiitiftil glu.-;a ull nlurvshud, hut
tlil-y >h:ill iizly for 11.“
'l'lili X‘v'e‘l5'llt‘l‘ >llU“'1‘kI syiiiiltliiiis of lighting,
mill Dill; Mill to his l-oiiiii.iiiio1i.<:
" ‘Vt’ l- iii for :i row, :iiitl iiiu<t fight our Way
out of it."
" I'iii igiiitiv." Fllltl llimiii G. Bugg.
" Aiill I," ‘mllkl .‘Ii"‘sl'i‘I‘.
“All right, You liriit the liriliby. Ilimm,
mill I'll thl- hit; on tlil- tliiiiilllt--i'i,;,H:;cr.
You, IIlt]’l’)', llli tlll: it Vi you l-uii."
Iii ii iiiliiiil iit :lll wlu l'l>iit’iixioii mill uiirmir.
IIir:uli, Illt‘Ix'. tlil- wll>lll-r. I'UllL‘t‘Ilt.‘LIl, pro-
iiril tor, iiiill m-in riil low t‘llEI!‘.Ai'U;I‘.N' lmiigiug
‘lilioiit, wl i'l= till tiglil1ii;.3iil>ll iiilll.
lV'IV"i‘I't‘II ll) ii tivl Apo-iiitl HUI“
" Wli:ii‘s tlil- iiiiittci‘ with iiil-, youiig WIIIIIIVVI‘-,
.<li:l]t]‘I‘1".’Y
‘Your f:il>l- is llIilIl'Ilyl
.l
‘I S iut up. ]iiiii1ill‘H.">:iill Ilivk.
-‘I 1 ‘liiiiillllis’ yiiii. my lioy,"
lltilll. .
(‘l'I"lI Ill!‘
“ Look Ill‘,l'l‘, iiiiiiilll-.," <.iill Dick. " wl-'ri-
Il.‘Hlll;[(1l11'iI1].t1l1li'II)',:llllI tloii‘t wliiit ziiiy row
with wl lxllfrm”
"llt>VI)t1 mill Illi‘ :i ‘Vt‘IxIlt r E"
“ Y-iii tiru Uni‘ of thv kiiorkl ll-out llivisioii.
uiiyliliw."
H wilt-. '
III4‘ out of :1 sow-rt '11.
“ So it ix" rl-plil-ll llil-k. “ lll‘:1V0, l[ii‘:uii,
Voii'x'ii:1lilittliriiil-iiioi')’for fl’H'ISillll!1Ill:lVt‘."
“I ]]t‘Yv r IIPNIIWI iiiiyliiill out of 2!. liiilf ltvlllly
l11IllVllfn-‘H MIIAI tlil- Illtlll. “Kllii Ill-‘ Ili‘Xtr.
Illirl-'<ii lllt‘l‘ lttltlfSL‘lIltl1t‘il(tllllit‘:1U’1l)'Itltl:lll"x
])ol-5 your iiiotlil r liilow )‘tHl'l‘ii
4'Illll’:h'It‘l'.
out : "
‘.N‘lopl'-, Illllllll1‘>', or l‘ll will it lloliliy iiiiil givli
. iill llil-k.
)ou iii l’ll.‘H‘;,'V'v.
“ I'll riiu: your -VlillIl;I ('.lT tint." will thi-
iiiiiiiz :iiill, Nilllllllj Ili-- 1l<'lltIll to tlil- ullrll, IN‘
y.‘i[l'iI llil-ks I‘ iiill 1-ulll ll it Vl‘,"lll‘iillNl).
'l‘liix “'1i< lHUt’v' Il.‘lH I)ll‘Ii (‘ttlIl4I.Nl1llllI.
“ llil hiiii iii Illt‘ ( iv, lliiri'y," lit‘ I'I‘l<‘tI.
Ml ).Nllt I‘ ii.ix iiot >lliw iii lloiiit: mi, iitlll thr-
--gl t‘ 1'-ll liiuiil) llllii 11 lot of ghiw
i llllll .xtmlll oii ii xillli JIIIII‘.
lli-i'i-ii, .lii iiiiiiillll:ltl-l li.
'l'lil- llrliilril tor, tn :ii'fi;l of -I'lti
IlltiJl‘1tlllt‘Illl“l. “I‘lrlil-l, ]t“lll"‘
lIi' t‘iIliI‘l
H. iimllxilll iitli :i fril ivl lit’ Llil
iIlltI1'l't>t‘lxt
T‘!!! to Hit
.1‘ lllil-l .
tlll ltU).", :x:1)IltgZ
I tlltllil like pim-
vliggvl)‘, its llt‘ tlmwll off his lmiiiily MIMI
T ll1ilI[‘HlH‘Ilt'(I tho hills with :iii l1ll>I<’lltl:v' igliit.
, l-xvlziiiiil ll Ilirliiii ti. liiigg. “ T l.(lli‘>N'
tli:it'n' tlil- iriiiii “ ho liiill tlic tliiiiilllos tiiill llutl ll
1!
nuiivlllli‘.
for, on ;. illllilw iiizui I‘ll‘i i'iii,:, lll iloiiitl ll out
'l'hl- t‘t!Uxl:tlili‘- I'i t‘t Hi ll llir;iiii's lltdtlil in tho
pit. of his stoi: .l ll oiivl-. :iilll iiot t-iiriiig for 3
I‘i1>i‘lIll0I1(lfllii‘ f.Hi>l', tllllk up 1‘. lIll4'Ii tll‘-iil-
lilnirll, tigliiiist Wlilvll tlil- .hllii‘Y'I6I1l] mu his
hl-llll tlil- .-.l-coiiil IIIJAL IJL' iittl iiiiitt ll his filvoritu
tril-la.
Iii iiig litirill-rtli:iii llix IIIHVI. Ilt‘ fl ll llliwu
liiilf stiiiiiil ll, iiiill IIll‘1NlII("IIlHIl Mil uiloii him
to Ii! l-ll liiiii l'J‘lI‘ 1.
[lick tlloii w I'll ll ll)’ Illi‘ BHIH rilir
xlrliigili of Ill!‘ l.L!tilliii'll. :iiill lliy “ll llli IIl>()r
iilliilll l".!i;1 if it inn iliizllhtiiii--. in hl- will‘ so
iiiziiiy >tu1'< Ill - H ri illlt Vlltlll.
M-wit-1' iizix wiiviiw Illr iilm-. “lili'll filt
)‘.LlllI'l‘ >oi'l-. iiiill llI>‘ tlii'l-l- llllix l-l iiig lIlNlNI<i‘t!,
of, lllv‘ row “IAN oil 1‘.
“'I‘:lIiI‘ thl iii in ( H " mill tliw lziiilllorll.
“ I'll Iirom l'iitl- lllt‘Itl. illll"‘N ‘lllLI ix to vi). thll
gt-iitll-iiil-ii iuiy iiili for tiil- tllilltllL."' lllliil :iiill iiiy
low of Iiiiil-: lil lvihtotil, “ltl(‘ll will wlirl-l ly ln:
.
“ llx
i
" You Illlll‘ '.ili.lt lil hil.X x. 511'," I" iiiiii'ltl. ll llu:
Ptllhlllltlr‘ to Ill-‘ll.
lll- “YIN” zi j,,’Hihl'llltll:rl ll >ii't‘I of HlIIl'lxl.llIl41
llill iiot iiiiiill tlikiiiu It xlli‘ rl igii :i< llix‘ hIi1II‘i‘ of
llil- vlliiiiilliixzitillii tll ll.-I l.
'l'lioii;;li lliwk l:ill pll iii)‘ of iiioiivy iii his
iiol kl 1, Ill’ “us olwliiiutv, :iiiil llill lit‘! likv to l'Kl
Ill‘! (WWI.
Ilvsilll -: tliix. It’ Illlll IN‘! ii IxIl1N‘Ix"'lI allliut
irlltiy wl‘-ll, tiiiil tli:it iil:ill-- hiiii tillllitioiizilly
sllllilttifll.
“I slizill not pay n >hilliiig." Ilt‘ !lllSWt"J't‘d;
“ wt‘ wi>rl- not in fliiilt,"
“Ill-ttllr iuiiiiii-u it, sir."
“I tell you I woii'1. “'lii rl- is thzit. huttiiig
‘lllllll. tliiiiillllwriggi r, or wliiitl-vl r Ilt‘ is? He
l‘
l
l
l
lil-gliii it till."
IIO Iookill riiiiiill for thl‘ xiiiiii. l-iit lili luld
Itllilill hiiii<l-lf oil‘ lIIrt‘l‘II." Ill’ KHXV ii ilolil-l-uitiu,
for. tin‘ ti Tilli‘, III‘ hull ii grl :11 llVt‘l‘>IUII to the
sight of 21 liliil--wait.
“ W- 11. f,""IlIll‘lIlt ii. I iiiii<t llo iii)‘ lluty;
you'll IIHVL‘ to go to tllt‘ b‘-:lIl(‘II,“ MLILI Ihv con.
hl&llIt‘.
" “lit rli'zi tliiit 'r"
“ At: tli>- 'I'owii lllill."
"Yi ry wlll. (‘rl t ti tly. we will ride." mid
IlIl'l(, "iiiill if you “'l‘HlI iiiiytliiiii: to llriiik. will
for it. :iiill I'll pliy lit-tbrv wl- ‘l1lI'I.'i I
'.l‘lil>1iolil-l-iiiini pll lilll ll guilty to n plczisitig
thirst riiilliiihi-rs (if Illv‘ IIITAW‘ ii.-:ii:llly tlo.
'I‘lil‘ liiiilllorll, who wii< going in t'll:l!‘;,'t‘ thi-iii,
lisill to go iiiiil hIf.,'ll III!‘ .xlil-l t. iuill II('1l5kL'd if
Iii‘ iiiiglit TltIt‘ iii tllu ti)‘.
“‘Yll:lV.i" txl l:Lllllt'tI lli-‘k. “we pint you a.
lift, you ieivl-l-1-I What do you tiilm us for?
You iiiriy ruii lit liiiill uiill lick up the dust.
'I‘li:it'.< till you l'iiii (VIN F‘ "
Iiiiyiiigzi t'-luilll- of II?! x of ll;-miliy 311.1 some
lIllH<.IIIi‘l( mill lll>t‘ilHl . iioias got into the fly,
iiiill “lI'l' llrivl ii to tlil- 'l'oiiii Hlill, wligm (ho
vlirirgli “Tm lluly l-titvrl ll ilgilllirt tlil ‘ii.
i
‘You will li:ii'l- to Iiiixx tllll tiiiglit in it 0011.
i
1 ;1l iilli iiil ll, illlli w jiou i'.‘lll L:l‘I luiil." l'X('lilIIlIi‘d
tlil- iiixiw I‘lK'l'. “ 'l‘.ilil- IllI‘lIl to IllllllliiT Illlli"
i‘:illl- i' full to llliv. lli-itii; TlI("‘ XVUIIL lint
: only Hlil izl lillvlllilll iii llllIlilH‘l‘ Hint‘ "
V Nil'l1"i‘l’5ili Wit’ lii-l roiiliiiiiiioiis likill IIH‘
hint of iliv- ll-3 lll IILI tiiriilll upon lllrlll‘ hut
ll“ W “ 1‘ W‘ lhlii for it. for III!‘ lirlxx-iit at
l'lt"l. ’ ‘
' l"‘V' T‘-llil “lvli. “ Cull I hiivli ti inca-
U i;o “hi rt,