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Then bewildered astonishment crept into his eyes, and was replaced by a flash of something very like anger, after which his face grew suddenly impassive, and he thrust the documents all together into his pocket. "Get up, Charley, and bring the tray along," he said. Miss Townshead glanced at him sharply. "What do you wish to do?" she said. "Wash up," said Alton simply.
Forgetting all caution, Charley continued to follow in the direction in which the birds had disappeared. On and on he went without a thought of danger. He was sure the birds had not gone far, and he must have one more shot at them before turning back. All at once, he found himself in a rocky, barren region. He had crossed the marsh, and was rising upon higher ground.
"I sold that scoop on Wednesday for old iron for fifteen cents; and I'll bang the head off of Charley if he ever goes to dredging mud or playing cannon with the sausage-stuffer. I won't have my boys carrying on in that way. "Over there at Robinson's sale I believe she'd've bid on the whole concern if I hadn't come in while she was going it.
Grigsby, who was fingering the contents of a small canvas sack, evidently the property of the horseman. "You want to see gold? Take a look at it." Following his father, Charley peeped within. The canvas sack was half full of dull yellow a yellow like the yellow which the buckskin sack had contained, in St. Louis. However, this yellow was coarser. "Flake gold," announced Mr. Grigsby.
"Why, honey, you're full of nerves! You mustn't go to pieces like this. Your sister's all right. I sent them a " "You you don't know, Charley. My sister I swore her an oath on my mother's prayer-book. I wouldn't tell, but, now that he's dead, that lets me out. The will Charley, he made it yesterday, like he always swore he would the next time you got your name on the front page."
Perhaps it was taken, without leave, by some person who regarded it as public property, because it had once figured under Liberty Tree. Or, perhaps, the old chair, being of a peaceable disposition, had made use of its four oaken legs, and run away from the seat of war. "It would have made a terrible clattering over the pavement," said Charley, laughing.
After the 'service' was over, most of the children, including Charley and Frankie, remained to get collecting cards.
"I was afraid you would feel rather desolate. It is a pity. Now, I am as happy!" "Did Charley live?" I asked immediately. "Oh yes, Charley lived; what we used to call living, when we were there. Poor Charley! I keep thinking how he would enjoy everything if he were here with me. But his father needed him. It makes me so happy! I am very happy! Tell me, Doctor, what do you think of this place?
"Is any one likely to come this way in a boat?" asked Charley hopefully. "No," answered Toby discouragingly. "We're clost to the head o' the bay, and nobody ever comes here except Dad. We're sure in a wonderful bad fix, Charley." When the first shock at the loss of their boat had passed, youthful buoyancy of spirit asserted itself, and the two castaways looked more hopefully upon their position.
In a day or two I went back to London, but said nothing to Charley of what I had done waiting to hear from him first what they said about it. 'I say, Wilfrid! he cried, as he came into my room with his usual hurried step, the next morning but one, carrying an open letter in his hand, 'what's this you've been doing you sly old fellow? You ought to have been a prince, by Jove!
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