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The blue vapor emerged from the chimney now in a copious puff and then, for a space, would cease, only to roll forth once more in larger volume. The boys watched it in some astonishment. "What can they be doing, do you suppose?" Merritt asked. "I have no idea. It's past me to say," responded Rob, "it comes out in puffs like like by hookey!
"Put up both hands, while you're at it." Up went all the hands. Mrs. Dick arrived, and stood looking on and panting in excitement. "Thanks for this unanimous vote," Van resumed. "I want to inform you boarders in particular that if ever I hear of one of you missing a meal of Algy's cooking, or playing hookey from this lodging-house, as long as Mrs.
Still they gazed on each other, the barber in the corner overpowered with amazement, and the student standing before him hardly less surprised. At last Merton broke silence in the following awful words, "GRACIOUS HEAVENS WHAT A NOSE!" So saying, he retreated as slowly as he entered, leaving Mr. Hookey utterly stupified and bewildered.
"Aye," said Tam quietly, "an' suppose A'm goin' oop wi' matchless coorage to save ma frien's frae the ravishin' Hoon an' ma machine plays hookey? Would it no' be worse for a' concairned, than if A' smash oop by mesel'?" "Did you see Müller?" "In the clouds. A' left him hauldin' a committee-meetin', Captain MacMuller in the cheer.
Sharks might have him for all I should care. In he'd go. Hookey Walker, how my head do ache all round!" "I'm very sorry, Tom Fillot." "Which I knows you are, sir; and it ain't the first trouble as we two's been in together, so cheer up, sir. Daylight'll come some time, and then we'll heave to and repair damages." Just then there was a low groan from forward.
They used to play hookey down at Stratton Falls, too, and get the green streaks in the old red sandstone rocks to make slate pencils of, trying them on their teeth to make sure they were soft enough not to scratch their slates.
"Dammy, sir, let me tell my own story my own way. I say, one night at Carlton house, playing at blind hookey with York, Wales, Tom Raikes, Prince Boothby, and Dutch Sam the boxer, Alvanley ate three suppers, and won three and twenty hundred pounds in ponies. Never saw a fellow with such an appetite, except Wales in his GOOD time.
The nose operated upon him like the head of Medusa, and almost turned him to stone. And Mr. Hookey was fascinated too. Merton also had become Medusafied, and exercised a petrifactive influence upon the barber.
I used to know, but trouble has played old Hookey with my memory. It's all here, you know" and he tapped the bald table-land of his head "but somehow it ain't handy as it used! In the morning it flourisheth and groweth up: in the evening it is cut down and withereth.
“Hooking jack?” Maida repeated in a puzzled tone. “Hooking jack—playing hookey—playing truant.” Dicky watched Maida’s face but her expression was still puzzled. “Pretending to go to school and not going,” he said at last. “Oh,” Maida said. “I understand now.” “She just hates school,” Dicky went on. “They can’t make her go. Old Stoopendale, the truant officer, is always after her.
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