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We'll see if we can get a glimpse of Andy's queer shebang through the window." The two chums left Tom's shop, and were soon in the yard of Ned Newton's house. As he had said, the big shed in Andy's premises came close up to the fence, and there was a window through which one might gaze. The casement did not appear to be curtained.
"The poor gentleman must have thought me a heedless body. I trust he will not think me in league with the Britishers; there is much of that sort of thing going on." Janie shook her head dolefully, not heeding Andy's smile. "How do we know," she went on, "but that the gentleman was on the great Washington's business? He was an overgrand body himself, and had excellent manners."
Oh, you, Dunk!" "Oh! Thad Warburton, give us your eye!" It was a call to health, and several lads arose holding aloft foaming mugs of beer. For a moment Andy's heart failed him. He did not drink, and he did not intend to, yet he realized that to refuse might be very embarrassing. Yet he resolved on this course.
After a time they reached the site of Andy's cabin, and then Angus and Hannah developed strength which fairly took Molly's breath away, for the tarpaulin was absolutely lifted up and deposited as a sort of temporary roof over the roofless walls; and when this had been done Angus managed to cut a hole in the center to make a chimney; then the fagots were placed on the hearth and the turf put on top of them, and the remainder of the turf laid handy near by; and the straw was ready, soft and inviting, in a corner not too far away from the fire, and the blankets were spread over it; and the basket of provisions, cold boiled potatoes, cold bacon, and the little bottle of potheen were all left handy.
"Well, you're a little brick," laughed the man as he stroked Andy's head. "And you don't live anywhere?" "No." "Is your mother dead?" "Yes." "And your father?" "Hain't got no father." "Would you like to live here?" Andy looked toward the empty bowl from which he had made such a satisfying meal, and said, "Yes." "It will hold us both.
'A clever fellow, quoth the captain, regarding Andy's red hair and twinkling eyes with some admiration. 'A diplomatic tendency, Mr. Wynn, which may be valuable. Your servant, I presume? 'A former tenant of my father's, who wished to follow our fortunes, replied Robert. 'He's a faithful fellow, though not much more civilised than the rest.
I never saw it before," declared Jerry, as he handled the little silver article in which several matches still remained. "Well, I have, then," remarked Bluff, suddenly, as he stared at the trophy; "and just as I thought, here are two initials on it." "What are they?" asked Jerry, showing excitement. "That doesn't cover any of Andy's crowd, though," said Jerry, seemingly disappointed.
Two ring hands ran out into the sawdust, caught the other end, and held it perfectly taut. "Can you slide down it?" asked Benares. Andy's eyes sparkled. "Say, Mr. Benares," he replied, "if I wasn't rattled by all that crowd, I could do it head first. I've done the regular, one leg drop, fifty times." "You are admirable an ex-paart!" declaimed old Benares. "Who are you, anyway?"
'Of course I've heard of them, Mrs Head, I said; 'but I can't swear that I've seen one. 'Andy has. Haven't you, Andy? 'Of course I have, Mrs Head. Didn't I tell you all about it the last time we were home? 'And didn't you ever tell Mr Ellis, Andy? 'Of course he did! I said, coming to Andy's rescue; 'I remember it now. You told me that night we camped on the Bogan river, Andy.
"You think Pat and Mike and Andy's better than me," burst out the jealous little fellow. "I think," said his mother, "that Pat and Moike and Andy does better than you, for they takes what's set for 'em and does it as good as they can. But you're all Tim's b'ys, so you are." "If I done like Pat and Mike and Andy," asked Jim hesitatingly, "would you think I was just as good?"
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