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Updated: June 10, 2025
A what's-'is-name was brought, and a brave fireman went up it, through fire and water and smoke. Young Auberly went up before him and fell heat and suffocation and saved her in his arms, and his name is Frank, and he's this boy's brother-in-law!"
As the farm was near a railway station, Willie went to town every morning to business Saturdays and Sundays excepted and returned every evening. His business prospered and so did Mr Tippet's. That eccentric old gentleman had, like Mr Auberly, been ruined by the great fire, but he did not care so he said because the other business kept him going!
"Excuse me, sir; I can't help it, you know; but please, sir, I wish to explain about that other boy no, that's me, but the other other boy, you know " "Begone, boy!" cried Mr Auberly in a voice so stern that Willie found himself next moment in the street, along which he ran chuckling worse than ever.
"Not a bit, Ziza; you know I like it; besides, I've only come to-day to show a gentleman the way." He pointed to Mr Auberly, who had stopped short in the doorway, but who now advanced and sat down beside the invalid, and put to her several formal questions in a very stately and stiff manner, with a great assumption of patronage.
"Of course, of course," said Mr Auberly, a little confused at having put such an unnecessary question. "Does your mother know you're here?" This brought the slang phrase, "Does your mother know you're out?" so forcibly to the boy's mind, that he felt himself swell internally, and had recourse again to his pocket-handkerchief as a safety-valve.
"Failing Loo," continued Fred calmly, "my father's fortune goes to some distant relative." "But why? wherefore?" exclaimed Barret. "You shall hear," continued Auberly.
He was a very stately-looking man, and strikingly dignified as he walked upstairs to his bedroom slowly and deliberately, as though he were marching at his own funeral to the tune of something even deader than the "Dead March in Saul." It is almost a violation of propriety to think of Mr Auberly doing such a very undignified thing as "going to bed!"
"I s'pose there's a-many things I ain't very good at; but, please, sir, I don't mean to do nothin' wrong, sir, I don't indeed; an' I'll try to serve you well, sir, if it wor only to plaaze my missis, as I'm leavin' against my will, for I love my " "There, that will do," said Mr Auberly somewhat sternly, as the girl appeared to be getting excited.
The party was now increased by the arrival of Frederick Auberly, who at once infused life into everybody, except Miss Deemas, who had life enough of her own, and would by no means accept the loan of any from anyone else. Fred therefore ignored her altogether, and told stories and cracked jokes and sang songs as if no such female iceberg were present.
"Am I to bring the answer back to you, sir?" asked Willie with much humility. "No; the answer is for yourself," said Mr Auberly testily; "and hark 'ee, boy, you need not trouble me again. That note will get you all you desire." "Thank you, sir," said Willie, making a bow, and preparing to retire; "but please, sir, I don't very well know, that is to say ahem!" "Well, boy?" said the patron sternly.
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