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When she went back into the house, she found Lemuel brandishing a broomstick over the frightened Polly. 'Why, Lemuel, what are you doing? 'I've casted the devils out of her, exclaimed that youth triumphantly, 'an' they've gone inter the pig pen, whole leguns of 'em, an' they're kickin' orful!
Des you wait en lis'n. Mo' folks dan Marse Scoville wanter talk wid you on dis mar'age question. You on'y lil chile yit. Des you keep yosef deserved-like en say yo' mouf ain' waterin' few enybody. Marse Scoville berry nice gem'lin, but he yere to-day en like anuff a orful way yander termorrer "
"But all little boys have another name, Patsy." "Oh, I got another, if yer so dead set on it, it's Dinnis, but Jim says 't won't wash; 't ain't no 'count, and I wouldn't tell yer nothin' but a sure-pop name, and that's Patsy. Jim says lots of other fellers out to the 'sylum has Dinnis fur names, and they ain't worth shucks, nuther. Dinnis he must have had orful much boys, I guess." "Who is Jim?"
"Rheumatic pains, I think, sir," was the answer. "Last night I 'ad an orful night. Couldn't sleep. I think it was the wet as done it. Lyin' out on the grass last field day " "How many times have you been here before?" "Well, sir, the last time was when " "How many times?" "I don't know, sir." "Was it rheumatic pains last time?" "No sir, it was jaw-ache toothache, I mean."
Now the ordinary policeman ofttimes remains quite soft-hearted. For instance, Police Constable Farrow, though preening himself on being the pivot on which this case revolves, was much affected by Hilton Fenley's first heart-broken words to him. 'Poor young gentleman, said Farrow, when we were discussing the affair this afternoon, 'he was cut up somethink orful.
'I was 'oping, said the Cockney, with a solemn wink to the gathering, 'as 'ow Number 26 would be took by a toff, and, blime, if it ain't! It were gettin' blinkin' lonesome for me with only Jock 'ere and Frenchy opposite, who ain't bad blokes in their wy, but orful crude for my likin'. 'Where did it hit ye? asked the Scot encouragingly. 'On the head, said Selwyn, pointing to his bandage.
Seeing the look of disappointment in the child's eyes, she asked in kindly tone: "Why are you in such a hurry to finish the work, Amarilly?" "We've took a Boarder," explained Amarilly, "and I want the rug fer his room. It'll take an orful long time to git it done if I only work on it an hour onct a week. He's so good to me, I want to do something to make his room look neat, so he'll feel to hum."
"Orful slick-lookin', ain't she?" confided Joe to Eben; while sinful Sam shrieked out: "Land o' Goshen! ain't our Dolly smart? Shan't I fetch Sylvester over?" For which I regret to state Dolly smartly boxed his ears. But the pung was ready, and Sam's howls had to die out uncomforted.
In course you war thinking o' your friends as war nateral you should and so war I; and when I heerd the name o' that ripscallious renegade, it jest set my hull blood to biling, like it war hot water, and I felt orful revengeful. But the Lord's will be done, child.
The mangling will be somethink orful." "But what has become of Dale, my lord?" went on Tomkinson in a hushed voice. "Dale? He is all right. Why? Is he in the soup, too?" "No, my lord. I've heard nothink of that, but he sent me a wire from Bristol " "A telegram about what?" "About a horse." "Oh, the deuce take you and your horses. By the way, that reminds me you gave me a rotten tip for the Derby."
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