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Ye've found at last blind that ye've been! that it's yer ain hell's tyke that's the Killer; and noo ye think by yer leein' impitations to throw the blame on ma Wullie. Ye rob me o' ma Cup, ye rob me o' ma son, ye wrang me in ilka thing; there's but ae thing left me Wullie. And noo ye're set on takin' him awa'. But ye shall not I'll kill ye first!"
"Awa', ye deil's buckie," he cried, "an tak' the little Sawtan wi' ye! Dinna lat me see yer face again." "But the lady told me you would give me a job!" said Clare. "I didna tell her I wad gie yer tyke a job! I wad though, gien he wad lat me!" "He's given you a stiff one!" said the cook, and laughed again. The gardener took no notice of her remark.
"You sell your fish too cheap, Malcolm." "The deil's i' the tyke," rejoined Malcolm, and, seized at last by a sense of the ludicrousness of the whole affair, burst out laughing, and turned for the High Street. . Malcolm turned again and lifted his bonnet. It was Miss Horn, who had come up from the Seaton. "Did ye see yon, mem?" he asked. "Ay, weel that, as I cam up the brae.
"Stop, there's a bit of bread for you." And Hayes chucked him a crust, as one throws it to another man's dog. "Thank you, sir," said Mr. Beverley, stooping down for it, and being habitually as hungry as a ratcatcher's tyke, took an eager bite in that position. "How dare you eat it there," said Hayes brutally: "take it to your own crib: come, mizzle."
Drew had a horror of scenes, and instead of reporting to Tyke or to the captain, he resolved to go quietly to his room, bind up the wound as well as he was able, and then get into his berth with the hope that a good night's rest would put him in good shape again. He wondered in a dazed way where Parmalee was. Why had not the other young man sought to help him?
Her child at once clamored for recognition, and, almost before he knew it, Donald had the tyke in his lap and was saying, "Once upon a time there was a king and he had three sons " "He isn't interested in kings and princes, dear," Nan interrupted. "Tell him the story of the bad little rabbit." "But I don't know it, Nan." "Then you'll fail as a daddy to my boy. I'm surprised.
That may be unjust too, for he's always done his work well and I've had no reason to complain." "Well, anyway," warned Tyke, "I'd keep my weather eye peeled if I was you. When you feel that way about a man, there's usually something to justify it sooner or later." "Well, now, suppose I'm ready in a fortnight, how about you?" asked Captain Hamilton.
"Do you mean that, Ruth?" he asked, and he could not keep his voice from trembling. "Yes," she said. Then she flashed him a sudden smile. "Of course, it was merely an hallucination. But, 'if I was superstitious " and she quoted Tyke with a look which she tried to make merry. Ruth pointed out to Drew exactly where the figure that had so startled her had stood.
"I fear it was my fault," admitted Parmalee. "Mr. Drew accidentally knocked my cane out of my hand, and I flew off at a tangent and was nasty about it when he apologized." "Nothing mor'n that?" said Tyke, with relief. "You young fire-eaters shouldn't have such hair-trigger tempers." "Shake hands now and forget it," admonished the captain genially.
" 'Oor Bob'!" screamed the little man darting forward. "'Oor Bob'! Hark to him. I'll 'oor At him, Wullie! at him!" But the Tailless Tyke needed no encouragement. With a harsh roar he sprang through the air, only to crash against the closing door! The outer door banged, and in another second a mocking finger tapped on the windowpane.
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