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| # Nay ap, ce eee Nv. “Farel, ae Ss ¢: ~ _ own household! solingly, “ he'll get over it. 4 9) 7 By BAF ov ; 2 . Pe > Ae : ey Wf “ an thas neon PBelane all this rioting?” “We are within sight of the lagoon,” said Jim, 66 fand Mr. Farrell wishes me to turn Bugs for ue ~, raltar.” ? : “T seek the safety of my His avid child,” said Mr. | Farrell, as he rose to his feet, scowling at Changeling, who regarded him with supreme contempt and anger. _ “ My dear Nap,” urged Mrs. Farrell, “where can we be so safe as at home?” | “There is no safety for us there? reply, “and he’—pointing at Jim—“knows it. He is in league with our enemies, and intends to betray us into their hands.” : “That, in the face of my, having recently rescued you from them,” to say the least.” ay Father,” said Eveline, oat tears in her eyes, but withal speaking firmly, “you ought to know better than speaks in that way of one who has done so much ™ ‘ for us.’ “Ah!” exclaimed the schoolmaster, ay you against , How true it is that a man’s foes are of his | me, too? Do as you will. Connive against me. I wash my hands of all of you . “Nap!” cried Mrs, Farrell. | “And you, too!” he aimost yelled. worth little with such people as you about me. on deck. Don’t follow me below!” There was something almost childish in the way he flounced from the deck and vanished from sight. " Eveline sat down, very pale and quiet. Mrs. ce My life is Stay ‘Farrell wrung her hands and moaned. “Tt is such a pity to excite him,” she said, “ for it makes him bad for days.” “Don’t you give way, mum,” Bea Changeling, con- Mr. Farrell is one of There ain’t ; them people as howls out all his wenom. much haction in him.” _ “Changeling,” said Jim, gently, “go to your engine. hae | shall want you to slow down in a few minutes.” “s Ne ie “Certainly,” answered Changeling, “you are right. Td better not have put my spoke in, not being gifted with the art of ‘iling anything properly, ‘cept a _hengine. I takes the hint kindly.” | _ Rob vanished helow, and Jim, with closed lips, con- Uanee steering towards the lagoon, now within half a mile of the launch. Mrs. Farrell wrung her hands and moaned. - Eveline was silent. Thus they remained until the little steamer had tebe the lagoon, and Jim had signalled for _ Changeling to go at half-speed. Their coming had - been perceived from. the shore, and quite a host of nen and. boys - were running down to welcome, as hes 1] posed, MG see sae his trip. gait one zem wher ear. fe ie 5 79 Bi : ety ‘ if rejoined Jim, “isa cool assertion, 1 was the wild | — vou my v4 Shp nee “4 at Hg \ Bs * F ie on wo EVHI : 1G } i By Mh A ares is i yi OF HIM SELF. ond: was very snes aa Mr. Ghioby. who was on the foremost, fromwed and flushed. OE ag The anchor was dropped, and Mr. Farrell returnec to the deck looking very stiff about the back. } a : “You are all at liberty to go ashore,” he said; ~“nersonally, I shall remain on board for the a | “My dear Nap ” began Mrs. Farrell, but he checked her with an angry motion of the hand. oe is “1 decline to explain my reasons,” he said ; | & yor will please to go ashore.” be There was Ae more to be said. Jim oiler Sl Bohs the little boat round, and Changeling having come on _ deck, he was requested by the aehoobn tes to leave _—— So Se A ew with the rest. | a ** You will please send Chorker to me,” he said, & Now it had been openly said that Jim had gone t the wood; certainly he did not leave until long afte the launch had put to sea. How he got on ‘boar was a tremendous problem to the boys, but the merely raised their caps to the ladies, who, with Ji 1 went on to the house. fee ’ Mr. Groby after some hesitation followed them. At the door Jim stopped with the ladies, who e: - pressed their regret that Mr. Farrell should have been so disagrees able to one Who had saved his life. “T beg,” said Jim, “that you do not mention i Mr. Farrell will get over his temporary anger. | rE Le has been upset—unnerved, [ may say—by nis recent adventures.” ) he a “Tt is like you to speak i in that ee replies Eveline, gratefully. Be Mr. Groby came up Tae and raised tie ee a “1 trust you have had a pleasant voyage,” he saic “though shorter than Mr. Farrell originally intended. “We have had a dreadful time,” answered Mrs. Farrell, “ and if it had not been for Gordon we shot ad now all be dead. He bravely came to our resct under the most extraordinary circumstances.” Mi She shook hands with him again, Eveline bestowing a kindly smile upon him, and they disappeared. ee, Mr. Groby looked moodily at Jim, who surveyec him wonderingly, not understanding the troubl look of the under-master. | eA a -“ Has anything happened since I went away, os 2 ‘he asked. ; aes “You had no business to go away,’ | aurea Mh Groby, angrily. “TI have ey the least doubt it was planned thing between you.” “ Between whom ?” asked Jim. “ Never mind; I will not go into that. They picked you up from the shore, I presume. You shamme going away with the rest.” a =k y 4 Ss a * <5 Pon r*,, i / “No, sir, ’ quietly returned Jim, “I went with then without the least idea of falling in with the laun We have had some wonderful rivets which n they saw Ji im on would rather not take up you time in 1 telling | now. | EN eh i ata eae A aN hat Oe f Ty sas pore i 3 i oe