Part 26 (1/2)
”I wish you wouldn't say that, dad--at least, not just in that way,”
said Archie, turning away frohtens hed and clapped him on the back ”You knohat I mean,” said he
”You mean that the firm has a naraced I knohat you mean”
Sir Archibald nodded
”I hope,” said Archie, the suspicion of a quaver in his voice and a trerace it”
”Nor the naoes into business this day,”
said Sir Archibald
Archie's solemn face broke into a smile of amuseot a na, Topsail, Grimm & Company,” said Archie, promptly
”Good luck to it!” wished Sir Archibald
”No; that's not it at all,” said Archie ”Billy Topsail sche out Wish luck to the fir, Grimm & Company”
”Build the firm,” said Sir Archibald, ”upon hard work and fair play”
Archie hurriedly said they would--and vanished
”Son is growing up,” thought Sir Archibald, when the boy had gone
”Son is decidedly growing up Well, well!” he sighed; ”son is growing up and in farinvestain, ”let hio ahead and learn his daddy's business And I'll back hi aloud in his enthusiastic faith ”By Jove! I'll back him to win!”
At the foot of the stairway Archie collided full tilt with two ed in intie Rule_--a timid, weak-mouthed, shi+fty-eyed man, with an obsequious drawl in his voice, a diffident ether, a loose, ay The other was old Toy to Skipper George
The boy had no word to say to Toate Toer to catch but could never quite satisfactorily lay hands on It did not occur to Archie that no wise skipper would put heads ether in a public place with old Toate The boy was too full of his own concerns to take note of anything
”hello, Skipper George!” he cried, buoyantly ”I'll see you on the French Shore”
”Goin' north?” Skipper George drawled
”Tradin',” said Archie
Skipper George started Tole_?” asked Skipper George
”Tradin' on e,” said Archie; ”and I'm bound to cut your throat on the Shore”
Tolances as Archie darted away