Part 6 (2/2)

”Wretch? Oh! Well, I like that Why, soht to your uncle here, and told him all about it; but I didn't, and I'd made up my mind to send him the e one of 'eive the poor lads a drink o'

ale”

”You own, then, that you had my money, sir?” cried the old ive it htn't to have took it, but I didn't like to coet the poor lad into trouble He's so young, you see”

”Uncle, it is not true!” cried Lindon, excitedly

”But you had one of the guineas in your pocket, sir”

”Yes, uncle, but--”

”Course he had,” interrupted Mike sharply ”I told you it wouldn't do, Master Don I begged you not to”

”You villain!” cried Don, grinding his teeth, while his uncle watched hi na I telled him not to, sir, but he would”

This was to the constable in a confidential tone, and that functionary responded with a soleain

”Oh, co his head with half tipsy reproach, ”I wouldn'ta lot o' lies You did wrong, as I says to you at the tiot such lots of ave vent to a sound reserunt, and turned from the speaker, who continued reproachfully to Don,--

”What you've got to do, o down on your bended knees to your uncle, as is a good master as ever lived--and I will say that, come what may--and ask him to let you off this time, and you won't do so any more”

”Uncle, you won't believe what he says?” cried Don wildly

Uncle Josiah did not reply, only looked at hi it, ”

Don le to free hi arms, but the rowled Je to spoil the shape of his nose for hioes”

”Then you don't believe it, Jem?” cried Don, passionately

”Believe it, my lad? Why, I couldn't believe it if he swore it 'fore a hundred erant chaps like you, Jeenelmen, and I'm sorry I didn't speak out afore like a man, for he don't deserve what I did for him”

”Hah!” ejaculated Uncle Josiah, and Don's face was full of despair

”You charge Mike Bannock, then, with stealing this money, sir,” said the constable

”Yes, certainly”

”What?” roared Mike, savagely, ”chargea little staff with a brass crown on the end from his pocket ”No nonsense, or I shall call in help In the King's naive in?”