Part 80 (1/2)

The moments passed on like minutes, and Sam felt as if an hour must have passed

”It's of no use,” he said to himself; ”he has been too sharp for me, and I shall have to come down as the dad said, and take hed in his ht walk before hi trains somewhere on the road But it had to be done, and he went from out of the deep black shadow of the mill to the here he ca hiht as if in a fork, and he was thron on to his back Then, as he struggled up, he grasped the fact that Peteback, and thrust the top of the ladder over first, sending the ends on each side of his neck

”Don't do that, mate,” came to him in a sharp whisper from the wall

”Ketch hold and steady it while I run it to you”

Sa the pain in satisfaction, and the next minute the bottom round rested on the top of the wall Then Pete crept over, slug fashi+on, and lifted the end off and set it down

”There y'are,” he said

”What a while you've been,” whispered Sao and fetch it yerself, and see how quick you'd be It orth two shi+llin' to go for that; there, hyste it up and in with you”

”Hoist the ladder by h Bottoht Shall I do it?”

”Yes, quickly”

”'Nother shi+llin' I arn't going to have nothing to do with it, and so I tell yer, without”

”I wish you wouldn't speak so loudly,” whispered Sao on! nobody can't hear us Where's that shi+llin'?”

”I told you I wouldn't give you any more,” said Sam, stoutly now, ”and I won't”

Pete chuckled

”All right; I'll hyste the ladder, only ”

”Yes, ,” said Sam, as full of nervous impatience ”Be smart; here, I'll help”

”I can do it,” said Pete, and with two or three sharp jerks he raised the ladder right on end, and then, after working it round two or three ti, just in front of the long shutter on the rounded roof

”Will it bear me?” whispered Saoes, and I'll keep watch If young Toive hian to mount

”Shove yer hand under the door, and yer can feel the bolt directly You can open it Look alive”