Part 43 (1/2)

”I reck'lect now,” he said ”We was fighting, and I putmy head on the stones, and then I turned sick, and I kneas falling over, and then I went to sleep I was half off, wasn't I, with s down?”

”Yes In a horrible position”

”Yes, it wasn't nice Oh, et the rope and come down and pull me on?”

Archy nodded

”Is Jeet a rope, and coain and haul me on here?”

”Yes,” said thehis hand to the back of his head the while, and a couple of minutes must have elapsed before he said,--

”Well, you are a ruratitude this see the lad's life

”Didn't you know the door was open?”

”Yes”

”Why didn't yer run away?”

”How could I, and leave you to fall off that place?”

”Dunno Wouldn't ha' been nice Where did you get the rope?”

”From close to where I slept”

”Yes, there was a lot there 'Tain't cut,” he said, looking at the hand he drew from the back of his head ”What a whop it did come down on the rock!”

”Don't talk about it,” said Archy, with a shi+ver

”Why not? Father allus said I'd got the thickest head he ever see I say, though, you--did you--course you did You cliot the rope coot down here to help ht have run away?”

”Of course”

”Thank ye Shake hands!”

CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT

Ra out his hand to the midshi+pazed into each other's eyes The silence was broken by Ram