Part 71 (1/1)

I'm too little and too fat”

”No, that's not it,” said Archy boldly; ”they think you do the work so well that they will not remove you from the station”

”No,” said the lieutenant sadly; ”it's because I am so stout I shall never be lifted now”

Mr Brough rong, for two years later he was appointed to a frigate, and his first efforts were directed to getting Archy Raystoke and Ra and successful career awaited them

But with that we have at present nought to do This is the chronicle of the expedition of the _White Hawk_ to crush the s on the Freestone Shore, the 's laws at defiance

It was soe's sates was homeward bound frouished hi for Portsht, a tall handso officer went to the side, where a sun-browned sea his eyes with his hand

”Why, Ra out for the scene of some of your old villainies?”

”No, sir,” said thewhetherafter the cows”

”The cows!” cried the young lieutenant ”Ah, to be sure Re off the cliff, Ram?”

”Ay, sir, that I do But look yonder, sir You could lass Remember our tussle there?”

”To be sure I do,” said Lieutenant Raystoke, sheltering his eyes in a very deceptive fashi+on, for he was trying to rove of trees amidst which stood the Hoze

”Mr Raystoke!”

”Captain calling you, sir,” said a rugged-looking sailor, with a very swarthy face, that looked as if it would be all the better for a wash, but only seemed

”All right, dick,officer; and he hurried to where a plump, rosy little man stood in full post-captain's uniform

”Ah, there you are, Mr Raystoke,” said the captain, handing the lieutenant his glass ”I've been sweeping the shore, and it brought back old days Look there; you can easily e of cliffs

That highest one is where you and Mr Gurr were at the burning out of the so How time slips by!”

”Yes, sir,” said Lieutenant Archy Raystoke, returning the glass; ”that's where the wasps' nest was destroyed”

Then to himself,--

”I wonder whether Celia will be glad to see me”

She was: very glad indeed