Central High School - Almanac Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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at every other corner. Once-she saw them, and they had a lively time getting away. She went to every English and American establishment in Bombay and inquired about them, describing them at great length and generally getting angry at the same time. It did not take her long to find out that they had been where she was then staying, but she had no clue to trace them by beyond the fact that they were in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Watts at last decided to go on as they had gone before, and proceeded to do so with perfect equanimity. But once they made a mistake and left Tipsey behind. Now, if they had known certain things they would not have done this, but they W., ffv 1 i 1 -.X Tipsey was deeply moved by the coquettish ways of one of his own race. were ignorant. Tipsey had been deeply moved by the charming and coquettish ways of one of his own race who lived near the house where they had first staid. Also he had left some choice bits of food in a little cubby-hole known only to himself. He watched his chance, and when it came, set out for the abode of his queen. Having found his fruit and divided it with her, he would have started back had not Madame Burnett just then entered the

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Alice gave a gasp. Oh, Tom, look! look! What shall we do? Her skirts lifted with both hands and her nose in the air Madame Burnett was the Hrst to tread the gang-plank. After her came her maid' and her brother, a small man and completely under the control of Madame. She, the lady, was tall and fleshy, with a corn- rnanding ,air, and just now a stern resolve to carry out certain deep- laid plans. Tom hurried Alice away, only stopping to say, laughing: I won- der how much she paid them ,to let her ride on that ship. They reached their boarding- house only to iind that Madame had liked its name and had decided to stop there. A good-sized fee prompt- ed a native to bring their trunk out the back door, and, cramming the mon- key into the cage, they followed their property to another place, half a mile away. ' It doesn't matter, said Tom, calmly, if they are here. In this big place we shall proba- bly not meet them again? 1 V k, - 1-L rj, ' -fa--:f?' ' W Z ,sf X ' W , I I 17,2719 f ef f fff' lf? ,wi ! Madame Burnett was the Hrst to tread th gang' plank. But at nrst fate was against them. Madarne's stern resolve had been- taken and was going to be carried out. They saw her A trti p

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house, ,recognizedlhim at a glance, and pounced upbnxfhimy Shel was a wise woman, however, and she let him go after she hadfed himra little, and then she followed him. She found the trunk and' Tipsey's cage, and settled herself to stay in the same room- with them. . When Tom and Alice returned all they could make out from the wild gestures of the owner of the house was that something unusual was up stairs. Torn crept up on his hands and knees and peered into the room to behold his mother-in-law sound asleep on the couch. He Went down and 'called in a couple of natives, who went noiselessly in and brought out the trunk and the cage. Then the pair sought other lodgings. ' Madame Burnett awoke with a start and a sense of having slept at least twenty-four hours when it was really only two. She gazed around, collecting her thoughts, then rushed down stairs in a rage. She could learn ,nothing from the jabbering, gesticu- lating native, there. In a towering passion she trudged back and went to bed without any supper. . The next morning as she was passing the wharf she beheld a great ocean steamer just moving off Where is that steamer going? she demanded of a group of officials standing near. One of them touched his cap and answered politely: To England, Madame. Did any English people go aboard? A few, Madame. A young couple, tall man and a' lady with a brown suit on? - . ' And one trunk? 'f A , Yes. b And a monkey? , Yes, yes! In a bird cage? looked kind of cramped ? . Yes, yes! they're gone. I'l1 have to follow them. They're gone. - . They seemed very happy. She's too far out now to see who's on, Madame. They were in somewhat of a hurry, too, for fear they'd miss her. You see, there's no other ship for England comes near here for two weeks, Madame ! Cl N