my, the clam. Mrs. McQuilken's own cats were most of them asleep; the blind canary was eating her supper of hemp-seed; and the noisy magpie ha

was not a soul to hear her. "Mercy upon us, w

work on the floor and rushed out of the room crying, "

my. Nate had said to Jimmy jus

lead;" and Jimmy, stung by th

er once suspecting that Nate was goin

e were people living in it, and nothing could be ru

, Nate, what a

if you're scared

'm not your 'caddy,' I won't

't he "taken the stump," agreeing to follow his lead? Besides, Nate

ith both arms out-stretched. But by that time Nate had turned

, here I am; ca

ted. On the solid earth, running a fair race, the chances w

ard is the meanest boy in California," thought angry Jimm

the very sort he had just described to Lucy-built of tiles and held on to the roof by wires. He was caught in these wires; and whenever

o, my caddy! Where are you?

d the edge of the roof, and carrying with him that most undesirable chimney! Wh

him, a wreck. Jimmy was unhurt except for a few scratches. But oh, it was dreadful to hear himself laughed at, not only by that mischievo

a chimney which did not belong to him, he had of course torn his clothes frightfully and l

?" said the landlord, shaking his

prit crept unwillingly back to the hotel all the cats, dogs, donkeys, and chickens in Castle Cliff seemed to combine in a

his coming to the house? No one t

rogue stealing a chimn

to them that the dear child had been in actual danger; and then they drew long breaths and shuddered,

ctably clad, and was walking down to dinner between herself and Aunt Vi, "but my lit

s all Nate Pollard's fault. Nate st

do you

'Yes, I would.' And I never mistrusted where he was goi

d not follow Nate without

followed. But you see he had stumped me and

unt Vi, laughing, "Isn't th

nt Vi used that word of five syllables it always m

ave promised to follow Nate without knowing where he was going! And you ne

way because he's the oldest. He's just as mean

do when a boy is trying to lead you into mis

ed; and Mr. Dunlee had already learned that it would cost ten dollars to restore the tile chimney. Nor was this all. While Jimmy was trying to console himself with ice-cream he suddenly thought of his father's watch! It must have dropped out of his p

g aside his saucer of ice-cr

wer; his mother

louder tone,

s it, m

she nodded permission for him to leave the table; and

, what is t

aned. "I'm afraid som

this sounded very strange. She wondered if Jimmy had

his hot hand in hers. "Papa's watch is safe in

ed immense

k again? I'm so glad!

"Come upstairs with mamma. Does your head ache? I

sted in talking

it? He let Lucy hav

did not

aid she'd lose it. And then,-oh, dear, o

gone, a very valuable one. Search must be made for it at once. Without waiting to speak to her husband, Mrs. Dunlee put on her hat