be supposed, had aroused bot

ted Miss Priscilla, clutch

Sophia, in bewilderm

xclaimed Soph

d so. What

," sugges

t leave the boy

them?" said Sophia,

our duty to go and s

mpered Sophia, co

" said the more courageo

ave me

mus

said Sophia, her teet

wls over their shoulders, advanced into th

y weltering in his gor

things, or I shall sc

knock mentioned at the c

in person, and met th

lmost ready to d

e, Priscilla?" she

Andrew?" asked

ma'

u fire

, ma

Did any burglars

aid Andy; "but I though

ou see

y, a little embarrassed

o," sai

till they appeared at

uld fire at me first. I

You don't see any traces

ok for your

y explained, had suffered from the discharge, and

ere any burglars, And

I couldn't s

harm has b

kin' the win

will have that m

d, Andrew?" ask

"I ain't afraid of burglars, as long

lady. "We might have been killed in our

g more to do, we ha

st

es filed out of his chamber. "I expected they'd scold me. Plague take the old

sion to take out the gun in the a

it, ma'am," he said.

idn't know guns kicked. What do they

he gun's kicking, and said it was because it had not

, just like horses

lar, Andrew,"

observed

s skittish, just like horses-but if I ta

may take it, o

ul, ma'am," said A

some fun," he

d some shot in the closet, and

or supper, Andrew,"

s on hand at meal time

's hungry," said S

Andy; "my stomach always tel

a watch," said Pr

," observed Sophia, with

ke into the fields, and make for some woods not far away, where he thought there would be a good chance for birds o

ned, would trouble Andy. But of Andy himself he knew nothing, and was not aware that he had already secured a place. When he saw our hero coming along, his curiosity led him to stop and find out,

frey, in the tone of one who w

to the owner," said

said Godfrey, impatientl

mphasizing the last word in a

you mean?

It was only your

e yourself to repea

you; I

ell me whose

I did

stole it," said G

l go and tel

you haven't told

said Andy with ap

you going

out sho

supp

n what made you as

ent fellow," said

t to gentlemen," sa

I am not a gentleman?" de

elf," said

nly an Ir

fore. Why can't you te

ud of the same. I'll

lan

sh are a

you never heard of Bu

t of

isn't my name Andy Burke, and

s great-grandson," said

. But it's time I was goin', or I shan't get

cular about the

ed you," said Andy, who was rather

self, following with his eyes the retreating figure of our hero. "

y turning into the yard of the Misses Grant two hours afterward. He had not shot anything, but he had got used to