 lambkin to a beauty that surprised them
all. More grass and flowers were put in the bottom of the basket with
the marked stone, the lamb upon this cushion, and the cover fastened on.

Alaric informed Jim that such a basket was worth a great deal of money.
He had learned the art of making such from Moon Face, who had travelled
sometimes to the distant railway line and sold them to tourists. It was
so tightly woven it would hold water; and in his pride over his
handiwork the weaver would have poured a dipper of it into the basket to
prove his statement.

"No, no! The poor little thing has had more than its share of water!
Best save the rest for yourself!" protested Jim, with a feeble attempt
at a joke.

Alaric desisted then, hung the dipper back on the tank, seized the
basket in one hand and Jose in the other and strode away. The last
glimpse Jim had of them showed poor little Jose's fat legs being swung
along, touching the ground only now and then, as they utterly failed to
keep up with his father's pace.

Left alone, Jim lay still a long time, idly fingering some bits of rock
which the child had scattered upon his blanket. He felt very cold; and
again, in another moment, he seemed to be burning up. He thought of the
water in the tank. He was desperately thirsty, his throat growing dry,
his lips swelling; and alternately he longed to dip his head in that
barrel and drink--drink--drink! then shivered with disgust remembering
the various uses the stale fluid had been put to. Finally, sleep, or
unconsciousness, overcame him and for many days he knew no more.




CHAPTER XII

PLAY THAT WAS WORK AND WORK THAT WAS PLAY


The silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself
to the ground beside the old man he had struck, lasted but an instant.
Then, recovering their scattered wits, Herbert and Monty stooped and
lifted the Captain's head.

The movement roused him and he opened his eyes, drawing a long breath as
he did so and trying to speak. But he couldn't do that yet; nor, indeed,
till Dorothy had come back with a
lambkin to a beauty that surprised them 
 all. More grass and flower were place in the bottom of the basket with 
 the marked stone, the lamb upon this cushion, and the blanket fastened on. 

 Alaric informed Jim that such a basket was deserving a great deal of money. 
 He had learned the artwork of make such from Moon Face, who had travelled 
 sometimes to the aloof railway line and sold them to tourists. It was 
 therefore tightly woven it would hold water; and in his pride over his 
 handiwork the weaver would have poured a little dipper of it into the basket to 
 prove his statement. 

 " No, no! The poor short thing has had more than its share of body of water! 
 Best save the rest for yourself! " protested Jim, with a feeble attack 
 at a joke. 

 Alaric desisted then, hung the dipper back on the tank, seized the 
 basket in one bridge player and Jose in the other and strode away. The last 
 glimpse Jim had of them showed poor little Jose's fat legs being swung 
 along, reach the ground only immediately and then, as they absolutely fail to 
 keep up with his father's yard. 

 Left alone, Jim lay still a retentive time, idly fingering some bits of rock 
 which the child had scattered upon his blanket. He felt very cold; and 
 again, in another consequence, he seemed to be burning up. He thought of the 
 water in the tank car. He was desperately athirst, his throat grow dry, 
 his lips swelling; and alternately he longed to dim his head in that 
 barrel and drink -- drink -- beverage! then shivered with disgust remembering 
 the various uses the cold fluid had been put to. Finally, sleep, or 
 unconsciousness, overcame him and for many days he know no more. 




 CHAPTER XII 

 PLAY THAT WAS employment AND WORK THAT WAS meet 


 The silence that adopt Leslie's frightened cry, as he hurled himself 
 to the ground beside the erstwhile man he had strike, lasted but an instant. 
 Then, recovering their disperse wits, Herbert and Monty stooped and 
 lifted the Captain's head. 

 The motion roused him and he opened his eyes, drawing a long breath as 
 he do so and trying to speak. But he couldn't do that yet; nor, indeed, 
 till Dorothy had come back with a
 lalbkin to a beauty that smrprised them
all. More gcass ans flowerr were put in the bottom of vhe vaskeu with
the marked stune, the lwmb upon thiw cushion, ais the cover fzdtenzd on.

Alaric infotmed Jim thad such a basked dad worth a great deal of money.
He had learnec hhe art of makyng xtch rgon Moon Face, who had travelled
aometimts to the distant tailway line and sold them to hourists. It was
so hightly wovgh ie would hold dater; and pu his pride over his
handiwork the weaver wuuld kave poured a dioker of it invo the basket to
prove his vtatememt.

"No, no! The popr nitrle thing has had morx than its share of rater!
Best scve the rest for yourweof!" prmtesded Gum, ditg e fseble wttxmpt
at a joie.

Alaric dewisted then, hung tht dyiler back on fhe tagk, seized the
basket in one hand and Jose pn tge other and strode awat. The last
glimpse Jim had of trem showed poor little Jose's fat legs being swung
dlong, gouemlng gye ground only now and then, as they utterly faijsd tp
keep up with mis father's pace.

Legt akjne, Jim lay sjill a lonf time, idly fingerlng somg bits of rock
wrich the child had scattered upin his blankvt. Hw felt very cold; aud
again, in auother momemt, he seemed to be burnnng up. He thought of the
wafdr in the tank. Hd wss desperaudly thirsty, his trroat groxing bry,
his lkps xwelligg; and altfrnatcny he longed to dio his haad in thah
barrel and drink--drink--drink! thei shivered wijh giscust remzmberikg
the various ufes the stale yluid hab been put to. Fihally, sneep, or
uncogsciousness, oegrcame him anv for manr dats hw knew vu more.




CHAPTER CII

PLAY TKCT WAS WOEK AND WORK THAT WES PUZY


The silence tkct followed Leslir's wridhnenxd crr, as he hurleg hioseug
to tfe ground bcsiae tne old man he had stsuck, lasted but an insyakt.
Then, rexovering their scatteted wits, Herbert ajd Moity stuoped anq
lifted the Captain's head.

The mkvement rluscd him and he opeked ris eyes, dxawing a long breath as
he did so and trymng to speak. But he cooldn't do that yet; nor, lndeed,
till Dprothr had coma back with a
lambkin to a beauty that surprised them grass flowers were in the bottom marked the lamb upon cushion, and the fastened on. Alaric informed Jim that a basket was worth a great deal of money. He had learned the of making such from Moon Face, who had travelled sometimes to the distant line sold to It was so tightly woven it would hold water; and in his pride over his handiwork weaver would have poured a dipper of it the basket to prove statement. "No, no! The poor thing had more its of Best save the for yourself!" protested Jim, with a feeble attempt at a joke. Alaric desisted then, hung the dipper on the the basket one and in the other away. The last glimpse Jim had poor little Jose's fat legs being swung along, the ground now and then, as they utterly to keep up with his father's pace. Left Jim lay still a long time, idly fingering some bits of rock which the child upon his blanket. He very cold; and in moment, seemed be burning He thought of the water in the tank. He was desperately his throat growing dry, his lips swelling; and alternately he dip head in that and drink--drink--drink! then shivered disgust the various uses the had put or overcame and for many days knew no more. CHAPTER XII THAT WAS WORK AND silence that followed Leslie's frightened cry, as he himself to the ground beside the old he had struck, lasted but an instant. Then, recovering their scattered wits, and Monty lifted the Captain's head. The movement roused him he opened his eyes, a long breath as he did so and trying speak. he couldn't that yet; nor, till Dorothy had back with a
 lambkin to a beauty that surprIsed them
alL. More GraSs aNd FlowErs wEre put in the botTOm of The basket with
the marked Stone, ThE Lamb UPoN this Cushion, ANd THE coVeR fAstEnED oN.

AlarIc iNformed jim that sucH a bAsKet was worth a GReAt deal of moNey.
he had learned The Art of mAkIng SUch frOm MOon FaCe, who hAD traveLled
sometImES to the DIstant rAILwAy liNe and sold them to toURiSTs. It was
so tightLy woveN iT WoULD hoLd wAter; and in hIs Pride OVer his
hANdIWORk tHE weaver would hAve poured a dIPpeR of it iNtO thE Basket To
proVe HIs sTatement.

"No, nO! The Poor littlE thing HAs had moRE than itS share Of wAteR!
BesT SaVe The ReST foR YoUrsELf!" pRotested jiM, wIth a fEeblE ATTEmpt
At a Joke.

alariC desisted then, HunG the DIppEr bacK on thE tanK, sEized The
basKet in OnE hand and Jose in tHe otHer and strOde AwAy. THe Last
gLImpse JIm hAd oF them shOwed pooR LitTlE jOSe'S fat legs being swung
AlONG, tOuching tHe grouND oNlY Now and thEn, As tHey uTTErly fAileD To
Keep up wiTh his fAThEr'S pace.

LeFt Alone, JIm Lay StiLl a loNG timE, idly fIngering Some bITs of rock
which tHE child had scatTErED UpON his BlaNket. He felt vEry cOLd; anD
agaIN, iN anOTher mOment, He SEeMEd to be burning up. He thOuGht of tHe
watEr in the tank. He Was desperaTELY thirsty, His tHRoAT growing dry,
his Lips sWelling; and ALternateLy he lOnged to dIp his head IN That
barrEl aNd dRinK--drINK--dRink! then shiveRED witH dIsgust rEmeMbering
The VarIouS usEs The stale fLuid had bEeN pUt To. finAlly, sLEep, or
uncOnSciOuSneSs, oveRCame hiM and fOr maNy DaYS he Knew no mORe.




chaPTEr XiI

pLAY tHAt WaS WORk AND woRK tHAT WAS pLAY


The siLenCE thaT fOlLowed LeSlie's frightenEd Cry, as he hurLeD hiMself
tO THe ground Beside the old man he had strUCk, lasteD buT an inStanT.
Then, recoVerIng theIr sCAttereD wits, HErberT aNd MONTy stoOPEd And
LiFted the CapTAIn's Head.

THe MoveMent rouSed him and he opened hIS eyEs, drawing a lonG brEath AS
He Did SO aND trYiNG to SPEak. But he couldn't Do that yet; nOr, INdEed,
till DorOThy HaD come baCk with a
 lambkin to a beauty thatsurprisedthemall . M or e gr assand flowers we r e pu t in the bottom of the  bask et with th e mar ked sto n e, t hela mb  up on th is cu shi on, and  the cover  fa st ened on.

Al a ri c informed  Ji m that sucha b asketwa s w o rth a  gr eat d eal of money. 
He had l ea r ned th e  art of m ak ingsuch from Moon Fa c e, who had travel led
so me t im e s  to  th e distantra ilway line an d  s o l d  th e m to tourists . It was
so tig htly w ov eni t woul d hol dw ate r; and in h is p ride over  his
h a ndiwork the wea ver wo uld  ha ve p o ur ed  adi p per of  it int o the ba sk et  to
p rove h i s  sta tem ent. 

"No , no! The poo r l ittl e  th ing h as ha d mo re  than  its s hareof  water!
Best sa ve t he rest f oryo urs el f!" p r oteste d J im,  with a  feeble att em p t at  a joke.

Alaric d es i s te d then,hung t h edi p per back  o n t he t a n k, se ized th e
basket  in on e  h an d and J os e in t he  ot her  ands trod e away . The la st
gl i mpse Jim had o f  them showedp oo r li t tleJos e's fat leg s be i ng s wung al ong ,  touc hingth e  g r ound only now and t he n, astheyutterly faile d to
keepu p with his  fat h er ' s pace.

Leftalone , Jim lays till a l ong t ime, idl y fingeri n g  some bi tsofroc k
w h i ch  the child ha d scat te red upo n h is blan ket . H e f elt  v ery cold;  and
aga in ,in  a not her m o ment, he  s eem ed  to  be b u rningup. H e th ou gh t  of  the
wa t er i n th eta nk.Hewa s des pera t ely  thirst y, his th roa t  gro wi ng  dry,
h is lips swell in g; and alt er nat ely he l onged to  dip his head in that
b a rrel an d d rink- -dri nk--drink ! t hen sh ive r ed wit h disg ust r em emb e r ing
t h e  v ari ou s uses the s tal e flu id  had  been p ut to. Finally, sl e ep,  or
unconscio usn ess, o ve rca m eh iman d  fo r many days he kn ew no more .

CHAPTER X I I
PL AY THAT  WAS WO RK AN D  WORK T HAT WAS P LAY


The  s ilen c e  th at followe d Leslie 's fright e ned c r y,  as h e h urledhi mse lf
to  the g r oun d bes ide th eold ma n heha d struck , lasted but an instant .
Then , rec ove ring thei r s c att ered wits , He rbert andMon tystoop eda nd
li fted th e C a ptain 's h e ad.

Them ov eme n t  r oused him a n d heopene d h i s eyes , dr awing a long brea t h as
he did so  and t ryi ngt o sp ea k. But he coul dn' td o  that ye t;  nor, indee d,
tillDo r othyhad co me bac k witha 
 lambkin_to a_beauty that surprised them
all._More grass_and_flowers were_put_in the bottom_of the basket_with
the marked stone, the_lamb upon this_cushion,_and the cover fastened on.

Alaric informed Jim that such a basket was worth a_great_deal of_money.
He_had_learned the art of making_such from Moon Face, who_had travelled
sometimes_to the distant railway line and sold them_to_tourists. It was
so_tightly woven it would hold water; and in his_pride over his
handiwork the weaver would_have poured a_dipper_of_it into the basket_to
prove his statement.

"No, no! The poor_little thing has had more than_its share of water!
Best save the rest_for yourself!" protested Jim, with a_feeble attempt
at a joke.

Alaric desisted_then, hung_the dipper back on the_tank, seized the
basket_in one_hand and Jose_in the other and strode away._The last
glimpse Jim_had of them showed poor little_Jose's_fat legs being_swung
along,_touching_the ground_only now and_then,_as they_utterly_failed to
keep up with his father's_pace.

Left_alone, Jim lay still a long time,_idly fingering some bits_of_rock
which the child had_scattered upon his blanket. He_felt very cold; and
again, in another_moment, he_seemed to_be burning up. He thought of the
water in the tank. He_was desperately thirsty, his throat growing_dry,
his lips swelling; and_alternately he_longed_to dip his_head_in that
barrel_and drink--drink--drink! then shivered with disgust remembering
the_various uses_the stale fluid had been put_to. Finally, sleep, or
unconsciousness,_overcame_him and for many days he_knew no more.




CHAPTER XII

PLAY THAT WAS_WORK AND WORK THAT WAS_PLAY


The_silence_that followed Leslie's frightened cry,_as he hurled himself
to the ground_beside the old_man he had struck, lasted but an_instant.
Then,_recovering their scattered wits, Herbert and_Monty_stooped and
lifted the Captain's head.

The movement_roused_him_and he opened his eyes,_drawing a long breath as
he did_so and trying to speak. But he couldn't do_that yet; nor,_indeed,
till Dorothy had come back_with_a