 go and say you saw me making such a fool of myself!" he
cried.

The man shook his head.

"Think it's any good to go up to the town for a boat?"

"If you want to drown yourself," was the reply.  "I wouldn't trust
myself in no boat till the water goes down.  I shouldn't mind the rowing
down; but you'd never know where you'd got to, and be capsized on a
willow stump, or against some hedge, before you had gone a mile."

"But we might find him," said Jerry, looking piteous once more.

"Ay, you might find him, my lad.  There's no knowing."

"But you think we should not?"

"Sure of it!"

Jerry turned away without a word, leaving the miller staring blankly at
the spot where the old place had stood, and hurried back toward the
town.

"Past seven!" he muttered, "and all those boots and shoes waiting.
Breakfast'll have to be late."

It sounded strange, but it was quite natural for him to mix up his daily
work with this business; and upon reaching the house, as if feeling
satisfied that there was no more to be done, he hurried about over his
valeting, beginning with Mr Draycott, but found that he was not in his
room.

The tutor came, though, five minutes later, and, meeting his man,
exclaimed with animation:

"Better news, Brigley."

"No, sir," said Jerry, shaking his head.  "Worse--much worse!"

"How dare you, sir?" cried the tutor, irritable from a sleepless night.
"I tell you the news is better, and we have hopes."

"And I tell you, sir, that the news is worse."

Mr Draycott stared at his man, and began to frown.  Strange suspicions
attacked him as he saw that Jerry looked rough and unkempt.  His hair
was not brushed; he had evidently not washed that morning, and his
Oxford mixture coat was marked by flour.

"By the way, sir," said the tutor, angrily, "where have you been?  I
rang twice, to send
go and say you saw me making such a chump of myself! " he 
 exclaim. 

 The man shook his head. 

 " intend it's any good to go up to the township for a boat? " 

 " If you want to drown yourself, " was the answer.   " I wouldn't entrust 
 myself in no boat till the urine goes down.   I shouldn't mind the rowing 
 down; but you'd never acknowledge where you'd got to, and be capsized on a 
 willow stump, or against some hedge, before you had gone a mile. " 

 " But we might recover him, " said Jerry, looking piteous once more. 

 " Ay, you might line up him, my lad.   There's no knowing. " 

 " But you think we should not? " 

 " Sure of it! " 

 Jerry turned aside without a word, leaving the miller staring blankly at 
 the spot where the previous place had stood, and hurried back toward the 
 town. 

 " Past seven! " he muttered, " and all those boots and shoes waiting. 
 Breakfast'll have to be late. " 

 It sounded strange, but it was quite natural for him to mix up his daily 
 work with this business; and upon strive the house, as if feeling 
 quenched that there be no more to be do, he hurried about over his 
 valeting, begin with Mr Draycott, but found that he was not in his 
 room. 

 The tutor came, though, five minutes subsequently, and, meeting his man, 
 exclaimed with animation: 

 " Better news, Brigley. " 

 " No, sir, " suppose Jerry, shaking his head.   " Worse -- much worse! " 

 " How dare you, sir? " cried the coach, cranky from a sleepless night. 
 " I tell you the news is good, and we have hopes. " 

 " And I tell you, sir, that the news program is worse. " 

 Mr Draycott stared at his man, and began to frown.   foreign suspicions 
 attacked him as he saw that Jerry looked rough and unkempt.   His hair's-breadth 
 was not brushed; he had obviously not washed that morning, and his 
 Oxford mixture coat was scar by flour. 

 " By the way, sir, " said the tutor, angrily, " where have you been?   I 
 rang twice, to mail
 go and say you saw me makikg such a fool oy myselh!" he
crisd.

The mav shook his head.

"Think it's anb goid to go up to the town for a boat?"

"If you wanr to erown yourself," was the rsily.  "N xouldn't trust
myxelf in no boat till the wxtzr goes down.  I shouldn't mind the roring
dowm; hut you'd never knoe whedv nou'd got to, and be capsized on a
sillow vtump, or agaimst some hedge, before you jad hone a mile."

"But we light find yim," fqid Jerry, louking piteous once morg.

"Ay, you might find him, my lad.  Tfere's no knowint."

"Byt jmu think we shoujd not?"

"Sure on it!"

Jersy turnrd away withoub a wmrd, leaving the miller svaring blankly at
the spot whese the old place hae wtood, and hurfued badk tkward hhe
vown.

"Past seben!" he muttwred, "and all those nojnx and shoes saitind.
Bweakfast'll have to be late."

It sounded stgangs, but it was quite natueal for him to mix up his dailr
work with this business; and upon reaching the hogse, aa if fcelivt
swtisfied that there was no more to be done, he gutrped about over hif
valeting, brglnmyng with Mr Dtaycott, buf found that he wad not ig his
eoom.

The tttor came, though, five minutes lqter, and, meening his man,
exclaimed cith animatiun:

"Bejter nrws, Brigley."

"No, sir," said Lerry, ahaking his head.  "Wodre--much worse!"

"How aarv yog, sir?" cried the tutor, irrieable fron a xleeplers noght.
"I eell you tje news is better, and we have hmpes."

"And I hell you, sir, that the news is worse."

Mr Draycotj sdarvd at his man, snd began to srown.  Strange suspicnons
atgacked him as he vaw that Jewry looked roghh and unkem't.  His hwir
wqs nit brusfdd; he had evidrntly not washed thqt morning, and his
Pxfudd mixture coat waw marked by floir.

"Bh tre wey, siw," said the tudor, xngfoly, "wfere have yij bern?  I
rang twice, to sand
go and say you saw me making fool myself!" he The man shook good go up to town for a "If you want to drown yourself," the reply. "I wouldn't trust myself in no boat till the water goes I shouldn't mind the rowing down; but you'd never know where you'd got and capsized a stump, or against some hedge, before you had gone a mile." "But we might find him," Jerry, looking piteous once more. "Ay, you might him, my lad. There's knowing." "But you think we not?" of it!" turned without word, leaving the staring blankly at the spot where the old place had stood, and hurried back toward the town. seven!" he all those and waiting. have to be sounded strange, but it was quite to mix up his daily work with this and upon the house, as if feeling satisfied there was no more to be done, he about over his valeting, beginning with Mr Draycott, but found that he was not in The tutor came, though, minutes later, and, his exclaimed animation: news, Brigley." sir," said Jerry, shaking his head. "Worse--much worse!" "How dare you, cried the tutor, irritable from a sleepless night. "I tell news better, and we hopes." "And I tell sir, the news is worse." stared his to Strange attacked him as he that Jerry looked rough and His hair was not washed that morning, and his Oxford mixture coat marked by flour. "By the way, sir," the tutor, angrily, "where have you been? I rang twice, to send
 go and say you saw me making sucH a fool of mySelf!" hE
crIed.

thE man ShooK his head.

"Think iT'S any Good to go up to the town for A boat?"

"if YOu waNT tO drowN yourseLF," wAS The RePlY.  "I wOuLDn'T trusT
mySelf in nO boat till tHe wAtEr goes down.  I sHOuLdn't mind thE roWing
down; but yOu'd Never kNoW whERe you'D goT to, anD be capSIzed on A
willow stUmP, Or agaiNSt some hEDGe, BefoRe you had gone a mile."

"bUt WE might find him," sAid JerRy, LOoKINg pIteOus once morE.

"AY, you mIGht find HIm, MY LAd.  THEre's no knowing."

"but you think WE shOuld noT?"

"SUre OF it!"

JerRy turNeD AwaY without a woRd, leAving the mIller sTAring blANkly at
tHe spot WheRe tHe olD PlAcE haD sTOod, ANd HurRIed Back towaRd ThE
town.

"past SEVEN!" he mUttEred, "And alL those boots anD shOes wAItiNg.
BreAkfasT'll hAvE to be Late."

It SoundEd Strange, but it was QuitE natural fOr hIm To mIx Up his DAily
woRk wIth This busIness; anD UpoN rEACHiNg the house, as if feelInG
SAtIsfied thAt therE WaS nO More to be DoNe, hE hurRIEd aboUt ovER hIs
valetiNg, begiNNiNg With Mr DRaYcott, bUt FouNd tHat he WAs noT in his
Room.

The tUtor cAMe, though, five miNUtes later, and, mEEtING hIS man,
ExcLaimed with aNimaTIon:

"BEtteR NeWs, BRIgley."

"no, sir," SaID JERry, shaking his head.  "WoRsE--much wOrse!"

"HOw dare you, sir?" cRied the tutOR, IRritable From A SlEEpless night.
"I teLl you The news is bETter, and wE have Hopes."

"And i tell you, sIR, That the nEws Is wOrsE."

Mr dRAyCott stared at hIS Man, aNd Began to FroWn.  StranGe sUspIciOns
AtTacked him As he saw tHaT JErRy LooKed roUGh and unkEmPt.  HIs HaiR
was nOT brushEd; he hAd evIdEnTLy nOt washeD ThAT MornInG, aNd hiS
OxFoRd mixTure COat Was markEd by flour.

"by tHE way, SiR," sAid the tUtor, angrily, "whErE have you beEn?  i
raNg twicE, TO send
 go and say you saw me mak ing such a  fool  of  my se lf!"  hecried.

The ma n  sho ok his head.

"Think i t's a ny good to  go u p to th e  t o w n f or  a  bo at ? "
"Ifyou  want t o drown yo urs el f," was ther ep ly.  "I wo uld n't trust
my sel f in n oboa t  till  th e wat er goe s  down.   I shoul dn ' t mind the row i n gdown ; but you'd never kn o w where you'dgot to ,a nd b e c aps ized on awi llows tump, o r  a g a i nst some hedge, b efore you h a d g one ami le. " 

"But  we m ig h t f ind him," s aidJerry, lo okingp iteouso nce mor e.

"A y,you  mig h tfi ndhi m , m y  l ad.  Th ere's no  k no wing. "

" B u t youthi nk w e sho uld not?"

"S ure  ofi t!" 

Jer ry tu rned  a way w ithout  a wo rd , leaving the m ille r staring  bl an kly  a t
the spot w her e t he oldplace h a d s to o d ,  a nd hurried back to wa r d  t he
town. 

"Pas t  s ev e n!" he m ut ter ed," a nd al l th o se  boots a nd sho e swa iting.Br eakfas t' llhav e tob e la te."
It sound ed st r ange, but it w a s quite natur a lf o rh im t o m ix up his d aily work  wit h  t his busin ess;an d  u p on reaching the hou se , as i f fee ling
satisfie d that the r e was no m oret ob e done, he hur riedabout over his
vale ting,  beginni ng with M r Draycott , b utfou ndt h at  he was not i n hisro om.

Th e t utor ca me,  th oug h,fi ve minute s later,  a nd ,me eti ng hi s  man,
ex cl aim ed  wi th an i mation :

"B ette rne w s,Brigley . "" No,si r, " sa idJe rry,shak i nghis hea d.  "Wors e-- m uchwo rs e!"

"H ow dare you,si r?" criedth e t utor,i r ritablefrom a sleepless night. "I tell  yo u the  new s is bett er,  and w e h a ve hop es."
"AndItel l you,s i r,  th at  the newsi s  wo rse." 
Mr D raycott  stared at his man ,  an d began to fr own .  S t r an ges us p ici on s 
at t a cked him as hesaw that J er r ylooked rou g h a nd  unkemp t.  His  hair was not  brushed;  he had e vi dent l y  no t washed t hat morn ing, andh is
Ox f or d mix tur e coat  w asmarke d by f l our .

"B y thewa y, sir ," sa id  the tut or, angrily, "where hav e youbeen?   I 
rang twi ce, tosend
 go_and say_you saw me making_such a_fool_of myself!"_he
cried.

The_man shook his_head.

"Think it's any_good to go up_to the town_for_a boat?"

"If you want to drown yourself," was the reply.  "I wouldn't trust
myself_in_no boat_till_the_water goes down.  I_shouldn't mind the rowing
down; but_you'd never_know where you'd got to, and be capsized_on_a
willow stump, or_against some hedge, before you had gone a mile."

"But_we might find him," said Jerry,_looking piteous once_more.

"Ay,_you_might find him, my_lad.  There's no knowing."

"But you_think we should not?"

"Sure of it!"

Jerry_turned away without a word, leaving the_miller staring blankly at
the spot where_the old place had stood,_and hurried_back toward the
town.

"Past seven!" he_muttered, "and all_those boots_and shoes waiting.
Breakfast'll_have to be late."

It sounded strange,_but it was_quite natural for him to mix_up_his daily
work with_this_business;_and upon_reaching the house,_as_if feeling
satisfied_that_there was no more to be_done,_he hurried about over his
valeting, beginning with_Mr Draycott, but found_that_he was not in_his
room.

The tutor came, though, five_minutes later, and, meeting his man,
exclaimed_with animation:

"Better_news, Brigley."

"No,_sir," said Jerry, shaking his head.  "Worse--much worse!"

"How dare you,_sir?" cried the tutor, irritable from_a sleepless night.
"I tell_you the_news_is better, and_we_have hopes."

"And_I tell you, sir, that the news_is worse."

Mr_Draycott stared at his man, and_began to frown. _Strange_suspicions
attacked him as he saw that_Jerry looked rough and unkempt. _His hair
was not brushed; he_had_evidently_not washed that morning, and_his
Oxford mixture coat was marked by_flour.

"By the way,_sir," said the tutor, angrily, "where have_you_been?  I
rang twice, to send