Nascent Drama

[The Dork Lord]

And say -- I can tell you something, if you want to know."

 

[The Dork Lord]

"Well, what?"

 

[The Dork Lord]

"Why, old Mr. Jones is going to try to spring something on the people here to-night, but I overheard him tell auntie to-day about it, as a secret, but I reckon it's not much of a secret now.

 

[The Dork Lord]

Everybody knows -- the widow, too, for all she tries to let on she don't.

 

[The Dork Lord]

Mr. Jones was bound Huck should be here -- couldn't get along with his grand secret without Huck, you know!"

 

[The Dork Lord]

"Secret about what, Sid?"

 

[The Dork Lord]

"About Huck tracking the robbers to the widow's.

 

[The Dork Lord]

I reckon Mr. Jones was going to make a grand time over his surprise, but I bet you it will drop pretty flat."

 

[The Dork Lord]

Sid chuckled in a very contented and satisfied way.

 

[The Dork Lord]

"Sid, was it you that told?"

 

[The Dork Lord]

"Oh, never mind who it was.

 

[The Dork Lord]

Somebody told -- that's enough."

 

[The Dork Lord]

"Sid, there's only one person in this town mean enough to do that, and that's you.

 

[The Dork Lord]

If you had been in Huck's place you'd 'a' sneaked down the hill and never told anybody on the robbers.

 

[The Dork Lord]

You can't do any but mean things, and you can't bear to see anybody praised for doing good ones.

 

[The Dork Lord]

There -- no thanks, as the widow says" -- and Tom cuffed Sid's ears and helped him to the door with several kicks.

 

[Falconarg]

post about evangeline or shut up dancers

 

[The Dork Lord]

"Now go and tell auntie if you dare -- and to-morrow you'll catch it!"

 

[The Dork Lord]

Some minutes later the widow's guests were at the supper-table, and a dozen children were propped up at little side-tables in the same room, after the fashion of that country and that day.

 

[The Dork Lord]

At the proper time Mr. Jones made his little speech, in which he thanked the widow for the honor she was doing himself and his sons, but said that there was another person whose modesty --