“Oh, he was, was he? Did you see him riding with me?”
“No, but Jarvis did; so there’s no use of your denying it.”
“I don’t deny it. Master Bell is always welcome to ride with me, but I wouldn’t take you on my cart, nor yet that Jarvis.”
“I say, you’d better be careful. Pa ain’t going to have you help his boys run away.”
“Who’s run away?” asked Jack, innocently.
“Why, Bell, of course. You don’t mean to say you didn’t know it?”
“Master Bell run away! You don’t mean it! Why should he run away from such a kind man as your father?”
“Because he was a bad boy. He always disobeyed the rules,” said Simon, sharply.
“You don’t mean to tell me so! And I thought he was such a good, quiet boy.”
“Where did you leave him?”