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Chapter 10
ItwasGertywhoturnedoffthegasatthemaineverynightanditwasGertywhotackeduponthewallofthatplacewheresheneverforgoteveryfortnightthechlorateoflimeMrTunneythegrocer’schristmasalmanac,thepictureofhalcyondayswhereayounggentlemaninthecostumetheyusedtowearthenwithathreecorneredhatwasofferingabunchofflowerstohisladylovewitholdtimechivalrythroughherlatticewindow.Youcouldseetherewasastorybehindit.Thecoloursweredonesomethinglovely.Shewasinasoftclingingwhiteinastudiedattitudeandthegentlemanwasinchocolateandhelookedathorougharistocrat.SheoftenlookedatthemdreamilywhenshewentthereforacertainpurposeandfeltherownarmsthatwerewhiteandsoftjustlikeherswiththesleevesbackandthoughtaboutthosetimesbecauseshehadfoundoutinWalker’spronouncingdictionarythatbelongedtograndpapaGiltrapaboutthehalcyondayswhattheymeant.
ThetwinswerenowplayinginthemostapprovedbrotherlyfashiontillatlastMasterJackywhowasreallyasboldasbrasstherewasnogettingbehindthatdeliberatelykickedtheballashardaseverhecoulddowntowardstheseaweedyrocks.NeedlesstosaypoorTommywasnotslowtovoicehisdismaybutluckilythegentlemaninblackwhowassittingtherebyhimselfcamegallantlytotherescueandinterceptedtheball.OurtwochampionsclaimedtheirplaythingwithlustycriesandtoavoidtroubleCissyCaffreycalledtothegentlemantothrowittoherplease.
