I want them because they'll help me to be a
fitter by and by."
But Teddy whistled in a very unbelieving way, and presently went off to
the kitchen, as he explained, to give the poor dog a bone.
And when the others moved a few minutes afterwards, they were startled
by a cry from Nellie, who had gone after Teddy.
All her family of five cherished dolls were hanging by their back hair
from the hooks on the kitchen dresser, while Pat marched about with her
Sunday doll's best velvet hat set rakishly on his head, and a Red
Riding Hood cloak on his back!
CHAPTER IX.
STOPPING A BURGLARY.
It was Saturday afternoon and the great machine shops at Lisle & Co.'s
were closing for the weekly half holiday. There was to be an important
football match at the Marshes outside the town, and the boys and men
had talked of little else all the week.
"Art coming, Dick, to see the match?" asked one of the lads, who had
seemed inclined to be friendly during the last week or two. "Yon's a
grand team ours are going to play."
"To the match? Not he," sneered Hal Smith, who stood near. "He
couldn't spare a tanner for gate money, and he's going to stop at home
and say his prayers, little dear, because football's wicked, and he's
got to get ready for the Sabbath day.
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