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Starlightcouldn’tquiteagreewiththesesageremarks,althoughhehadhimselfoflatebeenseeingagreatdealofthedarkersideoflife.
“Iguessyou’renotverywell,Flutters,”hesaid,seriously;“orperhapsyou’retired.”
“Oh,I’mwellenough,butI’mnotover-happy,”answeredtheboy,who,fromlittleassociationwithchildrenandmuchwitholderpeople,hadformedratheramaturewayofspeaking.
“Whatmakesyoufeellikethat?”askedStarlight.
“Oh,lotsofthings.There’snoonewhocaresforme‘cepttomakemoneyoutofme.That’skindofhardonafellow.
“Don’tyougetsomeofthemoneyyourself?”
“Notapenny.Yousee,I’m‘prenticedtothemanagertillI’meighteen.”
“Whoapprenticedyou?”saidStarlight,takingcaretospeakcorrectly.
“Themanager,Isuppose;butIdidnotknowanybodyhadto‘prenticeyou.Ithoughtyoujust‘prenticedyourselfbypromisingtoworkforyourboard.”
“Notabitofit.Yououghtn’ttohavemadesuchapromise.Ifyouwereworthanythingtothemanageryouwereworthpartofthemoneyyouearned.Besides,Idon’tthinkanybodycanapprenticeaboyexcepthisparentsorhisguardian,orsomeonewhohaschargeofhim.”
“Well,nobody’shadchargeofmethislongwhile.”
“Isthatbigmanwiththegreatblackmoustachethemanager?”askedStarlight.
“Yes,heis,andhe’satoughone,”andFlutterspressedhislipstightlytogetherandshookhisheadbywayofemphasis.
“Hedoesn’tlookkind.”
“Folksdoesn’tlookthingswhattheyneverare.”
“Whydon’tyoucutthecircus,Flutters?”
“Wouldyou,really?”
“Youmeanrunaway?”
Starlightnoddedyes.
“Whereto?”wasFlutters’spointedquestion.
“Oh,anywhere,”somewhatvaguely.
“That’sallverywell;butboard,youknow,andablankettorollyourselfinatnightisalittlebetterthannothingatall.”
“That’sso,”saidStarlight,andthensatsilentafewmoments,drawinghisfingers,rakefashion,throughthedrygrassinfrontofhim,andevidentlythinkinghard.
“Flutters,”hesaidatlast,“ifyouranawayIbelieveyou’dfindahomeandsomebodytocareforyou—we’dlookoutforyouourselves,AuntFrancesandI,tillsomethingturnedup.”
“Wouldyou,really?”andFluttersleanedveryclosetoStarlightinhiseagerness.
“Yes,I’msurewewould.Willyoudoit?”
“Yes,sir,I’lldoitnow,”andFluttersgotstraightwayonto“allfours,”asifhedeemedthatthemostsilentandeffectivemodeofescape,althoughthebencheswerehardlysolowastorenderitnecessaryforaboyofhissize.
“Butyou’llbecaughtinaminuteinthose—fixings.”Starlightdidnotthinktherewasenoughofthemtodeservetherespectablenameofclothes.
Flutterssatdownindespair.“Thenthere’snouse;ImayaswellgiveitupifIhavetogobackforanything.”Fluttersstoodinsuchfearofthemanagerthathefeltsurehecouldreadhisverythoughts.HehonestlymeantthathewouldabandonthewholeschemeratherthanfaceMr.Bradshawwithsuchadesigninmind,andhelookeddownathisspangledslippersandbedraggledtightsinmostwoe-begonefashion.
“Ihaveit,”saidStarlight,afteramoment’sseriouscogitation;“waithereaminute,”andtakingholdofaboarddirectlyundertheseatwherehehadsat,hepulledhimselfuptohisplacebesideHazel.Shewasreadywithahostofeagerquestions,butStarlight,inthemostimperativeofwhispers,gaveherquicklytounderstandthattherewasnotimeforanythingofthatsort.“JustdoasItellyou,Hazel,”someoneoverheardhimsay,butmorethanthattheyfortunatelydidnothear.
AmomentlaterStarlightdisappeared,andalittleredcloak,whichJosephinehadmadeHazelcarrywithher,haddisappearedtoo.
Notlongafterward,butitseemedaverylongwhiletoHazel,theentertainmentcametoaclosewithawildsortoffarce,whicheverybodyseemedtothinkprettyfunny,butHazeldidnotsomuchassmile.Shehadneitherseennorheardwhatwasgoingon;shehadanimportantlittlepieceofbusinessaheadofher,andcouldhardlywaittobeoffandaboutit.Ifherseathadnotbeenquiteinthemiddleoftherow,sothatshewouldhavebeenobligedtocrowdpastalonglineofpeople,shesimplycouldnothavewaited;andnowthattheperformancewasactuallyover,sheenergeticallypushedherwaythroughonegroupafteranother,lingeringaboutasifloathtodesertthecharmsofthecircus,andwasclearofthegreattentinalmostlesstimethanittakestotellit.Offshedarteddowntheroad—downBroadwayonewouldsaytoday—forthegatewaytothecircusenclosurewasexactlyonthespotwhereNiblo’sTheatrehasforsomanyyearssetforthitsvariedamusements.
Therewasonlyonefarm-houseintheimmediateneighborhood,andthitherHazelflew,bringingupatthethresholdofitsoldDutchkitcheninastateofbreathlessexcitement.“Mrs.VanWyck,”shecriedwithwhatlittlebreathshehadleft,asshepeeredov
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