Thomas Sutton

“ Jesse's pleasant volumes, I marked two or three slips of the pen, which it may not be amiss to make a note of.
In vol. i. pp. 403, 404, 405., there is a curious treble error regarding Thomas Sutton, the munificent founder of the Charter House. He is successively styled Sir Thomas, Sir Richard, and Sir Robert. Sutton's Christian name was Thomas. He was never knighted. Of the quaint leaden case which incloses his remains, and of its simple inscription, an accurate drawing, with accompanying particulars, by your able correspondent Mr. E. B. Price, was inserted in the Gent. Mag. ”

“ A big black cat darted out from somewhere in the bushes and began following them.
“That’s Thomas Junior,” Tommy explained. “He likes to go places with me ’cause I’m his master. There’s the house,” he added, pointing to it as they turned the bend in the road.
Muffs saw two houses, like twin shadows, against the white sky. A walk connected them and at the far end of the walk on a little flight of steps, sat a girl whom she knew must be Mary. She was rocking a baby carriage gently back and forth and singing a lullaby that fitted the tune of Rock-a-bye Baby, and went like this:
Go to sleep, baby. ”

“ Thomas Junior wasn’t much given to sitting in laps but Tabby often sat with Muffs. Her fur was soft and white and made the little girl think of Bunny Bright Eyes, the only pet she had ever had.
“If only Mother would stay here,” she thought, “and I had Bunny Bright Eyes again, everything would be just perfect and I wouldn’t care if we never went back to the studio in New York.”
Then she saw Mary coming up the road, wheeling Ellen in her carriage. She had just put her to sleep and now she was ready to play. ”

“ First the glasses, then the house and now the rabbit. Muffs stroked his silky ears and they flattened down on his round little body so that he looked like a soft white ball.
28 “I never had a pet,” she said. “You have your white cat, Mary. And Tommy has Thomas Junior and now I have Bunny Bright Eyes.”
“The name fits him,” said Tommy.
“Just the same you can’t keep him,” Mary declared. “The Bramble Bush Man will know.”
“Oh,” she cried. “I hope we never meet him. He’ll be madder than ever if he thinks I stole his rabbit and we can’t take it back when the house is gone.” ”

“ Sutton filled in with various animal-like noises, expressive of his entire physical comfort.
“No; but I c’n git y’ one over to the livery stable. I’ll send over for it, if you say so,” Mr. Sutton responded.
“I want to find Bellows,” David said.
“Who? The auctioneer? Wall, y’ don’t need no livery hoss t’ locate Thomas. He’s over t’ Henry Maclin’s this mornin’, sellin’ out the stock. Hank’s concluded to go west. Thinks there’s more doin’ out there. But I dunno ’bout that. You mus’ know somethin’ ’bout the West?”
David was smoking a second cigarette with short, impatient puffs. ”

“ SUTTON, Thomas, brother of William Sutton, q.v., born 1643 admitted under alias of Salisbury; ord. priest, and sent to England, Feb. 2, 1670; "a very hopefull and vertuous person ... after haveing beene cutt for the stone divers tymes about foure yeares before, and suffered extreamly all that Tyme, but especially for the last ten weekes," died, Oct. 20, 1674, about 4 p.m., at the Rose in Holborn, aged 31, and was interred at Somerset House.
SUTTON, William, born 1631, son of Stephen Sutton, gent., of Yorkshire; admitted under the alias of Salisbury, Aug. 3, 1648; alumnus Sept, 17, 1654; ord. ”

“ Peter called drowsily from upstairs. “I thought I heard the doorbell. Who are all those people talking?”
“All those people,” Judy said, laughing, as she ran up the stairs, “are Horace and Honey. They just came. Holly is here, too. She’s going to baby sit for me so Horace can drive me over to the Jewell sisters’ place. Blackberry may be there. I just thought, if I were a cat—”
“That’s what I call really putting yourself in somebody else’s place.” Peter laughed. “Blackberry is as good as found. You’ll see Danny, of course. You might tell him his father is innocent.” ”

“ Alexander Balscot, Bp. of Ossory,—patent, 1385. Being about to repair to England, to transact divers affidrs of moment, and to go into several parts of Ireland before his departure, Robert Sutton, keeper of the Rolls, was appointed his deputy, and keeper of the Great Seal during his absence, and during pleasure.—Trym, Nov. 13, 1385, 9 Ric. II. f. R. 9 and 15.—But, his departure being postponed, Thomas de Everdon, the King's beloved clerk, was made his deputy and keeper of the Seal, during absence.—Trym, Jan. ”

“ There was always the chance that the outlaws would try to get Baba, even though they no longer had Johnny to give in return. But he told his story as best he could.
In spite of his worry, he had to explain all about men on Venus. He even had to tell where men came from, since the jewel bears had never seen stars or planets in their sky. He told about overcrowded Earth and his father's desire to make a colony. He told about the hunters and Trader Harkness. He told about his trip into the jungle and how the outlaws had captured him, and, finally, of his escape with Rick into the jungle. ”

“ Johnny smiled. He knew Jeb would never tell where he was hiding, in spite of the gruff warnings. Jeb was a nice old fellow. He'd shot his marva years before, gone down to earth, spent his millions in a few wild years and returned to Venus dead broke. In twenty years hunting he had never made another kill. Marva were as hard to find as they were valuable.
"Guess you just weren't quite bad enough!" Baba clicked to Johnny. "My claws are dry. Let's go before your mother finds us."
Johnny crawled down to the little bear.
"We gotta think of something else bad to do. ”

“ If that’s John Beer in the picture—”
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“I don’t think it is,” Judy interrupted. “The man with the lady’s face is tall and thin like—like Danny’s father. You don’t think he will find Blackberry, do you?”
“Not before we do—I hope. Even if he does, I doubt that he’ll carry out his threat. He’s angry and confused now, but when he has time to think this over he may come to the same conclusion we did. That key he gave John Beer may turn out to be the key to the whole puzzle. Better call Blackberry once more before we leave,” Peter advised when they had reached the car. “We can’t wait long, though. ”

“ If you bounce like crazy they could never hit you."
But the little bear jumped to the steel tank top.
"No, Johnny," he clicked. "You are my friend-pet-brother, no matter what happens."
Then, just as if he had been told to go by Johnny, the little bear walked over to the cage. Captain Thompson was holding a sliding door open. Baba climbed in. He squatted there and made a little whimpering noise that was the only sound he could make beside his clicks. He waved a paw at Johnny.
"The little devil acts almost human," the old guard, Jeb, said from the crowd. ”

“ Johnny's father nodded grimly. "I think our colony is getting too big for him," he said slowly. "He's been looking for a way to break with us and Johnny gave him just the kind of excuse he needed."
"Yep," said Jeb. "But don't be too hard on Johnny. Maybe it's just as good it happened now when we got marva claws to buy us some extra fire power."
"You might not have those claws long enough to do any good," Rick Saunders cut in. "I was just going to warn you. Four hunters just asked Harkness in on a plan to rob the stockade. The trader turned 'em down, but...." ”

“ Please don’t go there!” she called. “You’ll only get your father into more trouble. Wait and he’ll come for you.”
“I’ll wait,” Danny called back. “I’ll be right where I always am—at the beaver dam.”
“We’ll be there, too, won’t we, Horace?” asked Judy. “We’ll find out what this is all about or die trying.”
“We may die all right,” agreed her brother. “It was never as safe as we thought it was with the Earl and his boys hanging around. He’s armed and dangerous.”
“So is Peter,” Judy said, glad for once of the gun she had often wished he didn’t have to carry. ”

“ Johnny went on. "We're in an awful pickle." He looked down at the little bear's paws. He had painted the nails again with the nail polish, but he didn't think it would do any good.
The tank came rumbling to a halt beside them. The two crawled down from the turret. Johnny heard the men working on the lock. The manhole door was opened.
"Come on out, Johnny." It was his father's voice. Baba jumped on his shoulder and Johnny climbed slowly out. Johnny's father and Captain Thompson were standing on top of the tank, surrounded by a crowd of grave-faced Venus pioneers. ”

“ Rick Saunders grinned. Old Jeb threw an arm around his shoulder and they walked off together.
When they were out of hearing Captain Thompson turned to Johnny's father. "I don't know if I like this," he said. "Harkness may have planted that man on us. I'm certainly not going to let him get anywhere near our claws. I'll keep an eye on Saunders personally."
"But, gosh," Johnny broke in, "I heard him arg...."
"I think, Johnny," said his father sternly, "you've said and done enough for one day. The trader is a proud man and by making a fool of him you've given the colony a deadly enemy." ”

“ She couldn’t see what was in it but supposed he was hauling building supplies.
“Watch out that side and tell me if I’m backing too close,” she directed Holly.
“It’s pretty close.”
Judy was afraid of bumping up against the shop on the other side. One bump would be enough to spill that whole window full of glassware. Then she would have a bill! But she finally made it.
“We cleared it!” she exclaimed. “Now if anybody knocks over the shop it will be John Beer, not us.”
“He and Hugh Sammis are two of a kind. There! He’s opening the door of the shop. He looks angry. ”

“ I don't want no more baby marva a-haunting me like the one I told you about."
"Thanks," Johnny whispered. "Golly, thanks! Come on, Baba," he clicked, turning his head back to the little bear.
Baba began to scurry along up the rocks once more.
"Just one thing more," the whisper followed them. "Ain't that clickin' the way those critters got of talking?"
"Yes," Johnny answered.
"I figgered it, by gosh!" Jeb chuckled deep in his throat. "I just knew you was fixin' up a getaway. Good luck, you two!"
"Goodbye," Johnny said.
"You are a good man," Baba clicked. "A true friend!" ”

“ His mother nodded and the big rhinosaur turned back toward the settlement.
In a few minutes Baba and Johnny would be back in school, sitting in front of a group of men and a group of marva. Baba would be teaching the marva how to understand the talk of people, while Johnny taught the men and women how to talk and understand the language of the marva. It was a hard job.
"I guess we gotta go back!" Johnny mourned.
"I guess so!" Baba agreed sadly.
"There is only one trouble with being a teacher," said Johnny. "Teachers just can't play hookey." Then he grinned. "Say, I've got an idea!" ”

“ Ask him if you don’t believe me, Peter.”
“I believe you, Angel,” he said. “Now I think I understand why Danny had to watch the beaver dam. The table leg must have been removed after you and Horace took him back to the orphanage, and before we got there. We looked, and I’m certain there was no table leg built into that dam. The water had broken through in one place, and we could see plenty of ripples. The beavers were probably working to repair the damage. I told Hank Lawton—”
“The other agent?”
“Yes, he’s new to the territory. Unmarried and willing to date young ladies who will talk.” ”

“ He glanced again at her reflection as the orchestra played on:
I’ll enthrone you my queen in a circular tower
Where frost may not blight my most delicate flower.
And from this hour on, you belong all to me
Though you drown in my love as a bird in the sea. Irene looked up just as the music stopped. She smiled, and Dale’s eyes smiled back at her.
“Her hair is like the sun,” he said dreamily and half to himself.
“Yes,” Judy replied. “And her dress and slippers are golden. You’d almost think the song was written for her. ”

“ He unzipped and wriggled out of his armor. "Baba, I don't have to wear armor ever any more. Do you understand? I can just walk around like you do!" The words fairly bubbled out of him. Baba was quiet for a moment, frowning.
"Johnny," he clicked, "I've done something wrong. Something very bad. I'm not sure why, but I just know it's wrong. Those are my friend-pets, not yours. If you use the word 'friend-pet' to them, that means you can never hurt them. You must always help them. But they will always try to kill your mother and father. It is all mixed up." ”

“ The Jewell sisters are expecting her for tea. I think raising chickens is a wonderful idea,” declared Judy. “Oh! Here comes Peter.”
Peter had seen Judy from the house where the boards had already been removed from one window. “It’s safe to come in now,” he told her, “but I’m glad you weren’t here an hour ago when the Earl drove up. He saw us and started to run, but we nabbed him and disarmed him. Meantime the boy in the car with him ran off—”
“But not very far,” Horace interrupted, emerging from the woods with Buck Lester in tow. “We caught him throwing this in the beaver pond.” ”

“ Throw that ladder down." It was Nagel. Again the scream came over the earphones: "Throw it down, I say."
"You've made a mistake," Crag cut in calmly. "We can survive. There's enough oxygen in Red Dog."
"I opened each cylinder you handed down," the man in the hatch stated matter-of-factly. "In fact, I opened all of the cylinders in Red Dog. Sorry, Mister Crag, but the oxygen's all gone. Soon you'll follow Prochaska."
"You did that?" Crag's voice was a savage growl.
"This is war, Mister Crag. Prochaska was an enemy." He spoke almost conversationally. Crag had the feeling that everyone was crazy. ”