He caught it on the fly, and sent it back with his toe.

It went a mile, seemed so, whirlin' and whizzin'.

Willie never even looked to see where it went; just kept on his course for the kitchen.
"The big sensation hit us on the fifth of October, right after supper.
Me and Peter T.and Jonadab was in the office, when down comes Henry, old Robinson's man servant, white as a sheet and wringin' his hands distracted.
"'Oh, I say, Mr.Brown!' says he, shakin' all over like a quicksand.
'Oh, Mr.Brown, sir! Will you come right up to Mr.Sterz--I mean Mr.
Robinson's room, please, sir! 'E wants to see you gentlemen special.
'Urry, please! 'Urry!' "So we ''urried,' wonderin' what on earth was the matter.

And when we got to the Robinson rooms, there was Grace, lookin' awful pale, and the old man himself ragin' up and down like a horse mack'rel in a fish weir.
"Soon as papa sees us, he jumped up in the air, so's to speak, and when he lit 'twas right on our necks.

His daughter, who seemed to be the sanest one in the lot, run and shut the door.
"'Look here, you!' raved the old gent, shakin' both fists under Peter T.'s nose.