Shute

Mr 'Skipper' Shute belonged to the last-named of the three classes.

With the exception of a slight thickening of the lobe of one ear, Mr Shute bore no outward signs of his profession.

The door had scarcely shut when Mr Shute bent forward.

'The mad whirl,' explained Mr Shute. 'Ice-cream soda and buck-wheat cakes, and a happy evening at lovely Luna Park.'

It's out in that direction,' said Mr Shute, pointing over his shoulder.

And, taking up his cane, straw hat, and yellow gloves, Mr Shute departed, leaving Maud to her thoughts.

Mr Shute had lowered with ease the record for gay badinage, hitherto held by the red-faced customer; yet to all appearances there had been no change in Arthur's manner.

"COTTON MATHER," continued Grandfather," was a bitter enemy to Governor Dudley; and nobody exulted more than he when that crafty politician was removed from the government, and succeeded by Colonel Shute. This took place in 1716.

"It is true that Colonel Shute had probably never led so unquiet a life while fighting the French as he did now, while governing this province of Massachusetts Bay.

Colonel Shute, though a good-natured, well-meaning man, succeeded so ill with the people, that, in 1722, he suddenly went away to England and made Complaint to King George.

He was the first that had been appointed since the departure of Colonel Shute, Governor Burnet took up his residence with Mr.