Rutton

"Rutton," he demanded suddenly, without premeditation, "what are you going to do?"

The Bronze Bell Louis Joseph Vance 1906

Finlayson, a brawny Scot, born in the parish of Mauchline, who was known from "Glentuck to the Rutton-Ley" as the best man for "putting the stone," or for a "hop, step, and leap," contrived the self-cleaning ploughs (with circular beam) and harrows which bore his name.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 Various

Also, I shrewdly conveyed to the Bargee the impression that I was at Rutton by special permission. '

Tales of St. Austin's 1928

Rutton was a quiet little place for the majority of the year, but it woke up on this day, and was evidently out to enjoy itself.

Tales of St. Austin's 1928

By brazening things out, however, there was just a chance that he might make him imagine that there was more in the matter than met the eye, and that, in some mysterious way, he had actually obtained leave to visit Rutton that day.

Tales of St. Austin's 1928

'The writer says that he saw you, that he actually spoke to you, at the athletic sports at Rutton yesterday.

Tales of St. Austin's 1928

'And as there are sports there,' said Tony, 'the Old Man is certain to put Rutton specially out of bounds for that day.

Tales of St. Austin's 1928

Amongst other things, there were going to be some sports at Rutton today week, and his nevvy was going to try and win the cup for what the Oldest Inhabitant vaguely described as 'a race '.

Tales of St. Austin's 1928

I. came out to say that tea was ready, and, being drawn into the conversation on the subject of the Rutton sports, produced a programme of the same, which her nevvy had sent them.

Tales of St. Austin's 1928

One day she found out about her parentage -- how, it's not known, but Farrell suspects that the men who were hounding Rutton got into communication with her.

The Bronze Bell Louis Joseph Vance 1906