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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Times, 1916-03-16, Page 77 Malhii 16.th t C'i4 194 dyer told Ate who Rape Collioa. is, X get a tight to think 40 09 prinw1pa1r haven't i?'t 'PIP fat faced boy Ahf�ok hlabead dlsguatedlY• ""I3onest, you snake .rte MOO" Penrod's e>+pressien became one of despair. "'SYe4ie who to ber be cried.. 'Wbo la he4'•" mocked the other., wltb a score that withered, . " is be?' Mei" "QM!' Penrodwan huttlillated• but relieved:, pe felt that be .had proved himself critninally ignorant, yet a peril seemed to have passed, Rupe 09111n4 i4 your name. then, 1 guess:: l kind Of thought It wes all the time." The fat faced boy _still appeared etta bittered, htlr'le$gUln4 this speech. in hateful falsetto, ' %Me Collins is your name. then, 1 guess.!.' Oh, yo' '!tints" of thought .it was all the time; did you?" Suddenly conceetrating hie brow into a. histrionic scowl be thrust his face Within an inch of. Penrod'3. "lies. sonny, Rupe Collins Is my name, r, 0011111/111clf0111 iSoorrn GTO i1. $uftc:red Aw#idly • FROM • CIUUCC$ HEAPACHEW When the, liver becomes sluggish and inactive the bowels become constipatedr. ng the to ue becomes, coated. the Ste/smelt lout and !sada are re the upshot, biiqus Milburn's Laxa.Liver. Pills will• stimu- late the sluggish liver4 clean the foul, coated tongue, do away with the stomach gases and banish the disagreeable bilious headaches. Mrs. J. C. Kidd, Sperling, •• I3.C, writes: "I have used Milburn's Luxes Liver Pills for bilious headaches. I suffered awfully until I started to take them. They were the only thing that ever did me, any good. I neverhave any bilious headache any more." Milburn's Laxa,Liver Pills -are 25e per vial, 5 vials for $1,00, at all dealers, or trailed direct on receipt of price by The T, Milburn Co., Limited, Tarouto,, Out. SYNOPSIS., of playing and dogs -are as consistent ata they are Isl,raetfulnesa in the composition of a deme Period's mother and sister but he is convinced that there area the *vetwhen it is moral to run, I>epe tee his costume for the "Children's Pageant dog fleeing out of a little dog's yard, 1 the Lound Table." Penrod la ashamed ie part0 Penrod, fearing the ordeal superstitious. A dog believes in war, f the Child Sir Lancelot, seeks I dress thong him htfU t' 1 hysiognomist, seeing a big I. must observe that the expression or the to wear it. . Hb' brealte"tip tris whole pageant by putting on a pair of the Janitor's overalls ever his costume. A visit to a- moving picture show gives Iltim an idea and he loafs away his time in school. dreaming dreams,. The teacfiirr re icy vacs him. He seeks to distract attention from himself by alleg- ing loss of sleep because of a drunken uncle. The teacher sympathizes with Penrod's, aunt ,because of her wayward husband, and it then develops that Penrod has been lying. Penrod, Sam Williams and two colored boys. Herman and Verman, get up a big show tq entertain the town. Vaiman mattes a'dicided hit, but Red - trick Magsworth 131tts, Jr., says the show 1s a failure, Penrod 'asks him if he is a • •relation of Rena Megsworth, a murderer. Roderick, seeking fame, says she is hie .aunt. Roderick's mother finds him pos. ing as a nephew of the murderer and stops the circus. Penrod gets very musical and buys an accordlon, with which he makes a great hit with beautiful Mi s•mrle Jones. ;At the dog vrid pont• i W ',wired is atm many diffe. •nt vaiitt ie or e 'things that he a taken violently 111. big dog's face is more conscientious than alarmed, It is the expression of a person performing a duty to himself. Penrod understood, these matters per• fectly. fie knew that the gaunt brown hound Duke chased up the alley had. fled only out of deference to a custom, yet Penrod could not refrain from bragging of Duke to the hound's own- er, a fat whoad wandered into the or thirteen+. neighborhood. "You better keep that ole yellow dog o' yours back," said Penred ominous• ly as be climbed the fence. "You bet- ter catch him and bold him till I get mine inside the yard again. Duke's chewed up some pretty bad bulldogs around here." The fat faced boy gave Penrod a fishy stare. "You'd oughta learn him not to do that," be said. "It'll make him -sick." "What will?" The stranger laughed raspingly and gazed up the alley, where the hound, having come to a halt. now coolly, sat down, nod, withan expression of roguish benevolence, patronizingly i.:ached the tempered fury of Duke, whose assaults and backings were be• ruining perfunctory. , "What'll make Duhe sick?" Penrod demanded. "Itattu' dead bulldog$ people leave around n " h re. • u here." This was not improvisation but for multi, adapted from other occasions to the present' encounter. Nevertheless, it 1 was new to Penrod. and he was so taken with it that resentment lost it- self in admiration. Hastily commit- ting ommit• ttn t 1" the gent to memory for use upon n def; owning friend, he inquired in a sociable tone: "What's your slugs name?' "Don. You better call your ole pup. CHAPTER XIV. Rupe Collins. OR several clays atter this Pen- ri rod thought of growing up to be a monk and engneed in good works so far ns 1" ralT y some e ukittens (that otherwise tt'11uid have teen drowned,' and n pair of itiargnret's outworn (laming slippers to a poor, . ,'Ungrateful 01(1 tsar solum:•nr., ht, 15 a shed up [he .alley. And atltiwul,l Robert Williams atter a very short tn• serval began to leave his guitar on the front porch again. exactly as if ne thought nothing had happened. Yen 'rod, with his younger vision of a ta• I 'rause pan eats live dogs." distant D'ot's actions poorly supported itis • t Mr. thew mood, remained coldly .from the Jones' neighborhood. With his own family his mauuer was gentle, :proud and sad, but not for tong erough to frighten them. The change came with mystifying abruptness at the end .of the'weele It was Duke wino brought it about. Duke could ebase a much bigger dog .out of the Scbolields' yard and far ,down the street. This might be though to indicate unusual valor on the p .of Duke and cowardice on that of the bigger dogs whom be undoubtedly sp t to •rout. Ou the contrary, flights were founded in mere superstl• .104, for dogs are even more supersti- tious thaw boys and colored a !pall and the most tlrmly established dog, he dog superstitions is tbat any Jaethe smallest and feeblest in the world, can whip any trespasser vilest - troffer. A rat terrier believes that on chis home grounds he can whipan rpbant. 1St follows, of course, that a blg dog, away frond' his own home; will run froma little dog In the little dog's s ,aeighb01'h00 . Other Se theig d g =must face..13. charge ,in . c , "You understate that, 'beV' and/on better look oat what you say when he's around or you'll get in big trouble! You understand that, 'Ma" Penrod was cowed, but fascinated. Be felt that there was something dan- gerous and dashing about this new- comer. " "Yes," be said. feebly drawing back. + "My name's Penrod Schofield." DileId.+ "Then 1 reckon your father and motber ain't got good sense,", said M Collins promptly, this also being ter- mite. eee �, ?s to me 'Cmy"It see +t. give late ( immediately. "'(;ruse if they „had they'd of sinister imm you're gettin' pretty fresh around you a good ntimel" And the agreeable , youth Instantly rewarded himself for I here, the wit witb another yell of rasping "Nell, I don't want" - r, after which be pointed sud- Mr. Collins once more brought into denly e .to eye scowl as ulee y df a y denly at d you'g right band• lay the die practiced ' up at the Third"and some "Where'd get that wart on your " finger?" he demanded severely. times also by young leading men upon "Which finger?" asked the mgstified the stage. Penrod,extending his hand. I Frowning rownin g quite app all ing l9 and d ,The middle thrustingforward his underlip, • he "Where?" placed his nose almost incoutaet�tth "'There!" exclaimed Rnp) Collins, the nose of Penrod, whose eyes natu- seizing and vigorously twisting the rally became crossed wartless finger naively offered for his"Dan kills the rats. See?" bissed the inspection. I fat faced boy, maintaining the horrible "Quit!" shouted Penrod . In agony. juxtaposition. "Queeyntl" "Well, all right," said Penrod, swat - "Say your prayers." commanded lowing. "I don't want 'em much." And Rupe, and continued to twist the luck when the pose had been relaxed be less linger until Penrod writhed to his stared at his new friend for a moment, almost with reverence. Then be bright- ened. "Come on, Rupe. r be cried enthusias- tically, as he climbed the fence. "We'll give our dogs a little live meat -'bol" At the dinner table that evening Pen- rodeen prided lits,mit by. remarking • lu ftt voted thea•'bllii'lover •pesrd aha attempt -.4 Jawgiving volee of J4erua- tional'grliffneffet "Any Malt Allat'e makiBf a hunderd dollars a month is Makin" hood .none"�'► 4"Wh*t?" ittais.K1 Mr. Schofield, staring, tor the previous convereatlon. had ,con- cernedthe illness of an luta.#t relative its• Pennell Plugs.. ".Any tnan .tiat s1 rn;lkin" a ltlltiderd, dollars a ingoth is tllakiut• good money." "What is he ttdkiUR abautr Marla= less latlpe a tival sciueeze. "That's the Was we do np at the Third." Peered rubbed his neck and asked meekly: "Can you do that to any ,boy up at tile 'l'lltltl " See Pere now," said !supe In the tone of tine goaded heyuud all ender - twee, "yeti say' if I r11]. You better say it quick or"-. 1eplcttl inter. "I tcuew you could,' 'ilsem- Mance posed enetlly. with the pathetic !lance of 11 laugh. "1 only said that In fun." "In 'fun:"" repehterl Rupe stormily. "You ou better look out how you" "Nell. I said 1 wasn't in earnest." I Penrod fetteatod a few steps. "t knew you could alt the time. I expect I could do it to some of the boys up at the Third myself. Couldn't 1't" "No; you couldn't:" "Web, there must be some boy up there tbat I could "No; they aint. You better" - "1 expect not, then," said Penrod quickly. "You better 'expect not.' Didn't 1 tell you once you'd never get back alive if you ever tried to come up around the `third? You want me to show you how we do up there, 'bo?" Ile began a slow and deadly ad• ranee, whereupon Penrod timidly ot- 1 fered 1a diversion: "Say, Rupe, I got a box of rats in our stable under a glass cover, so you can watch 'em jump around when you hammer on the box. Come on and look at 'ens" - "All right" said the tat faced boy, slightly mollified. "We'll let, Dan kill 'em." . "No, site I'm goiu' to keep 'em. They're kind tp pets. I've had 'ern all summer. 1 got names for 'ern and"- . "Look here. 'bo. Did you hear me say we'll let Dan kill 'em?" { "Yes, but P won't"- "Wh• won't you?" Rupe became ret appealed to the lei/Bible, eald Penrod, frowning. **than what foremen at the ladder works Ret.. "`How ill. the world do you know?" asked bra Mother,. "Well, I tcnow it, A butider(i dollatls a month, Is good Money, I ,tel! Ton!" "Weil, what of It'('" saki the father, impatiently, "Notllta''.. I only ealii it wasgood money," Mr. Schofield shook his head. dismiss- ing the subject; and here he made a mistffke; he should have followed up his sen'e singular contribution to the .- ('our'ersation.. • TIM t would have plainly revealed the fact tit:lt 1he1'e Was 11 d'el'tal.! Itupe LUIIi1S .wilfise farther Was /1 fore- man nt the ladder svgs!.$. Alt c:lerv5 ore, important when a boy makeshis first rework In a new key. "•(food motley?'" I'epeatec alargtiret curiously. "What is 'good' money ?" Penrod htl•11e(i upon her tf stern glance. "Say, wouldn't you be just n1' happy if you And some sense's" "1'eltrod1" shouted lila father. tint i t uro11's mother gazed with dismay et her sin); he had never 1)01010 spokt'n 8110 I ltnt to Itis sister. \Its. ,Seladielll Might !hire been shot°e ti15tu,lycd, than she was 11 she lad re allied that it was the hegtuning of 11) tpnc•tl. After dinner Penrod was slightly svcflded in the Melt its a re - Stilt of .slung Uclhi, the cook, that 1tiere w;tc 11 wart on the middle linger of tier right hand. 111'118 thus proving pour material for his new n18))IIer to worst 111)011, he ollprullehell Iruke 111 11(1' 118(•1; yard, lint!, hemline double.. seized the 10triv animal ly [he t•orclalua "I let you Inure my name's i'enyod �ch1tield;' hissed the hot/. [le pro trntletl his itntic'llip serol tuusIy, growl ell and thrust 'torW; l)l hi; head until his nose [melted the dog's "And .s 1 1 better tool: L111 When 1'e.nrmd saw. field's ).found: or tete') ,g'i 1n 1110 tro)ihle: Vol) nndersl;lu that, 111,1'. The nest itay. 111111 the 111651. the 111 Crnasltte t•Ir:tips In.1'rulitl 111t..41eti ;OW 1114(1 res44gd• 1)is f111:111Y. W1:16 11(111 1111 ((10n 01 its smnree, ,flus, nu ht ,1i+'v tares: that Vern worship take x11111 111111 They were vlrguely eon:amass that :1 rather,shnii}' buy. put tt the refsn bot•Iro0dt, chins' tto,'•11tay" nail) ('sesta several limes, tint they 1:lI td le , nh Iters tlhis eirrunlsltnr(' with 'rte pe calittr behavior 1,r the .ua nY (he !muse whose ideals this 1:1tht'r 1•eenrked seemed to It eve at laaalme identical with thou ur (-'r'i' the i;Inod master's assertion, for upon Duke's and sh owed • se Dain to • bark refasint,U b a t the most courteous interest in making the little old dog's acquaintance. Dau had a great cleat of manner, and it be- 1:tlne plain that Duee was impressed favorably in spite of .former prejudice, so that presently the two trotted amicably back to their masters and sat down with the harmonious but in• different air of having known each oth- er intimately for years. They were received without com- ment, thougb both boys looked at them reflectively for a time. it was Penrod' who spoke first: "What number you go to?" (In an "oral lesson in English" Penrod had beet) instructed to put this question in another form: "May 1 ask which or our public schools you attend?") "Me? What number do I go to?" said the stranger contemptuously: "1 don't go to no number in vacation." "1 mean when it ain't." "Third," returned the tat faced boy. "I get 'cm all scared in that school." "What of?" innocently asked Yen' rod. to whom "the'thb•d"=1n a distant part,of town -was undiscovered eOUtl try. . "What of? I guess you'd soon see what of it you ever was in that school Not Much of a Believer !.!sunt one day. You'd be Welty if post get out alive! ' '6 4 Patent aged icines "Are the teachers meant" • knees. "Ow!" The victim, released, looked grievously upon the still painful finger. At this Rupe's scornful expression I altered to one of contrition. "Well, •declarer be exclaimed retnorsefully.G "1 didn't s'pose it would hu Turn about's fair play; so now you do that to me." He extended the middle singer of his left hand and Penrod promptly seized it, but did not twist it, for he was instantly swung round witb his hack to his amiable new aegl1aintance. nape's right hand operated .:upon the back of Penrod's slender neck;'Rupe's knee tortured the small of Penrod's brick. - "Owl" Penrod bent far forward in- voluntarily and went to bis knees . again. "Lick dirt," hommnnded Rupe, forc- ing ore ing the captive's face to the sidewalk, and the suffering Penrod completed this ceremony. by Mr. Collins evhneed satisfaction means of his horse laugh. "You'd ou'di Last jest about one day up at e he said. "You'd coins['tannin'' htn y .ellin, :Mom tntlli, moan-mob,'before recess was over" N " o, , 1 wouldn't," Peered protested rather weakly, dusting bis knees. "You wottld, too." The Dives CHAPTER XV. The Imitator. EANWFIILE, for Penrod him- self, "lite had taken til n1'w meaning, new richness." He had become a lighting mau- in conversation at letist. "Do you want to know bow i do when they try to slip up on me from behind?" he asked Delhi. And he enacted for her un- appreciative eye a scene of tistie ma- neuvers wherein he beld an imaginary antagonist helpless in a net of strata. The Kind Von have AAlwaYa BOOM,i urn thh l nr_ al:.S bas use fear over ye k and htts• been mach ti>�dear � Per* 4 somal supervision eineelts.balaney W AlloW no one to deceive you* t his, All Counterfeits, lnitations and *F •7uIIt.aS*good are bendanger the health ut nthat trifle and Cltildre4_FaprjenCe ag et L perim with What is CASTORIA a�� storia is a harmless substitute for Castor 011, Pare" g'a gonia Drops and Soothing Morphine nor o her" N t:o contains neither CiPiums p ne substance, Its age is its guarantee. It � tthrO s yWcar . t and allays Feverishness, For'more bas been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, a" Troubles and Flatulency,; Wind Colic, all Teething' Diarrlltoea, It regulates the -Stomach • aug, Bowel!v. assimilates the Food, gtVng healthy and natural, sleep,, The Children's Panacea—The Mother's Fries • • GENUINE CASTORIA °'WAYS. Bears the Signature of Years r Quer 3.0 'For The Kind You Have Always Bought ,ThIE CENTAUR COMPANY. NEW VORK CITY, alotfier if itsf at'i'ept the'f1u't that he. tween babybOod and manhood their sons do not bottst of them. The boy. with boys, is a Choctaw, and either the intluenee or the protection or wom- en is shameful. "Y'ourl mother wou't let you," is en insult. Rut, "My fattier won't let toe." i5 a dignitied explana- tion and cannot be hooter!, A boy is ruined among bis fellows If he talks touch of his another or sisters, and be must recognize it as his duty to offer at least the appearance et persecution to all things ranked as female, such as • cats and every species of fowl. But he [oust champion his father and his clog. and, ever ready to pit either against any challenger, must picture bbtb as ravening for battle and ubso• hitely ,tnconquerahle. Penrod, of course, had always talked by the code, but, under the new stimu+ Ms. Duke was represented virtually as a cross between Bob, Son of Battle, nnll South American vampire, and this in spite of the fact that Duke himself nften sat close by, n living lie. .with the hope. of peace in his helot- As for i'eurod's father. tont 51at111tor a•as painted as of sentiments and (limo) stuns suitable to a superdemen 1.0111 posed of equal parts of Goliath. •fuck .John.0n and.tbe Emperor Nero. Vert Pent•od's walk was affected i • c i tl 1 t ' which w ,t. a fl(� adopted a gag and when he oY huuttirrg stva�ger, passed other children on the street he practicer] the habit of feinting. a mow: then as the victim -dodged he rasped out the triumphant horse laugh which 1'r e horrible p 1'r d to toast he gradually fection. [3e diel this to Marjorie Tones. Aye, this was their next sheeting. and such is Eros, young. -What was even worsein Marjorie's opinion, he went on his way without explanation and to, there?" left her standing on the corner talking "rr'ell," said IIertilaI utischlevOuVly, about it long after be was out of bear- ••bettrin' ain't belleviu'1" ins. Penrod ciut(•hed him Uy tate beck or Within live days from bis first on ;rile uec•k, but Herman, laughing loudly, counter with Rupe Collins, Penrod ducked and released himself at once, rPenrod Shout - had become unitntn•1Vl !le echo al- retreating to the wall. .,You take that baud; 1" I. most alienated SamiCitliams, who for a time animated to finger twisting aed, striking, out wildly. " uc► the small, neat squeezing ant thethe11ew style of { "Don't git mad." begged declared that { Barky, while 0 numbs r of blows falling cont ersatlon, but tinnily made his warding arias failed to :theta Penrod made him "stet: " tit 1 u • boy frowned with bitter Nerve scorn. "Tenches: Teachers don't or - Pills i'riilbulrtt's Heart and sc i around I tau tell yon. They're soli Temperance over Rupe Mts, Win. McElwain, of a "Who's Rupe is Aro 1111 Flight. der me , lei^Itty careful how they tip, to run " Collins." „ Collins?`fat faced bY.P, writes: "I am not touch het echoed the Valeo er ilii medieiues, but l must say �V h0 is believer Pills are alt t"r'edulonsly. "bay. ain't you got Italburn's heart and Nerve areall boy" in -right. Some year's ago I was troubled bt x stip sentie?" with smothering Spells. lit theht I '•tVltllae g .._ i est as happy ould waken up with my bteatll all gg. I "Say, rtmuldn t you be j w never would get it 'bac and think Iand be it you 111(1 sutne sense? the end of my trouble, ,• '. nlwd 5 autiWer, Illte was ted ti a fit ' art and Ye es. 1 e , e . • try�illbut:ts He the itnpr:?stiive Strang, .advised trite to Ile oic and l tool: he lifted to t , Nerve Pills. of gave me a b 0 tilcould u;1Ys fusels abd 1)l:rrative. Rnpe fewvftlietitwlie ._ 1'r. our sriiool. peep al might without any trouble. I C011iti` is the principal at y w t ih all xn lI r , -sleep h b mita seine r•ea $ ,. did bre coining j t1 with Jeering ' ' not finish the oft n • . • . gne55, Sin" IarrtCt en t felt my trou The rlther.Scl e, d bate, wh , e rest of them and they aieI took the d toehed t'ettrod`s 'tanner fins d " •11, '",Rupe CA11ina is the p batk, so ler alt n rinClpa�' titre tris« ; art and,Nerve 1't VAl(e. ' v1' been s Ileartpast r`tttio1. 1 gauss:," 80 laughed have `been ori the iiiTh a kettestiniotly of it r hip. ngaiti. then sifrltienly showed tem efine should _e enough to coil- t tctiletice +`1'.t' `bo• rvhvit't ytih learn theusat sheutd b it that hat rvd clnitn 'for .!seri vtnee you a w is trite. 13. and N. rill are We pet box, boxes for $1.25; at alt drugg , •dealers, retailed direct•'Ut1 rt a.tnteof t trice by 'rico T. 't.Yelbui-it Co., lt`(itiotito, sit. " re" said the fat faced boy. Loopy he CAunterdick. darkly, "what �+ott mean, trig mel" Penrod nags and P . to ced Sa P bit! ad 130 his 'contradiction. iiy tla e2ib. .,. r would. l' +'1 mean. 1 don t think 1 moved "You better look Outr" Rope the closer, and unexpected y grasped back of 1'enrod's Heels again. .r"SIt'. 'I would run Notre .yellin rt til' !ruse whin l muhT''l" i!tiiiulxb tci t;o iii a MOO ft liatts the matter at poo, 'tiny,- "Owl, I n+oitid inn !Otte yaw "I•rorn• hbw7" „ h .null: '"• the help r,i't en„..4 urged Penrod tit• tat SS ti• oTherc!'' sate! 'ttupe� glVtng Army Theofy • Constipation Is Growing Smaller Eery Day. CARTER'S LITTLE' LIVER PILLS ire responsible --they not, only give tolls! theypetnlainently Gate Colistins. Tion. Mil- liots use there for filioas- n1'u Indigestion, Sick MackaySlo t S iir. Small Pill, Small Doge, Small Pile.. . g j',oliszlte Minting be.>t Signature hems. t' requeutty, when he was alone. ire would outwit and pummel this sante enemy. and. after a cunning feint, laud a dolorous strops (1111 ep0n a face of air. "'There: I guess youal know better next time. That's the way we du up at the 'Third:" Sometimes in solitary pantomime he eneouute('ed more than one opponent at /1 time, for numbers were apt to conte upon him 11,••1,•herouslY, especial- ly at a tittle ni':er Itis rising hour, when he .night he caught nt a disad- vnutnge-perhaps standing on one leg to tirase the tither in his knieltel'• boelters. t.tlte lightning be would hurl the trapping geriienr from lam. a1111, ducking :and pivoting. deal great sweeping Wows :outing the e'irrle of ::tl(lking. ,!evils Mint tray hntc ltd mutts the ,'tacit In his bedromu.l And while these battler§ were oceupYhag his attention, it was at waste of voice to call him to breakfast. 1hongh it his mother, losing patience same to his room. she vvoith1 and hien seated 011 the' bed pulling at n stocking, 'Well. ain't 1 coming :is fust us 1 ran? At the table and about the !once yR '�'ii1F�i+I'��! generally he was bnmptlnns, loud with 1'itt110)15 tni511)Iurination and 1)55)111)0(1 n domineering tune, which neither saltire nor 1lgmoot seemed able to re - (thee. but it Wrts ((tunny his ow1) in tilutltes that his new superiority was must outrageous. fly twisted the angers and squeezed the meats of :111 the boys of the ueigttborhoal, meeting their indignation tvitit a hoarse and rasping laugh he had acquired after short practice in the stable. where he jeered and tauntedel tie ke til VUl)1(itr'M1iv the r .trdeu scythe c quite out Of countenance. Likewise he bragged to the other boys by the hour, I11lpe Collins tieing the chief subject of eneutniuueeuest to Penrod 1111ns01f. "asst's the wny the do (t1' at the Third. hecam01, ttplc tlspltn atiott of violence. for Penrod, likWAS plastic in the bands of sOWnTaillight, . nd ttt (lutes of his 'Oren itna„luttiuu, t d liinleelf that he really. wits ronvtnce one of those dark anmurderous d "the spirits exclusively of whorl to bruin •-ace g Third"was Compused stupe' Collins: exhausted ' Then, when Vented had e himself repeating to nausea aecountg or the prowess or himself "end his great friend. he would tarn to trio other subjects rot Vainglory. These were, ,ta..:fC t1Lr.)lt. Ptl'.e: The Threshold at Faced a d Ga oy edpColdly Aooeared Abut. his amusement, and 0 sound one upon the cheek only trade litn laugh the more unresUhtinedly. Be behaved ex - wetly as if Penrod were tickling him. and his brothel Ver•mou, tolled with joy in a wheelbarrow. Penrod pum- meled till he was tired and produced. no greater effect. "'!'here!" he panted. desiettng finally.. "Now 1 reckon youknow whether. D been up there 01' not, Ilerinttn rubbed his smitten cheek., "t'otvl" he ex(.timed. "Pow•eet Volt cel•t'ny did Ian' me good one nat timer the statement with fervor one hints; afternoon in Mi'. Schufield's stable" in the presence of Hermon and Ferman - "You better look out, 'bo," said Pen rod threateninglY "I'll chow yon " little how we do up at the Third ,� "Up at the 'Third," Sant repeated with sc0ru. "You haven't ever been up there." "1 ()aren't?" esrhl11tCd Perond .t Haven't?" "Not you haven't'- "LuMty here." ('5nnel. darkly rnr:rn m,'))tative, prepared to perform the eye to eye bustr iness "When h;treu Oo e(h t t 94 onshe llgeterhurt worsen that." Pen - been up the--- int there "You ha Venbeen a C tt never 1 In spite of Penrod's rleaely nitpr,en h trig tins(' WWI litainl1011e4 111.. C't•m'1It'' and aNpeafe(1 for emilirtmatioll -1:,1- (to 1Term:I n a" "I don't reckon so." said Herman. laughing. "What!" Pent.: d transferred his nose to the immediate vtetuity of tet'lulitl's nose. "You don't reckon so. bo. dun's you? You better look out bow you reekob iir0und here. You urtder'st tl' that. 'ho?" Bateau bore the eye to eye Very Indeed, It seemed to please hitt. well . for he continued to tang,g !., white Ver• man chuckled delightedly '1"he broth. es ra had been In the country picking d 't tt.ue lt. it and it happened for a Week, . !ferries 7 that this was 'their 'first eiperienee of rod assured hint. "it you stay around here much, Rupe Collins is (ontin' thle nftern met, [resaid. We're goin' to make snot' poi leetueu's 18111es out of the rake htutdle'' "1,111 gu' spots new raise you' pa io111111t?" "YVhat do we caret 1 aid ilupe got to have Mines. baven't we?" "Bow ;volt n11111 'telt?' we're "Melt lend sant! porn 111 a tante :;urn' to make to the ,'wI of t tn. Then we're grthi' to (•airy 'en: 111 am 1,ltcitete. 11110 iP anybody says »'uythea 10 119 O 1 lt zltlti They went get a till, uh, O 0110: tie the head- oh. 110"' (001lie 1" Sam, "tt'heti'w shape collies d rather' uto'a•,ily, lie l\`iliiants dicluite bad heard 11 great tir'al too 11)1(111 Of this n tits; , )stili le Ila . 1 ht. u 'xf 1 t. r pef5o111Fte, len t , 'd1t 1 0:111(1.+ had Meet denied •rl !tt1 tCl t at, the new 11)1M fesa( tation of Penrod. In "'Haven't 1 been tilt at the 'Third?" 1 hint. • the sinister Perrot! demanded. 441 don't reckon so. 13ow cotyle Susi est the?' i `t roti Ind bear me-Oay been • O ^B'n• 'COt121t4Ui111)