The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-05
sthumbie, AM aforo We broaks IN lst,s
give thtaa cheers for the Knights tLnt's
goins 70 throwo1 the Jokes from their hicks
Tomorrow niphtW

aWsli. how 40 you think II went on? n
The n,embsrs 0f the brotherhood stopped
~, the lane near tho common and looked
glo0nily Mt each othor.
Jack shufied his fset, md twisted his
torch from side 10 side,
IN wasn't ~ good u ! thought " would
be," he muttersd. ut made mo feel mean
when va oams TO mother. Wish ! hadn't
carried. Shall our parents rule ~? MOI ~
wish ] hadn't boon in IL At all,n smiled
face when i. Jaw law 1 she old old . sas eG / esl,i.a /
about tho ltyrint. fatherp Bet ! catoh II
whom 1 get homs.n
II .wouIdn't mind catching IT," said loo
wrathfuily. q ! do hate 20 be made fun
of. Ny father laughed AZ every ons Of you,
but whom ! won't BY and he rsad Higher
the steps md hollsrsd, / told Mike that
was 9 silly motto. I know / shall mover
hear the last OF it,"
"No matter" said Dick resolutely.
We've taken q stand and we must stay by
t.. I don't know what my father thought.
] didn't look ut him much. He and mother
rodo slowly by us in the dog cart. just as we
Js-rusalem!'
lie leaned against tho fenos and glanced
wildly from ono boy to another.
THE dynamite. 2 hs gaspsd. where is
the dynamite? It's In ths very cart that
father 10 driving, and Mike said a breath
xSnld e1 .!n,,is IT, a al.u liz. turned very
he tried to blow up England, but l am
wickeder than he, for I'm blowing up my
" father and mother. What 10 there
worse thnn hanging, JackY"
A desperate expression came into his face
as he asked this question, and his voice was
strange nnd stern.
Cob, Dick whimpersd Tommy. don't
talk like Tint. Won didn't mean m dn ~
Nons Of us did, and hs put hid arm affeu-
tionately about Dicks shoulders.
I'VE will stand BY You to . man. Dick
said Joe, heavily. We'll all hang bring
ing the word out with a shudder, with
yoE."
But Dick shook off Tommy's protecting
arm and started on a run down the road,
closely followed by his horror-strioken COM
pRnions. [ h torches and tr%ansparencies
bobbad up and down and cast 4 Pickering
light on the white, drawn faces beneath.
Dicks feet few over the ground with .
swift tread, keeping time to the words that
were running through his brain:
''Oh, do you remember the 9Th of November
Inc g~unpoWder treason and plot"
Around the corner OF the street by the
pOstofics stood 4 dog cart with a woman
seated in it. The horse caught sight Of
the dancing lights, and gave q quick turn
and started to run, but Dick caught up tho
sAn tAae MeAe ttAll!nk OH tue RTOuNa, anu
clung to them desperately. The animal,
p%lunging and eurving wildly. dragged the
sturdy little figure some distance down the
road, until a man caught him by the bride
and forced him to stop. Then Dick stag
gered to his feet, and called family:
Hurry. father-hurry. Take mother
out. She'll Be blown to pieces. There's
dynamite undor the seat"
One Of the men in ths group about the
cart instantly drew from the back a small.
nuspicious-looking keg. at the sight of
which the crowd fell back. Tho lid was
carefully pried open, and n shout of laugh
ter went mp, for it was filled to the brlm
with sand.
The next day all the knights but Dick
were assembled in the club-rooms, q sor-
rowful looking group. Their treasurer had
departed without !sqanring accounts and
leaving an empty bank behind him; and
then there we're other accounts, not fnan-
cial ones, to be squared up later with their
parents. Upon the gloomy scene Dick sud
"Cheer up, you follows" he cried blithe-
~. Just listen to this. We amt in a
soraps after all. Father and I had a long
talk last night and he was mighty nice.
He said he thought we'd had punishment
all tho fathers. And he's going to take US
out in his syacht to-day, and mothers 90
ing to give us a party With
Thunder! ~ broke in Joe. i~ncredulously,
what for?"
Dick sohered a little.
well, that's what puzzles me,' he an
swered slowly. Gather said he wanted to
cried and said it was all her fault from be-
ginning to end-I don't zee why" he added
thoughtfully." MARJORIE RICHARDSON.
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