Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-07-07
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TINS morning
Il hope none Of those wrstehed b-oys
will find it II there Is said Mrs.
Sloane. Its shameful the way they
are robbing the nests
They'd better keep of these prem
ises IL they don't want To he arrested
SAIL the professor. savagely-
The situation was growing critical.
IF on!y a swarm Of mosquitoes
would come up from the marsh and
drive them into the horssr' nuttered
Gil; but not a hum was To he heard
Neither had he anything to hope from
the coming ON of night. for a full moon.
high in the cast, Just opposite the elm.
was growing steadily brighter aud
making every feature Of the landscape
stand ont with frightful elearueSs.
Meanwhile Jack. tired OF acting ~
picket. had deserted his post and gone
home TO supper. Gil saw him as he
darted from his covert. and his heart
sank within him The knowledge that
Jack was ~crouching behind the fence
had given him n comforting sense ~
cOrnpaniouShIp. AMI 70 BE- Icft in the
iurch in this way completely shattered
for the time his faith in jack. friend
ship
How much longer were those people
going 70 sit here. he wondered. as stiff
and hungry he Peered down a, the coy
group ON the verauda- The town clock
struck eight
Suppose we 20 in and have some
music. said Madge. presently
''Bless her little heart CALCULATED
Gil. under his breath. but just then
there was a click Of the gate latch. and
Gil. 20 his horror. saw Miss Martha
Parks. from cross the way. walk in
Now Miss Parks was the assistant in
The high school. and Gil had good reason
% suspect that she had come TO report
him 10 the professor. for scarcely \ day
passed that he did not try her patience
almost beyond endurance.
Bat Mss Parks showed no disposition
20 discuss school affairs. She talked OF
the Hue weather and the moonlight
nights and seemed t0 forget Tor the
time that she bad anything 20 do with
teaching Bu, inst a. Gil was beginning
n take heart the professor startled him
hy saying
what have you decided to 10 with
that young rrProhate. Miss Parks?~
~Who-Gl7 Git CramP,on7- said
Miss Parks slowly Really. professor.
I doat know what TO do with him lie
= \ sad trial 20 ne. I must confess. Still
] should be sorry 10 have TO resort to
extreme measures"
Just Is you please said the proses-
sor. in his curt way. You have the
hardest part Of il. but il he doesn't turn
OVER a new leafSoon he may know what
10 expect
% I don't believe Gil means to he
bad. papa. said Nad-s. eagerly. Il
Ike tiil. he's 50 generous and he is
smart. too. lie can do every one Of
those examples in interest. and that's
more than I can do
The professor smiled Mad<e was his
pct
I'm glad there's some one 20 saw
good word for the young sca MP. he
said. pUliinS her euri~
II wonder IL am a scamp said Gil
To himself I'm afraid Miss Parks
thinks am. for some way or other I'm
always getting into sersP~s. Bat
th-r-
Miss Parks, with her low clear voice.
arrested this soIiIoquy-
No. she was saying. no 7 dou.r
think Gilbert EetHs to be bad It,
chiefly thoughtIessusSs and excess Of
animal spirits Very likely il Il partly
my fault. for I'm afraid I don't under
- ma ksa~~a -.r- all D. HI
give him a fO~rtnights grace. perhaps I
can md some way 10 reach him
think il would break his mothers heart
to have him expelled
I'm not going to be expelled said
the hoy 70 himself. not IL I can have a
fortnight TO redeem ny character in.
And IN his sudden penitence he slipped
tbs eggs back into the nest and was
half persuaded to slide down the tree
and throw himself at Miss Parks feet.
But 1T that moment Mrs Sloane masf.
q break in the conversation by exeuS-
Ing herself and Madge. saving that il
was MaG-es bedtime. The mention Of
bedtime recalled Gil to the conscious
ness that he had not had his supper
And theu he wondered IL elm leaves
were good 10 eat.
~ fellow ought always TO put some
thing IN his pocket when he goeS after
birds egvS he saidto himself Il hope
mother has 4 bushsl or two Of cookies
baked up
The prospect began to look a little
more encouraging.
A last: he CIRCULATED. with a long
drawn breath. as the professor followed
his wife and Nadse. ans now Miss
Parks will he likely TO start
but Aunt Betsy had heard tha after
[n noon that one Of