The herald., 1894-10-31
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l THE TUTOR.

Lets settle himp' shouted three or
four from the outside Of the group
AYE, aycn' came the answers, and
Taffy Douglass, the fat boy, with his
slow movements, had just opened his
mouth for an "Aye!' when he caught
sight of the new tutor looking at the
boys with frown Oh his face, and so
speech into another loud yawn which
made the new tutor jump, whoreupon
all the boys giggled.
who is to be Settled, Thorn?" the
tutor asked of the tall boy who stood
nearest him. Thorn colored up to the
roots of his hair-he had very fair
complexion and blushed easily, which
led to his being called Rosie by the
others-and stammered:
II forg--I don't-didn't hear, Mr.
Whyland. "
Perhaps you didn't hear the bell
ring for you to 60 back to your class
either What is it, Blake?" demanded
the young man, turning to Teddy.
"What. Mr.. Whyland?" asked Teddy
innocently.
"Who were you going to settle as
I came in?''
"Oh, that's only a littlo way we have
of speaking about those Latin transla-
tions, sir.
The tutor looked as though he did
not believe Teddy's explanation, but he
said nothing more about it.
Mr.. Whyland was the new assistant
at the academy. He had been there only
a week, but in that time had managed
with his extra rules and hard punish
ments to make all the boys his enemies.
He did not seem to get along with them
somehow Perhaps boarding school boys
are hard to get along with. DR.. Arnold,
president of the school, had engaged
this young man to fill vacancy on his
staff of instructors not because he knew
him personally, but because he had
taken high honors at graduation, and,
too, his mother was an old friend of
the DOCTORS. "He is very nice fellow
with the men, the doctor had told his
wife, "but he forgets he ever was a boy.
I'll have a little talk with him. He
Furnishes too often, and the boys can't
get his big worded explanations through
their heads" But Dr. Arnold post
poned his little talk too long, for the
boys "settled" their tutor first.
That afternoon the third form boys
did not make as much noise as usual,
and that dear old lady, Mother Arnold,
as she was affectionately called, scented
mischief as she looked from her window
out on the playground. The boys were
grouped together, talking and gesticu
lating violently, and Mother Arnold
thought she ought to tell the doctor
about it, but he was out, and by the
time he came in everything was quiet
again. What transpired on the "cam-
pus" I'll tell you just as it was said.
Let's boycott him" suggested Ted
dy, who hadn't a very we'll defined idea
OF what boycotting was.
ooh, shut up!" growled Ned Turner,
a thickset fellow with less than his
share of brains. 1.-THE only way to fix
him is to fight. Take him when he ism t
prepared, and two or three Of us big
fellows will lay him out. +"
''That's cowardly," said Frank Snow.
"Nobody but Turner would think Of
doing such"---
"Take that backr' shouted Ned. cor
I'll show you who's q cow''--
But Frank didn't, because just then
Harry Boot, the class beauty, shouted
"Hurrah!" at the top of his voice, and
every one rushed over to where he and
Taffy were seated on the fence to see
what was the matter. These two had
been separated from the other boys for
quite awhile, and as Taffy announced:
1.-THE Beauty has struck it, fellowsl
Well force old Why to resign, and I'm
going to do the biggest part of itp'
WHAT" "How?' "When?" were
the questions then asked.
''Be quiet, and III tell you" said
Harry. "We'll make life disagreeable
for him and make him give up teaching
us. Don't any Of you boys study your
lessons tonight, and tomorrow make all
the noise you can in class, and at even
ing session Taffy will do something to
astonish you.
WHAT" cried Ted.
"Wait and see,'' drawled Taffy,
"only have your rubber erasers and lots
of paper balls on hand to use. p"
That night was very long to the ex-
pectant boys, but they were SO quiet
during evening session that the tutor
thought he had commenced to have
some control over his charges. But the
morning dispelled the illusions he had
OH this score. Not one in the third form
knew his lessons, and, what was worse,
they all owned they hadn't studied a
bit
After supper that day, when the gong
sounded for all pupils to retire to their
respective classrooms, there was hall
suppressed excitement among the third
form boys. b OF All nlr. w nytanu's ooM-
mands no one thought of studying.
At last the tutor lost patience.
II shall have tc refer this matter to
the doctor" he began.
"Do, said Frank, whose desk was on
tho opposite side of the room from Taffy.
Now was Taffy's chance. He eau
tiously mounted his desk, his cheeks
bulged out with wind, looking like a
full moon. The boys commenced t.