Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-11-15

to himself, trembling all over, but he
stuck TO his i'll determination He
would use Westons exercises He must
indeed. 1t was out of the question to
think Of studying anything until he
was rid of that fearful string. He must
keep it until playtime. If he slid it out
and dropped it under another desk,
there was no telling what might not
come of it.
The spring was half d milo off Yves.
ton alone might have come back from
it quickly. With Jimmy to bear him
company they were good for at least
the algebra half hour. The master was
even now calling up the class. Ncd's
feet were leaden as he went, but again
fortune favored him. After u smiling
glance over the exercise paper, which
Ned had handed him, the master called
some one else to the blackboard, saying
in kindly aside II must give the
slower wits chance, Neddy l see
plainly you need no help which I can
give.
mo. He needs manliness and hon.
esty. Only himself can give that" the
terrible voice said clearly in Ned's ear.
He set his teeth hard and got SO white
the master said kindly: lyon may go
outside for bit, Neddy. If you do not
feel better soon, will excuse you from
all the other classes and send you
home"
"Thank you, sir IL don't feel Just
right, Ned stammercd, making for the
door In his haste he was forgetting
the telltale paper
"Oh, you are not even clever
rogue, whispered the voice. "You bun.
gle i'll your cheating. Remember the
Weston boy will come back pretty
soon -
eff you are done with those, sir,
would like them. IL want to show
them to my father" Ned said, holding
out his hand. AS the master laid the
exercise paper within it he turned it
over Something upon the underside
made his face grow grave, but he said
nothing, only waved Ned away and
went on with the class II he had
spoken, Ned would scarcely have heard
The voice was DINING and kissing into
his ears:
"You hate liar and a coward-at
least You say so-yet you have stolen
meanly and lied to cover your theft
Perhaps you never thought before how
easily one wrong thing slides into an
other. Get away from here! Quick! Go
and stay with yourself awhile and
judge how fit you are for better COM
pany."
He got out of the house as the water
bringers came to the door. A cool draft
revived him somewhat He ran on to
the woods and sat down ut the side OF Il
great tree, too shaken and miserable to
pay much heed to anything Presently
he reached cautiously within his pocket
and drew out tho hateful string Still
it looked no more than a harmless:
piece Of queer leather He noted
though, that the darkish notifies were
darker and the bright colors somewhat
faded.
Tell mo what that means. Tell me
what you are, you terror!' he said al
last, flinging the string angrily away
from him. 1t fell upon bed of mos
near at hand, and Ned was astounded &c
see 10 dissolve to colored vapor out Of
which there soon appeared the daintiest
merry fairy in tho world.
"How do you like me, Neddy? Yor
never saw me before, but have watch
ed you ever since you We're born" SHIT
said, tripping up to him and hopping
upon his hand. lyon were born in my
minute Each fairy Of us has minute
you know, and all the children borI
then are our care.
"Why didn't you come sooner? TheI
Iwould not have done such nasty, meal
things" Ned groaned.
"Why did you make it necessary 70,
mo TO come at ala" the fairy demand
ed, stamping her foot, which felt like I
dewdrop pattering on Ned's hand
Eyes, you brought me to you" sh,
went on. "Such a censorious, critica
fellow you have grown! Because poo
Jimmy Weston cannot help his fear o
cows and toads you have sneered Il
him and made the school look down OF
him, yet used his brains without scru
pie"
"No, no. II hated to it. Imean
to make it up to him." Ned broke il
eagerly. The fairy looked at him witt
keen eyes Intentions do not count
Only actions" she said "You hav
had too easy time. You could lear
without effort and are too strong to b
afraid, so let yourself be contemplation
of less fortunate ones. You have no
learned the consideration due froI
strength to weakness, l came to teacl
you that more than anything else
When the master gave back the paper
he saw Weston name on it. His frs
thought involuntarily was the truth
that you had tricked him. His secon
was that because Of illness you ha
made a mistake.