Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-05-27

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/ But there were no more candies In bis
pocket---those cost money. His only trio-
ute was an occasional flower or glass
marble that he "won OF of some other
felleru.
He didn't pull that other girls hair at
all, and yet his conduct mark was low.
worse than ever. Ceases Of inattention"
Was written on 1t, too. That only went
to prove what he thought about teachers
that they were silly things. He knew
by the way they treated him at home that
they thought be was being good uf he
had only known what care they we're
taking not IT, break the speii--tt had
lasted almost q month nowil, and In
school they said be was bad.
Suppose he did get out on the wrong
side of his seat The could walk directly
behind Ellen then), 1t wasn't any business
OF Miss Smiths. But that wasn't so bad
as keeping him whole quarter OF an
hour after school, Just long enough to let
everybody be gone home, because she
found him doing something else when he
ought to have been writing out his 'rith-
metic examples. Tom, In reviewing 1t.
neglected to remember that she had seen
two names on his slate with letters
crossed of, and had heard him murmur-
ing something about .'friendrhip" and
"hate" when she swooped up behind.
But even all this he could forgive u she
didn't always catch his eye just as he had
been looking back carelessly around the
room-toward the girls side, to be sure,
but then you could see the base bail field
from those windows.
Figures were becoming quite interest
ing. This Friday afternoon they kept
him intensely busy. Stupid things! They
never came out the way You expected.
He puckered his eyebrows and scraped
his feet until he drew a sharp reminder
from Miss Smith. Ten whole cents shorti
He imagined now be felt the way Cousin
Ned did who was always looking for
money to pay his "bills" or something
with.
He thought OF Saturday and Sunday
mornings-in bed. No, that was more
than he could do, but he'd do errands, lots
and lots of them on Saturday.
When he did wake up on Saturday, the
house was perfectly still. Was It early or
latea He got up and peeped out the win
dow. Not even the chickens were stirring.
He could see the drawn shades OF Ellen's
room. Perhaps now II he got down real.
real early, even before the cook, 1t would
be worth ten cents.
He played with the cat long while,
woke up the canary bird, and looked at
all the pictures in the album before any
one stirred. At last father came, and
Tom thought it had been quite worth
whiie-just to see that smile and bis old
playfellow expression come back. He
picked his son up and carried him into
the dining-room under his arm, with
mimic protests Of kicking and squealing.
But the squealing stopped. Toms eyes
were riyeted on the table. Three bright |
quarters and bill were beside his plate.
"a knife and an ice-cream" sang itself
over and over again In his head. A sud |
den whoop startled even his sister; the |
pup thought the game was on again and |
barksd Justify.
Mother looked annoyed. and this time |
1t was father who signailed patience.
The iewelry window offered It's usual |
attractions as sister dragged mother up |
to 1t.
Look, mother. Tom didn't go swim |
ming at all. He's in there"
But Tom was Obvious even to the we'll |
known voice. Through the open door
mother saw two figures on tip-toe, chins |
pressed hard against the glass case.
"The brown ones the biggest" he was |
suggesting.