The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-18

without accident, and Harry, with
| pardonable pride, said:
Ever see anything quite as fine as
that?"
"Ain't much longer than Voorhees,
| HILL" said Dick Sturges, but at that
chorus of protestation went up from
every one, including Miss Stoothoff.
OF course Dick could not possibly ad-
mire anything that Harry was respon-
sible for. and while in his inner heart
he knew he was having the time of
his life. be would not have, let Harry
know it for worlds.
They had been having the widest
kind of fun for an hour. with here and
there an upset, but no bones broken.
when Miss Stoothoff. who was the
only one Of the party with a sense of
time, said:
Harry. it is time to wish us back
again. Parents will be worrying If
we're not home before dark. Call your
dim. I'm anxious to see him."
Harry's lower jaw dropped.
"Fury!"s said he; IT never thought
of that. I've called him twice already"
Then a beautiful thought struck him.
I'VE can't go back until January!
WhooDla!"
Visions of no school and unlimited
coasting made glad the hearts OF most
of the boys and girls, but here and
there a small child burst into tears
at the thought of so long an absence
from home.
But Miss Stoothoff shook her head
"Nonsense!" said she. IT never
would have come If I'd known this"
(although just how she could have
helped it under the circumstances it
would be hard to telD. 1--WE must go
home by train, and at once. How far
is it?'
zone hundred and thirty miles," said
Harry and we've hardly time to get
to the station for the last train"
They were at the top of the hill
when this conversation took place, and
they all seized their sleds and flew
down the hill with a melancholy zest.
When the sleds came to a standstill,
Harry said: IF we pull them over the
next hill we can coast to within n
quarter of a mile of the station But
how are we going to get home with
out tickets? 1t costs lot to go 100
miles"
He evidently hoped that he had pre-
vented home going for that day at
least, but Miss Stoothoff had a good
deal of executive ability, and when
they finally abandoned their sleds she
said as they struck into a brisk walk:
You take me to the bank. You prob
ably know every one in town, and
you can borrow enough to get us
home"
"Of course can. I can do better
than that" said Harry. 1.-THE hundred
dollars that l got for Kidding the town
of dogs | deposited in this bank, and
they'll let me have all l want"
1t was after banking hours. but
Harry had seen other people give
peculiar knock on the door, and he
Initiated it and was admitted. More
than that, he got enough money to buy
| tickets for the whole crowd, and he
insisted on calling it his treat
Il got you into this scrape and I'll
get You out" said he.
They had a jolly ride home and
across New York but there was more
than one youngster who regretted that
| Harry had been able to buy tickets.
| The Garfield people had received a
| telegram that told them what had hap
| pened, and there was a great crowd
| at the station when they pulled in at
| 10 o'clock at night.
Some scolded, some kissed some
laughed. Harry-let. us tell the truth
about Hilary was spanked when he
had arrived at home Spanked by his
father. His mother had kissed him.
1t only remains to add that the
school house stayed up at Peachton
until it was wished back in January
And did the children escape school ali
that time? Dear no. They went To
school in the fire house.