Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-25

The Sharp boys had NOW been In the
country ten days, but owing partly to their
disregard for Aunt Lisze'a advice and
partly to their own briiiiance they had
spent seven OF those days In their bed
room. They had quite made up their
minds that to drum on bee hives and to
make believe they weru drowning and to
climb up porch pillars and Be mistaken for
burglars was not 30 nauct, fun after all.
And now for this last offense Aunt Lizzie
had told them they would have to be kept
under lock and key the rest Of the summer.
They were half sorry they had not stayed
In the city.
Besides taking away their liberty, Aunt
Lizzie hunted up some old school books
OF Cousin Leonards, and put them both
to work studying. It was hard. but Mark
told Luke that they must have deserved
1t. Down In the orchard they could 500
the calf tied by q rope to stake and
both boys heartily wished they were calves
SO that they might be out under the shady
trees eating grass.
Luke was absently saying over nine
times. which Aunt Lizzie told him he
must learn before he had q mouthful OF
dinner. Some way he couldn't get farther
than nine times four without looking on
the book. When he looked OF the book
which the geese were poking their heads
and necks, Probably raking up now and
then worm. 1t was an interesting sight
to Luke, and after letting mine times
four rest for good ten minutes, he cried,
Mark, don't you wish you was geese?"
So the next three OF four days passed.
Aunt Lizzie tried to seem stern, but the
boys looked pitifully at her that she
finally released them a half day at a time.
1t was a happy afternoon when they went
down and visited the places they had look
ed at with such longing from their jail
window ...''
escaped an accident. The men were haul
ing hay, and as the great hay wagon was
leaving the barn for a, load Mark and
Luke climbed on, unseen by Cousin Leon
ard, who was driving The wagon bumped
SO that Luke cried out. Obi .:t
When Cousin Leonard looked around he
shouted angrily: Get off there. you young
scamos!
had caught Marks trousers and held him
hanging with head and legs down. Mark s
cries caused Cousin Leonard to stop the
horses and come to the rescue. 1t was
with no gentle hands that the dangling
youngster was released and bump from
Cousin Leonards knee started him vfgor-
ously homeward.
The following day as they were playing
in the barn Mark told Luke how easy II
would be to fly from the NOV down to a
pile Of hay on the floor below-a distance
OF twelve feet or more.
"Al you need is wings, Lukey. and you
can fly beautiful. Oh, here is just the
thing, this horse blanket. See! Places
for your feet and all.
They hurried to the NOW, taking the
blanket with them. Luke's feet were put
through the holes, where tho ends Of the
shafts usually went. Then the blanket
was brought up over his shoulders. and
grasped at the corners by the extended
hands. Then Mark said:
Now stand right on the edge. Lu'ey.
and make your arms go up and down,
like a bird, and when count three you
must fly Now, then. all ready-my turn
next, Lukey-one, two. sthree. fy!"
With a little scream Luke did as d.
rected, and the nexto instant found his
knees and his chin having a terrific col
lision, while his tongue, caught between
two of his teeth, had received such hard
bite that it bled. Luke didn't know II he
was alive or dead. 30, :
And strangely enough, the very moment
that Luke began his flight Aunt Lizzie put
her head in at the barn door. on her way
to feed the chickens. So
Mercy on us!' she cried. as she saw
the figure come dashing downward and
falling In a confused mass upon the pile
of hay. These Sharp youngsters are &C
tually too dumb to be away from their
nurss!" rE,s.
The chickens were not fed that after
noon until Mark and Luke had been well
attended to, and once, more locked safely
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