Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-02


decides to send Jack away to school.
The principal of the school visits the
Stratchleys to agree upon terms, ana
Jack gives the principal feretasee
If what he may expect by playing seV
efal painful pranks on the principal.
CHAPTERS III and IV-Jack IS
taken to school at Pomona House, ana
Jack Immediately makes friends with
every boy in school except Hunston'
the bully of the school, and JACK
lunches HunstCn's face.
-, CHAPTERS V, " and Vll-Fhe
.bays have a lunea in their bedroom
vita cakes, pies a1d other sWeetneats
fIom Jacks hamper and came near
being caught. The boys then nave
hattie with pillows. -Four OF The Pc
mona House boys have fight V
four of the boys of rival school, and
Jack and his companions get the best
cf it. Jack throws sttn at a olfd'
and the stone passes through II
and struck Mrs. -Crawcour, wife OF the
superintendent Of tie Pomona Hous
schocl. for which she had him beat
en- almost to insens.b biiity by one OF
the teachers, but afterward became
sorry for conduct and shows Jack
motherly attention. Hunston under
takes to force z smaller boy to buy
beer and go boating, when Jack inter
f-rred and a fight followed. The boys
were seen by Mr.. Mole, one OF the
teachers and he allowed Hunston to
&C while Jack was given hard task
as punishment. Hunstcn forces Fish
er to give up his money and go boat
ing, while Jack gave Mr.. Mole the
slip and did not perform his task OF
copying the first five chapters OF
Genesis.
CHAPTERS VIII and IX-Boat up
set by Hunston and Fisher, almost
drowned, is rescued by Jack, who
clips away and allows Hunston to
claim the honor. Mrs. Crawcour had
witnessed the incident and reported
it in time to save Jack from disgrace,
and to prevent Hunston from being
honored for Jacks bravery. Huns:on
was severely caned, and Jack be-
comes a hero.
CHAPTER X-Jack was not at all
responsible for the exposure of Hun
SONS false claim CT saving Fishers
life, but he held Jack blamable for it,
and decided to whip Jack for it, but
got worsted.
CHAPTER XI-Vacation time
comes, but Jack had to remain at Po-
mona house; also Fisher, who took
consumption rom the effects of the
cold bath in the river when he was
almost drowned. Fisher died, and his
diving request was for his mother and
father to always be friends - Jack,
end to a'd whenever they could which
promise was made.
CHAPTER XII-When school open
ed after vacation, one CT the new stu
dents was Lord Mordenfield, a youth
fourteen years of age. At fireworks
display Jack and Mordenfield fasten-
ed a large firecracker to Mr.. Craw-
cour' cloak and lighted it. 1t caused
panic among the ladies. Jack was
punished and Mordenfleld allowed to
20 free. The punishment was so Sc
.ere that Jack ran away from school.
CHAPTERS XIII and XIV-On his
first night out Jack erept into barn
to sleep, and overheard the plan of
two burglars to rob the home of the
owner Of the barn. Jack informed the
occupants of the house and the bur-
glars were caught. The home was
that of Lady Mordenfield, and she
tried to induce him &c return to
school. but he refused and she in.
formed Mr. Crawcour.
CHAPTER XV-When Mrs. Nor
denfield arrived home from Pomona
Ho,.se she found at her home her first
!, husband. Mr.. Bedd ngton, whom she
T. thought dead, and had married Lord
! Mordenfield, lately deceased. He de-
manded of her his child which had