The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-23

ways happens that way-the one who
plans a thing not only has to do all the
thinking but he has to go and carry
out his own idea While the other people
stand and look on, or maybe. ever make
fun Of him.
You'll all have to go with me, any
way" said. I'll read 1t outside her
door at Z o'clock tomorrow morning,
n when l get through you must all
raise a mighty shout. like the people
did outside the palace of the king at
the time Of the French revolution, and
you must yell. Down with the tryrant-
ess! Off with her head!' and things
like that. and Gregory Is to have the
servants dinner bell and ring like mad;
and then all the rest Of the day we're
going to do just as we please, and If
she calls we won't come, not matter
how loud she hollers."
The rest all thought 1t was a bully
Idea, but Charley said:
Hadn't we better do it after break
fast? Because it's griddle-cake tomor-
row morning. and. we mightn't get
any"
SO we decided to start in being revo-
lutionists after breakfast instead Of be-
fore. After breakfast, while we're sup
posed to be upstairs making our beds,
Miss Saunders sits In the library for
about half an hour, reading the MORN
ing papers, n that would be a good
chance to read the declaration to her.
All through breakfast the mex morn
Ing We were awfully glum and perY-
GUS. Before we got to the griddle
cakes ! forgot and lef! my spoon in
against it. quite acctdentally, and " the
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of toast. and went all over the back
of the guimpe of her dress. And Miss
Saunders swallowed whatever she put
IN her mouth in a great hurry, and
took off her eyeglasses and pushed her
chair bac from the table a little and
in that awfully quiet voice that is
twice as mad as when a person lets
out a yell.
Arthur, how often have 1 told you
never to cave your spoon in your cup?
Ihis Is the second time within a week
that this has occurred; you may go
up In your room and remain there UNI
til l come"
l didn't know what to do, because
II l went upstairs then 1t would knock
our plan Of reading the declaration in
the head. And while 1 was rolling up
my napkin as slowly as l could, trying
TO think what hould do, her voice
Come, Arthur, l am waiting"
.Ihen | put my napkin down and
stood up In my chair: Her eyes near
~, bulged out of her head at that, be-
cause of all the forbidden things in
The house. standing on any of the
chairs but the ones in the kitchen and
the playroom is about the forblddenest.
Why. you--you bad little boy, you'll"
she gasped. Arthur, 1 don't under
stand"
But 1 Just pulled the Declaration of
independence out OF my pocket and
began to read. l read all the things
that she would not let US do. and was
Just getting to the place where 1t said
we meant to Go as we pleased till
mamma and papa came home. / hadn't
been loking at her. because 1t was
as much as l could. dc to make out
Charles writing. And. besides, some
or the things. when o came to read
them out lou to the person they were
intended for. sounded pretty dreadful
particularly where it said, She's
just awful every way you can think
Of my cheeks felt kind Of hot when
| got to those places. n l let my voice
down n hurried over them as fast as
l could. She must have come behind
while | vas trying to make out some
of the hard words. which 1 don't think
and the others all agreed with me-
afterwards-was quite a fair advan-
tage to take. And she used to be on
the basketball team when she was in
college. and she was awfully strong. 1t
Is no disgrace to be overpowered nv
such a strong person, and carried mn,
stairs, and locked in your room-and
then to be told through the keyhole
that you are to stay there until Won
are sorry. l suppose. that lis the way
George the Third would have treated
John Hancock If he could.