Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1905-04-14

However" he remarked. - NH
put everything right tomorrow. and
as Harkaway employed his time 50
well think, Mr.. Mole. we may let
him off this time for not doing the
imposition you set him."
81 fully concur in that opinion. sir"
answered the senior master.
"Why, my dear" said MIR. Crawcour
to his wife, did you not disclose
these facts which have just come to
light on your return homer
Because thought the boys would
themselves give a correct account of
the affair, and you know that | take
so little interest in the boys and de-
, test the life of a schoolmaster's wife
so much that the interest of the mo
ment passed away. and did not think
of the matter again until l heard Mr.
Mole making his report to you"
: "Ah. well, my love-" he remarked.
1--WE cannot all do as we like In this
weary world" Mr. Mole took his
leave.
Mr.. Crawcour rarely, if ever, attend
ed early morning school. He made his
appearance at the 10 o'clock gathering
of the boys, sometimes assisting one
master. then another. in hearing the
I various classes repeat their lessons.
at others sitting at his desk and look
ing sharply round him to keep order.
/ When he took his place as usual the
next morning, he struck his desk loud
! ly with ruler.
! "Hunstonw he exclaimed. "Is Hun
: ston here"
"Yes, sir" replied the latter.
Come forward"
You went OH the water yesterday
I knowing you could not swim, thereby
breaking one of the rules | have
formed for the safety of my boys" be-
gan Mir. CrawcOur. You took with
you younger boy. who is now suffer
ing from an immersion which resulted
from an accident, This boy Fisher
couldn't swim. and you knew it,"
Hunston was silent.
I'm addition to this. you spread re-
port that you had saved Fishers life,
knowing the statement to be false"
'Please. sir, p
Don't aggravate your offense by add
ing one lie to another" interrupted Mr..
Crawcour; then raising his voice, he
said, "Harkaway, come forward"
Jack did so.
after you had so CALAMITY rescued
J Fisher from watery grave" Mr..
Crawcour went on, 'what induced you
to hide your light under n bushel aud
let this boy take all the credit to hinl.
selfT'
II did not know he was going to do
so, sir" answered Jack.
"Why were you silent? You must
have heard what was said in the school,"
Eyes, sir. but had no business out,
having been kept I'm by Mr.. Mole. l
thought should be punished, and Hun
ston suggested that if | said nothing
about the boat accident and pretended
had the cramp in my hand Mr.. Mole
would let me off. gave HunstOn my
promise, ana how you have got at the
truth don't know"
"There are channels of intelligence
open to me which none of you know
the principal replied in a severe tone,
"and this will be lesson TO all of you
not TO attempt to deceive me. In order
TO show you my appreciation of your
conduct. Harkaway, shall apply to the
Royal Humane society for their medal
for you. and If they do not think fit to
bestow it upon you will have one sDe-
eially made"
At this there was loud cheer, the
boys crying, "Hurrahr' and "Brdvo
Harkawayw and those Of his own inn
mediate circle, "Well done, Jackw
"Sllenceg' thundered the principal
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