Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-06


The principal OF the school visits the
SIratchleys to agree upon terms, ana
Jack gives the principal a foretasJe
If what he may expect by playing sev
e1al painful pranks on the principal.
CHAPTERS III and IV-Jack is
taken to school at Pomona House, and
Jack Immediately makes friends with
every hoy in school except Hunston,
the bully of the school, and Jack
punches Hunston's face.
CHAPTERS V, " and VIl--The
boys have lHnen III their bedroom
with cakes, pies AID Other sweetn-c2ts
tom Jacks hamper and came near
bti2s caught. The boys hen have a
latt!e with pillows. -Four Of the Pc
mona House boys have fight u
tcur oi the boys OF rival scnool. and
lack and his companions get the best
If It. Jack throws stone al olla:
and the stone passes through
and struck Mrs. CIawcOur, wife Of the
spperinttndent Cf tie Pomona Houses
school. for which she had him beat.
en- almost to .nsens bility by one OF
TIE teachers, but afterward became
sorry for conduct and shows Jack
uotherly attention. Hunston under
takes to force smaller boy to buy
beer and &C boating, when Jack inter
I. t,red and q 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 1X-Boat up
get by Hunston and Fisher, almost
drowned, is rescued by Jack who
slips away and allows Hunston to
claim the honor. Mrs. Crawcour had
witnessed the incident and reported
il in time to save Jack from disgrace,
and to prevent Hunstcn from being
boncred for Jacks bravery. Huns:o
was severely caned, and Jack be.
comes a hero.
CHAPTER X-Jack was not at all
responsible for the exposure of Hun.
s.on's 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
dying request was for his mother and
father to always be friends to Jack.
and to a d whenever they could, which
promise was made.
CHAPTER EII-When school open
ed after vacation. one CT the new stu
dents was Lord Mordenfield. youth
fourteen years Of age. At fireworks
display Jack and Mordenfeld 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
&c free The punishment was so Sc
,ere that Jack ran away from school,
CHAPTERS XIII and XIV-On his
first night out Jack crept into a barn
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 TO return 10
school, but ne refused and she in.
formed Mr.. Crawcour.
CHAPTER XV-When Mrs. Nor
denfeld arrived home from Pomona
House she found at her home her first
husband, Mr. Bedd ngton, whom she
thought dead and had married Lord
Mordenfeld, lately deceased. He de.
manded of her his child, which had
been taken from her and placed with
strangers, and on her refusal to grant
his request he left her to find his
child. Jack was overtaken by two
of his teachers and Mole began to
punish him when Mr.. Bedington took
Jacks part and promised to visit him
ut Pomona House the next week.
CHAPTERS XVI and XVII-Shack.
loo were MT nnOn Jack as if he were