News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-02-22
CHAPTER ".
%T& HE river Lea is deep and
q treacherous in parts, and Mr.
n Crawcour had strictly forbid

| %R\ HE river Lea Is ueep ana
u treacherous in parts, and Mr.
IN Crawcour had strictly forbid
den those of his boys who
could not swim to go on the water in
| a boat. There were boats for hire
and the proprietor could not distin-
guish those who could swim from those
| who could not, so accidents happened
| occasionally. In the school there was
tradition of boy having been
drowned once, a long time ago.
| Can you swim?" asked Harvey Of
his companion as he walked along by
the bank of the river.
Eyes. | learned to swim in the High
gate ponds early in the morning before
any one was up. Can your?
mo. | have tried to learn, but it Is
so difficult. We have a bathing place
where it is shallow and it is shut off
from the deep part by hurdles Pun
| DletOn or StOnOr generally comes with
us. OF course the masters can't be ev-
| erywhere. and we are allowed a good
deal of liberty for private school, but
they are always proving about some
where and turning up ut odd and in
convenient intervals"
How do you like the school on the
whole?" asked Jack.
oh pretty well. | was at school
at Brighton once, where they We're
much more strict than they are here.
School isn't like home, and one must
have ones miscries. | might be worse
off"
Talking in this way, they spent the
afternoon. Jack was not great talk
cr. He preferred to let other people
talk and so draw them out. Harvey
began to like him and was ready to
. swear eternal friendship after being a
e couple of hours in his society. Jack
picked up IA quantity of information in
! Il small space of time.
The school contained at that time be-
t tween sixty and seventy boys and was
supposed to be in a fourshing condi-
ton. They had tea, breakfast and din
e ncr at long tables in the schoolroom,
which was a spacious, barnlike build
d ing specially erected by Mr.. Crawcour.
q Each master presided at table.
t Jack and his friend had just time tC
wash and brush their hair in the lava.
n tory. another Independent erection al
e the back of the school, containing thir.
g ty basins, all in a row, fitted with hot
8 and cold water, when the bell rang for
Il tea. The bell was a large one, hung in
@ belfry erected at the entrance of the
school,
"Where shall sit?" asked Jack.
J. Go up to the chiefs table. He will
II pat YOU right" answered Harvey.
d He directed him to a table at TIL
head of the room, where sat Mr.. ant
e Mrs. Crawcour, with Miss Letitia ant
e Master jeremiah, who had been de
70 sclibcd by Harvey as Jerry" a cheek,
young brute whom fellows are afrait
1t TO lick because he goes and tells hi
L. father, who doesn't say anything at tn
time. but puts Il black mark agains
v you in his memory.
h. SO sure as you lay hand on Jerr
v you'll get caned within a fortnight Al
- the fellows will tell you So"
e. There We're few other boys at tn
he principals table, very small ones, VIII
10 We're supposed to be under Mrs. CraU
id cours personal supervision. AS JAG
D. made his way up the room he wa
:" stared at by some, while others tried t
trip him up and stick pins into him, a
'e sucM amusements being considered fai
IL in the case of Il new boy. Jack 500
II saw what they were doing and, lookin
H. down. noticed a rather long leg extend
IS ed for the express purpose of trippin
o. him. Without hesitation he gave it
III deliberate kick on the shin, which mad
its owner draw it back again with
es subdued cry of pain.
III I'll make you remember this" sal
a voice. cor my names not funston
lr Jack passed on, saying to himself:
It's odd l should make an enemy
Hmston He is the bully Harvey We
telling me about and is cock of OF
dormitory. | am afraid 1 shall hay
!" my work cut out for me here"
IT, When he approached the chiefs t
be BILE, Mr.. Crawcour looked up.
id ooh, Harkaway! My dear, the ne
boy. This boy is Harkaway," he sal
Come and sit here, Harkaway
NJ said Mrs Crawcour, q very ladynl
e. and not at all bad looking woman b
tween thirty and forty years of as
to Her hair was dark, her features reg
1T lar and classic, her complexion pal
to her eyes full but wicked. Being
ds slight Judge of character, Jack saw
glance that she could be fir
ce friend h,,t a most determined enem
g- 1t was beautiful but very col
so cruel face.
Jack sat down in the chair she inc
81 Gated which was next to Lefty WI
th WAS fir and more resCmbled pref