The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-11

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And where do you come in?" in
Quired ihe stout man. descending.
We were bicycling past, and l ac-
tually saw one fellow come head first
through your pantry window l think
he got over the wall"
Here Il breathless boy returned.
Cant see anything of him." he
gasped.
Its true, then, remarked the cram
mer
Look ut that door" said l.
But unfortunately the breathless boy
looked also, and now he was being
Joined by others equally short of wind.
where's Reefy:" he screamed.
what on carth's happened to Beefy?"
My good boys" exclaimed the cram
mer, will one OF YOU be kind enough
10 tell me what you've been doing ana
what these gendemen have been DO
ing for You: Come in all before you
get your death. see lights in the
classroom. and more than lights. Can
these be signs Of carouse:"
"A very Innocent one. sir" said ii
well sci up youth with more mustachp
than | have Yet.
We'll, Olphert. boys will be boys
Suppose you tell me what happened
before We come to determinations"
The bad old proyerb was my first
warning l caught two Of the youths
exchanging gldnces under raised eye
browS. Yet their stout, easy going
mentor had given me such reassuring
glance Of siGelong humor as between
man of the world and man of the
world that it was difficult to suspect
him Of suspicion. | was nevertheless
itching TO be gone
Young Olphert told his story with Ell
gazing canGor. II was true that they
had come down for an hour at nap and
cigarettes. Well. aud there was no
denying that was whisky in the glasses
The boys We're now all back in their
classroom, think entirely for the sake
OF warmth, but Rallies and / were IN
knickerbockers and Norfolk Jackets
and very naturally remained without
while the army crammer, who wore
bedroom slippers stood on the thresh-
old, with an eye each way. The more
| saw of the man the better liked and
the more feared him. His chief an
noyance thus far was that they had
not called him when they heard the
noise; that they had dreamed of leav-
ing him out Of the fun. But he seem.
ed more hurt than angry about that.
well. sir concluded Olphert. I'VE
left old Beefy Smith hanging on to his
hand and this gentleman with him. SO
perhaps he can tell us what happened
next"
Il wish l could" | cried, with all
their eyes upon me, for had had time
to think.
Some of you must have heard me
say I'd fetch my friend in from the
road?"
Yes, l did, piped an innocent from
within.
well, and when l came back with
him things We're exactly as you see
them now. Evidently the mans
strength was too much for the boys.
but whether he ran upstairs or outside
| know no more than you do"
1T wasn't like that boy to run either
way" said the crammer. cooking
clear blue eye on me.
But if he gave chaser
1T wasn't like him even to let go"
Il don't believe Beefy ever would"
put in Olphert. That's why we gave,
him the billet"
He may have followed him through
the pantry window" suggested
wildly.
But the doors shut" put in a boy.
III have look at it," said the cram
mer.
And the key no longer in the lock
and the insensible youth within! The
key would be missed, the door kicked
in. Nay. with the mans eye still upon
me, ! ought | could smell the chloro-
forn | thought | could hear a moan
and prepared for either any moment.
And how he did stare! | have detest-
ed blue eyes ever since, and blond mus
taches and the whole stout, easy going
type that is not such fool as it looks.
| had brazened it out with the boys.
but the first grown man was too many
for me, and the blood ran out of my
heart as though there was no Rallies
at my back. Ind ed. l had forgotten
him. | had SO longed to put this thing
through by myself, Even in nv ex-