Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27

&aSSJ would never do anything that he
conld get another to do for him.
That was how he came TO be caught IN Uha'
trap the last day Of the summer term.
Though not bad boy, he was not very
high-principled. He did not consider IL De-
meath him to surreptiously copy the answers
to his examples from ne1ghbor slatei anu anu
If A lesson was to be recited in class, he never
learned it, merely opening his mouth When
question was asked, trusting to the noise the
other bows made to conceal the TACT that he
uttered no sound II. l,
The professor never found out tne qecep-
tion. for the boys, despisng bearing heart
ily. never told on Joe; but they made grea5
deal of fun of him out OF school hours, anu
assured him that when he left the academy,
he would be able to draw large salary py
travelling over the country with some Grcus'
exhibiting himself as the champion hno"
Nothing. ,,1,
The professor was a kind-hearted man, who
was extremely anxious that the boys under
his charge should prove credit to hln' ana
he was in despair about joe Fletcher, J M e,n,d cav
after hearing the boy foundering hopelessly
through a recitation. ut is not because you
are stupid that you are at the foot Of all your
classes. If you could only forget to be be lazy,
you would give me surprise tnat "ouiu iii'Ae
me feel ten years younger.
We'll, Joe did give him a surprise; but 1T
didn't have the pleasant effect the professor
had counted upon. In fact, believe, he owed
a few extra gray hairs to 1t. :, :
1t was a warm Friday afternoon IN June,
inst n week before the spring term OF the
academy was to close, that Harry Goddard
found Joe -basking in the sun under small
maple tree in the lane back of the academy
grounds.
the bows were kept at their desks only until
noon, and had the privilege OF spending their
afternoons as they pleased.
Joe. being too lazy to enjoy base ball or
cricket. was generally to be found doing un-
der tree or hedge. m
ry. "You look as if you had slept a week
Joe simply yawned in reply, not being able
to summon sufficient energy to speak,
81 am in daily fear of hearing Of your death te;I
only exercise you ever take is with your knife
and fork at meals. But, see here! Have you
heard the news? Perhaps you'll rouse yourself
a little when l tell you that Bernard McMur-
trie has been expelled"
his face
Expelled" he repeated
Eyes, the professor found out Just after
dinner that Bernard was concerned in the
razing of old Kitty O'Dowd's shanty last Sun
day night. He didn't deny it when the profes-
sor taxed him with it, and so. after getting an
awful lecture, he was told that his presence
was no longer desired at Springdale Academy
He took the hint and left on the two o'clock
train. Pity he couldn't have stayed out the
term But he won't be regretted much, ]
fancy"
will care about his leaving" said Joe.
"And Roy has gone home, too. He received
a telegram just after dinner saying that his
mother was worse, and he left at once /
don't suppose he will come back this term.
1t wouldn't be worth while. BY the way,
Joe, have you written your theme?"
mo, | haven't answered Joe, with tire
mendous yawn, "Write it for me-there's a
good fellow!"
"You must be out of your head" said Harry.
more than half done. aud ] expect to work on
it this very evening"
"The professor ought to have known better