Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-02-08

SCdInpeIeu OUT U the ClOlblcIcb lHc mOneut
he could steal away from the paternal
surplice, drawing his brother with him.
Charley" quoth he, "it's come on to
pour cats and dogs, and l promised Dy-
nevor to go out with him after college.
You go in, and bring me my top coat"
"Oh. Cyras, don't send me! Let me
stop and listen to the organ"
"You stupid little monkey! Come, be
off or else you know what you'll get. I'll
allow you three minutes"
Master Baumgarten took out his watch,
an appendage of which he was excessive
ly proud-as he spoke; and Charley,
knowing there was no appeal against his
| imperious brother, laid hold of the prayer
] book, and flew off through the covered
| passages which led into the deanery from
the cloisters.
Cyras amused himself with kissing and
splitting at an unhappy cat, which had by
some mischance got into the coister
graveyard; and, just before the time was
up, back came the child, all breathless,
the coat over his arm.
Cyras snatched it from him, thrust an
arm into one of its sleeves, and was at
tempting to thrust the other, when he dis
covered that it did not belong to him.
Charley had by mistake brought his own,
and Cyras could not, by any dint of push
ing, get into it. His temper rose he
struck the child a smart rap on the cheek,
and then began to buffet him with the
unlucky coat. But he took care not to
hurt him. 1t was all show.
You careless little beggar What the
bother did you bring yours for? Haven't
you got eyes? Haven't you got sense ?
Now, if"
Halo what's up? What's he been at
now, Cy?"
The speaker was Frank Dynevor. Cyras
Baumgarten's especial chum when he was
at Denham. He was considerably older
than Cyras, but the latter was forward
boy of his years, and would not acknowl-
edge a companion in one of his own age.
81 sent him in for my coat, and he
must bring his" explained Cyras. "a
tanning would do him good"
"Of course it would" said Frank Dy-
nevor. Whats he crying for?"
For his SINS" said Cyras.
The tears stood in Charles eyes; moth
ing grieved him so much as for Cyras to
be angry with him.
He cries for nothing" went on Cyras,
"and then they get him into the nursery
and give him sugar candy. Mamma and
old Jaquet make a regular molly of him
Now, Master Charles, perhaps you'll 60
and get the right coat. It's his fault
that l kept you waiting, Dynevor"
Il am not going" said Dynevor. "They
began a row at home about my running
out in the rain, so it's stopped, and ]
came to tell you. Here. Cy, come down
this way"
The two boys, Dynevor's arm careless
ly cast on the shoulder of Cyras
strolled off together along the cloister.
toward the obscure exit which led to the
Dark Alley, Cyras having tossed the Goa
on to Charley's head, nearly throwing hin
off his legs Charley disencumbered him
self, and espying some of the college boy
! with whom he kept up passing acquaint
ance when at Denham, he Joined them
They were emerging noisily from tn
} school room, after taking off their sur
plices; music had no charms for them
so they had not remained amidst the list
eners in the cathedral
Now, there was charity school il
, Denham for the sons of small parents
| where plain learning was taught. 1t wa
large school, its numbers averagin,
four or five times those of the founda
tion school in the cathedral; and from
time immemorial the gentlemen on tn
, college foundation, called the Kings schol
ars, and the boys of the charity schoo
, had been at daggers drawn. The sligh
pastimes of hard abuse and stone throw
, ing were indulged in, whenever the oppo
, sition parties came into contact. Ami
, mostly at the present time ran unusuall
high, and, in consequence of some offens
offered by the naughty college boys in tn
, past week, the opposition boys had ven
tured on the unheard-of exploit of col
lecting in a body round the cloister gat
to waylay the Kings scholars on thei
leaving the cathedral at the close of al
ternoon service. The latter walked int
the trap and were caught but they di
not want for pluck" and began layin
about them right and left.
The noise penetrated to the other en-
of the closter, to the ears of the two lad
parading there, and away they tore, cage
, to take part in any mischief that nigh
, have turned up. The first thing Cyra
saw was his brother Charles strugglin
in the hands of some. half dozen of tn
enemy, and being roughly handled.
All the hot blood of Cyras Baumgar
tens body rushed to his face and hi
temper; if he chose to put upon Charlie
and "tan" him he was not going TO 90
,, others do it. He flung off his jacket an
his cap, threw them to Dynevor, an
with his sturdy young fists doubled
!, sprang upon the assailants.
What would have been the upshot,
is impossible to say had not the maste
of the opposition boys come up; worth
gentleman and martinez, whom the Who'll
lot dreaded more than anything alive. Th
very moment his portly figure was caugh
! sight of off few tha crew in ipnomi ion