Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-23

he could steal away from, the patsrnai
surplice, drawing his brother with hin-
Charley" quoth he, tits come on to
pour cats and dogs, ard 1 promised Dy~
nevor to go out with him after COLES
You 60 in, and bring me my top COST"
"Oh, Cyras, don't send mel Lev ma
stop and listen to the organ"
You stupid little monkey! Come, Be
of; 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 praye,
book, and flew of 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 cloister
graveyard; and, just before the me was
up, back came the child, all GREATNESS,
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, il"
Halo what's up7 What's he been at
now, Cyl"
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 companion In one of his own age.
Il sent him In for my coat, and he
must bring his" explained Cyras "a
tanning would do him good"
"Of course it would" said Fnnk Dy
nevor. Whats he crying for?"
For his SINS" said Cyras.
The tears stood in Charles eytss: 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 regular molly of him.
Now, Master Charles. perhaps you'll 20
and get the right coat It's his faul-
that l kept you waiting. Dynevor."
i am not going" said Dynev Or "Tha,
began row at home abont my running
out in the rain, so lis s.oppsd and
came to tell you. Here. Cy, come dowr
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 coat
on to CharleF's head, nearly throwing hin
on his legs. Charley disencunqbered him
SELF and espying some of the -ollege boy.
with whom he kept up . passing acquaint
ance when at Denham, he joined them
They were emerging noisily from this
school room, afte, taking of their sur
plices; music had no charms for them.
so they had not remained amidst the list
eners In the cathedral.
Now, there was a charity school In
Denham for the sons of small parents
where plain learning was taught. 1t was
large school, its numbers averaging
four or five times those of the founda,
ton school In the cathedral; and from
time immemorial the gentlemen on tho
college foundation, called the Kings schol-
airs, and the boys of the charity school
had been at daggers drawn. The slight
pastimes of hard abuse and stone throw
ing were INDUCED in, whenever the oppo-
sition parties came into contact Ami
mostly at the present time ran unusually
suh oxx1
offered by the naughty college boys in the
past week, the opposition boys had ven
tured on the unheard-of exploit of col
lecting in body round the cloister gate
to waylay the Kings scholars on their
leaving the cathedral at the close of at
ternoon service. The latter walked into
the trap and were caught; but they did
not want for pluck" and began laying
about them right and left.
The noise penetrated to the other end
OF the cloister, to the ears Of the two lads
parading there, and away they tore, eager
to take part in any mischief that might
have turned up. The first thing Cyras
saw was his brother Charles struggling
In the hands Of some half dozen of the
enemy, and being roughly handled
All the hot blood of Cyras Baumgar-
tens body rushed to his face and his
temper; II he chose to put upon Charley
and tan" him, he was not going to see
others do it. He flung of his jacket and
his cap, threw them to Dynevor, and
with his sturdy young fists doubled,
sprang upon the assailants.
What would have been the upshot, 1t
IS impossible to say, had not the master
of the opposition boys come up; worthy
gentleman and martinez, whom the whole
lot dreaded more than anything alive The