The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-27

the cellar beneath the house; so you
can't say that he was in any particu-
lar danger"
4 don't care: Gruffy's said, too, that
Won should act from principle
you can't tell me that Guy Fawkes
didn't act from his principle" Tom
my Fowler kicked his heels dehantly
against his desk. awaiting further
comment from his chum.
Billy, however, refused to enter
into an argument. That's neither here
nor there, said he; we've got to have
some fun tomorrow, and since it's No
vember s. we might as well burn a
Guy Fawkes as anything You can
pretend it's an esigy Of some person
other than Guy Fawkes, If YOU want
to. but you've got to help US rig out
a dummy Of some sort
Only wish we could burn Jack
Croton. He's the checklist chap and
the biggest bully we've got in ches-
terviIle academy. and he's getting
worse every day" Tommy muttered.
Billy remained in deep thought for
several minutes. Then he responded:
You're right, Tommy. And we've just
got to take him down six or seven
pegs. The way he fags those little
chaps is shameful What do you say
10 thinking up some sort Of scheme to
make him whistle tomorrow
Nothing was more agreeable to
Tommy. Indeed. he was in his ele
ment when plotting mischief with
Billy Berkely--and there hardly evel
passed a day during which the results
OF these warlike conferences did no
show themselves.
Jimmy Durkin was taken into th'
confidence Of the two conspirators
All that afternoon they toiled in Sc
crecy. making a dummy that, whel
completed, was the exact counterpart
OF Grufy jenkins, the Latin maste
more often known as "Old Gruffy.
The next evening, in a secluded cor
ner OF the playground. they built
eood-slzed bonfire Then they bounl
the arms Of the dummy together il
the back. drew an old slouch ha
down over the face and put the el
| fgy in the midst of the material 70
the FIRE.
When this was done Tommy an
/ Billy hid themselves behind neighbol
/ ing trees, while Jimmy went in scare
OF Jack croton.
Jimmy approached Jack croto
when he found him, and whispered
his ear q say. Jack, those chap
Tommy Fowler and Billy Berkell
have a Guy Fawkes all to themselve
down in a corner OF the playground
They've just gone away for q few mil
utes for something. and left It. It
be great fun to 90 and fire It on, an
burn the whole thing before they g
back"
Jack Croton's small eyes twinkle
maliciously. Come along; we'll do
now. Selfish little brutes. to thin
they'd enjoy it ali by themselves
Would serve EN- right to lose the
Guy"
The next instant found the bonll
In flames. Jack was standing b
laughing at his work, when Billy AZ
Tommy rushed up, demandir
fierceiy:
What have you done? Help u.
Have you burned eruffy ?"
Burned Cruffy?v stammered Jac
"Of course. didn't you understand
Billy and ! have had a long grudl
against him. so we tripped him Ii
and before he knew what was beil
done had him gagged and boun
| Then, to frighten him, we sat him
amidst the bonfire to make him [
lieve we we're going to burn hlT
Jack Croton. you're murderer
Tommy and Billy shrank back agha
"Moaesl" huskily gasped the bull
seems to me that coat and hat
! look familiar But you know / did
mean III You know I didn't mean
+. boys!a
/ Jimmy's voice shook. though b
] with terror. SIS be said "Yea, b
you've got to tell that to The doOto