The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-12
The Flag of
District Seven



Naturally il Was dark and stin
about District School Number Seven:
wAy not when che eight day clock on
she waii Inside marked niue g0riyare
D. IA. and was ticking on toward ten
a. fast as Il could g0. Time for all
honest folks 70 be Ia bed. The Doc
tors grandfather wouid have told
kim The Doctor Nas supposed 10
have gene there 80 hour a a hair
Before.
Bat the Doctor bad a matter on
haad which 10 fslf required caution
asda the shades q niEhs; therefore he
and Jininy erspt sseaishily out from
their respective homes msi nhsre the
road forhed. and stole seross lota ak
ins advantage o. ersry basA and
clamp % seeds. though L ass a. dark
an the Doctors pocket 81 last shey
wsfe e~roachink close against tbs
soa,hsFn vail q tbs brick school
house
ssid ne Doctor IL = stage xhisper:
Tais here shutter ssa't really shut
ssuek aswnd OF paper ia she hinge.
ard Nlss c0l~sli pulled like ferry
tfsiAx % hook - IFS the oniy win
dos nAers he leek doesn't catch
Nos. III boost yoa %. and then yoa
can haul me
No slgee. said Jiusiny promptly.
-gu boost ard you haul
naf you'rs ne heaviest urged me
Doctor. -fts easier 70 booss thar 70
hanie
1 dea't care / 6ont 20 IA there
mrs.; Yoarr he feilo9 that's doing
ihis i iast come along for com.
pany.
You're an old .frald cat
Fyald cas- yourself
Well hera-bossf away. sid the
Doctor. and np he Hent Il uAs dark
outside. bat a. Be nas assrids the win
dow ali sonuhou Il looked . good
deal darker within.
Give me the ~isniern X was IN
lighted. bus the speaker wAa we'll pro
vldsa wlfh matches Nov. catch hold.
quick lie reachsd his arms out OF
fhe vlndow. making a heroic effort to
conquer the queer. creepy feeling that
Something might reach pot OF that
awful blackness behind and catch hold
Of him
az won't need two Of Us 10 20 up
Into the loft. Was whispered from be. |
lo~ You Just light ,hr lantern and
pus Il on the window-sili. and IN
wail here tul you tome down. Ouch
-apsti~
For the Doctor came down then and
there. landing squarsIy on top Of him.
md though Jimmy might weigh a few
pounds more. everybody knows that
momentum cunts for more than
weight The Doctor had momentum
TO spare.
Say. are o comm along like a
white man. after promising and prom
lnlne 90 Z | wouldn't ask any other
fellow Say. are you-ang you, Jim.
ing Needless
~Ycpi Get onn me" The dark
s~choolhouse was a possible danger. the
Doctor a positive one. Jimmy went
In hrst that time. but he speedily
3erked the Doctor In after him. and
the latter was daring and reckless
enough to close the shutter before be
struck a match.
The frst lost its head. the second
aud went out. the third fiz.
zied and did the same. by the time
the tiny fame threw gigantic nhad.
" OF themselves upon the ceiling,
both conspirators we're in a culver.
There's nothing and nobody here
said Jimmy, looking fearfully about
who said there was7" bravely
scoaed the Doctor. Nov for the step
II stood In the closet where the
girls hung their hats and cloaks. The
Two brought It out, somewhat hinder
I'd in their progress, not only because
the ladder was heavy, but because
they seemed to feel Obliged to carry
he lantern with them wherever they
vent when the ladder was at last
nrmly planted under the trap door
leading to the loft, the Doctor, with
m air OF being nonchalantly willing
share the honors Of the expedition
inquired Wen, who goea upY"
sYou," Jimmy replied with prompt
aesa. basely unmoved by ambition for