Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31
BOYHOOD GETS INDICATION
Youngsters Unwittingly Force Proof
on Elders in Moment of Doubt.
FOND FATHER Is UNDECEIvED
RecOuntinE His Thrilling Franks Of
Youth in Boosting of Better
Days, He Gets Visual DEM
onstratiOn.

The peace Of evening hung over the front
piazza. Three glowing cigar ends in one
corner had been motionless for some time
when one of them suddenly moved.
ION such nights as this when 1 was a
boy" said a voice, my brother and I used
to drop down upon the shed roof and then
to the ground long after we were supposed
to be asleep. We never did much OF any
thing after we escaped. but it was such
fun expecting father to catch us at it,
and one night he did"
w all know what happened then" in
,terrupted a second voice. eve have all
been there. 1 did not have a brother to
help me out in my joy escapades, but 1
had a sister. and she did very well. In
fact she used to plan most of the adven-
lures and I did the carrying out.
lone day we started off in a small boat
to find the Spanish treasure we had de-
cided must be buried on an island in the
river. We took a garden hoe and a toy
spade for utensils and a bag Of cookies
and n apple tor provisions.
w were not found until the next day,
but every one was so glad to see us that
we escaped punishment that time. 1t was
some weeks, however, before we had a
AAAG " ~ VII VA Al N4NNA SAOA ~ Jul
selves again."
Youngsters haven't any sand at all
nowadays" began a third voice. why,
those two boys of mine are perfect ex-
amples of good behavior. They get A in
department right along at school, and
in all their class work, too, and they belong
no trouble at all.
when I was a lad do you think I would
AVE been so meek? Not much.
UP EARLY to See Circus.
IT remember that one night, about such
a one as this, Jim and got up early to
go to see the circus come in. II was so
early that it was a little before midnight,
1 think, and as the circus was not due
until 8 o'clock we put in the time mean
while riding Guy Weeks Shetland PONIES
all over town. Guy always was stingy
with those ponies and we knew the barn
was never locked.
Catch my boys doing a thing like that!
They haven't spunk enough"
No one answered the third voice. Once
more the witchery Of the night. assisted
by the magic influence of men,
cries, overcame all desire for sociability
AMI quiet settled again upon the group.
One by one the glowing cigar ends went
out.
Then softly a window opened on the roof
over the piazza; a muffled object rolled
down and struck the sod with a soft thud.
Immediately a small pair of legs dangled
before the astonished view of the owners
of the voices.
Hurry up. Sam" whispered a high
pitched voice huskily. The old gent isn't
in the library, and 1 don't know where he
is. I've got the lunch and the plug and
the new number. All you've got to bring
is the slicker and the keys to the locker.
Can't you manage that. you ninny2 We
ought to go further tonight than we've
gone any night this week. Get a move
But just then two hands belonging to
the owner OF the third voice grasped the
two dangling ankles,
James Van Killingford Waters, YOU and
your brother go upstairs to bed. And you
needn't leave your room all day tomorrow.
I myself shall see that you do not. Do you
understand"
After the legs had scrambled upward
again and the window overhead had been
noiselessly lowered the first voice spoke
once more:
why didn't you let them alone, Waters?
They would never have known that you
knew"
The third voice did not reply at once,
When it did It said:
Il wonder why In thunder l didn't"