The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-10-05
BY MAUD WALKER.


~ II HEN Tommy Patten came to
school on the first day of the
fall term, his old time comrades
~ greeted him joyously. Hello.
Tom" they cried. Where have
you been hiding all summer We had
come to the conclusion that you bad
invented an airship and gone exploring
Space,
Tommy shook his head. n smile Of con
tentment on his bronzed face. i've
been having the greatest summer. kids,
that fellow could have" he explained
"But-there goes the second bell and |
can't even begin to tell my story till
noo1tiIne. II is such a long one-and
wants no interruption during the telling,
So, walt till we get at our lunch"
"Oh. then you brought your luncheon.
did your" cried Harry Heart, smiling In
anticipation Of good time during the
noon hour. Harry always carried his
luncheon to school. living too far from
the schoolhoJse 70 go home for that
meal But never before had Tommy Pat
ten brought his luncheon with him, for
the Pattens lived only FIVE blocks from
The schoolhouse, and he could run home
b few minutes.
Yep, fetched something to sustain
tie inner man during tee day." laughed
1cnm". az knew you'd all want to
L,ar s.out my summer vacation"
Then converse. Ion stocpad. for the
bj-s had entered the schoolroom where
or!cr WIS bei,s called. At recess -o:a-
LILY would say nothn. about his summer
vacation, for, he declared, ne would
cave to quit be:o;a getting vel launched
in the s;,ry. for the recess lasted for Is
r':nat@s only. me boys-hdr.J E-rt.
JACK Nl,osl, King Dandy and Arthur
jonas, were boys OF 1ommy's own age
AL his Luls at scnool. They had grown up
IA the iowa together and were ike broth
ess, 60. when Tommy went slipping away
after the frs. %eeG Of vacation In the
t~s.t.. witnout teiIii'g one OF them about
his ,.srs. there was some wonder and
euc:t;on. Where could he have some?
AID Why had E:t he taken Ills pals
is+s his coufdence?" Then a committee
he'd oe,a ~. cinted to wait on Mrs. Pat
tea, ToGiiny's mother. All the boys knew
and lov@d her. Sac was enc Of the dear
CO., wolnep--To they all declafed-in the
would So to her tLey went to ask par
ticIi,rs concerning Tommy's sudden and
mysterious disappearance. 1t was
kEcrn tEat Tommy had been seen by
sr:~ri persons rs he boarded the west
t>cnf rssoenser train one fine morning
'"tsra! days after school had closed for
~, summer.
Gar three whole days the boys had
rHo'trd Developments. expecting each
L:o:s'.g to receive letter from their
tun-s*sy ohun explaining his secret
l1uvs,sss,ns. But after that day, sus-
p~nse ier,r,e 100 great Tommy not writ
Ing anS CT tnem), and the committee
wa esrt 10 inquire for particulars from
~ Pd;isl.
Nnan Mrs. Patten welcomed the boys
sas logan at once: Now, my dear boys
wart you to ask me nothing about
ySnE.y's whereabouts nor his plans for
-. summer. He made this request Of
me ca his departure Say nothing to
80 a. hc-x. Mamma; keep my
secret till I return in the fall And,
really. ! 80. Lot Gate cure as to his
ylxas ~" SIZE continued. II have just
~ oss Ies:.r from him s'nce he went
sw<s, mnd lc;a:ag lad fully developed
tn&S.S
So Gle VEGA had worn away, and the
AvRa h,1 vs,A%Ss AZ L5chsr themselves re-
Q-Ssl scn~y l%Htens summer vaca-
ton o!aASs." III he wanted ~ to