The Washington herald., 1911-07-30

Sam and his companions laughed loudly
This so aroused Abe that he sprang for.
ward. with the intention of putting the lead.
er out of the building, when Miss Mackay
caught him by the arm.
Don't harm him, Abe she said. Il
would not"
OF Abe, leapcd upon one OF the nearest
benches to escape his reach, when the seat
suddenly slipped over, sending him head first
10 the floor
sharp, piercing cries quickly followed and
he scrambled to his feet, shrieklng at the top
OF his lungs:
I've broke my arm! I've broke my arm!'
In moment the aspect OF the scene chang
ed. Sam Flutters was dancing to and fro,
while he continued his howls all the time
holding up his injured arm with the other
hand.
His companions looked on with surprise,
not knowing what to do.
Miss Mackay was the first to recover her
Let me see how badly you have hurt
YOURSELF she said, when Sam quoted slight
ly, allowing her to make a hasty examination
OF his arm.
1T is not broken" she assured You
have sprained your wrist. But if you Will
let me bind it up | will fix it so ii Will soon
stop the pain almost entirely
She spoke SO kindly, and pain is such a
conqueror of bravado and prejudice, that
sam instantly yielded
Il must have a strip of white cloth My
handkerchief will do nicely. Now ii some
of you, will get me pail OF water, l will
have all l need"
Il will get the water, teacher offered Oh
Oates, promptly.
And he lost no time in starting on his
errand.
BY the time he had got back she had ban
daged Sans wrist, which was already con-
slderably swollen, and she began to bat he 1t
in the cold water. Sam groaning and bemoan-
ing his fate the while.
This unlocked tor turn in affairs seemed to
put all thoughts OF antagonlsm TO the school
from the minds OF those who had come there
to make trouble.
Sans friends crowded around him. while
the teacher continued to bathe the injured
wrist, until at last the sufferer declared that
is felt better, and that he was going home
Sans companions followed him out of the
barn, and they had barely left before one OF
the largest boys in the back seat took his de-
parture, while others watched him in silent
wonder.
He threw the paper wad," thought Abe.
I'VE can get along better without him for
the present than with him..
Referring to her register, Miss Mackay saw
that his name was Gale Powers
eff there are any others who wish 10 leave
the school, she said, they are at liberty to
do so now, but not after this without my
consent. l VIII wait minute for you to de-
eide. Of course, ] wish you all to remain,
but whoever stays must do 50 with the ex-
pectation OF obeying the rules OF the school,.
When she had waited few minutes and
found that the rest all showed a desire to re
main, she repeated her call for the first class
i'll reading to come forward.
Very orderly then the school went on, so
that the teacher had reason 10 feel elated
over her success.
At intermisslon the sole talk among the
pupils was the conduct of sam tlutters and
the peculiar ending of his attempted rule.
Both Abe and Miss Mackay were pleased TO
find that the pupils nearly all condemned
Sans course. This was a hopeful sign.
Abe felt even more eated than did the
teacher, for he anticipated that the worst
was over, and that his efforts were likely to
be crowned with complete success.
He was not surprised to learn, through the
gossip of the children, that Erastus Bush had
urged Sam fluttcrs on TO do as had been
done, and he was also told that he had not
heard the last OF the affair.
Them Bushes an the fmtterses amt SO
easily put down, sald a neighbor, not un-
friendly to Abe, that evening. But | hope
a suitable boarding place for the teacher
might be supposed to be difficult to find
among the inhabitants of the Pinery. but
Miss Mackay soon became very we'll satisfied
with her temporary home in the family of
Justin York.
Awakened to a sense OF her duty by the
work of Abe Mrs. York did her best to ad-
minister to the comfort of her boarder, and
though the fare was extremely PLAIN, Miss
Ora felt that she had no cause for com
plant-in fact, she soon came to like her
new associations very much
To the pleasant surprise OF all, the week
passed without bringing any trouble to the
school. Nearly all OF the children had
learned to like the winning ways of Miss
Mackay, and she was acquiring stronger
influence for the good OF all day by day
Sam Flutters, with his injured arm in a
red sling, was seen daily but he always kept
at distance, while his friends did nothing
more hostile than to repeat their threats that
the trouble was not over.
The singular silence of Sam and his com
panions may have been due to the excited
discussion which had suddenly become rife
throughout the village over the quarrel be-