The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-21
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 ssYua don't belong 1n it" charged Toad, who had been glariha deaanpe all this while. "YoA only took t11ia school go you eou1d lick b9yH, and let of them sqneAled at home aaG WAS took out. Now you lick fifty boys as much as yea used to hundfed. and 1t makes too much Aer each boy You're gOana be put out of businesz.s
 ''I wish I could, gentlemen half Gr0aned the major, appealing to his two older aocuserH. s.11y cld e0mraAe, ShiIlen. seemed to make q living out of this school, but can't do it I don't seem to understand boys very we'll"
 "I don't know just what else wen do, kajor Poole,. said BlAckfe, -but I do know that wouldn't punish Toad by keeping htzu 1n this school 2 minute longer under your management .
 s4Toad was quito Eigh&" satd Wal nnaford, rising. "You are net fitted to have charge of boys, and we can't leave this one here Whats the matter, ToadT
 T dcn,t want to soss protested that ycungster, visfhly d1stxssed. .tI hke my gnn&, end ths NeaciaerB are a1l right. don't like tp stndy, but guDpose got to have arithmetic and hAnto9x and geography when grow up. [ might as well get lem here as any place, and I got | gang together that can lick twice its weight in town boys 1 aI don't see how we can take your gang along.~ laughed WaflaHsfOrd s.Don't do 1t, 7 urged Toad ssPut OId Polecat out of the businesg and let sls stay here ! promised the gang that's what you'd do"
 Wallfngfcrd eat down agAan. How i much will you take fer your schOO12'' he inquired.
 4Weu, you carry my mortgage and square or my debtB and give nc $5,- i OOO and 1ll step rigl1t Out, 1" offered the maJor hopefully.
 ~How much do you over asked ] WaIfngford-
 silently the major produced his l books and bundle of bilis. Heres every cent, he stated l waTiingford with a p1aeticed eye ran l over the books and the bills and, satis- 1 fed. produced his check book. Heres l vour 6. .e00,v said he. wen go right 1 downtown and look after the deed and l the mortgage You will. of course, i naaior, keep charge Of the school until I have found some one else to take I your p1aee7 r
 .eNot for me!~ 5ubzlated Major Poole. l STn have new barber shop rented and chairs ordered before night; and in a week T'n be wearing a white coat 1 and saying, tNe1tr 2
 I sPeace be with you. wished Black l ie, trying on the trim military cap k which he picked up from the desk 1 sTet him go, Jim I'll run the school for few days Toad''- I road, who had been watching him with shining eyes up to this very sec 1 ond. was not there now. He had van fghed. and a frantic cheering. which | shook the windows in a moment more, told that he had vanished into the din ing hall,
 sDidn't you say something about the 1 city being about to build school r l asked Wa1lingford in the presidents 1 office of the Boomville bank. where they had gone to arrange about the l mortgage
 .eYes. but don't think you need
 worry about that. replied Major Poole, with smile. 'sDo you think so. lame l son ?s+
 MT. Jameson also smiled and shook I his head q scarcely think SO" he
 agreed. ~The cftv's project for build ing military school ia our local fncu-
 bns. We're pledged to build one. since I General Snaithson died three years ago
 He left the city magnificent plot o1
 ground for the. purpose and the city
 accepted the gift, with all the attached l conditions. If the school iEn't built on
 1k in twenty-five years the property re
 verts to the hefrs, hnt the city has ! many better things 1t could do witt
 S22S G00"
 ssrm glad to hear that" replied Wal
 1iugford. flor have sehSol an my
 hands of which shall want to dispose and the city's project might interfere
 eve had hoped that you might re
 main with us and take charge of ths
 schooI,s suggested Mfr. Jameson DO
 Mtely,
 .e7so. thank you.aa rspudaated Wa1hng ! ford. "I leave educational matters en I t3rely to my friend. Ar. DaW. who f
 now in charge of the school and he f l too busy to serve for other than puFe
 ly philanthroptc reason. sup0osi
 General Sxnithsen was very wealta.
 man.. he added, always eager fer in
 formation about heirs, they being
 highly profitable division of humanity
 ssNof extremely so, but rather wei
 Eo do.n replied the bankeN eSHfs tw
 daughters keep their affairs very nuc
 to themselves, but know that the
 have lost a great deal of money 1n k cal investments since the general !. death.''
 "oh. we'll the reversion of the praI egtV in twenty-two years wzl be } handy thing for the third generation, observed Wallingford carelessiy. ] q don't think there'H be any tl1tr { generati0n.f' surmised Jameson. 'STh two Misses Smithson are Quite elderl.
 Frankly, as an earnest member of th 1 Ron,nEilla chamber Of conmeree.