Connecticut western news., 1915-05-20
CHAPTER W.
Eveninu.

ScnoHelu approaCned that renee and looked thoughtfully up at the top of it, apparently having in mind some purpose to climb up and sit there. De batting this, he passed his fingers gent ly up and down the backs of his legs and then something seemed to decide him not to sit anywhere. He leancG against the fence. sighed profoundl! and gaZed at Duke. his wistful dog.
 The sigh was reminiscent. Episode; of simple pathos were passing before his inward eye. About the most paiu full was the vision of lovely MarjCri, Jones, weeping with rage as the Chit Sir Lancclot was dragged. insatirt from the prostrate and bowling Chii., Sir Galahad. after an onslaught deiiv cred the precise instant the curtain hr gan to fall upon the demoralized "pa. cant" And then-oh, bangs! oh, W. man.-she slapped at the rullan. cheek. as he was led past her by Il F. scntful janitor, and turning, flung .h, arms round the Child Sir Galahad, neck.
 "penrod Schofield, don't you da, ever speak to me again as long as yo livcr' Matrices little white boots an gold tassels had done their work.
 At home the late Child Sir ,Lance!o was consigned to a locked clothes clos ct pending the arrival of his fath2: MT. Schofield came, and shortly aft, there was put into practice an o' patriarchal custom. 1t is n custO of inconceivable antiquity - prolmb' primordial, certainly prehistoric. bu still in vogue in some remaining cil; dels of the ancient simplicities of th republic.
 And now. therefore, In the dust Penrod leaned against the fence uii sighed.
 His case is comparable to that of nl adult who could have survived sim lar experience. Looking back to IT.. sawdust box. fancy pictures this c,~ parable adult serious and invpntN writer engaged in congenial literui activities in private retreat. We sc this period marked by the creation e some of the most virile passages of work dealing exclusively i'll red coi puscles and huge primal impulses. w. see this thoughtful man dragged frol his calm seclusion to n horrifying pull licity; forced to adopt the stage and himself a writer, compelled to eXplo. the repulsve sentiments of an authcl not only personally distasteful to him but whose whole method and school |: belles-lettres he dcspises.
 We see him reduced by despcratio and modesty to stealing n pair of ovc: alls. We conceive him to have ruin ed, then. his own reputation and L. have utterly disgraced his family next, to have engaged in the duello an to have been spurned by his lndylovt thus lost to him (accordinC 10 her ow declaration forever. Finally, wc muf behold Imprisonment by the author. ties, the third degree and flagellati0n.
 We conceive our man deciding tha his career had been perhaps too even. full. Yet Penrod had condensed all O it into eight hours.
 It appears that he had at least som shadowy perception of recent full ness of life. for, as he leaned agairF the fence gazing upon his wistfu Duke. he sighed again and murmure aloud:
 Well. hasn't this been a dny"'
 But in little while a star came ou' freshly liested. from the highest par of the sky. and Pcnrod. looking Ep noticed it casually and little drowsi ly. He yawned. Then he sighed once more. but not reminiscently. Evenin" had come: the day was over.
 It was q sigh of pure ennui.
 Next day Penrod acquired n dime hy q simple and antique process which was without doubt sometimes practic- ed by the boys of Babylon. When the teacher of his class in Sunday school requested the weekly contribution Pen rod, fumbling honestly (at firsb in the wrong pockets, managed to look so cm- barrassed that the gentle lady told hiEl not to mind and said she was often forgetful herself. She was so sweet obout it that, looking into the future. fCnrod began to feel confident of n small but regular income.
 At the close of the afternoon serv- lNtNH ne All llOl Eb lltlAlt. bll llhAiA'NA' ed to squandcr the funds just with held from China upon an orgy of the most pungently forbidden description. In a drug emporium near the church he purchased q five cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily favored hoofs of horned cat tie, but undeniably substantial. and SC generously capable of resisting solu tion that the purchaser must needs be avaricious beyond reason who did not realize his moneys worth.
 Equipped with this collation. Penrod contributed his remaining nickel to I picture show, countcnancCd upon the seventh day by the legal but not the moral authorities. Here, in cozy dark ness, he placidly insulted his liver with jawbreaker upon jawbreakeI from the paper sack and in a snrfeit of content watched the silent actors on the screen.
 (Continued next week.
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