Connecticut western news., 1915-05-27

1 ural that penrod should discover in
 fancy the delightful secret of self levi. tutiOn. He found. in this curious se-
 ries of imagiuings. during the lesson
 in arithmetic. that the atmosphere may be navigated aS by Il swimmer under
 water. but with infinitely greater case
 and with perfect comfort in breathing.
 In his mind he extended his arms
 gracefully, at a level with his shoul-
 dcrS. and delicRtcly paddled the air
 with his hands, which at once caused
 him to be drawn up out of his seat aad 1 elevated gently to Il position about mid
 way between the floor and the ceiling. where he came to an equilibrium amt
 foatcd; Il sensation not the less eX. quisite because of the screams of his fellow pupils. appalled, by the miracle. Miss Spence herself was amazed and frightened, but be only smiled down carclessly upon her when she com- mandcd him to return to earth. and then. when she climbed upon desk to pull him down. he quietly paddel
 himself little higher. leaving his toes just out of her reach. Next he Swam through q few slow sOmersauts to show his mastery of the new art. and.
 with the shouting of the dumfoundcd scholars ringing in his ears. turned on his side and floated swiftly out of the window, immediately rising above the housetops. while people in the street below him Shr eked. and trolley. car stopped dead in wonder.
 With almost no exertion he padded himself. many yards at stroke, to the girls private school where Ma"Jo- rie Jones was a pupil Marjorie Jones of the amber curls and the golden voice! Long before the Pageant of the Table Round" she had offered Pen. rod hundred proofs that she consid- cred him wholly undesirable and in- eligible. At the Friday afternoon dancing class she consistently melted and led the laughter at him whenever
 Professor Bartet singled him out for
 admonition in matters of feet and de. corum. And but yesterday she had chided him for his sluvish lack or
 memory in daring to offer her greeting
 on the way to Sunday school. Well, 1 expect you must forgot 1 told you
 never to speak to me again. If l was
 Il boy I'd be too proud to come hang ing around people that don't speak to
 me. even if I was the worst boy in town So she fiouted him. But now
 ls he fioated in through the window of
 her classroom and swan gently along the ceiling like an escaped toy balloon r-1l "A
 tie desk and, lifting up her arms to. i ward him. cried with love and adrsira- ton:
 "Oh. Penrod"'
 He negligently kicked a globe from the high chandelier and, smiling cold ly, floated out through the hall to the front steps of the school, while Mario
 Tie followed, imploring him to grant
 her one kind look.
 In the street an enormous crowd had
 gathered. headed by Miss Spence and
 a brass band, and cheer from hun ! d"ed thousand throats. shook the very ground as Penrod swam overhead. ! Marjorie knelt upon the steps and
 watched adoringly while Penrod took
 the drum majors baton and. perform
 ing sinuous evomtions above the crowd, led the band. Then he threw
 the baton so high that 1t disappeared from sight. But he went swiftly after it. a double delight, for he had not ! only the delicious sensation of rocket ing safely up and up into the blue sky.
 but also that of standing in the crowd
 below, watching and admiring himself as he dwindled to a speck, disappear ed and then, emerging from a cloud. came speeding down, with the baton
 in his hand, to the level of the tree tops, where he beat time for the band
 and the vast throng and Marjorie Jones, who all united in the Star
 Spangled Banner" in honor of his
 aerial achievements. It was great moment.
 It was great moment. but some. thing seemed to threaten it. The face of Miss Spence looking up from the crowd grew too vivid-unpleasantly
 vivid. She was bevkoning him and
 shouting: Come down. penrod Scho- field! Penrod Schoield. come down
 herer" He could hear her above the band and the singing of the multitude
 She seemed intent on spelling every
 thing. Marjorie Jones was weeping to
 show how sorry she was that she had
 formerly sighted him and throwing
 kisses to prove that she loved him, but
 Miss Spence kept jumping between
 him and Marjorie, necessarily calling
 his name.
 (Continued next week.
 A Test of Friendship.