The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-06-26


I did, and-oh"-
tWeuT
''I've just come from there, and she
told me-she told me! Oh, I've never
known anything like thisv'
"What did she tell you?"
Mrs. Schofeld, making a great ef-
fort, managed to assume a temporary
appearance Of calm. Henry" she
said solemnly, "bear this in mind,
whatever you do to Penrod it must be
done in some place when Clara won't
hear 1t. But the first thing to do is to
find him"
Within view of the window from
which Mr.. Schofeld was gazing was
the closed door Of the storeroom in the
stable, and just outside this door Duke
was performing most engaging trick.
His young master had taught Duke
to "sit up and beg" when he wanted
anything, and if that didn't get it to
"speak." Duke was facing the closed
door and sitting up and begging, and
now he also SPOKEN a loud, clear
bark.
There was an :opesa transom over the
door, and from this Observation-Disclosures
| by an unseen agency-a can half filed
with old paint.
It caught the small besieger of the
door on his thoroughly surprised right
ear, encouraged him to some remarka-
| BILE acrobatics and turned large por-
! lions Of him dull blue. Allowing
| only a moment to perplexity and decid-
ing after single and evidently unap-
petizing experiment not to cleanse him.
self Of paint, the loyal animal resumed
his quaint, upright posture.
Mr.. Schofield seated himself on the
window sill. whence he could keep in
view that pathetic picture of unrequit-
ed love.
"Go on with your story, mamma" he
said. II think can find Penrod when
we want him."
And few minutes later he added,
"And I think I know the place to do
it in''
Again the faithful voice of Duke was
heard pleading outside the bolted door.
Penrod entered the schoolroom Mon
day morning picturesquely leaning
upon mans cane, shortened to sup
port a cripple approaching the age of
twelve. He arrived about twenty min
utes late. limping deeply, his brave
young mouth drawn with pain, and the
sensation he created must have been
a solace to him, the only possible crit
1c1sm Of this entrance being that it
was just shade too heroic. Perhaps
for that reason it failed to stagger
Miss Spence, woman so saturated
with suspicion that she penalized Pen
rod for hardness as promptly. and as
coldly as If he had been mere, or
binary, unmuhlated boy. Nor would
she entertain any discussion of the
Justice other ruling, It seemed almost
that she feared to argue with him,
However. the distinction Of cane and,
limp remained to- him> consultations
which he protracted far into the week
Until Thursday evening, in fact. when
Mr.. Schofleld. observing from win.
dow his sons pursuit Of Duke round
and round the back yard, conhscated
the cane. with the promise that 1t
should not remain idle IL he saw Pen.
rod limping again. 81. bus, succeeding
q depressing Friday. another Saturday
brought the necessity Tor. new inven-
lions, 10 $s,sl@-.sA,s -
It was i scented morning in apple
blossom time. At about ten Of the
clock .Penrod emerged hastily from
the kitchen door. His pockets b1lged
abnorrnally. 50 did his cheeks, and he
swallowed with din culty. "a threat
ening mop, welded by - Scoolklilse arm
In a checkered sslesye. Followed him.
through the doorway Way n11d he was pre-.
coded 81 i small. hurled, 8 wistful dog
I with i warm doughnut ID his mouth.
The kitchen door slammed petulantly,
,nclosing Ii the ,iprs voice 81. Della, where.
upon Penrods and Duke seated them
selves .uppn; III pleasant sward and
.immsdiatslyse consumed the polls Of
their RAID q 81
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