The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-10-23
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Penrod lauS spity ins;) shn i. 4
Isaint Koin "a faift come: on.
Sam. i IS slSaarsthe.
other door ,enred Is him ana !.
caught him round II, .: ..t5
Watch he, RlliS sssnFod called,
and performed Ful6n sal,, stihe kpuck,e
operation IS hich y: ,,hl 4 h1tmsslf just
undergone. sam S1hmlt Inn uaechan.
ically, bis eyes fixed with increasing
unensiness nppp Rupe Collins: Satin
had q prem i,ition that something even !.
more; painful 4 thansssFl'' enrossll' ) knuckle
waa going ID be Ina cted Ipo,i him. \ j.
i That don't nnrsK. said sPssnrodd.. push
Ing him away. si. .s5S.,s=:>. :; - 3
T Yes. it does, toor' sam rubbed bis
|. temple .sf's s s (. ~ 4 81. - +. 4,
,."Puh!. 1t didn't hurt. i me- i did II.
Rupie7 Come o'nlsin, Rupe; show this
baby where :he e .3 tot IS wart* on his
finger" IS \ - Sss.s :.
':You showed ms that AZ trick Il. sam
objected. "Yeu already did that to me.
/ You tried 1t: twices,thls afternoon and
l:don't know how many times before,
only :yoh weren't strong enough after.
the first time: ANYWAY: know what
It is, and I don't r. :,
Come on. RUNE. = said Penrod. Make
the baby lick dirt. :" ~, :. 49, s,,s.>;s
AT tii1s bidding. Rupe approached.
willie SUM. sim protesting, moved to
the threshold: Of the outer door, but
+ Penrod seized him By tie shoulders
and swung him indoors with shout.
Little baby wants to run home to
its non,-niuil! Here he is. Rupie." y
Thereupon- was: Penrod.s treachery
to. an old co1nrade properly rewarded,
for as the4two struggled, Rupe caught
each by the *back sm the, neck, stimuli.
taneo1sly. and, with .creditables impair.
| tiality, forced hothsboys to their knees,
Lick dirt:'' lie commanded. forcing
them still forward. untilstheir' faces
were close to the stable floor. =:
AT this. moment he received a. real
surprise. With. a loud :;whack some
thing struck the buck o. his. head
and: turning. be beheld ,verman in the
act Of lifting piece OF lath to strike
"Em moy* ome!'' said :yerman. the
| giant killer: 800. =
He tougue tie ."sHerman explained.
HE say. let 'em boys alone. :
Rupe addressed his host briefly:
"Chasesthem nigs out. o. herew-
Don call me nfg," said Herman.
II mine my own biznuss. You let 'em
boys alone H.
Rupe strobe across the still PROSTATE
Sam. stepped upon Penrod and, equip:
ping his countcnance with the terrify-
ing scowl .and protruded jaw. lowered
his head to the level Of Herman's.
mig, you'll be lucky II you leave
here altve!': And he leaned forward
till his nose was within less than, an
inch Of Hcrmah's nose. 60 -. -.
1t could he felt TINT something awful
was about to happen. and Penrod las
he rose from the door suffered III, I'm.
expected tw!nge Of apprehension and
remorse:~ He hoped MT Rupe' wouldn't
really hurt Herman 4 tsudden dislike
Of leupe and RUPEES ways rose within
him as lie looked at the biz boy: over.
whelmfng tile little ;darkey*Mttll. that
ferocious scowl., *Penrodz all ut once
felt sorry about something indcfina.
BILE. and With equal. vagleness he felt
foolish. Come on. Rupe." be suggest
ed feebly. Let Herman 60 and let's
ue make our. billies ont Of the rake
handle" So: i r. 4: -... j.,
The rake handle; however. was not
available If Rupe had inclined to favor
the suggestion. Verman ind discarded
his lath for: the. rake. which he was at
this moment lifting in the MIR, :. :
"iou ole .hlack. Niger the fat faced
boy said venomously to Herman. I'm
a-goin' to-. ! -. !.
But he had allowed his nose to re-
main too long near Herman's. Pen.
rods familiar nose had been as close
with only 4 ticklish spinal effect upon
the not very remote descendant of Kon
60 man eaters The result produced
by the glarcto RUPEES Unfamiliar eyes
and by the*dreadfully suggestive prox !
unity Of Rupees: unfamiliar nose was
altogether |. different. Herman's and
Verman's Bangala Observation-Disclosures
never" considered people Of their own
jungle ,neighborhood proper ~ material
for meal. hut they looked upon stran
gers, especially truculent strangers. ar
distinctly edible / '.A!,,Et&fssl ,..,
IT, :. ..%,% - *
Penrod and Sam heard Rupe sudden.
lysquawk and below, saw him writhe
and twist and fling out his arms Ike
fails. though without removing his
face from rs juxtaposition. Indeed.
for a moment the. two heads seemed
even closer. ~, + =. .. =.
Then they separated. and the battle
was Onl 49,: .. i. 4 ~. - ~: ri:
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TTOW neat and pure. IS the task
: NJ Of. the chronicler who has the
: tails tell of =, good ruusing
. Il hEht"s between boys Of men
who fight III the good old English