White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-29

hackers.
WELL said walingford when the
formalities OF introduction had been
disposed Of. that I have Jon both
together I want to get at the bottom
Of things. and u may a. well ten yop
to begin with that the boy doesn't H.
.N0." granted the major IN q sQueaky
fftt3e voice. 'young Jessop 3 very
truthful: I must admit that But be b
not amenable to discipline"
mot to an overdose Of Il" agreed
Wallingford. II wouldn't want him
80 Be. To my mind. there's too much
discipline In your school anyhow"
n was a soldier in the civil war.
slr." explained Major Poole proudly
squaring his shoulders. and I got my
practice In discipline In the dnest army
n the world"
"rve looked you up. and you q
Z suffer- dryiy corrected w~allingford.
You got your practice disciplinine
mules" j.
There's not much difference" de-
Tended the major. with II laugh.
mot when you beat hem ;rtorted
Blackic. bristling. II can lick any
man who finds 1t necessary to give
frequent lickings to boys. II we had
known you had that habit we would
have taken this boy home long ago"
II think that has been happening"
surmised w~alltncford. II notice that
you do not seem to have so large an at
tendance as Major Skilen had when |
wal here a year ago."
mo" admitted the major sadly.
THE business is falling OF. and II the
city builds its school I'm a gomez. l
wish I had never got into it,
.Yus don't belong in it." charged
Toad. who had been glaring defiance
all this while. You only took this
school so you could lick boys. and a
lot Of them squealed at home and was
took out. Now you lick fifty boys as
much as you used to a hundred, and It
makes too much for each boy. You're
goana be put out Of business"
Il wish 1 could. gentlemen" half
groaned the major. appealing to his
two older accusers. My old comrade.
Skillen. seemed to make a living out of
this school. but l can't do it. don't
seem to understand boys very WELL"
II don't know just what else we'll
do. Major POOLE said Blackie. but
| do know that | wouldn't punish Toad
by keeping him in this school a minute
longer under your management
TOAD was quite right" said Wal
lingford. rising. You are not fitted to
have charge Of boys. and we can't leave
this one here. What's the matter.
Toad?"
81 don't want to CO." protested that
youngster. visibly distressed. Il like
my gang. and the teachers are all right.
don't like to study, but | suppose
| got to have arithmetic and history and
geography when ! grow up. | might
as well get 'em here as any place. and
got a gang together that can hck
twice its weight In town boys.
Il don't see how we a take your
! gang along" laughed W~allingford,
Don't do it." urged Toad. Put Old
| Polecat out of the business and let us
| stay here. | promised the gang that's
what you'd do"
Wallingford SAT down again. How
much will you take for your school9"
he inquired.
"Well. you carry my mortgage and
square Off my debts and give me S.
600 and I'll step right out offered the
major hopefully.
How much do you over" asked
Wallingford.
Silently the major produced his
books and a bundle Of bills. Here's
every cent" he stated.
Wallingford with a practiced eye ran
over the books and the bills and, salts
6ed. produced his check book. Here's
your $1,000" said he. Wen go right
downtown and look after the deed and
the mortgage. You will, Of course.
major. keep charge of the school until
have found some one else to take
your placey"
.sNotsf for mel" Jubilated Major Poole.
I'm have a new barber shop rented
and chairs ordered before night and
in . week TN b wearing . white coat
and saying. 'Nextr"
peace be with you," wished Black
ie,, trying on the trim military, CAP
which he picked up from the disk.
Let him 90. Jim. RI ri the school
f0r q few days. Toad
Toad, VINO had been watching him
With shining eyes up to this very sec-
ohd. was not there now. He had van
ished. and q franic cheering, which
shook the windows In a moment more.
told that he had vanished into the din
ing ball. Is
Didn't you say something about the
city being about to build . school1'
asked wallingford In the presidents
ONCE Of the Boomville bank. where
they had gone to arrange about the
mortgage.
YES. but | don't think you need
worry about that" replied Major Poole.
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