New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-14

WV vi C"utrltlon well, declared" he exclaimed
remorsofuly. Il didn't spose it wosld hurt Turn
hoouts fair plays so now you do that TO me-"
lie extended the middle finger Of his left hand
and Penrod promptly seized it, but did not twist
it, FOR he instantly swung around with his
back TO his amable new acquaintance. RUPEES
right hand operated upon the back of Penrods
slender nock RUPEES knee tortured the small of
Periods back
"0w!" Penrod bent forward invountarily and
went TO his knees again
Lick Dirt" commanded Rupe, forcing the cap.
tives.face to the sidewalk and the suffering PEN
rod completed this ceremony.
Mr.. Collins evinced satisfaction by means OF
his horse laugh. YOU'D last jest about one day
up at the Third" he said you'd come runnin'
home eellin' Mom-muh! mom-muh!' before recess
was overt"
"No, wouldn't" Penrod protested rather weak
ly, busting his knees.
you would, tool"
"No, W" .
"Looky here" said the fat faced boy, darkly.
"What you mean, counterdickng me?"
He advanced a step, and Penrod hastily qualified
his contradiction.
81 mean, don't think would. p
"You better look out" Rupe moved closer, and
Unexpectedly grasped the back of Penrod's neck
again. "Say, 4 would run home yellin' "Mom-
muh!"'"
COW! would run home yellin' Mom-muh'"
THERE" said Rupe, giving the helpless nape
final squeeze. That's the way we do up at the
Third"
Penrod rubbed his neck and asked meekly:
Can you do that to any boy up at the Third?"
"See here, now" said RUPEE in the tone of one
goaded beyond all endurance, "you say if can!
You better say it quick, Or
81 knew you could" Penrod interposed hastily,
with the pathetic semblance of laugh. 81 said
that only in fun"
an fun" repeated Rupe stormy. "You bet
ter look out how you"-
well, | said | wasn't in earnest" Penrod re-
treated few steps 81 knew you could all the
time. | expect could do it to some of the boys
up at the Third myself. Couldn't p"
"No, you couldn't"
"Well, there must be some boy up there that
I could"
"No they amt! You better
81 expect not then" said Penrod quickly.
"You better expect not Didn't tell you
you'd get back alive if you tried to
come up around the Thirds You want me TO
show you how do up there boz
He began a slow and deadly advance where
upon Penrod tmidly offered diversion:
"Say. Rupe, got box of rats in stable
under a glass cover, you watch 'em jump
around when you hammer the box Come on
and look at EN-
"All right" said the fat-faced boy slightly
Modified. "We1 let Dan kill EN-"
"No. sir! I'm goin' to keep EN-. They're kind
of pets; I've had em all SUMNER got names
for EN-, and
"Looky here, bo Did you hear me say wen let
Dan kill 'cm?"
sNos 7 ,vop,tv
What won't you?" Rupe became sinister i'm
mediately. at seems to you're gettn' pretty
fresh around here"
"Well, don't want
Mr. Collins once more brought into play the
dreadful eye-to-eye scowl practised cup at
the Third" and, sometimes also by young lead
ing men upon the stage. browning appallinGly
and thrusting forward his under lip, he placed
his nose almost in contact with the nose of Pen
rod, whose eyes naturally became crossed.
"Dan kills the rats See!" Kissed the fat-faced
boy maintaining the horrible juxtaposition.
"Wer. all right" said Penrod swallowing 81
don't want em much" And when the pose had
been relaxed he stared at his new friend for a
moment almost with reverence. Then he bright
ened.
Come on, RUPEE" he cried enthusiastically, as
he climbed the fence. "Wel give our dogs
little live meat-'bo!
At the dinner table, that evening, Penrod sur
prsed his family by remarking, in voice they
had never heard him attempt-a lawgiving voice
of intentional gruffness:
"Any man that's maxim hundred dollars
month is maxim good money
"What?" asked Mr.. Schofeld, staring, for the
preyous conversation had concerned the illness of
an infant relative in Council Bluffs.
"Any man that's maxim hundred dollars
month is maxim good money"
"What is he talking about?" Margaret appealed
to the invisible.
"Well," said Penrod, frowning that's what
foremen at the ladder works get"
"How in the world do you know" asked his
mother
'Well, l know it! A hundred dollars month
is good money tell you!"
"Well what of it ?" said the father, lmpatlentiy'
"Nothin' I only said it was good money
Mr.. Schofeld shook his head, dismissing the
subject; and here he made mistake; he should
have followed up his sons singular contribution
10 the conversation That would have revealed
the fact that there was certain Rupe Collins
whose father was a foreman at the ladder works.
All clews are important when a boy makes his hrst
remark in new key
"'Good money!" repeated Margaret, curiously'
"What is good money"
Penrod turned upon her stern glance say
wouldn't you be just as happy II you mad some
sense?"
"penrod!" shouted his father But Penrods