The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-09-23

oW!' PenrOd bent far forward IN
voluntarily and went to his knees
again.
Lick dirt" commanded Rupe. fore.
Ing the captive's face to the sidewalk.
and the suffering Penrod completed
this ceremony.
Mr.. Collins evinced satisfaction by
means OF his horse laugh. You'd last
Jest abont II day up III the Third
he said. You'd come runnin' home.
yellin' Nom muh. nom muh. before
recess was over"
NO. J wouldn't" Penrod protested
rather weakly. busting his knees.
"lou would. too.
NO. ! w
"looky here said the fat faced boy.
darkly, what You mean, counterdick
ing me?'
He advanced Il step and Penrod hast
lily qualified his contradiction.
II mean. | don't think would. r..
"You better look OUT Rupe moved
closer, and Unexpectedly grasped the
back Of Penrod's neck again. Say.
i would run home yellin' MON
muh,''"
"Ow,I | would run home yellin' Mon
muh.'"
There" snid Rupe. giving the help
less nape a final squeeze. That's the
way we do up AT the Third"
Penrod rubbed his neck and asked
meekly:
sf'a,, NrAtt do thn, 20 n,r hnx- ,N -,
the Third?"
See here now" said Rupe in the
tone of one goaded beyond all endur.
ancc, you say if | can. You better
say ii quick Or
Il knew YOU could" Penrod inter.
posed hastily. with the pathetic sem
hlance of n laugh IL only said that in
fun"
In fun" repeated Rupc stormily.
You better look out how YOU
Wei, | said | wasn't in earnest"
pcurod retreated a few steps. 81
knew you could all the time. | expect
| could do ii to some Of the boys up at
the Third myself. Couldn't II"
"No; YOU couldn't"
well, there must be some boy up
there that ! could
mo; they aint. You better
Il expect not, then" said Penrod
quickly.
You better expect not Didn't |
tell you once you'd never get back
alive If you ever tried to come up
around the Third? You want me to
show you how we do up there, boz"
He began a slow and deadly ad
vance. whereupon Penrod timidly OF,
fered IL diversions:
Say. Rupe, | got a box OF rats in our
stable under a glass cover so you can
watch EN- jump around when you
hammer on the box. Come on and
look at 'em."
"All right" said the fat faced boy,
slightly Modified. "We'n let Dan Kill
EN-"
mo, sir! I'm goin' to keep EN-
They're kind of pets. I've had EN- all
summer. | got names for 'em and
Look here, DO. Did you hear me
say We'll let Dan kill 'emY"
"Yes. but | WON'T
"What won't your" Rupe became
sinister Immediately. 1T seems to me
you're gettin' pretty fresh aroun
here"
well, | don't want
Mr.. Collins once more brought into
play the dreadful eye to eye scowl as
practiced "up Mt the Third" and some
times also by young leading men upon
the stage.
browning quite appallingly and
thrusting forward his underlip, he
placed his nose almost in contact with
the nose of Penrod, whose eyes natu
rally became crossed.
Dan kills the rats. See" Kissed the
fat faced boy. maintaining the horrible
juXtaposition.
well. all right" said Penrod, swal-
lowing. II don't want EN- 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 enthusiasts
tically. as he climbed the fence. We'll
give our dogs a little live meat-'bo!"
At the dinner table that evening Pen
rod surprised his family by remarking
In a voice they had never heard him
attempt-a lawgiving voice Of interna
tiOnal gruffness:
ANY man that's makin a hunderd
dollars a month Is maxim good money"
"What?" asked Mr.. Sch0feld. staring.
for the previous conversation had con
the illness of an infant relative
In Council Bluffs.
ANY man that's maxim a hunderd
a month is maxim good money"
What is he talking about" Marga
ret appealed to the invisible.
We'll" said Penrod. frowning. that's
what fOremen at the ladder works get"
How in the world do you know"
asked his mother.
We'll. | know 1t. \ hunderd dollars
a month Is good money. ! tell you!"
well. what Of it," said the father
imDatiently.
"NOthin'. ! only said 1t was good
money"