Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-21
cswrishe. 1913. b. tAs Bobbs-t1srrill CO.
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stun IN ehsF time. He ncks the boys
for nothing at aA-H You tear your
clothes or break q window or play
hooky or light or anything He feeds
Us on nothing but beans and not
enough Of than. He's cut ont baseball
and fooxhaN and hockey and Skinny
and marbles because it spois our
clothes. We got to have our hair cut
every Saturday and be manicured
twice a week. We got to shine our
shoes three times day and put on
fresh, collar for dtnner.'
.sThis," declared Blackie. aghast at
the indignity. is an outrage. sup
pose you even have dancing lessons"
Every Monday. Wednesday and Fri
day." complained Toad; then his face
redeemed and tears sprang to his eyes.
Halt Of ~ have to play girl"'
Wallingford nearly choked. "Did you
play grip he asked with superhu-
man accomplishment of gravity
,"Once." gulpsd Toad. II licked the
boy that was dancin' with me before
We got outside. been In bad ever
since. Old Polecat licked me. told
him I was goana run away from
school. He licked me again and asked
me II was still goana run away.
told him yes and that when got
home I was goana have you go up
there and put him out Of business.
Then Old Polecat threw me in my
room and bumped my head on the
washstand and nailed my windows
shut, but before he had the door lock-
ed busted the window with my wa
ter pitcher and jumped out and hit 'er
up through the woods to the railroad
and hid till night and hoped fast
freight and come home. Are you goin'
back with met"
wallingford looked at him in deep
perplezity and finally turned to Black
ie. 'Tn be jiggered If know what
We ought to do" he puzzled.
make good" blurted Blackie. who
was fully rs indignant rs Toad. Its
my opinion that Old Polecat is too
good 4 barber to waste in military
school,"
The postman came In with a letter
for Walansford He opened It and
read Major Poole's account Of Toad
Jessop's crimes.
wen 90 right over to the house and
wash up," he announced, passing the
letter to Blacl1e with q gesture Of an
FER. ~weu take the next train and
investigate Major Poole. think he
needs it,
well bring you back his scalp.
Toad" promised Blackie. patting his
adopted half son affectionately on the
shoulder.
I'm goin' along" insisted Toad In
disnantly. Il want to see It done.c
Major Poole, sitting in q somber
dark ONCE and IN stint oak chair and
at q heavy oak desk, all sizes and sizes
too big for him, proved to be skinny
little man with scanty snow white
hair parted in the. middle and plas-
tersd to his skull, with his snow white
mustache and goatse brilliantined to
reside points and with "a carefully
cold creamed professional smile, which
weakened when he saw Toad's stern
hackers.
'wsll." said wallmgford when the
formalities Of Introduction had been
disposed Of, NOW that have you both
together want TO get at the bottom
Of things. and may as well tell you
to begin with that the boy doesn't lie."
"No," granted the major in a squeaky
little voice, young Jessop is very
truthful: must admit that. But he Is
not amenable to discipline"
mot to an overdose Of It." agreed
WGllingfocd. II wouldn't want him
to be. To my mind. there's too much
Discipline IN your school anyhow"
II was q soldier In the civil war,
SIR" explained Major Poole proudly,
squaring his shoulders, "and got my
practice in discipline in the finest army
in the world"
1--WE hooked you up, and you were
a sutlsr." dryH corrected Wallingford.
''You got yeur practice disciplining
mules"
THERE'S not much difference" de-
tended the major. with laugh.
'.Not when you beat them" retorted
Blackie, br1stling. II can lick any
man who finds It necessary to give
frequent fckings 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"