Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-25

8. No sn,okm nothin. 4. No lis.
5. No steling birds eggs. g.. No hurt
in dune annals. Z. Eviry boys goter
no how to swim and lick eviry boy
that's an emmy to the cub. 8. To xii
pirats. 9. To fife. for al contry.
While Nancy was trying to control
her lips so that she could a sonse-
thing, Davy added proudly, II wrote
EN-" a..
"They're-splendid! But why in
the world should the other boys have
ss'Liz says folks don't. think a. Hop
Worthss good 'noush.- T. guess no one
thinks5a feller z6ughtai have any fun,
either. Liz don't. / wait It'll she
cleans the meetin' house-evry Mon
day and after there's sociais and
things. We sneak. Jim and Dick
get a lickin' If they get caught"
embarrassment. t.~s
Nancy's Indignation was sincere.
What a shame! I wish I was q boy,
I'd join your club in q moment. Why,
you a do 80 many \things down
Fthere-drill and-swin,, can't you?
And have jolly fires and roast potatoes
and weiners and corn?" =
: 'Gee-I wish. you were a boy"
why, can't I join anyway" cried
SoIASJ AAA6PAA OOs - oOAA10 CluOo nave
honorary members who do nice things
for them. Can't IT..
Davy did not know what an 9"hon-
orary member" was and an instinct
trained to suspicion warned him now.
"Girls amt any fun
"Oh, IN girls aren't, I know!
But I'm q lot like = boy. I a swim,
half a mile-I've done it! can play
ball. too and-and-why I won a
modal fnr n hSarh -ola.Hyo ,,l$1 TS1I hak
1 can beat you right now in a race!i'
DAyy regarded her with wide eyes.
Bet you can't!'
= Nancy sprang to her feet.
Let's race from-here-to that big
elm way down there" She indicated
with her finger a giant elm In the
"ten-acre strip"
How you goin' to get over that
stone fence?" And Davy pointed out
the dividing line between the orchard
and the ten-acre strip.
"Oh. that! That's easy"
Plainly Days respect was grow.
ing. He danced first on one foot and
then on the other. "You are a sport.
II. you can beat I'll let you join the
club. I'll count! One-two-three!'
They ewere off over the stubby
grass. Nancy, Congratulated. caugh,
l AAC AS0Os ~ v04ALCV - A011NO Wall
agile ease But Davy soon caught up
to her and in the last few yards pass
ed her. laughing, breathless, Nancy
reached the tree and chung to it.
Murray" came from behind them,
There approaching them was the
hired. man" He had seemingly
sprung from nowhere.
Flushed and disheveled by the race
an intruder on thet enemy's owl
I 0v~Ny,nA Manu- sxv0A ~ ASoo~~nf~a
disadvantage: Besides, :Davy greeted
the newcomer r~apturously.
Say, she's a goods q boy. She's
goin' to join the clup!" he announc.
ed. with triumph AS honery mem.
Lber," he added,
Peter Hyde held out a brown hand
CONGRATULATIONS! And to- the
club. too!''.
!, Nancy e y was ssr conscious e e usrt that he :, wal :,
Her checks already red from running
took on an added color under hi
glance. But there was a frtendlinesi
in his eyes th6t % her in spite OF
her resolve to avenge at every op.
portunity her injured dignity.
I'D havefwoI.", she retorted laugh.
ingly. iii It hadn't been for-these,'
ans she swislled her white skirts
but I don't carr : long { Dav,
whenever Lac cleans the meeting
house." stls repeated.
and she can swim and she car
play ball and 6ays we can make fire.
and things" cried Davy to Peter
Hyde.
more?"
She rays they do nice things foi