The Ordway new era., 1922-12-22

1t stuck out and the newspaner that
was wrapped around 1t, bulged into so
many corners. that 1t looked like a
home-tied bundle of laundry.
What you got?" asked a freckIa
Iaced boy. who was learning at
Piggy's feet how to do the "muscle
grind" on the turningpole.
But Piggy Pennlnton was the
King of Boyville. and he had right
to look straight ahead of him as If
he did not hear the question. and say.
"Lookie here. Mealy, / wish Won
would go and tell Abe want him To
hurry up. for want to see him.
ABE" was Piggy's nearest friend
His other name was Carpenter
Piggy only wished to be rid of the
freckle-faced boy. But the freckle-
raced boy was rot used to royalty and
its ways, so he pushed his inquiry.
Say. Piggy have you got your red
ballpants in that bundle?"
There was no reply. They had
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boy could stand it no longer and
said:
Say, Piggy, you needn't he so
smart about your old bundle; now
honest. Piggy. what have you got in
that bundle?"
"Aw-soft soap, take a bite
good fer yer appetite" said the King
as he faced about and drew up his
left cheek and lower eyelid pugrac-
iously. The freckle-faced boy saw he
would have to fight il he stayed,
so he turned to go, and said, as thou
gh nothing had happened, where do
you suppose Old Abe is anyhow"
A WREATH OF ROSES
Just before school was called Pig
gy Pennington was playing scrub"
with all his might, and a little girl
his Hearts Desire-was taking out
of her desk wreath of roses, tied
to shaky wire frame There was
a crowd of girls around her admir-
ing it, and speculating about the pos
sible author of the gift; but to these
she did not show the patent medicine
card. ON which was scrawled. over
the druggists advertisement:
Yours truly, w II. p"
When the last bell rang. Piggy
Penninton was the last boy in, and
he did not look toward the desk
where he had put the flowers, until !
after the singing.
Then he stole sidewise glance
that way, and his Hearts Desire was
deep in her geography. 1t was an
age before she filed past him with
the "B" class in geography, and took
n seat directly in front of him. where
he could look at her all the time.
unobserved by her. Once she SOUR
med in her place and looked toward
him. but Piggy Pennington was head
over heels in the "Iser rolling rapid
ly." When their eyes. did at last
meet, just as Piggy, leading the
marching around the room, was at
the door to go out for recess. the
thrill amounted to shock that sent
him whirling ir pin wheel of hand
springs toward the ball ground,
shouting "scrub-first bat. first bat,
first bat," from sheer bubbling Joy
Piggy made four tallies that recess
and the other boys couldn't nave
put him out. if they had used hand
grenade or a fire extinguisher.
He received four distinct shots
that day from tie eye of his Hearts
Desire, and the last one sent MIN
home on the run. tripping up every
primary urchin, whom he found tag
ging along by the way. and whoop-
ing ct the top of his voice.
The next morning Piggy Penning-
ton astonished his friends by bring
ing a big armful of red and yellow
and pink and white roses to school,
SILENCE OF HEARTS DESIRE
He had never done this before
and when he had run the gauhtie' oi
the big boys, who were not afraid TO
steal them from him, he maze
straight for his schoolroom' anu
stood holding them in his hands whiie
the girls gathered about him teasing
fer the beauties. 1t was nearly 'ihe
for the last bell to ring, and Piggy
knew that his Hearts Desire wouia
be in the room by the time he so'
there. He was not mistaken. hu'
Hearts Desire did not clamor with
the other girls for one OF the rosos'
piggy stood off their pleading IS
long as he could with Nav" why
nav. OF course 1 won't" NAV, wha'