Penrod

istic. Penrod was less conspicuous than he thought himself, but he was so preoccupied with his own shame, steeling his nerves to meet the first in

d him, pinned it again at his throat so that it concealed the rest of his costume. This permitted a temporary relief, but inc

ng examples of parental indulgence, particularly little Maurice Levy, the Child Sir Galahad. This shrinking person went clamorously about, making it known everywhere that the best tailor in town had been dazzled by a great sum into constructing his costume. It

hild Sir Lancelot, gathering an immediately formed semicircular au

after dispensing information. "What

approached him with deference, even with apprehension. But to-day the Ch

got on?" h

h an indifference assumed at gr

nakid!" he shouted exultantly. "Penrod Schofield says he hasn't

the inwards of Penrod when he saw that the Child Elaine, amber-curled a

"He's nakid, he's nakid!" shrieked the Child Sir G

ittle knights and ladies to-day. Little knights and ladies of the Table Round would not make

nd being near a door, opened it unnoticed and went out quickly, closing it behind him. He

on a window-sill and speculated upon the effects of a leap from the second story. One of the reasons he gave it up

enrod an impression that some too feminine women had sent him upon an unreasonable errand to the furnace. He went into the Janitor's Room and, emerging a moment l

oor; and stage-fright seized the boy. The orchestra began an overture, and, at that, Penrod, trembling violently, t

e mirror at home. For a moment he was encouraged: perhaps he was no worse than some of the other boys. Then he noticed that a safety-pin had opened; one of those connecting the stockin

nition dawne

a peculiar sensitiveness in these matters. A plain, matter-of-fact washerwoman' employed by Mrs. Schofield, never left anything to the imagination of the passer-by; and of all her calm display the scarlet flaunting of his father's winter wear

ll as every soul in the audience, would recognize what his mother and sister had put upon him. For as the awful truth became plain to himself it seem

dst of a crowd of well-dressed people, and such dreamers' sensations are comparable to Penrod's, though fa

d species; and there is no act or sin whatever too desperate for him in his struggle to attain that condition. Also, there is absolutely no embarrassment possible to a woman which is comparable to that of a

d Scho

be seen from the hallway, but the hue and the cry was up; and he knew he

!" cried Mrs. Lor

back. He extracted it frenziedly, which brought to his ears a protracte

s. Lora Rewbush had co

larly including honour, the dilating eye of the outlaw fell upon

action were almo