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with the bag which one of them had found in

ame in some respects an

k and a huge white choker, his face being clean shaven and s

ore gave an owlish aspect to his face, the glasses being set in a heavy b

under his charge, with a few notable exceptions, were greatly a

falling down the ravine and finding the rub

icers of the bank, but I am very glad that the bag has been recovered. This packet doubtless contains registered letters for me. I was expecting them and t

ng which Jack did not want him to say

t that I was careless. However, I wil

e enjoyment of the young gentlemen under my care. They enjoy walking through the woods but

e taken to the station and to t

k officers that some of their property has been found. There will doubtless be a

quite accidental,

he property was found as long as it was found. You must have had a thrilling adv

s left him, Jack to get whole garments out o

ho turned pale when he saw Jack a

not killed? I w

thanks, however, to--" but Jack gave

some of his companions at a l

now it will be harder to discover the

that he had anyth

I am certain, but I will keep st

k were quick to assure him of their satisfaction that

he cash box and other things which evidently belonged to it, leaving the package o

perty," said the president, after he had thoroughly examined the contents of the bag. "Shall I pay i

e boy replied. "Then if I desire to dra

e proper spirit. Many young men woul

ue of money, sir," said Jack, qui

he president hints at. Perhaps I have not learn

d blank checks, feeling quite proud at having so much money as it would give h

to get this, did you

It means a good deal to me, Dick, although

furnish them with school items now and then and this is the day before publication. You might tell the editor of

te," Jack returned. "I always did

he bank and in a decidedly less pretentious building, being in a little two-story wooden

ewriter in his shirt sleeves and busy preparing an arti

h a fringe of black hair all around it and two big tufts at his ears, his

eys of the typewriter with the first fingers of both hands very much as a hen pecks at

e?" asked Dick.

his savage attack on the typewriter. "I am doing s

here is," laughed Di

oys. "I've heard lots of things and it's hard to tell jus

ngers on your machine?" asked

s eyes on the questioner. "Why don't I use all my fi

me show you. What is this? Something about th

ing away at the machine with two fat fingers and he moved his chair to one side a little

en, standing over the machine, set to work,

ing with his thumbs and wrote so rapidly that Dic

ssing cash box near the bridge at the upper station, not mentioning himself by name,

the editor looked at

rt operator and have taught me something but I coul

r, Jack?" asked Dick in admiration. "Why, yo

e done work for the lawyers in our town.

our two first fingers, Mr. Brooke," laughed Dick, uproariously. "I have seen other fellows

said the editor. "By the way, who

and took the thing up to the Academy in my car. Jack is a modest

u think about the political situation? I want

laughed Dick. "How much do you p

ing at the machine, "but if I could get a really good article on the situation at present

u with articles on different subjects. I would like to earn all th

t," snapped the other. "Is t

e how Jack makes out as a writer of editorials. Let Mr. J

blushing. "Only a few sentenc

or a few minutes, during which time both Per

the paper from the machine and

e situation. You may not agree w

carefully and then said with more

n any longer or any shorter it would have failed of its purpose. I could not express myself any better if I

d it?" ask

over to the boy who read it

r Academy paper and the position is yours. If I say so e

to co