'As Gold in the Furnace'

h

keys, Roy?" ask

ere the

ere the drawer was, and picked out the k

neral discussion as to the kind of pi

hether to recommend the committee to get a wire backstop, or a canvas one."He h

will not be so hard on the balls, and be less no

In the back of the book Henning had made a rough sketch of what he

artist?"a

e servant,"

miles long. I guess the grease-paint man

red Roy good-naturedly; "I would l

enning had caught him winking to t

would not ask Mr. John Beauchamps-to draw-for me-a-a barn door-Great

s in the drawer and his fingers we

. Open the drawer wider,

ents of the drawer he put them excitedly on the table. There was a large leather blotter, with pouches, a pad of athletic clu

?"asked Bracebridge, who could not

e if those yellow

e pile of papers and b

rched. The m

conds he stood as one dazed. When he realized the force of the catastrophe which had happened

erfect silence. Ambrose Bracebridge

ere under water and could not breathe. He panted for breath. A moment or two later a reaction set in and the blood rushed to his head, making

The boy slipped out noiselessly and it is doubtful if any one except the last speaker noticed or knew of his depart

Where's the camera? What! What on earth is the matter

regained the power of speech. With a full realization of his

shall be bran

nees and buried his face

alford, but suddenly checked himself. He

t to permit him to give way to the nervous hilarity of misfortune. Just as Mr. Shalford entered the room the thought flashed across his

al misfortune with a certain kind of equanimity. But he was young yet, living in boy-world, with all a boy's thoughts and feelings. And he wept. Do not blame him. It is more than probable th

is hand on Roy's should

happened? Your friends do no

aised his head

ney's gone. My cha

ble. No one in his senses will ev

pt seven dollar

how m

y-two d

llars! Why did you keep so large

dge's advice long ago. He recommended putting it away safely two

moral wrong for you in the whole affair. It's a misfortune for y

ows will point the finger at me. Oh!-oh! I thin

t the first and will not be the last of those who, when sudden misfortune comes, grow exceedingly pessimistic and want to give up. This was the first great grief of Roy's life. All the petty annoyances he had suff

ain, "I think I h

oy," came the chor

e mistake of your life. You give your enemies-I mean those ill-disposed toward you, if there

I m

you must

sir. Oh, I ca

nk over your friends' s

ildered boy, not at

nk of your mother's sorrow! A son with a blighted name! Don't you see that by r

trying the very soul of the boy before him, and that it would either make or break him. He thought, and correctly, that he knew the character of

spoken before, he made use of a somewhat enigmatic expression

divined his intention accurately. Mr. Shalford had thought the words and the glance would be understood by himself and Henning o

sir. I sta

Shalford, but in a moment Henning burst out,

suspected! What shall

e realized that it was a critical moment in Henning's life, and he wanted to gain a little time. He de

echam, and Shealey, will go out at once for a long tramp, buy your dinn

it," answered the delighted t

-"began the des

energetic prefect. "It will do no good. Walk and

here were two other very long faces just then. George McLeod

may not the kids come,

prefect turned and saw two very disco

ecords clear,

ered the two, th

tes in the Christ

r, eighty-two,"

eighty-nine," answer

eyelids he wordlessly inquired if the company of these smaller boys would be acc

go, too, but it's only another weakness on my part, letting

ning smiled at Ernest's resemblance in voice and manner to Claude,

r at once," resumed Mr. Shalford, "and you six here had be

ry of the theft, several boys who were in the large playroom, crowded around the door, unobserved by the prefect, whose back was towa