Show HOW kllc vi IS CUT in one corner of tho alil academy play ground a group had gathered about two boys sandy anil mix guerney sandy was a liu strong large featured lad as opposite as the poles to tho little lithe flirk who stood near leini looking up in his face with laughing black eyes alicy ocic il ideis two ciali of his particular chin and respecting popularity alic was nearly divided A strong rivalry existed bc tac cn good natured enough for the inn it pirt though sometimes verg ing toward unfriendliness jut now sandy was almost angry in a acot raco alio preceding saturday max had beaten leini gaining u supremacy which he possibly might hold yc you alid whip me list enough sandy was saying while a dull ird mounted to his check but all the same ill whip you to pay tor it ami any daiy diy couo f mind to set the track was loo short ceicil ono of Sim lys champions alic malt cr hy alie time sandy got under headway lie had to urn tho walk was laid out for little fellows considerable laughter followed hid sally and tho little fellow max joined in it heartily come ill match you in any way you like continued sandy come now rowing riding running wrestling which shall it be come I 1 ilare max guerney Guer ncy A little murmur of approval ran around tho group aud then tina boys waited for maxs reply well they knew lie would novar a dare I 1 as alic challenged party have a right to choose alio llio interrogated max with a sida glanca from his laughing black eyes well then ril neither lida nor mw nor run nor wrestle but ill saw wood you sanda and you may beat me it you can what a clamor of high boyish voices met leini no fooling now alio ic wood lla hi hal ril tell you maag voice roso clear above ll 11 io tumult im in earnest there s old nathan blines and liis wife poorer than double di i tilled poverty aud nobody to do a fiands for cm since ciali died I 1 saw uncle nallain out clicking at liis woodpile you know they hauled liidi i liuo cordwood cord wood last winter your father sandy and mine and two or three others and I 1 made up my mind to go over and saw for him some saturday any wa poor old fellow theres pretty near I 1 no cords of wood I 1 guess and well fmc somebody divide and uie it for ua then well saw to win whip me hi it Si giuily alic next saturday ill matali you in splitting anil hoiting it for him what do you siy sandy joined in the cheers and laughter alio utmost good nature done lie ril do it up saoko a aluc cycil wiry little fellow at his elbow you shant do alio whole of it say charley ill plit for sandy and you for max agreed said charley and well in for you two art humphrey and I 1 declared sandys brother jack wont we art whew how far my little candle throws its beams laughed max ril tell you boys we might have the match in uncle allkins back yard charge fifteen cuts or so admittance and give uncle callnn thu hooray shouted reub story my brother works in tho clarendon alar and ill get him to print our hand bills he owes mo ten cents an how good for you raub cried max grand sawing ditto splitting ditto ditto wheeling ditto fifteen cents admittance children full price gate open from ten a ni to live p m good next ilay tho prospective sawing matali was noised about town indi day or two later tho hand bills were out it luada a great deal of talk both and serio alio village its 1 good edco 11 fust ratu idee that wa captain coolidge you might know it aarn tho boys that kindness to other folks willi their fuu dont hurt not liin ita ler aud im a goin to pay i im going a to pay it wa every indication that the sawing would bo 1 grand success 1 I dont alic back yard will hold cm all laughed max to alic half dozen boys who bilm were inking homeward way after school friday night you got tho tickets kauh a hundred fifty of cm good now all wo want is a fair day alio day proved to bo all that could bo desired hazy clouds veiled of alio llio sun and elicio was a brik cool blowing alic sawing was to begin at nine ami that time alio board benches ranged around lie backyard back yard fence fillad with lookers on uncle nathan satin his low vine dropco doorway beaming at everybody over hi brass bowed spi acta acks there was max and sandy freh and smiling with their aws dick and charley with axes anil jack and artler their wheelbarrows maxa rather stood near watch n hand goi said he instantly bogli cut willi n tuneful shtick into tho wood nearly drown ng alif aund ou nd of Tooth racked li cililo lilo which had been engaged rt illi in make music fur abo occasion al precisely alio llio samo instant tho lar ings across alio llio two saw horses fell in twain how everybody cheered sending lit tic tingles ot excitement thrilling along very boyish nerve anil undo nathan waved one of abc byca out ut hit spectacles ami aunt nobby over his ghoul her big calico apron and bobbed glicr pray corkscrew ciarli lo 10 tho kiino of pop coca the weasel which cracked lillo was merrily ri 1 I he hours wore on the carowil camo i annl want bargin in ami out of alio llio i back danl with jolly chat and laughter the saws alic acci in air lie froni woodill wo odilo tu ft lc anil his repertory from to money ank ami at came villi twenty nin ulca fur rc in the afternoon tho excitement stronger tho bos saucil on with scarcely ciny ff fatigue SITI tint was 1 losli on fays dark glicck annl sindy s lips were pale anil i little was in liin and talking of the sport kven mrs colonel grui M nor rait lady of the village ii to alio llio bick danl pate in her carriage of dola iou i iccil lLin onile for the oun sawyers athil their friends captain waty cool ide around liis pudy hands abil sprinkling in en condsin conn sin remarks between t lio shrieks of the sawa and alio llio squeaks of alic fiddle its a thin to strengthen aliu muda s the macks A lon chalk glnn walking ten hours to i so so cooil boya duin c ll all ou yc all on yo and how birnest every ono became to be sure when at length the sticks in each woodpile might bu counted you saw anything like alf said max lo 10 liis mother linc of abirad and jini at the that every lionly who had a li it I 1 know and aunt nabby waved her big apron they were ill i nging out gu it and goedl till a fellow hear undo nathan sat in alie door trotting liis foot and wiping liis eyes what fur I 1 cant imag inc antil nil on his gaii hedlud like alic whole burning oh 5 and we counted up the money nine doll arsi and sixty tor andu undu nathin and everybody again like fuu alien wo it over and captain wintoni madu inu of liis unac nallian brocku down when lie tried to th auk and aunt nibby kissed us boya all round yes duani oil acini indy sindy S beat by twenty four and sandys caan again at school and of course dickey laird beat charlcy ChArl cv because charley split my last slick till sawed it foe they kept right on our heel alio whole timo hut art bait jack jardina Jar dinc for art caught up alio wood in liis arms quick as a s charley split it and ran into he shed with it and out while jack was unloading hia birrow hir row it gives a fellow an appetite concluded mix willi a sidelong blanci from his laughing eyes as ho reached tor hia third helping of jam but its i little hard un lie aam aa Cartel in iii jc awake |