Show New Teacher Is Not So Cranky As the Old But Can Hear Better BetterA A Al small freckled faced white headed bo boy about l 12 years ears old old came running down Second West Vest street this morning as asIC asif asif if IC his life Ilfe depended on speed Tie Tic rushed across a a. vacant lot and on a soup soap box box hung over the lie fence which separated a back yard ard from Cram the tho ac vacant nt 10 lot t. t BUll Bill Bill he yelled in a drawn out soprano voice His cries falling failing to bring Bill Em out tho lad bad placed two fingers In his hll mouth made marle madea a a. wry face tace and emitted a peculiar shrill whistle such ouch as only a boy of 12 lZ years can produce Instantly there was a bang of or a IL door being opened and closed l violently and Bill a a red haired youngster of about the same sarno ago as tho the bo boy on the fence and with freckles Just as large largo and nu numerous nu- nu came arne tearing from the rear icar door of the house Hi Cotton doln was his greeting eUn Aw replied Cotton They aint no school today an Im I'm gola down downto to the lot to play football Us kids Is to start a 0 football team cain Skinny and Reddy and Pete Peto and all th the kids Aint you ou comin down r Naw darn It It I 1 cant Mamma says I gotta Jotta sta stay home homo and clear clean up the yard jard urd caU cause e Im I'm goin to school next week and wont won't have time I played sick Ick most o 0 I last week and didn't hat haf to go Did you go Course I wen went Mh said she was was so 80 blamed sick of or mo mc bein around the house her with her work that she was vas tickled to death to see sec school start But Im I'm Its It's ge gee glad Saturday get licked did ye Naw Naw but Mickey did You kno know Mickey that kid that bloodied my nose cause I called caned him out when I was as em- em th the game between the tho Washing Washing- tons and the Little Sluggers Well Veil Mickey got licked fer on tho the school ground at recess recCI H Ho He Jumped onto a little kid list cause he called him shanty Irish Im I'm glad Iad the teacher licked him sWilliam s. s William called a. a feminine vole voice from the kitchen door you get right off ort that fence and g get t to work ork cleaning up this yard yam Then if It you are ure a good boy you can go to the matinee matinee- with your sistar sister sis sis sis- tel tar this afternoon All An right maw W. In a a. minute was as the reply Then to Cotton Is 15 the new teacher cranky Tep she's kinda a cranky but not very vry Sheo Shee awful purt and young young not not ugly like hike old lady we nO had last year Year Year- but she ehe can hear an awful long ways ot off I settle settin clear back to the hock hack of ot the room across from Johnny Easton and she shEl heard u us and made nade me une take a a. front seat eat with girls all around me rue Oe Gee dont don't ye hate to set in a seat I with Ith girls all aU around They're f so o darned good and never will answer a feU fellow w when ho he talks to em m me h heartily agreed his friend I Now I gotta otta take els sla Is to the matinee I wisht I could do down to the lot and play this afternoon I football hate girls sirls William again called the voice voice- from the kitchen ch n door are you going to clean up the yard or not Ill lI see e you ou ou at school Monday I gotta git l to work now said paid William to his friend All AU ri right ht yelled back the other boy boyas as aa he started away But you be eurto sure eur to ask aIk her if It you can play pia after school Monday I want you to play quarter qUarter- back Im I'm coin roin to be a a. half l And Cotton hurried down to where a group of yelling lads were engaged In ln choosing up BIdes sides for a football game while BUll Bill went sulkily to work cleanIng cleanIng clean clean- Ing up the yard and murmuring a at t his lot |