Show I ff rr Sot S ven n B ny fly WILLIAM CI in JR It H was vas Spee Speeds Speed's first da day in the flee Dee yule public school was a town of or Jut a a Tow low hundred lants tants therefore It boasted 1 of or only one ones s small mall frame traino schoolhouse of ot two rooms with one teacher for tor each room Speed was In the advanced room fourth lender gla grade o. o Not only ony was tills this Speeds Speed's first day In school but hIs Ills second da day In the tho town for or hl his parents parent had just moved there from a a. aarm farm arm man many miles mUes awa away Their object object ob ob- ob- ob In coming to was to give their lr son gon the advantages or of an tion lou j Speed was a rood good studious bo boy lovIng lov lov- ing his books hoos and anxious to learn al all that was was to tt bo be gained at the little pub pub- lie lic school chool and It was with real pride that he lie walked into the schoolhouse on the first Monday Monlay morning of tho the fall fail term with his hair brushed blushed till It shone hone like JI a a. mirror his face aglow from soap and water and his cheap worn well clothes as s tid tidy and neat as could be bo while und under I his arm aim were his new books carefully covered with bright print the print the thoughtful work vork of his fond mother As soon oon a as the he teacher looked booked at Speed she knew that he was wac no com com- inon bo boy that he was a J. J well reared chap with a c certain refinement and grace grac of manner which bespoke e a gentleman gen gen- en- en for a father fathel and a Ja lady for fOl a mother nother though it Indications pointed to the tho fact that they were not counted counte among the rich or even the Ule well to do 10 Tho last lait lie hell bell had just rung and the he straggling pupils were vere choosing L their scats seats anc and seat sent mates amIdst a confusion of whispers pers shuffling shuffling- feet feet and ancl rattling slates states and books s. Speed on entering the tho room bowed lowel respectfully respectfully respect respect- fully t to the teacher then waited in fn inthe inthe the the aisle till some seat scat should be left I i 1 r pr- pr I p iy I ij tho prehistoric boy had 1 I I I I II I I In II I n 1 to tu study aw Iii duc luc Twentieth I Cl Century ur Jr vacant for him But DUl there being more mare pupils than desks many of t te e seats held two chU children and anti Speed was obliged ed to wait walt till Ull the thu teacher should As assign n I-n him to a place Al At lust lost he lie found round himself scaled caled beside a rough on I ly by dressed boy who looked cl a as though his face was as a r to water waler and his hall hair ln unacquainted with a n comb When Speed took his end of the seat he kindly smiled an introduction to hl his seat fellow who glared lare 1 back with witha a defiant air nil as if iC saying ln How dare are you a stranger intrude yourself upon me me sir sir But Speed did lid not pay an am any attention to tho the rude conduct of his rough companion but began iegan to place his books s neatly In his end of or the I desk The Time rou rough h bo boy seeing that he I Iwas was to be Ignored decided decide to lO pick a n. I fuss Cuss with Speed an and began by whispering whispering whis whis- in A loud voice olce dm Ing the singing singing sing sing- j ing Sn Say green-goose green where did you yon git It such pretty covers ers for your books bools rhe They rhe look Jook like Jlko a n. baby gurl-baby books booles Gee Id I'd hate halo to lo be little a t boy Lizzie-boy that's what you OU aro are I Sun Still Speed Ignored the bo boy and drowned his voice 1 by y joining In the thu I I singing This infuriated the b boy who vho I I whispered whispered- nore more loudly putting his mouth close to Speeds Speed's car eal iud and forc forcing nrc- nrc ing his words upon him hini Say Uzzle Uz- Uz Iz- Iz zie mammas mamma's darlin baby boy 1 can lick yo you rou at al recess with m hand tied lied Do you hem hear sl sissy s Speed n not t wishing t to bo be so annoyed turned to tn the boy and anti said n If Ie you OU dont don't like mec Jn my looks please e keep your eyes eyes- on either cither your books s sor or some point in the room Im I'm rot not going oln to both bother r you and ancl I r donl don't intend that you OU shall bother inc me If IC you jou OU want to get ct another seat sat theres there's one down there on the aisle Ya Ya yah yah yah said Jcl the ho bo boy sticking his mouth out at Speed and making a n. wry vry face I got ot this scat first an I mean ter set h here ele In It But you'd vou d better look out for me mc Im I'm the he strongest est kid kiti in this town an an I Ikin kin In lick you ou with one han ban So don on dare clare o 0 give me an any of your our country- country made nade sass Lizzie Do you ou hear The rho teacher was now beginning the tho examinations in order to arrange the tho classes and Speed with his 8 seat seat- t mate nate was WiS as called to the the- blackboard to tobe tobe top be p tried in figures so he made mado no noI I reply to the boys boy's taunts As Speed passed parsed for Cor the tho fourth gra grade e and the tough boy failed there Was cause for fOl more venom from the boy and as soon as they had taken their seats scats he held his big geography up In rent front of oc his face sp that the teacher might not see cE him and began an Say your pap md and marn mam are arc so dirt pore nore that they tile cant can't aint the they i My 1 pap sa says s 's your rOUl OUi stuck Lip trash bash Your mam tries I to put on airs dont don't she Well Veil sho cant can't some come that dodge in this hero hele town to We e seen sen you when you moved It In yesterday lay Your Yom mam she's she's Hen Henry Adams cried the teacher are you whispering Speeds Speed's seat mate to lo whom the acher c spoke put down his geography geography geo geo- graphy looked directly Into the teachers teachers teacher's teach teach- ers er's face Cace and said mid 1 Nom Im I'm study study- In Ir iii m my lessons leson Its It's this here I what's hats all aU the lime teine And nd he jerked his head in Speeds Speed di direction dl- dl as he heId said Id this feller Spee Speeds Speed's s 's face grew grow crimson an and rising in the aisle he said ald a addressing e the teacher Please teacher leacher I have not nol whispered to this bo boy but once and that was before our arithmetic examination ex ex- I asked ased him to atten attend to toI his I books hooks and let me alone aone aine j The teacher knowing Henry Henr from rein I I I I I. I FIND THE FRIEND I I I J 7 fr I f. f I aL af a f jJ L f L i I eJ I i i T di 4 t j F The Tho starving drops When suddenly his prayer Up Upon the hot highway I Is an v ei d c-d d b by a man And iid p offers r. r up a prayer Who brings him food too and drink I That God od his hung hunger r stay Please lIn find him if you ou can last ast years year's school and anti having ha had had- some serious difficulty with him knew that thai Speed was Yn t telling lIing the lie truth S so soshe o she on ordered 1 Henry Benn to take hl his books and move to toa a seat nearer her de kt where she site might keep an eye pi pi him In one end of the seat to Which sh slid assigned him Mm sat a dirty little littie cro s eyed eed u urchin who was wis understood n to to tobe bethe be bethe bethe the Opt outcast t of Iho tho ih school Wh n Henry pad to sit besl beside e him a titter Utter ran round the S which more r IJ l I ire e u against SI and W and n-Jd n him yow ow to have ha i revenge avenge or in hIS th thon own on worth word word t to tp git gh even Cl with th that t sissy It When het recreation time came caine Speed stayed staved In the school-room school and became be r came better acquainted with wIh the te tc teach teacher ch cr er fo found nd hIm a n minded high-minded boy of manly prin principle Ho He knew It If ho went vent out to pta play Henry with others like himself would make It ant for him so he lie to decided remain indoors ill the rou rougher element should have hare become used to his presence in inthe the tho school J and would let him alone atomic alonea a at sst me But Speed had to to pa pay for COl this thi act At t noon noon when he started home for hi his dinner dimmer Hardly l had h ha he reached th p the hool grounds when Henry accompanied by two wo other rough 1 faced hea fa d nid Q un un- un lc looking kempt pt- pt ors boys Van ran up beside e him ud Bok SOh go you o h tt out t o t r recess je S' S anti ami play with u m uS th eh exclaimed ex ex exclaimed exclaImed ex- ex claimed Henry menacing Speed with his bibs fists No I re reckon yon OO feel Cee too fine you yu dern Lizzie spoke up Uj one of Henrys Henry's confederates Well were we're a gem to toive give ive you OU the worst lick In you ever hadin hadin had hadin in your you life lie my baby boy Say boys said Speed turning round and the ST UP I r aint a fighting lighting ho boy my mother taught me better than to be bo like an animal but if it you force it on on me why mo-why why I Ill ril give as well as taJ take e. e Im I'm willing to let Jet you oU all alone if you'll do me the same favor fa But Dut I wont won't 1 be e rum run over Oh hear little Miss iss Lizzie bluff cried one of or the boys Say little baby does your mamma know youre you're our out 7 And the tho three roughs laughed iet a at their own wn wit it JP r q tn muscle cle t said f gln t clos Speed and scowling In his tac Im lm forgit ln even ven with him for th that t about me to the I teacher leacher Im I'm ready to lay him cold I am an anAnd And he bristled up an and shook shoo his lists fists under Speeds Speed's nose All right you fix him Hen lien said one of the tile other boys Then if ho he how w wants to scrap an any more Dari Dal here an mell t finish him up Speed looked hooked out to see sec If fC an any in help wor w nr he himself lr luat to handle handle- th the three at once an anti and he hek helow k low knew lowth new th they y vre ro dishonorable enough noush to all attack him at ul Iho samp samo time lIm giving him bin no nu show But Bui to Ills his dis- dis l tm nt ho hc SOW n w the the school hool grounds deserted nil all the children n and the h lie teacher leacher hu having gone Jole lo to their rc- rc horn Itom s for fOl And the town was cut oU elf from the chool- chool hool- hool lp f houe b by a row p pf of J low Jos' w bushy U hy H tree cP whose lower limbs mingled led with ith the tall tail weeds ts and amid s grass thus cutting off ore oreall all eXt of or that part of or the ground t ti oni m the few rew villages who might ht be c walking about the streets Take off oft your coat coit an git giL r ready roady for form m lao me warned Henry Jerking ore oft hl hla o W coat as he spoke e Ill manage yow ot H without much trouble an an give gyc yoU you the lie first blow Here read Here ready Speed threw 0 off his coat and before the thc astonished a Henry Henry who who really thought hOl ht g-ht he would take to his heels heels heels- could realize what his Jils antagonist was about he had struck lt him a blow In the face and a a. second under the jaw that thal Sent him sprawling on the tho ground blood oozing from his nose Upon seeing their friend down c Ule he other bo boys s 's sprang toward Dan Dnn grabbing grab grab- bing for 01 his throat but bul they miscalculated miscal miscalculated miscal- miscal their foe roc Like i a lash flash Sp Speeds Speed's c Ion long strong right arm swung out and caught Dan un under cr the Uto chin th throwing him across who vho wa was beginning begin legin- ning to lo struggle le to hi hh his feet foot Then Thau Speed p grappled with the third thil ho bo boy and find they thay exchanged blown l fiercely for fOl a I In n minute when Speed by she sheer r force I 11 throw row him hin to the ground and sat sal I as astride his shoulders cuffing hint right liberally In he face ace nough h cried the tile whipped fellow V the Iho heh h spurting from hl his no nostrils for Speed had hac struck harder than he had meant to on Oil the enemy's proboscis c s. s ll By this time time- Henry and anti Dan h had got gotto gotto gotto to their feet and came arue to lo pull Speed Spee off their friend Dont touch ouch me sald Speed looking looking- so o determined at al 1 Henry Hery th that t the latter drew a step backward for I know kno when to lo stop slop I never nc strike after my fellow pries pies But nut you l Olt fellows h had pot not so som m much ch honor for tOt you Oll all me meant to to Jump ni on me at once and anti overpower o mo mci by your our number See what you OU got for It 7 And pec peed d got ot off orr the shoulders of or the d bo boy and stood ely bravely t fearlessly up before the cowardly pair who confronted cI him N Q KP gp 0 pr ci- Ill I'll Ill give you OU another roun round l ho he added as the prostrate form slow slowly got to his feet feck Well Vell ell fire are arc wo we to be friends asked Henry Henr addressing Speed as ho he put iut lUl his coat on Not enemies I hope answered Speed But nut your future conduct to- to wat ward vard me will settle the question Remember Re JIo- member never member never never never shall one of or you OU call mo rue names again or Ill I'll make this days day's n s battle look w worse than 30 cents Im I'm Im I'm o of That Thai afternoon Speed ri walked up to lo lothe the teacher leachel and made a confession lon telling felling her hel all abo about t. t the fight My aid said lId it o of have to ic Ie en ended ed up with Your right said MId th each teacher r AthI II kI t Jr l' l J luck YOu n o Id r f Well Henry Henr said l J Ii mea it i ioven fl 11 H g gAven oven Aven with me he and Jt turned the tables by getting gelling even e with ilm i I in I Riddle come como riddle come rye re I What hat Is It cant aint see sec though it ha bias an ance eye ce i iA 4 A needle |