Show ut n F expelled but j not diser disgraced aced j tb th boys of I 1 I 1 school at which trank Lelce bad hail b en but a few weeks hardly know kni w ehlt to make of that young horn born an art I 1 retired tn in texas he had all the alurac tt terie tice of the tile american bo bov though his parents wen ert I 1 ilig ilish dying within a few fea weeks of u ta fa h other the they had left hini him to the care of bis his belati re lati in the oil countr conn tr ho ilo placed him hini under tinder doctor politick to have kaie him fitted for english comar coni mtr caal life he ile apparently neither knew nor anything an thing about or fives flies but at limning funning ind swimming he hid hill proved hinely aquil 1 to the best and he was air id looked to fui fol ailts when ahen mischief wis ft is brewing ills latest proposal is 13 laii Lati a I 1 great reat commotion conini oton imbued the yankee spirit he lie to es lebrage the fourth of jail jita I 1 like ike true britons the ft hol hob acl school ocil tal a I 1 at first objects hut but ishoi lien I 1 rank vaguel hinted of tit tin mini lev ien lie lite tint thit he 0 willil o it show them how to make and on the tun fun the 4 have with them at this time of the ear their patriotism fokd in ml I 1 most of them agneda to assist him hlin the elder boi lio however eer jealous of fawks growing did all they coull coul I 1 to supers rs the scheme there had been nian inar 1 ta for or frank I 1 to leading chided under tinder opposition and i crowd croad vaa aas now fiercely fler cely rR over the matter olind the pavilion who carea cares about the fourth of july slid theli theft vice 1 captain and the principal princ pil objector 1 I dont inov anything about the fourth of july I 1 or anything else I 1 guess 1 put in frank look here you fellow fellows you re as good ie to ameri amerl vl tj aa protested well near ty us good an anyhow how v ou re not duffers to stand out alien lien a such mighty fun about fourth of july be bothered shout ed young jackson I 1 ote te for or the fun I 1 fun said pelting all rot I 1 but the tuan would stand no more tell you what said he beginning to take oft off hia his coat it if you can lick me I 1 reckon the thing can slide felling was as read enough in la a mo ma ment he threw thre off hia his coat and faced his challenger but it aa not to be jackson fian u lor for their captain stepped between them the doctor had asked him to keep an eye on frank and the youngster looked no match for felling pelting who waa was one of the best fighters in the school the odds felling said sail he blow the fourth of july let him have his fl fireworks reworks if be he wants them the boys though ever eager tor for a flight backed up their captain and frank being well content with thi this I 1 compromise the matter amicably milled settled J for the next few days frank was 3 hard at work nearly all were ready to assist him but only a faithful few were ere permitted to have a hand lr ir the arrangements they made several eu surreptitious journeys into the town and had quickly t collected all the nei essary materials mater lle at every available moment d n n a le J Is A 11 le 51 e I 1 aa p of its 1141 pt HELP BRING THE TIIE e meetings were ere being held in outhouse m abutting the left wing of the he li chool the rest of the boys loyally Is combining to keep all knowledge of M the proceedings from the aed it was the evening of the thlik and no franks preparations were practically As rom As soon after tea as poel poi ra ble he and his assistants slipped oni one eat by one to their temporary workshop eat and nd were non putting the final louche to their creations atall hullo young jackson what are yoi you loing with ith that fuse said krank looking up from the set piece he hai had st finished I 1 don it waste it you lit ie e idiot we ne L shill hilll vant that to mor IT ow he snatched the burning fuse from he abny a hand and thron throwing ing it on the th round put his foot on it the cuper tal 1 l then ringing their things nere licked ked iva ittai in frinks locker and the th OY 0 trooped off to the tho dining ball hall pelting rau ran ag chist frank in ih the ay 1 mr ackt poodle sou oil ant told us its ho how 0 re going to let im chi 0 off if he leered jeered I ran rank k had t thought of that u took refuge in III i loft autti lutti silence 0 0 bilking vail mas the rule during wr supper time but Is s soon as that III 1 I as over oer the point rat raided rated ed b 14 discus 1 k hue tile specimen of 0 I 1 cuteness laughed he lie loll 1011 u on ont t dare to I 1 let L t them off N on nt t I 1 dire sald I 1 I 1 sho hank rank III L 11 show ou cullell cites of ahre irel fire and or of u from front the kitchen made ever aeo bu bo 2 u heart stand fitall I 1 he lie next moment the were all rushing inell town 1 stairs stair M stirn llou tel blank its it e the tile out outhouse holle I 1 re rec koo the tile 11 go go off now nov if HP was right there was as a sudden explosion ml in I 1 th outhouse burst into a miss irias of names flames the boctor is himl hird aloe above the babel of VIPS oke 3 hun illin for the engine engi neou oil jick oti I 1 bickson id ie olt off to the toa town no I 1 lut it in it in incredible short spice of time the A whole N wing ing it anre I 1 to I 1 IP P in linns s nibblers bos ml 1111 domestics gating helpless help lessi it 0 lip tho the next fpu apu Ini seemed in ili I 1 to to foi they could do to nothing no tiling 1 keep bick blick bo bos s here boniel conic the doctor aho lidd is as the colht of lie the approaching engine MS wis headd suddenly Sud deni an excite 1 figure its wi A through the crowd and mr nir joa e the j anfor master made i rush for the burning daomi come comeback back mr joce come back a aas th III cr taken up tip on oil all sides hut but the mabbet dished on and only i few fei heard his 11 ray my pa petal en he alsi feared into the smoke the fire brigide vas nas alread getting to work an I 1 ill as bustle and excitement Is there anoni in the tile house de ile minded their captain he ile wis ft is b i a cr cry from the bos the unfortunate mr joyce hie his retreat cut oft off bi the advancing flames appeared at an upper window help help he shouted bring the escape but the fierce flames bursting through the lower loner windows rendered the escape useless it was aas death for him to remain there already the room beneath him was well alight and the crowd gazed horror stricken at the master a e desperate plight but british firemen are never beaten A yell of went up tip as one of the plucky fellows fellous was vias seen clambering along tl tt roof with a rope attached to his body bod to fasten one end to a chimney stack slide down to the coping and lower the other to the facter was the work ork of ofa a few fei seconds cheer artir cheer rang out as through gh the smoke the two tao were seen standing together away aay from all reach of the devouring flames by this time the efforts of the firemen were meeting with their reward and though it was a hard struggle they managed to keep the fire from the rest ot of the building just before midnight the flames were foially subdued and the boys sent the firemen off with three hearty cheers I 1 lucky for us it isn t in the dormitories remarked frank as he be turned into bed that night or rather early the next morning though it coelin doesn t matter much to me I 1 suppose guess I 1 shall be like in fireworks and go off suddenly A few fp of them laughed feeal feeby but the rest took to serious a view of franks frank a situation to app bis his joke my word slid oung jackson Jac keon softly to himself wont oil t th there thre re be a row rom to morrow tb tacie ie wis a huh huri of e expectancy over all when the school assembled be he ne next at morning and the boie bola hardly bardl dared to breathe when nhen the boctor rose to address them and el he spoke dwelling delling on the of the previous nights events and then suddenly holding up the charred case of a squib said now bos one of the firemen brought this to me which of ou has been making fireworks for a moment no one spoke come bos the doctor added sterna 3 I 1 which aich of ou has been making fireworks now for explosion number two tuo muttered frank I 1 heie lei e goels please pleas sir air it was NN as me A k sigh sig of mingled relief and admiration t escaped from the boa boys as they realized that their leader in the enterprise meant to take tale the responsibility I 1 how comes this I 1 elce deeper ater the doctor demanded what w u ere ou do ing with vv ith fire fireworks the N were ere for the I 1 sir air replied frank I 1 made them to cele brate it sir air the doctor looked ri stifled but ou mean to sav that you let them off in the oat houe so 0 sir air I 1 wae aaa keeping them for to n but ut how hov came the t alight thun dered doctor Poll cli fireworks don dont it light th themselves ems cives II 11 I 1 I don t know tir 0 alt trel I 1 F frank rank I 1 am bure u I 1 put them ava quite frafel I 1 need bardl point out nit the re anil lit of this must tie de s it I 1 thi doctor turning to the bos III 11 iii i I 1 must cerious for all con cou arned it in it A As a for I 1 leicester ei el cester who ho id ili obviously the leader it Is quite ampo bable that his name should remain on thi bo books of 0 this school I 1 am very soro sail I 1 rank tear fully hut but it was as all tny my fault ault no it aan gasn wasn ti the whole hole school tumid startled by this sudden interruption pelting stung into speech by the danl way in III which leicester was taking the blame hat dov this mean pelting a flushing and by turne turn looked a pitiable object I 1 did it sir air he gasped 1 I wanted to spoil bis his tun fun this la Is most extraordinary sat 11 I 1 the doctor did ahat att ire fire to them sir air I 1 foutt I 1 a bit I 1 of atje alight in the outhouse itter hed gone and I 1 threw it in his locker and filfly Lome b the ter terrible ibl result cf his haite he burat 1 out lilua bering ti th hoys pat lent distress so moved doctor Iol luck that he said little more bending sending the two tuo bos to his ills study he dismissed the school both leicester and felling pelting were expelled though even dr felt a touch of regret at the loss logs of his two black at school their names namon will never be forgotten for the boys consider that their behavior in the hour of trial more than atoned for their previous misdeeds |