The Gayton Scholarship

ink Susie would care for these wild flowers and grasses? I picked them this morning. R

e will be delighted with them. Poor girl! it's little chance sh

rom an inner room; "come on, old lazy-bones. I expected to find you in a tremendous hurr

always keeping an eye on the bright side of things. In school he was a regular pickle, and yet his

, but a good little chap at bottom," said Mr.

le, and such an innocent expression that a lady artist once painted his portrait as a s

s, but his one particular chum was Jim Hartland, a s

a last adieu to Mrs. Hartland, who stood on the do

until we know who are

r certain, and Perce

d y

holarship wouldn't be any good to me though; it only pays for the fees and books, and you hav

eauleigh. The governors of Gayton Public School had offered a scholarship, to be competed for by three se

ry were to be made known that morning, and

to the school, "most of the fellows are in the playground. I'll race you to the gat

d, he kept it. On they went, flushed, panting, and straining every nerve, while a

it up,

t, Jim; he's

shoulder, but the open gate was only ten yards off, and the

o, no; the Angel wi

hen, using up all his remaining strength, Dick flun

ight against the vest pocket of a portly gentleman who was strolling leisurely across the playgro

catastrophe, ran up with a brisk "hurr

ecked, or in a railway collision, you will have some faint idea

ins in a tone of awe, and a shiv

feet, Tompkins, with an imbecile kind of smi

ry boy he would not have required any further informatio

oice husky, but, standing cap in hand, he said bravely, "I am very sorry, sir. We w

d w

Dick modestly; "but J

am painfully aware of the fact. However, there is no

s they ran to their places. "He didn't eve

t painful-

" And then, at sound of the bell, all talking sto

hap, came into the room and talked with Mr. Holmore, who then pr

hool in the town. We have three good champions, and whether they obtain the great honour for the Dean

d with joy, yet feeling rather uncomfortable at hav

Brait

raithwaite, came forward with alacrity and, to the d

e selection. Remember, once your names are given in, we cannot make any altera

are tremendous fellows-at a sprint.-Well, my lads, one thing is certain: this scholarship won't be gained without plenty of ha

much attention to lessons. They were well satisfied with their master's selection, a

n, "if the little beggar would work;" and when one wretched urchin hinted tha

who was himself still struggling with the mysteries of

cide the possession of the challenge shield for the following year. St. Paul's held it,

ould have seen him hit at practice yesterday

nk the 'Magpies'" (as the St. Paul's boys wer

pector out before

s mishap when Simpson, the reserve man of the team, c

e asked. "Hartland's cricked his

r blankly, hoping against ho

enough there he was, leaning on his chum's a

ly, asking more questions tha

the matt

t you

you h

Of course not! He is doing this

and I'll play to-morrow if I can

Simpson to fall back on," at which the Deanery boys shook their h

e two chums went up the road. "There'll be no

ur fault; and besides, I shall be all right. Mother will see to that, I'm glad the match

up if we pull off both? What a beast

, nice-looking lad, immensely proud of his school, a

that's hard lines on the Deanery. I wonder if t

t isn't much. I shall

good sort, though you are a Magpie. 'Pon my word, I'm

ayful dig in the ribs.-"Take care of yourself, Jim. I wouldn'

n. "Just fancy his proposing that the match should be put off! My st

ut 'twill be bette

ised limb, he chatted gaily with Susie, telling her all about the m

n the sofa; but she was a bright, intelligent girl, very fo

ld soon be well, for this cricket match was to be a

the two boys had promised to take her to the c

xclaimed rather wistfully, for the

practice. Give Jim plenty of goose-grease, Mrs. Hartland, and make him stay in bed till the last minute.-I'll be round in

aid Jim. "Why, y

hat, and was outside the