The Story of Sugar

fore him the facts about his runaway, the principal sent the boy to his own room to there await sentence Van was in the lowest of spirits. What would the penalty of his insurrection be? He kn

thin his memory had he been dishonest. So he had fearlessly told the truth, and despite the calamity it threatened he fou

he loved so much! And in disgrace, too. Wh

e thought of tel

ays he realized for the first time how indulgent his father had been; he had denied his son no reasonable wish, simply asking in return that the boy express his gratitude by studiousness and obedience. Van flushed as with

Van was seldom depressed-so seldom, in fact, that the sight aroused in his chum nothing but an anxiety les

called Bob the instant he was i

ans

ouble?" Bob repeated,

re the story could be drawn f

t last heard it

omething?" queri

pset. I can't for the life of me understand how you came to do such a thing. Did you expect

right-ru

in; I'm only tryin

go to that ball game and I started. I should have go

anyway," Bob said. "Of course you knew

e chap who was mowed down by the brute in that car. If I hadn't happened to hear t

be the mess it would have been if you had gone to the game, had a bang-up time, and come home a sneak who had stolen his fun. At least you

ramrod on obedience to the school rules," sighed Van, "and h

sport, how you-" Bob broke off. "If I'd

"No, I shouldn't have gone if you had been here, Bobbie. So

tu

I thought you'd blow my head off

g like that just for a ball game! It wasn't worth it. Think of your being pitched

the pillows

bie," he moaned. "Don't I

ther you do or no

b. I'm de

sudden thought seemed to strike him. He did not speak for a f

might

thi

nd sauntered

decent chap and not get into an

are you

r a little while. I'll be back soon. Wi

s,

r bri

ur

quit this room unt

was

olitude back swarmed all those dreary thoughts that Bob's cheery presence had

hened into an hour and

became in

or of the corridor outs

coming in with elastic step a

as wreathe

u look like that?" questioned V

e wh

you a Christmas-tree or made

laug

o see the He

any one such overwhelming delight,

octor," Bob said. "You may have more ca

voice trembled. "Did you

no

w did yo

ou are doing it for some one else. Now sit up and listen and I'll tell you all about it. The Doctor was mighty white about you; but in spite of all he stuck to the fact that you'd d

rra

a pillow in

stay here because I promised upon my word of

l do

isn'

hesi

im to deliver the rem

o gain time. "But of course you can't expec

ind

ke with jaunt

r that you should be pretty sever

afraid. Fire ahead! What'

says-he feel

n, come on-

part in the school athletics this

d not

low," declared Bob, "but i

n made n

gaze Bob reg

nd had knocked me out,

ut his hand on

d up into his friend's face

to bless my stars that my banishment from athletics is only temporary. Suppose I had been smashed up so I could never play another game like that little kid, Tim McGr

s something in the world that only y

yo

n't k

just to do something?" mused Van. "You'd be wondering all

suppose the only way to make sure would be to do whatever came to you the best way you

ng and stuf

at least studying

t belie

t hurt you

sappointed, too. It's about that sick kid, Tim McGrew. The surgeon says the little beggar will never walk again. I feel pretty sore about it; I suppose because I was there," explained

u'r

p about the accident. Remember, it might have been me instead o

s the lo

e boys spoke

ob whi

he thing you are to do is something