. St. Nicholas [serial] . tion of the member of the SchoolBoard, who escaped early in the excitement,the few men present devoted their efforts toquieting the frightened ones. It was plain to Vol. XXXIL-93-94. them that had there been powder in the stoves,they would certainly have known of its pres-ence long before this; but no words of theirscould stop the frantic rush for the doors. For a few moments, Pinkey was more fright-ened at the result of his joke than was any oneelse. He had visions of an awful explosion,and his heart sank within him as he thought ofthe consequences. But when he remem
. St. Nicholas [serial] . tion of the member of the SchoolBoard, who escaped early in the excitement,the few men present devoted their efforts toquieting the frightened ones. It was plain to Vol. XXXIL-93-94. them that had there been powder in the stoves,they would certainly have known of its pres-ence long before this; but no words of theirscould stop the frantic rush for the doors. For a few moments, Pinkey was more fright-ened at the result of his joke than was any oneelse. He had visions of an awful explosion,and his heart sank within him as he thought ofthe consequences. But when he rememberedthe baking-powder, the cause of Bunnys alarmwas evident, and he felt a wave of relief comeover him as the terrible possibilities presence of mind returned, and he viewedwith the utmost pride the outcome of his scheme,the great success of which was due to Bunnysneedless heroism. On all sides Pinkey heard glowing words ofpraise for Bunnys bravery, and now he saw achance to distinguish hwiself. Rushing into. HE GREW MORE AND MORE DISGUSTED EVERY TIME HE SAW PUTTY ESCORTHATTIE WARREN ACROSS THE PLATFORM. the hall, he secured the two buckets of drinking-water that were there and which, in the excite-ment, had been entirely forgotten. With greateffort, and consequent damage to the clothingof those who jostled him, he reentered theroom, and going first to one stove and then PINKEY PERKINS. to the other, dashed a bucketful into each, com-pletely extinguishing the fires. He, too, could be a hero. As the last of the occupants were leaving thesmoke-filled room, teachers from the adjoiningrooms ran excitedly into the hall to see whatcould be the cause of such unusual noise and It was a rather shamefaced crowd thatgathered in the yard, after it was all over, todiscuss the excitement before dispersing. Someof the more timid were still unconvinced thatdanger was past, and thought that the entireschool should be dismissed; but wise counselprevailed and overruled their proposi
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