. St. Nicholas [serial] . s ,/ , smiled to see the school- ;* masters white handgrasping the dusty rail,and streaks of cobwebsembroidering the bluefrock coat. But therewas one face that tookon a morose expression. Yellow Jacket looksbilious, said Toby, asthey turned down Waterstreet. I 11 cure him ofthat, said Mr. Allerton. Nothing eases theheartache like doing akindness to the personwho has caused , Patterson! hecalled out cheerily, willyou lend a hand ? Yellow Jacket, stand-ing in his mothers yard,sulked and scowled for a moment; then set his lips with sudden resolu-tion, walked to th
. St. Nicholas [serial] . s ,/ , smiled to see the school- ;* masters white handgrasping the dusty rail,and streaks of cobwebsembroidering the bluefrock coat. But therewas one face that tookon a morose expression. Yellow Jacket looksbilious, said Toby, asthey turned down Waterstreet. I 11 cure him ofthat, said Mr. Allerton. Nothing eases theheartache like doing akindness to the personwho has caused , Patterson! hecalled out cheerily, willyou lend a hand ? Yellow Jacket, stand-ing in his mothers yard,sulked and scowled for a moment; then set his lips with sudden resolu-tion, walked to the fence, put his hands uponit, and cleared it like an athlete, and with halfa dozen swift strides placed himself beside theschoolmaster. This aint no work for you, he said; you re getting your clothes all over dust. That s nothing; it will brush off, replied, giving way to the wasp-catcher. What a muscular arm you have, Patterson ! To be called something besides YellowJacket or Josh,— to be addressed as Pat-. YELLOW JACKET HELPS TOBY WITH HIS BOAT. (SEE NEXT PAGE.) terson, in the respectful tone the schoolmasteralways employed,— was a novel sensation tothe village idler. At the lake-side he waved offboth the doctor and Mr. Allerton, who offeredto assist, and, lifting the boat by the stern,swung it around, hauled it into the water bymain strength, and sent it afloat with so vigor-ous a push that Toby very nearly went intothe lake with it. Mr. Allerton dusted his clothes with his hand- 43° THE FORTUNES OF TOBY TRAFFORD. kerchief, removed a cobweb epaulet from hisshoulder, and remarked: You are a young Hercules, Patterson ! Yellow Jacket did nt know just what a Her-cules was, young or old; but he was pleasedto understand that his strength was compli-mented, and replied: If you have any moreboats to launch, bring em on! •? There is one more, if the doctor will kindlylend us his horse, said Mr. Allerton. I thinkwe might take that Whitehall boat, even if
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