Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 . of aversion were especially for-bidden. One day when a dish of rice pud- ding, which he particularly disliked, waspassed to him he was heard to say, thought-fully, Theres jus three kinds of pudding Ilike—mince pie an squash pie an gum! The Old Swimming-Pool MASTER Tom comes home at sundownwith the water of the old swimming-pool dropping like crystals from his shortcurly hair onto the nape of his neck. Hismother is getting their supper in the hot,stuffy kitchen. Tom, she exclaimed when her eyes fellon him peeping in at the open do


Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 . of aversion were especially for-bidden. One day when a dish of rice pud- ding, which he particularly disliked, waspassed to him he was heard to say, thought-fully, Theres jus three kinds of pudding Ilike—mince pie an squash pie an gum! The Old Swimming-Pool MASTER Tom comes home at sundownwith the water of the old swimming-pool dropping like crystals from his shortcurly hair onto the nape of his neck. Hismother is getting their supper in the hot,stuffy kitchen. Tom, she exclaimed when her eyes fellon him peeping in at the open door, comeright here to me, and she drew him up un-der the lamps rays for closer inspection. Goodness me! your shirts on wrong sideout! Dont tell me—youve been to that oldswimmin - pool agin. Or else, howd thatshirt o yours git turned on your back? In spite of the evidence that would havehanged him before a dozen jurymen, MasterTom gazed roguishly up into his mothersfrowning face and explained, Maw, I musta turned it gettin over the fence! Cornelia See page 337 Illustration for The Sword of Ahab THE BATTLE OF THE STAIRS arper


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