. The Viking blood; a story of seafaring. the Presbyterianminister and his wife—particular folk—were with themawaiting dinner. At the sight of her son—covered withmud, with swollen lips and a rapidly blackening eye, andaccompanied by a shock-headed youngster in blue woollenjersey and hob-nailed boots—Mrs. McKenzie nearlyfainted. THE VIKING BLOOD 33 Alive liad a light, inainma! ejaculated Donald, re-lapsing into the language of the street. Ah licked a bigfella cad Luggy Wulson. He was a big lump with naeguts and I bliddied his beak and gave him a keeker!Didnt I, Joak? Ye did! grunted Joak lacon
. The Viking blood; a story of seafaring. the Presbyterianminister and his wife—particular folk—were with themawaiting dinner. At the sight of her son—covered withmud, with swollen lips and a rapidly blackening eye, andaccompanied by a shock-headed youngster in blue woollenjersey and hob-nailed boots—Mrs. McKenzie nearlyfainted. THE VIKING BLOOD 33 Alive liad a light, inainma! ejaculated Donald, re-lapsing into the language of the street. Ah licked a bigfella cad Luggy Wulson. He was a big lump with naeguts and I bliddied his beak and gave him a keeker!Didnt I, Joak? Ye did! grunted Joak laconically, taking in theluxurious surroundings of his pals hoose. Mrs. McKenzie rang for the maid and gasped,Mary! Take these boys out in the kitchen and cleanthem! The minister and his wife sat very prim and McKenzie felt that her darling had fallen from hispedestal, while Captain McKenzie strode to the bay windowand looked out with smiling eyes—secretly delighted—and proud to know that he had a son that was all Two years at the Gregg Street Public School sawDonald in that exalted grade of learning known asthe Ex-sixth—a sort of educational Valhalla whichconferred a brevet rank upon one and caused the scholarsof lesser degree to look up to its members with awe. Thepupils of the Ex-sixth were supposed to have out-grownthestrap, and their curriculum led them into the enviedprecincts of the school laboratory, where, at certain times,they could do all sorts of wonderful things with Bunsenburners, and test tubes, and hydrometers and such like. Inthis class a fellow could make gun-powder on the sly andcolor his knife or a white-metal watch and chain to look likegold by dipping it in copper sulphate. Though Donald could boast of no prowess at thestrenuous athletic games of football, running, jumping,etc., yet he developed remarkable ability as a lessons were compulsory in the Gregg StreetSchool and a fine swimming bath was attached to the
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