Part 10 (1/2)
CHAPTER VII
HOW JOB HASKERS WENT SLEIGH-RIDING
On the instant the noise in Dormitory No 12 came to an end Shadow Ha his banjo out of sight under a bedspread Dave re up the books that had been scattered
”You--you young rascals!” spluttered Job Haskers, when he could speak
”How dare you throw books at lared around at the students, then strode into the dorht Dave by the shoulder
”I say how dare you throw books at me?” he went on
”I haven't thrown any books, Mr Haskers,” answered Dave, calmly
”What!”
”I threw that book, Mr Haskers,” said Roger, promptly ”But I didn't throw it at you”
”Ahes, Ito bed you all cut up like wild Indians This must be stopped
Every student in this room will report to me to-morrow after school I will take down your naan to write rapidly ”Who knocked over that stand?”
”I did,” answered Shadow ”It was an--er--an accident”
”Who was ,” answered Saeous, this noise up here, and it o to bed, all of you, and not another sound, re, Job Haskers withdrew fro the door sharply after hier
”Isn't it--er--dreadful!” lisped Polly Vane, who had taken no part in the proceedings, but had been looking over Dave's book on polar explorations
”He'll give us extra lessons for this,” gruer ”Just wait and see”
The next day the weather re on a hill running down to the river Dave and his friends wished they could go along, as both Sa six boys each But after the school session they had to report to Job Haskers, and he kept the exaht to square up for this,” said Phil ”See what a lot of fun coasting we've missed”
”Just what I say,” added the senator's son ”We et even with old Haskers somehow”
”Remerin
”Yes, and the time we put the bats in,” added Phil ”My, but didn't that cause a racket!”
”Let us put so else in his room this tiht to hit on so new”
”If we could only play some joke on him outside of the acade to Oakdale to-night; I heard him mention it to Mr Dale”
”Did he say when he would be back?”