Part 13 (1/2)

Reaching the spring they held him by the feet and soused hi the fat boy in until his head struck the hard botto, when his head was out of water

”You'll need your 'old ombrell' e have done with you,” cried Ned

”You ake us up at this hour with your unearthly screeching, will you?” deive you a spanking for disturbing his h, fellows Reo”

They took Tad literally They did let the fat boy go He landed on his head on a hard rock when they let go of hi lustily

”Look out! There co just in tieous in a pair of new pajaroup Stacy saw hi The fat boy bounded to his feet in a hurry He was especially interested in the cedar liht hand of the Professor

”I reckon I'll see you all later,” muttered Chunky as he made a bolt for his tent Either some one tripped hith on the ground just as the stick came in contact with his body It was not a hard blow, butbroadly

Stacy leaped to his feet and ran, howling at the top of his voice, and threatening dire revenge on the Professor Professor Zepplin was plainly undismayed, for he pursued with strides that ue boots

”Say, can't we arbitrate, without an appeal to force?” bellowed back Stacy as he reached the tent

”We cannot,” boomed the Professor's deep voice ”This is an instance in which the punitive expedition h”

_Whack! Whack!_ That stick played a tattoo thatdeeper into the cedar boughs, he got up hastily In his desperation he seized the Professor's feet, giving aat thehing

He reached for the fat boy, but Chunky, with a new exertion of his strength, brought the tutor down to a sitting position

”Retreat in good order, while you have a chance!” called Walter Perkins

Three grinning faces itive at the tent But Stacy bowled Walter over, leaped the foot that Rector extended to trip him, and then dashed for the shelter of the tall cedars, where he hid

There he shi+vered in his wet paja Brown cared not for tih breakfast ti under his belt-line continued

”I wish I hadn't been quite so fresh!+” thought the boy, disht to have fun, but there are times when a square h he was really enjoying the situation, looked anything but aht Stacy, ruefully ”I've got to get near the kitchen kit soon hello, the caed fro he had learned from Rastus Rastus in Kentucky

One end of the tent was suddenly raised

”Do you want another ducking?” dery voice of Ned Rector

”If you're ive it toout, but by the tiht The fat boy had stolen in aress of events Ned returned to his tent in disgust No further objection was heard from the Professor as to Chunky's vocal exercises