ForamomentIthoughthewasgoingtosuggesta "gonnegtion," butheonlynoddedandshookmyhand.
"Letuslearntoshowourfriendshipforamanwhenheisaliveandnotafterheisdead," hesuggested."Afterthat, myownruleistoleteverythingalone."
'spossessionswascontinuallyincreasingandnowhehadsomethingtoshowme.
"Jimmysentmethispicture." Hetookouthiswalletwithtremblingfingers."Lookthere."
Itwasaphotographofthehouse, ."Lookthere!" .
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Heseemedreluctanttoputawaythepicture, helditforanotherminute, lingeringly, .
"Lookhere, ."
-leafwasprintedthewordSCHEDULE, andthedateSeptember12, :
GENERALRESOLVES
Risefrombed6.00A.M
Dumb-bellexerciseandStudyelectricity, etc.6.15-6.30
7.15-8.15"
"
Work8.30-4.30P.M
Baseballandsports4.30-5.00"
Practiceelocution,poiseandhowtoattainit5.00-6.00"
Studyneededinventions7.00-9.00"
NowastingtimeatShaftersor [aname, indecipherable]
Nomoresmokingorchewing
Batheveryotherday
Readoneimprovingbookormagazineperweek
Save $5.00 [crossedout] $3.00perweek
Bebettertoparents
"Icomeacrossthisbookbyaccident," saidtheoldman."Itjustshowsyou, don'tit?"
"'sgotaboutimprovinghismind? , andIbeathimforit."
Hewasreluctanttoclosethebook, .
AlittlebeforethreetheLutheranministerarrivedfromFlushing, ', hiseyesbegantoblinkanxiously, andhespokeoftheraininaworried, , '.
