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Nutive champion and admirer sparkled like diamonds. A murmur of delight
and sympathy went the rounds of the schoolroom. Mr. Darrow glared
savagely at the boy. He brandished the ruler wildly, sending an ink
bottle rolling to the floor. As a titter greeted this catastrophe, he
lost his temper and dignity completely. Springing down from the
platform, he made a swoop upon Andy. The latter stood his ground, and
there was a shock. Then Andy was swayed to and fro as the schoolmaster
grasped his arm. "Young man," spoke Mr. Darrow in a shaking tone, "this
is the limit. An example must be made! Last week you tore down the
schoolhouse chimney with your ridiculous tight rope performances." "And
wasn't it just jolly!" gloated a juvenile gleesome voice in a loud
whisper. The schoolmaster swept the room with a shocked glance. It had
no effect upon the bubbling-over effervescence of his pupils. Every
imagination was vividly recalling the rope tied from the schoolhouse
chimney to a near tree. Every heart renewed the thrills that had greeted
Andy Wildwood's daring walk across the quivering cable. Then the
culminating climax: the giving way of the chimney, a shower of
bricks--but the young gymnast, safe and serene, dangling from the eaves.
"Last week also," continued the schoolmaster, "you stole Farmer Dale's
calf and carried it five miles away. You are complained of continually.
As I said, young man, you have reached the limit. Human patience and
endurance can go no farther. You are demoralizing this school. And n
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