"
It was a grand scheme and it looked as if there could be no hitch in
it. What compunctions the other boys might have felt against the
attempt to cause pain to their teacher were forgotten in the excitement
of the coming sport.
The residents of the oblong home must have been surprised, to put it
mildly, when they found the house swinging along, in the grasp of some
great giant, themselves enveloped in gloom, and the only avenue of
escape sealed up. They hummed, and buzzed and raised a tempest within,
but it was in vain: they were prisoners and must remain such until the
ogre chose to release them.
Everything seemed to join to help the young rebel. The girls were
playing so far from the school building, that they gave no heed to the
procession which passed into the structure. One glance told Tom that
it was without an occupant, and he strode hastily to the desk, the
others pausing near the door, ready to dash out in the event of
disaster.
The desk was unlocked and Tom raised the lid. The nest was laid on its
side, in the middle, but it was so big that he had to displace several
books to make room for it. Then the knots were untied, the
handkerchief flirted free, the lid lowered, and the deed was done.
Tom joined his companions with a radiant face. "Not a word," he
cautioned, "be extra good this afternoon; even I'll try to behave
myself for once, but we won't have to wait long.
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