“Will you come down, or shall I fetch you down?” added the carpenter very decidedly.
“Fetch me down, if you please,” answered Dick with a chuckle.
Possibly the runaway thought he should like to see the master-carpenter climb the tree. Captain Gildrock had come out of the shop, but he did not interfere with the instructor in mechanics. Very likely he desired to see how he would manage the case.
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“Here, Tom!” said Mr. Brookbine after a whistle. He addressed the call to a tremendous
St. Bernard dog, which had come to Beech Hill with him.
Tom promptly obeyed the summons. His master pointed up the tree, and soon got the eyes of the canine fixed on the culprit. Then he directed him to lie down at the foot of the maple. The dog appeared to understand his mission. The principal was glad to find the carpenter did not display any thing like anger.
“Now, Phil, we will go back to the shop, and attend to those shelves,” said Mr. Brookbine.
Phil wanted very much to get hold of Dick Short. He looked up at him, and then at the dog. He said nothing; for he realized that the instructor intended to punish his assailant in his own way, and he was rather curious to see what the result would be.