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for some time, looked out to see what had become of her & smiled as he saw the expedient she had resorted to. Little Frank watched her face till she saw the smile, then felt sure she was not to be censured & continued to teeter in high glee.
When very young there was part of the time a man in charge. Frank was inclined to be mischievous so she & one of the boys was tied to the schoolmaster's wrist by a handkerchief & led about as he moved. At other time she sat by him on the platform & now & then he would slip a bit of licorice, of which she was very fond, into her hand. On another occasion she had been in some mischief & he