Never mind." He idly fluttered the leaves of the pamphlet and glanced out into the street to see if any friends were in sight.

But it was Sunday afternoon, and rainy, and the wide, maple-bordered street, its neat artificial stone sidewalks shimmering with moisture, was quite deserted.

With a sigh Steve went back to the pamphlet.

It bore the inscription on the outer cover: "Brimfield Academy," and, below, in parenthesis, "William Torrence Foundation." "What does 'William Torrence Foundation' mean, dad ?" asked the boy.
Again Mr.Edwards lowered his paper, with a sigh.

"It means, as you will discover for yourself if you will take the trouble to read the catalogue, that a man named William Torrence gave the money to establish the school.