THE RIVER FIGHT
Henry shook hands with them all in turn and they sat down under the shade of an oak. Mr. Pennypacker looked him over slowly and rather quizzically.
"Henry," he said, "I scarcely realize that you were a pupil of mine. Here in the wilderness I see that you are the teacher and that I am a pretty poor and limping sort of pupil."
"You can teach us all many and useful things," said Henry modestly.
"What did you learn, Henry?" asked Paul.
Henry told the tale in brief, concise words, and the others expressed pleasure at his news.
"And so Clark is coming," said the schoolmaster thoughtfully. "It is wonderful what the energy and directing mind of one man can do. That name alone is enough to change the nature of a whole campaign. 'Tis lucky that we have this Cæsar of the backwoo
