HORACE TAKES A STAND 115 



of making good in his resolve you fellows cut out the 

 slapstick stuff and give him a chance ! ' ' 



So Horace worked that day. And from then on 

 we noticed a growing change in his conduct and de- 

 meanour. He became another person altogether. 

 And though improvement in actual accomplishment 

 was slow, the new attitude the apparent recogni- 

 tion of his shortcomings and his evident determina- 

 tion to overcome them won a measure of respect 

 from us all. 



