MAKING THE SUMMEK-HOUSE 89 



was possible, while the carpenter sawed the cross- 

 pieces and Mr. Trommel inspected the baby sweet 

 peas. 



"Say," he burst out at last, "are those clothes- 



posts t are you making a drying-yard ? Or are they 

 posts for horizontal bars ? Is it a support for the pole 

 you use in doing the pole vault? Perhaps it's for 

 parallel bars, or " 



"Young man," interrupted Mr. Trommel, eying 

 him with disapproving spectacles, "did you not learn 

 at school that it is much better for the lungs that 

 you breathe through the nose I Yes ! And to do that 

 you may find it necessary to close the lips. We 

 must make great sacrifices for health." 



The boy stared blankly for a moment, then re- 

 lapsed into an aggrieved silence. 



