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him�察─    �he   told  himself。    There     were    the  boy�察   �the  artist�察 �and    a  third 

personality so evanescent that it defied being named。 The boy was jolly�察�

impetuous�察�confidential�察�and delightfulplainly reveling in all manner of 

fun   and   frolic。  The   artist   was   nothing   but   a   bunch   of   nervous   alertness�察�

ready to find melody and rhythm in every passing thought or flying cloud。 

The     thirdthat   baffling    third  that   defied   the   namingwas       a  dreamy�察�

visionary�察�untouchable creature who floated so far above one's head that 

one's hand could never pull him down to get a good square chance to see 

what he did look like。 All this thought Mr。 Jack as he gazed into David's 

luminous eyes。 



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                                CHAPTER XX 



                   THE UNFAMILIAR WAY 



       In September David entered the village school。 School and David did 

not assimilate at once。 Very confidently the teacher set to work to grade 

her new pupil�察�but she was not so confident when she found that while in 

Latin   he   was   perilously  near   herself   ��and   in   Frenchwhich   she   was   not 

required   to   teachdisastrously   beyond   her�。��察  �in   United   States   history   he 

knew   only  the   barest   outlines   of   certain   portions�察  �and   could   not   name   a 

single battle in any of its wars。 In most studies he was far beyond boys of 

his   own   age�察  �yet   at   every   turn   she   encountered   these   puzzling   spots   of 

discrepancy�察     �which    rendered    grading    in   the  ordinary    way    out  of   the 

question。 

     David's     methods     of  recitation�察  �too�察  �were   peculiar�察   �and   somewhat 

disconcerting。 He also did not hesitate to speak aloud when he chose�察�nor 

to rise from his seat and move to any part of the room as the whim seized 

him。   In   time�察  �of   course�察  �all   this   was   changed�察  �but   it   was   several   days 

before   the   boy   learned   so   to   conduct   himself   that   he   did   not   shatter   to 

atoms the peace and propriety of the schoolroom。 

     Outside of school David had little work to do now�察�though there were 

still  left  a  few    light  tasks   about   the   house。   Home     life  at  the   Holly 

farmhouse was the same for David�察�yet with a differencethe difference 

that comes from being really wanted instead of being merely dutifully kept。 

There   were   other   differences�察  �too�察  �subtle   differences   that   did   not   show�察�

perhaps�察�but that still were there。 

     Mr。 and Mrs。 Holly�察�more than ever now�察�were learning to look at the 

world through David's eyes。 One dayone wonderful daythey even went 

to   walk   in   the   woods   with   the   boy�察  �and   whenever   before   had   Simeon 



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Holly left his work for so frivolous a thing as a walk in the woods� �

     It was not accomplished�察�however�察�without a struggle�察�as David could 

have   told。   The   day   was   a   Saturday�察  �clear�察  �crisp�察  �and   beautiful�察  �with   a 

promise of October in the air�察�and David fairly tingled to be free and away。 

Mrs。   Holly   was   bakingand   the   birds   sang   unheard   outside   her   pantry 

window。 Mr。 Holly was digging potatoesand the clouds sailed unnoticed 

above his head。 

     All the morning David urged and begged。 If for once�察�just this once�察�

they would leave everything and come�察�they would not regret it�察�he was 

sure。   But   they   shook   their   heads   and   said�察   �No�察  �no�察  �impossible� ─  �In   the 

afternoon the pies were done and the potatoes dug�察�and David urged and 

pleaded again。 If once�察�only this once�察�they would go to walk with him in 

the woods�察�he would be so happy�察�so very happy� �And to please the boy 

they went。 

     It   was   a   curious   walk。   Ellen   Holly   trod   softly�察  �with   timid   feet。   She 

threw hurried�察�frightened glances from side to side。 It was plain that Ellen 

Holly did not know how to play。 Simeon Holly stalked at her elbow�察�stern�察�

silent�察�and preoccupied。 It was plain that Simeon Holly not only did not 

know how to play�察�but did not even care to find out。 

     The    boy    tripped   ahead    and   talked。    He   had   the   air  of  a  monarch 

displaying   his   kingdom。   On   one   side   was   a   bit   of   moss   worthy   of   the 

closest attention�察�on another�察�a vine that carried allurement in every tendril。 

Here was a flower that was like a story for interest�察�and there was a bush 

that   bore   a   secret   worth   the   telling。   Even   Simeon   Holly   glowed   into   a 

semblance   of   life   when   David   had   unerringly   picked   out   and   called   by 

name the spruce�察�and fir�察�and pine�察�and larch�察�and then�察�in answer to Mrs。 

Holly's     murmured�此   �But�察  �David�察  �where's   the   difference�拭  �They   look   so 

much alike� ─�he had said�此�

     ;Oh�察�but they aren't�察�you know。 Just see how much more pointed at the 

top that fir is than that spruce back there�察�and the branches grow straight 

out�察�too�察�like arms�察�and they're all smooth and tapering at the ends like a 

pussy´cat's tail。 But the spruce back thereITS branches turned down and 



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outdidn't you notice��and they're all bushy at the ends like a squirrel's 

tail。 Oh�察�they're lots different� �That's a larch 'way aheadthat one with the 

branches all scraggly and close down to the ground。 I could start to climb 

that easy�察�but I couldn't that pine over there。 See�察�it's 'way up�察�up�察�before 

there's a place for your foot� �But I love pines。 Up there on the mountains 

where I lived�察�the pines were so tall that it seemed as if God used them 

sometimes to hold up the sky。; 

     And     Simeon     Holly    heard�察   �and   said  nothing�察    �and   that  he   did   say 

nothingespecially        nothing     in  answer    to   David's    confident    assertions 

concerning   celestial   and   terrestrial   architectureonly   goes   to   show   how 

well�察�indeed�察�the man was learning to look at the world through David's 

eyes。 

     Nor   were   these   all   of   David's   friends   to   whom   Mr。   and   Mrs。   Holly 

were   introduced on that   memorable   walk。 There   were the birds�察  �and   the 

squirrels�察�and�察�in fact�察�everything that had life。 And each one he greeted 

joyously by name�察�as he would greet a friend whose home and habits he 

knew。   Here   was   a   wonderful   woodpecker�察  �there   was   a   beautiful   bluejay。 

Ahead�察  �that     brilliant   bit  of   color  that  flashed   across    their   path  was   a 

tanager。   Once�察  �far   up   in   the   sky�察  �as   they   crossed   an   open   space�察  �David 

spied a long black streak moving southward。 

     ;Oh�察    �see� ─  �he  exclaimed。     ;The    crows�    �See   them��'way       up  there�拭�

Wouldn't it be fun if we could do that�察�and fly hundreds and hundreds of 

miles�察�maybe a thousand�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�David�察─�remonstrated Mrs。 Holly�察�unbelievingly。 

     ;But they do� �These look as if they'd started on their winter  journey 

South�察  �too�察  �but   if   they   have�察  �they're   early。   Most   of   them   don't   go   till 

October。 They come back in March�察�you know。 Though I've had them�察�on 

the mountain�察�that stayed all the year with me。; 

     ;My�      �but  I  love   to   watch    them    go�察─  �murmured       David�察   �his  eyes 

following the rapidly disappearing blackline。 ;Lots of birds you can't see�察�

you     know�察    �when     they   start   for   the   South。    They    fly   at  nightthe 

woodpeckers and orioles and cuckoos�察�and lots of others。 They're afraid�察�I 



                          

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