MAX’S LOGIC. 31

mother, grandmothers, Lill, Nita, and the new girl had each
and all retired exhausted from the field. ‘“‘ You women don’t
know how to manage. It’s easy enough!”

_ So Max took his books into Trotty’s room and sat down
with a hopeful but determined expression.

“Now Trotty!” said he, “I’ve come to stay with you,
and I want you to have a nice time and be a good boy. I’ve
got to read, you know, but I'll sit here, and I want you to
amuse yourself.”

“ O yes,” said Trotty, readily ; “Ill be good if I have ten
cents — in pennies — to play top on the table.”

Max produced the ten cents; that was easy enough. Lill
did not have ten cents, to be sure, to give away for the ask-
ing. But Max only thought: “It never occurs to a woman
to buy a job done. I’ve fixed him this time, I fancy.”

Max began to read : —

“From this it appears, that, though the difference of rea-
soning in the several qualities of comprehension and exten-
sion obtains in — ”’

“Max!” said Trotty, placidly, “my penny has rolled all
around ve room.” Max picked up the penny and began
again : —

“ Obtains in disjunctive, as in all other syllogisms, it docs
not, in the —”’

“Max!” again, sweetly, “I wished I had a drink of .
water.”

Max got the drink of water, and tried once more : —