e not as good friends as they had been.
Oliver could not keep up with his class, and after awhile he had to drop
into a lower class.

Arthur did not have much time to play after he came home from school
because he had to help his mother.

Their teacher lived just across the street from the two little boys. She
had noticed in school that Arthur could learn faster than Oliver. She
saw that Arthur was stronger and happier, and she soon thought she knew
why.

So one day she told them both to stay after school, that she wanted to
talk to them for a little while.

After all the other children had gone she called them up to her desk and
said, "Oliver, would you like to be like Arthur and have healthy, rosy
cheeks, and be able to run and play as he does?" Of course, Oliver said
yes, for he had long been wishing that he could feel as happy as Arthur
looked. He wanted to be able to come regularly to school, and he did not
want to have colds and headaches--he was tired of them.

"Well," said the teacher, "I want to tell you how you may grow as
strong as Arthur. You must stay out-of-doors, and play with the other
boys more than you do. You look pale because your blood is not red
enough.

"Boys and girls have blood in their bodies. You have seen it when you
cut your finger. The more you run and play, the more blood you will have
and the redder it will be. This good red blood is what makes you strong;
you must eat plenty of good food and play out in the open air with the
other boys. Keep your body clean, and get your mother to let you walk to
school each morning with Arthur. Now run along to play, and I am sure
you will soon feel better, and after a few days you will be as strong as
Arthur and the other boys."

QUESTIONS

1. Compare the two boys--Arthur and Oliver--as to
their pleasures and opportunities.

2. Why did Arthur study hard and love to work?

3. Why did Oliver ride on the street car to
school, and why could he not run and play with the
other boys after he got to school?

4. Oliver was sick a great deal and could not keep
up with his class. Why did his teacher say that he
could not do his work as well as Arthur?

[Illustration]

TWO LITTLE WINDOWS

In every house there is a window. Some houses have many windows to let
in the bright sunshine and the pure fresh air, and to let us see from
within the gl