Pixy had not been there to defend us," said Fritz.
"He saved us from an attack by street boys, and he earned five hundred
marks, and found an English cousin of father's and Aunt Steiner's," and
then followed the whole story.

The Trojans had come back with the sprays of laurel, but were so
interested in the narrative that they paused to listen, and the
Director made a sign to them to throw the branches away, and they
knew better than to disobey orders.

"I am going on home now," said Franz. As Paul's father intended halting
at the school building, Paul and Fritz walked on with Franz to the
forest-house.

"Oh, boys!" cried Fritz when they neared the garden belonging to the
forest-house, "there are our spears sticking in the corn-rows, and on
them are kitchen aprons and other old rags, and there are our helmets on
the top of the poles. Who did it?"

"Katharine, our old cook, is the one who did it," laughed the
forest-keeper. "She was so angry at the birds for picking out her sweet
corn that she made scare-crows to frighten them away, and she found
nothing which served her purpose so well as did your spears and
helmets."

"Made scare-crows of our weapons!" said Fritz. "It is certainly a
shame!"

"No," said Paul, "it makes no difference. We found that they would be of
no use to us on our travels or at Frankfort."

Franz embraced his father, then ran in the house, where he was joyously
welcomed, as were Paul and Fritz when they hurried on to their homes.

Two days after, Mr. Heil returned and brought with him the satchel and
also the bird cage in which was a fine singer, for he had visited the
bird store and paid the difference between its cost and that of the mute
one which Fritz had bought. The grater and tin trumpet were also
appreciated by the recipients and the next morning Fritz was awakened
from a sound sleep by a blast from the trumpet in the hands of his
little brother.

The three went cheerfully to school that day, and their visit to
Frankfort long remained a well-spring of pleasure.

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