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broken my hearth -
"But where have you BEEN dear!''
inquired her companion. teniely. 9si
g Ethel Lee was much wOne, and
Mrs. Coleman came after me-"
az wonder If you can ever forgive me,
Kitty" said Catharine. "Of course, it
seemed impossible, but when teno' clock
struck and the monitor came around rs
usual, and told me with tears in her
eyes that she feared she should he
obliged to report you with the, rest of
the runaways, l was nearly frantic.
She finally promised me thlt she
would wait till tomorrow, and see
what account you would give # your
self"
Then Catharine made hasty toilet,
and before Kitty knew what SIZE was
about, left the room. she ran down
stairs quickly, determined if she saw a
light in the professors study to ask per.
mission to make an explanation. 49,,
There was no light there, and Gather
inc concluded that the professor had
retired. s,rf isgi.1fl,if \ -el
He has gone to bed, l suppose"
said she, on her return, "and We mus:
be patient until morning. hf I
There was very little sleep 70: either
Of the girls, but Kitty was able o rise,
though still looking very pae and
worn.
After breakfast, she sought tn. pro-
fessor's study to make an exploitation.
Three times she went, but there was no
answer to her timid rap.
Then she went to the 'matron'sroom,
and found her out. Then receiving no
summons to the professors presence,
she waited until it was time FIR the
geometry class, and entered it as usual
The truants belonging to the class did
not appear,and it was some time before
the professor came in. When he did,
and his eyes met Kitty's, he seemed for
n moment quite undecided what to do.
Then he said, very slowly, but very dis
tinctly, the rest ofthe class looking on
in mute astonishment,- -R.ti.
(" Miss Bache, how dare you present
yourself in my presence this morning
unannounced?' e"o. aHa T.
Kitty's fingers press ed her book like
little clamps as she answered:
Because, professor, 1 am not guilty
of the disobedience with which YOU &C.
cuse me. have endeayored to see you
all the morning, but falling to do this, l
could not see why, having committed
no sin against you or the institution, /
might not 60 on with my classes as
usual" .
Then the girls clapped their hands,
and the professors eyes frightened.
ethel Lee was much worse last
night, and went 10 see her with the
matron's permission, and under Mrs.
Coleman's escort. l was not able to
leave her until that very late hour, and
then was too ill myself to say word"
"1f had only been informed said
the professor, more to himself than to
kltty-and then:
"The circumstances were very much
against you, my dear, but | should have
known better. There is such load
taken from my heart, Miss Bache, that
l don't know"
=" But what you could forgive the rum
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then the girls all clapped their hands
still louder. ~ don't think they will
ever do SO again, sir. 1t was very
great temptation"
"To you, Miss Bache?"
"No. I should like to have gone,
had you thought it best; but then, God
has made us all with such very differ
ent dispositions,-it was no credit to me
not to 60, because l prefer to obey.
They might have strut gled harder with
temptation going than l did staying
home" $4,000.
Then there was more applause, and
the professor said
"The class is dismissed. Miss Bache,
would like to see you in nv study"
So 1t came to pass that the seven run.
Always were pretty thoroughly disci-
plined, but not one expelled. Three
weeks after, Ethel Lee was able to re-
sumo her work in school, aud no one
knew she had ever been "crazy.'-
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