The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-07-06

have sins enough of your own to auswer
for, without s~houldering those of Others"
"But really and truly" pleaded she,
with tears in her glorious eyes. Il am
alone to blame. They would not have
gone but for me, and you will make me
perfectly wretched II you punish them,
when the fault was all mine," and she
sobbed audibly.
Il should be sorry to do that" he an
swered. at is enough that you make
every day of my life wretched without
my retaliatiRg, and if you will answer
for the good behavior of your compan-
ions in future it shall be as you desire"
81 will" promised Sue, but she grew
deadly pale to the lips as he extended
his hand to receive hers.
The next moment her little rosy palm
lay in his great broad one, above which
the ruler was poised for the blow and
though their hands were hidden behind
the desk, the blows could be distinctly
heard.
"One two, three, four-one for each
t%ruant," said the teacher, looking down
into the eyes of Sue with an expression
none but she could interpret.
The next instant the face of Sue was
buried in her handkerchief, and her
cheeks crimsoned as with shame. Then
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teacher, and he had to bend low to hear
her.
"Who is the scapegoat nowT she
questioned, and the dimples betrayed
that her emotion was laughter, and If her
eyes were filed with tears they were not
sorrowful ones.
"Never mind" was answered by the
teacher, as he bit his moustache to hide a
smile, "You may take your seat now"
"What a generous soul" murmured
Sue, as she laid her head upon the desk.
81 knew he wouldn't strike me. His
broad hand entirely covered mine and
received every blow. How the girls
would laugh if they knew it. But / won't
tell. That shall be our little secret"
The remainder of the afternoon she
studied very diligently and recited clev-
erly, though there was a very saucy
light burning in her brown eyes that
argued i'll for some one.
When school closed for the day, the
girls hecked around her with many ex-
%pressions of sympathy.
at was so good and noble in you, Sue,
TO take all the blame and the punish
ment," exclaimed May.
Sand how ridiculous he looked pound
ing the little hand of a lady" added
Kitty. 81 am sure he must think very
little of himself, and, as for me, | hate
him"
$50 do l." said Annie Miller, and
would sit up all night to find time to de-
spise him."
"Don't be fools ~ interrupted Sue, with
a flash of anger. 81 think he was very
kind and generous to let US off as easy
as he did, for we were wrong and he
right"
II thought it belonged to a gentle
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woman ?' answered May, with a sneer.
'The truth is" replied Sue, she fixed
the penalty so severe and ~unrelenting
that he supposed no one would disobey,
and when he was forced to fulfill the law
he punished one girl in place of four,
and as it was neither of you, l think you
ought to be satisfied. Suppose We let the
subject drop"
$50 be it. But if he remains at the
school-house late again tonight, shan't
we haunt him?"
"Yos," said Sue, "and it is my turn to
be the ghost. There is jolly fun in that"
Meanwhile Paul Cheney was again
writing to his city chum, and in conclu-
sion he said:
II have had a hard day. The girls
were unusually provoking, and the
knuckles of my lefthand are very much
swollen, from an injury received while
furnishing one of them. You need not
be surprised to hear that / have given
up teaching. The Plainville Academy is
proving too much for me, and any day l
may drop in upon you"
The letter finished, he started for his
boarding place, but as he approached the
graveyard there fitted before him a
white-robed ghost, which disappeared,
us he neaped it, with a mysterious ia
cility. But, nothing daunted, he pressed
rapidly onward to an immense hollow
tree and forced his way into its depths.
There was a smothered cry of alarm,
the removing of a sheet, and Sue Salmon
stood painting in the arms of Paul
Cheney.
80, nave at last captured the ghost"
he said laughingly.
20, please let me go. See, you have
frightened the girls, and they have all
run away. So please let me go"
II do not please just now, Miss Susie.
l have a long account to settle with this
particular ghost"
"Then settle it quickly, and let me CO."
she said, impatiently stamping her little
foot
DWELL, let me see. How many nights
have l been haunted on my way home p
This is my first night" asserted Sue.
"All the girls took it by turns"