The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-12-26

presence. They say he goes much IL
society; l wonder if his manner out
there IS the same as here? If it is
should think there would always be q
vacant space around him."
Il do not know; [ never met him be
fore | came here, but have heard he cut
quite a figure in Paris winter before
last. I suppose he was more vivacious
there, or la belle Franchise would never
have smiled on him"
Here Matte, remembering that the
bell had rung for her next class, start
ed on, telling Elise TO come over to her
room early that evening, that they
could get through with their work III
! time to go out for a walk. Elise and
| Matte were true friends, and they al
ways studied their lessons together,
helping each other all they could, ex-
cept in Latin. Elise would not study
that with any one, because she felt that,
in it, she could not help them in return
for the assistance they would give her.
For a few days after this little cpl
sode, Elise, although she pretended not
to mind her failure, worked at the de-
SplSed study With more zeal.
But ere long she became discouraged
again, and many a time would have
begged the superintendent's permission
to quit the class, but for n reason
she knew that unless she attained a pro-
fiCiency in this branch, she could not
take a full diploma that year, and, al
though the study of Latin was q great
burden to her, she could not gain her
own consent to lay it down Mt the cost
of losing a diploma, "the consummation
deyoutly to be desired" of every school
girls heart.
II am afraid it is useless for me to
try" she said to one of the girls, on her
way to the Professors Office the day of
the senior Latin examination, "but it
seems too bad, after l have been SO sue
cessful in all my other classes, to give
up my hopes of a diploma and the
scholarship medal without even making
an effort in this. If | had gotten the
music medal, [ would not care so much,
but [ lost time drOuing over this old
Latin, and could not pay proper atten-
ton to my music. l rarely ever had
such horrid luck in all my life, and
poor papa will be so greatly lisap-
pointed when he comes to commence
Here Elise's voice faltered, and
a tear stole into her great blue eyes.
II am so glad you are going to try,
said the girl to whom she had
been speaking, land 1 hope, sincerely,
you will meet with more success than
you expect" And she truly did all the
girls loved the beautiful, kind Franco
Irish girl, for she was always merry and
kind. She worked hard all that
day and remained in the Office writing
long after all the other girls had gone.
The Professor waited patiently tor her,
but never glanced to the desk where she
sat. At last she laid down her pen,
her papers without reading them
and, with a deep sigh, handed them to
the Professor. It was seldom Elise
but she was very tired now, and
had little hope of her labor availing
anything. A little while afterwards
she passed by his door, and, glancing
in, saw that he vas sitting in the same
place ~intently reading her papers.
Il understand she said to herself.
He is so much afraid my papers merit
a mark high enough to pass me hat he
not wait longer to look over them"
Perhaps Elise felt that she was un-
just to the Professor in her surmise,
but she would have felt it more if she
had only glanced up to meet the kind,
sympathetic look in his eyes as she
handed him her papers, not an hour be-
fore.
In a few days they all met again in
his Office to hear the fiat passed on the
result of their labor. When he came
Elise's name he made q slight pause
before he read it, and the mark he had
put on her examinations pause to
give her failure emphasis, Elise inter
preted it. She was the only one who
had failedl No need of emphasis to
make her feel It'll How was she to
bear her great disappointment
If Elise's good Judgment had not
made her know how deficient she was
in a knowledge of this language, she
would bave believed the Professors
dislike for her had influenced his de-
cision, but she well knew it was Just,
and her heart sank deep under her
failure. She did not raise her y e
from the floor, but sat there mo
tionless, expressionless, until the
class was dismissed, for the last time,
with congratulations from the Profess
sor. Then, without speaking to any
one, she hastily turned to leave the.
room. She made her exit from his
presence to-day less ~ioyfnlly Than she
had ever done, for, heretofore, however
serious may have been her bearing
when she entered his recitation-room,
her face was always the most radiant of
the GLASS as soon as she was dismissed.
She avoided speaking to any one, and
walking briskly to her MUSHROOM
opened her portfolio and commenced