Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-08-21

gested, brilliantly.
"And you're welcome to STAY here till
you're able to be on foot-don't worry
about that, child" Mrs. Peterson said,
stroking the pallid golden hair that
waved so charmingly all over the pretty
head.
"I'll tell you," Hulda suddenly cried
really brilliant this time. why can't
you take the school down in the red
school house? The trustees is lookin'
for teacher-Susy Vamps had it for
five years, but she gets better pay over
in Bergen county. You could teach it
I'll bet dollar And fathers one O. the
district committee-he could speak to
Squire Benson and Mr. Gates about it"
Rosie.s blue eyes frightened through
the tears.
ooh, III only could think 1 could,
Hulda-there's nothing very advanced
to teach is there?"
Huldah elevated her good-natured lit
tie pug nose in what was meant to be
with ring sarcasm.
Advanced guess not Why know
enough to teach it, SO far as keeping the
scholars in order goes. All you've got
to do is to hear them say their tables
and make the boys set by the girls when
they don't behave. Sue Vamp used to
wallop EN-, sometimes, but of course
you couldn't do that"
She eyed Rosie in momentary dismay
81 think can do all of that but the
whipping" Rosie returned with hope
full little laugh. "Do you thing that
Mr.. Peterson will speak to Squire Ben
SOM"
"Of course he will, but it would be bet
ter yet if you could see him yourself,
Rosie. Why, never thought of it-Dr
Duncan is one of the trustees-he's the
very man to help you, child. Tell him
all about it when he comes"
And the result was that on the tenth
day of June, when the school opened for
its short Summer term, to last to the va
cation beginning July Goth, Rosie Rice
was sitting in the big chair behind the
desk, engaged by the trustees to teach
such scholars as found it convenient to
attend the term-whose parents could
spare them from the farm work.
The first week everything went on
swimmingly-the novelty of Miss Rice's
methods held the youngsters in sort OF
thrall. The second week, the one big
boy of the school, loutish, sulking fel-
low of fourteen, and full head taller
than Rosie, arose in rebellion when Or
dered to put on his coat, which he had
removed without permission.
81 won't do it," he said, doggedly. "Ill
keep it of if I've mind to-"
"You will put on your coat immediate
ly," Rosie repeated quietly, her blue
eyes beginning to flash ominously, while
hush settled over the busy droning
hum of the school.
The boy looked around and grinned
impudently. He was the only son of
one of the trustees, and that trustee the
richest man for miles around, who lived
in handsome, modern house, with its
own gas works attached, and whose
fathers servants wore livery-very
much somebody through all of Bergen
county.
81 sha' mt do it," he retorted, and be-
fore he realized much about it, young
Master Oscar Gates was painfully aware
of the repeated descent across his Shout
ders of light singing switch-once,
twice, three times, whose keen hurt cut
through his linen shirt.
1t was the first time in the history OF
the Bergen county District school that
any teacher, man or woman, had dared
punish Oscar Gates, and completely won
der-struck, dazed and hurt, he surren-
dered Internationally.
"Will you put on your coat?" Rosie
asked politely, yet with that heretofore
unknown CLEAN in her eyes.
Eyes, ma'am," and the bully of the
LII
Rice taught.
But that evening Mr.. Absalom Gates
drove over to the Peterson farmhouse in
white rage that Miss Rice had dared
whip his boy-his boy.
81 should do it again under similar
circumstances" Rosie assured him, cour.
teously explaining the occurrence.
"She was right, Mr.. Gates-if she'd "a
let him conquer, where'd the school be
in few days." Mr.. Peterson said EN-
phatically.
81 can't that Miss Rice is to blame,
| Squire Benson said, when Mr.. Gates ap
pealed to brother trustee.
| miss Rice could not have acted 9th
erwise," DIR. Duncan said, calmly, when
visited in his turn. 81 have investigated
the matter, and sanction her course"
Enraged beyond measure, Mr.. Gates
drove home.
"You shall not 60 back to school. I'll
show them how they'll flourish with
my patronage withdrawn" said he tC
Oscar.
"But won't stay home," that free
spoken young chip off the old block an
swered, to the old blocks amazement
ct was fair fight and the best fellow
whipped, and l amt going to sneak out
that way. Pm going back same as ever
and mean to behave, too, for there's
the making of an A No. l man in me
Miss Rice told me when she had talk
with me after school. Leave school!
guess notW
And so little blue-eyed Rosie conquer
ed all round, until just before the vaca
ton time came, and Mr.. Benson moved
away, and friend Of Mr. Gates was put
in his place on the trustee board, and the
result was when Mr.. Gates handed Rosie
her hard-earned money the last day o
the term, he informed her that her ser
vices would not be required in Septem
Der, as a majority of the trustees were
opposed on principle to a teacher wht
practiced corporal punishment.
Don't you fret about it, Rosie" Mr.
Peterson said that evening, when he saw
the girls grave, discouraged face. "Thert
is talk of gettin' up a little private schoo
in the Methodist chapel I'll sene
Phoebe and Janey, and Miss Samuel
promised to let her two boys 60. l wa!
speakin' to Mr.. Duncan about it, and HI
said There he comes, now, and he cal
tell you more'n l can"
AS that gentleman approached, Rosie
looked eagerly up at him, all her wistfu
heart in her face.
ave were just talking about you, doc
TOR Sha said reaching ont her iittlt