The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-24
III SHO0LAA'LI.


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1obodv would have thought Il. The
1nrirmsf, Vas Ieaning against his front
-. With bis checked shirt sleeves
Erned back and an axe IN his hand.
Il 0rvey;nr the other two members "A
- board. who stood oufsi1c the
fnnce-
n vas meeting. nevertheless. and
q object was nothing less ifnpostsnt
1ban The selection 81 tea<ber FOR the
AL term
Lyman Dolly spoke 70 me s5oaf
having the seh0oi," said the chair. dn-
Lyman Dotyss exclaimed steve
Tenney, a staiwxrt young f<iIn~, with
dick brown hair. white tc<th and .
square chin, 70 make up Tor his lack
81 downright good looks . Why.
LYME Doty rout<fnf teach 4 haksy. He
es1it school before I did lang essouxh,
and he haxn't stsdi>d anything bat
pptatocs and winter wheat since, that
limos Of. Better stick 70 has FARM
atsucss you're rixht. s responded the
third member 81 the hoard, little
man viii, Z cheerful face aud tnss Of
gray hair sticking straight out from
his chin.
And the chairman nodded his agree
ruent.
.WeIl. = continued little Mr.. f4arkin,
with An air Of importance. I've had
an application that ] guess wiii suit.
lts soYt a relative Of my wiIe's and
lust ~ nice girl - ever Was smart.
hoo. she's got > Certificate tor s.o
years, last examination shed make
: splcadid ieachers Molly sAnborn
"sanborD +, sai.i Steve Tenney short
": any connection with the sani,urns
over the river"
That's where she's from, = said Mr.
Ixaykip. :. shes old John Saniorn's
girl--him that died last winter"
steve fro~nsd.
aYoa won't put her into thai school.
then. with my consent, be said. deter
minediy.
WHAT said Mr.. Larkin, with 4
easp. while the chairman stared.
aWhat would yoa think. 4 the young
man re sfonsied, IF a man soil you
1ifty head OF kheep at good price, and
hall OF them died Off IN the nest week
of disease he mast have known be-
forehandg That was the trick John
eanl,orn served me. And he laughed
In my face when wanted my money
hack. No, siri IeaHsf conscienfioHsiy
consent TO putting any Of the SAN
horns In that school. Bad lot, in my
M Larsin's small. bright eyes
mapped.
and everybody knows it," he admit
led. "Blt what that's got To do with
Molly Is moro than | can see. she's
- fine a siri a. you ever set eyes on.
not bit OF her.
well, well. fight IL out between
you said the chairman. quite good
natureIly; and retained 10 his wood
chppping.
The tail young man and the little old
man walked up the street together,
talking hriskiy.
Mr.. I4arkin was hot and indignant:
gteve was cool and innnoyabic.
.There don't seem Ia be- any mercy
In YOU" said the former. almost tear
fully, az Steve was preparing to turn in
q his gate. II taey'd been left well
on. 1t would be different; but they re
moor as poverty, and Molly needs the
place the worst way"
You hadn't mentioned that" said
the young man. turning back. IL
that the case
Mr.. Larkin walked away triumphant
i've minutes later.
But sieve Tenney had surrendered
With bad grace.
II couldn't hold out after that, Won
see," he said 10 his mother, relating
The story over their tea, = bat don't
approve of K. There's not much
much good Ia the Sanhorns. or lose
my guess.
Sehool began tao weeks later. when
thc tirst cool wave was deisopulatiag
front p3rc.ics aud increasing the at
fractions near kitchen stoyes.
Steve Tenney held 10 his opinion con
corning the new school teacher, and
acted accordingly.
He did net vail az the seheolhogse
The ilrst day. as was his caston,, 10
leave the register and see Il anything
was wanted. the chairman having a.
signed thee duties 10 his younger coli
legsiie.
lie sent the register by boy. a9d
was utterly indifferent ~ u whether
anything was want,d. lie tl4fned the
subject when the new teacher was mem
tionet, and he avoided Mr.. i.arkia's
comfortable hamc, where the teacher
boarded.
TIE little man made him call, how
ever. month or 80 after seAoci had
begun.
aGuess youh have 10 own UP to be-
ing la the wfuns. steve, fe heSaIa.
I'VE haiR't haa teacher for Years
that = given the satisfaction that Molly
due. fhe children rave ahoaf nrT~~
all OF EN-
Bat steve was uniinprcscd.
my opinion has yet % he altered,
ha said, rstaer st4sss.
Aaa Mr.. f4arkin looked discouraged.
"she spoke about nessiing new
broom and water pail he said, a. he
roe. ~ told her she'd better come to
You about il
That schoalhoase had = new broom
last tsrm, and water pau term before
last" saii the young director esnphat-
Aud Mr.. Larkin took a disconstiied
leave.
The next Sunday evening the yonng
man, sitting ia tae pew oi a small
wno.san church with his mother, and
allowing his eyes II rove about during
the rather long sermon, suddenly
discovered "a new face, and sat study
ing il for the remainder Of the even
iEg.
ii was that OF a young gtFt-fiot .
remarkably pretty sirl, bat TAR and
{ s,h aud Innocent, With bright iniel-
ligeace IN her dark eyes aud sweetness
her full lips.
"Who i She9" WAS his iirss question
alter the services were eoncs isled, sd
dscssed. ~ il happened. q little MT
i.arkia, Who had come Ia late.
"fhai +" The lGitsT asked, IN a ton
ishmeat. Way. that's oar teaei1eE- =.
the Molly Saaborn. That 5 my Vie
she's with, don't yoa sect am Walt
ing 10 take them horne
steve renacy .oand himself vi sking
quite frequently, alter that. that the
new teacher weait come - hsiu about
The hfoom aud water pail. Not That nc
xhoeld furnish taeM II nc found they
were not neesei, bat he Tell taAt &c
should not object Ia an interview N;th
the school teacher. lie even men
0enesi the subject careiessly - NJ.
Larkin one day wllel he Inri hiEl-
We'll. YOU see, was the response,
she SOFT of hates - coaie u sau-
The way you q about her having The
M'hool has got an around tie f5mn.
and | s'pase shes heart 81 H. >ae
cant help What her lataer was, Nefisy
can't, ana she. REID sensitive.
The yoang man looked disturbed
faat afternoon be lett his sof& AZ
IN early hJur--not however, saita%s-