West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-02-21


ing-school and all that, but Pm dread
\ FUZZY rusty 10 she comufSn branches "
She flushed. ..hreathlesslys and laugh.
| Il nf55, eud he laughed too.
\ AS for me, '&le said, In pleased re-
turn OF her .confd deffee, ''it,s merelysa
meAps 70 an end; nIy.tegthiug. 1 want
to stlfdy. fd~, ,and want TO 10 IL by my
lsown, eyerttonS.s That sounds rather
goosty sgooay, doesn't fte But =. do.
I've Taught a. few terms. ;iK /. my own
codnkS, and now Tive &Ischool engaged
In yourss I've AE--D
But a foflfxdabiy fas examiner raped
on the platform 6esk, and sent a1hinner,
Dat equally awe-inspifiug,. colleague in
and.out among the seats with the arlth-
metic questions in purple type. writing;
and the Black County applicants sharp
ened their pencils and wrinkled their
orows studiously and won't TO work.
Blilly opened her lunch basket, three
hours lateEs an the small room provided
Tor the purpose.
There was enough for three men, she
mused, as she attacked a sandwich.
a bony young woman-in red aud
lavender hat-1ust shaking off the
crumbs OF her ascetic repast of soda
crackers and picked pears, regarded
herswithSstern amazement as she with.
drew.
Through the door she passed through
came the young man who sat next to
Milly.
s..Oh, are you herefp he said, with a
shallow-protense to surprise.
He sat down near her, with an express
sion of very frank pleasure
What was it that made him look so
handsome when he smiled, she wondered
his merry eyes or his white teeth2
How have you got on7p he oues-
toned, sympathetieally, opening his
Horribly, "she admitted ''I'm worse
that | thought. I've forgotten every
thing" She looked at his scanty bread
and butter. 'Please have one Of my sand
wiches," she said, shyly forcing it upon.
him. ''Egerything, positively. Pm
| shocked at myself.= Pm-sAfJHid L shanit
pass at all; and then, what will Uncle
Ihdgkey sayl made terrible work OF
those cube.root and brokerage problems.
i know l did. How / envieayou. you
looked so perfectly unfustefed- over
them And now the geography Good
ness me think did pretty well with
the Hebrides and Yucatan and the Obi
Iuyer;. but, oh. dear what are the
isotDermal ZonesI"
She made her lips and her smooth
brow iato- a ludicrous pucker AS she
looked mecklg up at him..-,
Hc.lqpghed, with that enjoying, boy
Sish slap of his hand on. his knee
Don't you know, honar: :brights'..He
.she shook her head solemnly. II
haven't the faintest idea. nevef did
care for physicarrgeography,and it's gone
She bit a tart Ia % ruefaily. .sAfon,e Won
take one Of thesel You see how much
of this could never eat No, don't
believe Pll get a certificate at all %
He gazed at her with poignant regret
in his eyes.
ooh, i hope so ~ he said, sincerely.
You've handed in your papers, haven't
youf" he added. vaguely.
She shook her head.
Nc; was foundering through the
| end OF it when LgOt hungry"
| They looked at each other with wide
eyes, startled by a common idea.
'Oh, no, mo- you mustn't Itwouldn't
| be right or honestw she gasped, half
laughing, half awed.
''Abstractly, it wouldn't" the Young
] man responded, refectively. "Ordinar-
/ lily, 1 shouldn't dream Of doing il. in
| deed; but, you see, you aren't adopt
I ing teaching as profession you're not
going to teach but one term, and that
for the sake Of its being new expert
ence, rand TO please your uncle-and II
: would be pity for a paltry certificate
to prevent you, and / don't feel that /
should violate my conscience by helping
! you to it a little, and --and-the isOther.
} NAL zonesare spaces on opposite sides OF
! the equator having the same mean tenn
perature and bounded by corresponding
ing isothermal lines"
/ Mifiy bprang from Uncle RidRlev's
i buggy, two weeks later, and rushed up
the walk like a small cyclone.
I She had been TO the POstogice, aud
she held blue envelope in her hand, or
clutched IL.
''I've got itl" she cried
Aunt Ridgley was sweeping of the
front porch.
'Pve got itl My per cents. weren't
Very good, you know. but I passed
Won't Uncle John be glad3 Where is
hoP'
''rand .ahgew said Aunt Ridalev.
weakly. "What you gotl He's 10 tho
barn. likely"
p Incle Ridgely was glad. He studied
, the-sfnaN' document, with interspersed
remHlosi
7 sIknew you hadn't no call to worry. -
"Pretty good" fHGn't never ben n
isttef teacher in this deestrict than
you'll make warrant YEP
lie took of his spectaoles as he handed
10 back
Z "Fhere was young man here lest
now" nc observed, ''about the school.
Seems he had one engaged over 10 Bev-
orly, and scarlet fever broke out over
there. and they amt goin' 10 have no
school yet awhile, and he come ovpr to
see about gettin' this one. Dave Han
ley told him about it seems he's n
cousin Of Dawes. Took examination
two weeks ago, same as you did. Wal.
] told him my niece had got the school
p omised 30 her." said Uncle Ridgely.
terenelg.
'What did he look likcf" said MiIly.
with sudden interest
".h, you needn't spuuk upl He's
.goin' home on noon trafn," said Uncle
lidgely, winking "W'y, good lookin'
feller he was; taller'n most and hair
color o. that cream cOiorcd nag and