Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-10
A TEACHERS ROMANCE.
From Bow Bells.]

by little boy, wondered to himself how
any one could stand such racket, seem.
ingly forgetful of his own noisy youthful
days.
'Is Miss Arnold, the teacher, IMP" he
asked, addressing pretty girl who wa:
standing in the doorway.
She smiled, and the pink in her cheeks
deepened to beautiful red as she replied
81 am the teacher
"Oh, excuse me for installing you fol
one of the scholars" To himself he
thought, "She seems very young to have
charge of those wild, yelling, youngsters"
He called the boy, who was watching
admiringly the antics of the boisterous
children, and said: "AIiss Arnold, here is
my little nephew, Willie Young; his
mamma requested me to accompany him,
for he felt timid about coming alone never
having attended school,"
ooh, / won't mind it bit if you are
the teacher" Willie declared, going closer
to the young lady and gazing up into her
smiling face.
''Ha, he is making an early beginning
as a courtier; but. indeed, Miss Arnold,
should feel the same way were | in his
place. suppose you do not receive
scholars of my age-beyond thirty springs
and wintersW
His frank, friendly manner was very en-
gaging, and the little teacher was sure
that she had never before seen such a
handsome pair of roguish dark eyes.
1t was impossible to resist his merry
manner, and she replied, with mock grav-
ity, 81 have not as yet received any appli-
cations from children over Is, and am
afraid / could not control one of your
age"
"But | would be model for the whole
school you would find no difficulty, as
sure you," he said, all the while noticing
the light in her shy blue eyes and the cop
per tints in her brown hair
She wore a close-ftting gown of dark
blue and a prettily embroidered white
apron, and Gerald wished he were indeed
to be controlled by such sweet, gentle
creature.
She smiled and blushed, feeling the tone
OF truth and admiration in his words; but
glancing at her watch, which pointed to
the hour of the afternoon school, said 81
must ring the bell and recall my wander
ing sheep"
"Then pray consider my case when you
are in more lenient mood"
Then the young man, with few words
to Willie and a parting bow to Alice,
walked away. When her scholars were
dismissed that evening, and Miss Arnold
wendell her way home-or, l should say,
to her boarding -plaee-she thought over
the events of the day, asd of the chance
meeting which caused it to seem the pleas
ATTEST she had spent for a long time. She
forgot the vexations so often encountered,
the daily annoyances which were usually
the subject of her thoughts while dragging
her way homeward, tired out by her hard
work; instead, she seemed to see the
earnest eyes of Gerald Thornton, and his
kind and admiring glance
81 suppose he has great many fashion,
able lady friends, and will never even re-
member my existence" she thought.
But, in spite of ALL she had reassuring
consciousness that he would think of her a
little, and she was not mistaken.
A train passed quickly over crossing,
but not too fast to prevent some passengers
IN the rear coach from recognizing the
occupants of conveyance which was
awaiting the passage of the express.
"Gerald Thornton And who in the
world is his companion ?" exclaimed a
young lady seated near a window.
"Why, that's Miss Arnold, my teacher"
answered little boy, her travelling COM
panion and our little friend, Willie Young,
who was much surprised when his quick
glance noted his uncle and much beloved
teacher on such apparently friendly terms.
And Miss Bailey piled him with questions
regarding Alice until the train came to a
stop at Woodlawn.
Olga Bailey was an elegant-looking girl
Of %, an acquaintance of Thornton's and,
in the opinion of her friends. anxious 70
become something nearer and dearer To
him. She was now on her way TO spend a
few weeks at Woodlawn, as the guest of his
sister, Mrs. Young, who was staying there
for the summer.
Willie and his mamma had met Miss
Bailey few stations from Woodlawn to
accompany her the remainder of the Jour.
ney, and She was blissfully contemplating
meeting with Gerald Thornton when
rudely awakened by this unexpected en-
counter. She consoled herself BY think
ing he was only amusing himself with this
common school-teacher" in the absence
of better company.
Olga was generally pronounced hand
some large gray eyes, fair hair straight
nose and small, self-satisfied mouth,
formed charms which, in connection with
a large bank account, attracted many ad-
mirers, but what love she could spare from
herself was lavished upon an unresponsiye
young man, who at that moment was en-
joying the companionship of the girl whose
sweet manner and dark blue eyes had
taken his fancy captive at their first
meeting.
Since then he had met her several times
by accident, and several times by design
he had called at Mrs Browns with vol
ume of poems which he had mentioned in
one of their brief conversations, and on two
or three occasions bouquet of exquisite
flowers had found their way to Alice
This afternoon she had accepted his inyi.
tation to drive with him, and showed hei
enjoyment frankly.
"Ahr' she said, "as they arrived home
in the twilight "this is an evening to live
in ones memory forever"
She stood at the gate which opened or
the fiower-bordered pathway leading to the
porch; the soft night breeze stirred the
leaves Of the trees. Gerald fingered, loath
to leave this enchanted place.
suppose ought TO &C" he said. "NC
doubt You are longing for good night:
sleep before beginning your tiresome labor
with those troublesome children"
She laughed.
Why are you so savage about my schol
ars" she said. Some of them are nice
little things, and cannot allow you tt
SANDER them"
Il won't do so any more if you will give
me one of those buds, indicating the bou
quet she wore in her corsage.
at is a bargain; but the flowers ar,
withered," she added
She unfastened one, but in trying to pu
it in his coat her fingers trembled, and sh,