The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-03-13

turn OF ner confidence, '1tS merely
means to an end, my teaching. want
to study law, and l want to do it by my
own exertions. That sounds rather
goody goody, doesn't itl But l do.
I've taught a few terms in my own
county, and now I've a school engaged
in yours. I've"
But formidably fat examiner raped
on the platform desk, aud sent thinner,
| but equally awe-inspring, 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
brows studiously and went to work.
Milly opened her lunch basket, three
| hours later, in the small room provided
for the purpose.
There was enough for three men, she
mused, as she attacked a sandwich.
A bony young woman-in red and
lavender hat-just shaking off the
crumbs of her ascetic repast OF soda
crackers and picked pears, regarded
| her with stern amaZement as she with
drew.
Through the door she passed through
came the young man who sat next to
Milly.
ooh, are you herel" he said, with a
shallow pretense to surprise.
He sat down near her, with an expires
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 teethl
"How have you got onl" he ques-
toned, sympathetically, opening his
| lunch.
Horribly" she admitted "I'm worse
that l 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. Everything, positively. I'm
shocked at myself. I'm afraid / shan't
pass at all; and then, what will Uncle
| Ridgley sayl | made terrible work of
those cube.root and brokerage problems,
] know did. How | envied you, you
looked so perfectly unhustered over
them And now the geography Good
ness me think did pretty well wi h
the Hebrides and Yucatan and the Obi
River; but, oh, dear! what are the
isothermal zonesl"
She made her lips and her smooth
brow into a ludicrous pucker as she
looked meekly up at him.
He laughed, with that enjoying, boy
ish slap of his hand on his knee.
Don't you know, honor brightG" he
calculated
She shook her head solemnly. az
haven't the faintest idea. never did
care for physical geography, and it's gone
right out of my head"
She bit a tart ruefully. "Wont you
take one of thesel You see how much
of this could never eat No | don't
believe I'll get certificate at all ~
He gazed at her with poignant regret
in his eyes
ooh, | hope y" he said, sincerely.
"You've handed in your papers, haven't
you" he added, vaguely.
She shook her head
"No; l was foundering through the
end of it when got hungry"
They looked at each other with wide
eyes, startled by common idea.
"Oh, no, mo- you mustn't! ltwouldn't
be right or honest" she gasped, half
laughing, half awed.
. "Abstractly, it wouldn't" the young
man responded, refectively. "Ordinar-
lily, / shouldn't dream of doing it, in.
deed but, you see, you aren't adopt
ing teaching as a profession-you're not
going to teach but one term and that
for the sake of its being a new expert
ence, and to please your uncle-and it
would be pity for paltry certificate
to prevent you, and | don't feel that
should violate my conscience by helping
you to il little, and -and-the isother.
NAL zones are spaces on opposite sides Of
the equator having the same mean tenn
perature and bounded by corresponding
ing isotherma lines"
Milly sprang from Uncle Ridgley's
buggy two weeks later, and rushed up
the walk like small cyclone.
She had been to the Postosice, and
she held blue envelope in her hand, or
clutched it.
"Tve got it," she cried
Aunt Ridgley was sweeping off the
front porch.
"Pge got I'll My per cents weren't
very good, you know, but | passed.
Won't Uncle John be glad Where is
hePh
"Land alivem said Aunt Ridgley,
weakly. what you gotl He's in the
barn, likely"
Uncle Ridgely was glad. He studied
the small document, with interspersed
remarks,
~ knew you hadn't no call to worry"
"Pretty good " "Hain't never ben
better teacher in this deestrict than
youth make warrant yep
He took OIL his spectacles as he handed
it back.
"There was young man here Jest
now, he observed, 'about the school
Seems he had one engaged over TO Bev.
erly, and scarlet fever broke out over
there. and they aiu't goin' to have no
school yet awhile, and he come over to
see about gettin' this one. Dave Han
ley told him about it, seems he's a
cousin of Dawes. Took examination
two weeks ago same as you did. Wal,
told him my niece had got the school
promised to her" said Uncle Ridgely,
serenely.
"What did he look likel" said Milly,
with sudden interest
"0h, you needn't spunk up He's
goin' home on noon train" said Uncle
Ridgely winking "W'y, good lookiH'
feller he was; taller'n most and hair
color O. that cream colored nag aud
curly and a good, strong lookin'--"
Milly crushed her certificate in her ex-
cited hand.
''Where is he" she demanded