Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-05


brows studiously and went to work.
Milly opened her lunch basket, three
hours later, in tho small room provided
fol the purpose.
There was enough for three men, she
mused, as sho attacked 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 sho passed through
came the young man who sat next TO
Milly.
ooh, arc you hero2" he said, with a
shallow pretense 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 tecth2
| Chow have you got on7" he ques-
TONED, alphabetically, opening his
lunch.
"Horridly,"s admitted. "I'm worse
that l thought. I've forgotten every
thing" She looked at his scanty bread
and butter. "Pleaso have one Of my SIND
wiches," she said, shyly forcing it upon
him. Everything. positively. Pm
| shocked ut myself. Pm afraid l shan't
| pass at all; and then, what will Uncle
Ridgley say2 made terrible work of
those cube-root and brokerage problems,
! know did. How l enviod you, you
looked SO perfectly unfustercd over
them Aud now the geography Good
ness mol l think did pretty we'll with
the Hebrides and Yucatan and the Obi
l,,N -, =.
| isotherrual zones2"
brow into ludicrous pucker US 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 bright7" he
calculated.
She shook her head solcmnly. az
haven't the faintest idea. l never did
care for physical geography, and it's gone
| right out of my head"
She bit tart rucfu!ly. "Won't you
take ono of thcsol You SEQ how much
OF this l could never cut No. 1 don't
believe I'll get certificate ut alp
He gazed at her with poignant regret
in his eyes.
"oh, | hopo SOL" he said, sincerely.
"You've handed in your papers, haven't
you2" he added, vaguely.
She shook her head.
mo; was iloundcring through the
ond of it when got hungry
They looked ut each other with wide
eyes, startlod by common idea.
"Oh, no, no you mustn't Itwouldn't
he right or honestl" she gaspcd, half
laughing, half nwcd.
"Abstractly, 1t wouldn't" tho younp
man responded, rcfectivoly. ''Ordinar-
lily, shouldn't dream of doing it, in
deed; but, you sec, you AREN'T adopt
ing teaching as profession-you're not
going to teach but one term, and that
for the sake of its being new expert
encc, and to please your uncle-and it
would DO pity for paltry certificate
to prevent you, and l don't feel TINT
should violate my conscience by helping
you to it little, and -and-thc isother-
nal zones are spaces on opposite sidea OF
| the equator having the Same mean tenn
Pcrature and bounded by corresponding
| ing isothermal lines"
Diilly sprang from Uncle Ridgley's
buggy, two weeks later, and rushed up
the walk like II small cyclone.
She had been to tho Postoaice. and
sho hold blue envelope in her hand, or
clutched it.
''lve got i" she cried.
Aunt Kidglcy was sweeping off tho
front porch.
'l'vc got It'll My per cents. weren't
very good, you know. but l passed.
Won't Unclc Johu be glade Where is
hoi'
"Land alivo" said Aunt Ridglcy,
IL.
barn, likoly." ''N s ~ III '''0
Uncle Ridgely was glad. lie studied
the small document, with interspersed
remarks.
II knew You hadn't no call to worry
"Prctty good" "Hain't never ben n
bottor teacher in this dccstrict than
you'll make warrant yep
He took of his spectaclcs as he handed
1t back.
"Ihcro was young man here Jest
now" ho observed, ''about tho school.
Seems he had ono engaged over to Bcv-
e.ly, and scarlet foyer broke out ovor
therc.. and they amt goin' to have no
school yet awhile, aud no como over to
soc about .gottin' this one. Dave Han
10y told him about it; seems he's
cousin OF Dawes. Took examination
w. oNo uBO, shlnc hs you ulu. Wal,
told him my niece had got tho school
promised to her." said Uncle Ridgcly,
sercncly.
What did he look like1" said Milly,
with sudden intcrcst.
"oh, you needn't spnnk upl He's
goin' homo on noon train" said Unclo
Ridgely, winking. IVY, good lookin'
Teller no was; taller'n most, and hair
color O. that cream colored nag and
curly. and G good, strong lookin'e-"
Milly crushed her certificate in her ex-
cited hand.
'Whero Is hc2" she demanded.
IVY, over to Dave Hanloy's, s'pose.
Dawes his cousin. What are you goin'
| But whatever 0filly was going to do
shc Was already doing. She was gone,
and she hPd dropped her certificate on
tho barn lioor.
Dave Hanley's front door was open,
| and reasonably full of small Hnnlnus hui