Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-05
TALL JANE.

~ know II. She's taller than be-
Shes grown all out Of everything lately
Eve let down tucl.s an homs, an picced
at the top, an now her pink gingham 81
most up to her knees had TO buy her
this new 70 shed look decent TO go to
school. Jane. come hero "a minute
Then Jane came IN hcsitaHngly. Her
small head. with It's mat Of fair braids,
droopcd forlornly, her slender shouldcri
were bent, She pulled down her pink
skirt ncryoufly. trying 10 make It longer.
"Stand up here side Of me-" ordered
her mother. II want Mrs. Mason to SEQ
how much taller you be-"
James pretty young face flushed pink.
She stood beside her mother, and the
tears started in hor eyes, although she
tried to smile.
"You can't got through the door II YOU
ion't stop pretty soon, Jane" laughed
Mrs. Mason. who was visiting the Wards,
81 never see such sight An she ain't
over fourteeny
"she amt fifteen til next month" rc-
piled Mrs. Ward. An II she don't GIT hor
growth till she's eighteen | don't know
whore she'll be. Her father tells her hos
goin to hire hor out by an by for tel
egraph pole"
Jane laughed fcobly when her mother
and Mrs. Ward did. Then aho stole back
10 tho doorstep, aud the tears rolled down
her checks. II WINS nearly timo for her
to start to school. Prc,ontly nor mother
came with her dinner pail. "lIores
your dinucr." said she. "Youd better
start before long, 80 as not 10 hurry. It's
pretty warm morn'n."
"Ycs'm.n said Jane, sho kept her
face turned away from her mother No
her tear stained eyes should not be mo-
ticed.
"Youshsll have your now dress TO wear
tomorrow" said her mothor a. she final
~ started with her school books under
her arm and the dinner pail swinging.
You shan't wear that short thing
again.
Jane tugge1 at her pink dress skirt a.
she went out Of the ynrd; she even
stopped a littlo 10 mako Il look longer.
Nobody knew how sore Janen heart was
over her height. She had q mile 10 walk
to school, and sho never thought Of any.
thing else all tho way.
Presently she camc TO large white
houlc. with a crahapple tree IN the front
yard. Mary Eta aud Maria Starr lived
there, and she saw the iluttcr of thcii
blue dresses NJ tho gate, They werg
waiting for her.
"llullol" said Mary Eta as Jane drew
near.
"lIullo!" responded Jane. trying &c
make her voice cheerful.
Maria was eating a crabapple and did
not say "hellol" but presently both Oh,
and her sister stared wondcringly al
Jane.
Whats the matterg' asked Mary Eta
finally.
"Nothin's the matter"
Eyes there istoo. You've been cryin.
Jane said nothing.
"sho'a mad" said Maria.
Mary Eta fingered. whats III,
mattcrN she asked again. quito lovingly
"Nothius the matter wish you't
let mo alone cried Jane. with q hurs
of tears. That was enough. Mary Eta
and Maria hurried up tho road. with cur
switches Of their blue starchod slg.rls
and Jane plodled misernbly on behind.
Poor Jane was tho tallcst girl In school
and not only that, but the tallest scholar
not ono Of the boys was Us tall as she
and not only that, but she was tille
than the teacher. 1t did seem 10 jan
that the committee ought 20 have choseI
u teacher who was taller, just ont Of re
gard to the becoming and suitable up
pearance Of tho school. A strange
might almost have taken her FOR III,
teacher, especially since her hair wa
done up.
When tho bell had rung, Jane sat a
her desk. her pink shoulders and he
pretty. pink face above all the others
She looked like tall, pink hollyhoel, II
"a bod Of daisies, This was a trying mo
ment for her. The committee came {,
visit tho school, aud strange gentle
man and his wife came with them.
Jane distinctly saw thar strange lad
turn her white plumad head toward her
! then whisper 10 her husband. Then IN
saw him look at her and ask one Of ia
committeeman who that tall girl wa.
She could tell what he said by tho mo
tion OF hls lips. Then he told his wifi,
and little smile stole over her seren
face between It's soft ourls Of black han
Jane thought she was laughing at hei
She did not dream that the lady had ma
ticed her bocauc her face was 80 pretty
/ and not bocaus, she was no tall.
Tho geography class came and tho VII
: iton were still there. Jane filed ont wit
tho rest. She thought she had her lesso
perfectly, but she missed In boundin
3 Uruguay, and had to 20 down. a litil
, bit OF a girl In long slecved apron wer
= above hor. She had q conviction that th
" visitors were saying. WHAT that great
tall, grown up girl with her hair don
up, missingr
>. However, the change brought her nel
TO Robert Cnrnes; he shufled his bai
B. toes uneasily ON the line, as he bounde
y Venezuela In q high, sweet voice; the
. he cast u quick. shameiaced, but who'll
!. sympathetic glance at Jane, which m
d felt iGther than saw, hut It comforte
d her She and Robert wero near neigl
r. bors, and when they were children ha
- played together great deal.
& But the worst came when one OF N
ID committeeman addressed the school, an
n In the course Of his remarks said a.
tinctly that intellect was not 90 he mea
10 urel by sizc, and he often noticed thi
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