The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-12-01

by kiss. 'They1l he sick enough to 6e
In If get that position.
And will you get me shoes like Ned
aarper's, sister?'
''Of course. If you like shat kind
BEST
And mamma = new dress? You
said SO, you know. and I never told
that ss.creL to anybody
Yes, mamma new dress, if-but
there comes my car, pet, and ! must
catch that. or be latc;'' and in a few
moments Honor was seated by Virgie
in the car that had taken them for the
past six months to the door of the
train1 ng-school.
For the last tihlc." they said grave
ly to each other; but their faces
frightened with the thought that their
record had been perfect.
THE position is yours, without a
doubt" Eirgie remarked. gayly.
others, and, besides, you stand the
same chance that do"
"An the others have been either la to
or absent, some both. heard Mir:
Harding remark to the commissioner;
and he also said that you were the best
teacher in the training school. My!
what has happeneu2 l thought / was
in the middle of next week"
Tic exclamation was caused by q
sudden jerk of the car, which made
nearly all of the standing passengers
lose their equilibrium Then there
was another which gave everybody a
hard shake, and the car stood still
with one end considerably highes
than the other.
We're off the track, and no mis-
talxe," remarked Honor. II hope ws
are not kept late; that would be u ca
tastrophe. How the car is packed this
morning. Are any of the other girla
here? Yes, there is Annie Hunter"
IF it " cren't tar we might get
out I. nd walk said Nirgie.
THAT would hardly do any good, for
the car would overtake u.s. See, the
men are getting out to help, and it
will soon be on the track now"
But it was an ugly hole that the
wheel had gone into, and it required
much Juggling, pulling, lifting and
showing, To get it in place again. Tho
girls waited anAiously. and every
minute seemed all hour.
.'Do you thiuk we would be excused
if we were 1ate:' asked Honor: This
isn't our fault"
II don't know. Once when Mary
Ridley was late and she blamed the
car for it, MIR. IIaruing said she ought
to have taken an earlier one and made
allowance Tor delays"
But finally the car was in place aud
was. rushing along as if trying to make
up for lost time. 1t reached the school
just as the nine o'clock bell stopped
ringing, and by the tune the girls
reached the principals room. where
the record book was kept, it was five
minutes past nine by the clock.
Mr.. Harding isn't here" SAID
Virgie, hurriedly, and IL a low tone.
Don't spoil your record. Honor.
Think how much depends on it. Put
down eight-ffty. I'm going to. He'll
never know, and we can hurry 10 oul
rooms before he gets upstairs we
couldn't help the delay of the cars"
Honor went up to the principals
desk followed by her friend She
opened the time book, picked up :
had said, SO much depended on thi:
record. The girl thought she hae
never been SO sorely tempted. Woult
| it he very wrong to Yield just once:
She had counted SO much Oh getting
the position. For little Ned's sake
for her mothers sakc-and yet it wa:
that mother who had taught her t.
love the truth.
II can't do it, dear" she said, with
| tears in her eyes, lit must go agains
| me- and she wrotc down 'D:O5.'
Then Virgie took the pen. She
meant to save her own record, any
how. She had started from the hous,
at the usual time. and would have
been in school early but for the car
She dipped her pen in the ink, ant
| then her real sense of right and hel
| friends influence won the victory. ant
| she, too, wrote down: ''9:O5. "
Honor gave Il sigh of relief
| After all, more depends on our be
| ing true she said, with a swee
smile, and they slipped away to the;
rooms.
At 1880, the time of the morning re
| cess, Mr.. Harding called meeting o
| the teachers.
Young ladies'" he said, II have
| been looking over the records thi
! morning, and l find that two of yo,
! have been perfect with the exception
| OF to-day's time. That lateness will b.
excused. 1t was caused by the ca
getting off the track, and it was Of
! long enough to make the excuse
| leGitimate one. know, for l was Oh
| the back platform of that car and has
| &c, help lift it on the track. In case
| where y little delay has been said t.
| cause latencss, and I have 'nGuire<
| into the matter, have discovered
| that the tardy teacher had taken
| late car, and l could not excuse her
! Miss Merrick, Miss Bright, Miss Hunt
err
He stopped moment here and ex
| amined the record more closely. mis-
Hunter, thought you were on tina
| carp he continued, in an inquirin&
| tone.
"I-l-was," she stammered.
Then will you please explain how
! it is that your time is marked eight