The Van Buren press., 1895-09-28

coming behind her. Shs glanced hur.
riedly back. PegRy's wornt fears wsre
IWelkedk* y ~ ne Mplloel'1s swos,
46&h Of vhose d1@ghteie knovtn a.
"t6e Ppsabon t0iAa" Amended the
schooL Jessie slowed up to lot the
carriage pass; she could easily have
outstripped the numbering farm horses
drawing 1t, but she considered the mo-
mont was not favors BILE for the display
Of her racing powersl and she smiled q
CHEEKY Rood:marning. trying TO APPEAR
as unconcSrned u p0ssibl6, though her
wheel was wobbling horribly from her
nervousness, and II detracted from her
sense OF dignity. "
Il the brief moment Of passing MrA
Preston regarded her with astonish-
| ment and favoted her with bow that
twas blood-cuHlling In its frigidity
The whirling dust from the horses
feet cholxed her for an instant, and
Then the carriage turned into another
road and she was alone once more in
the sweet Virginia wooded country,
feeling the soft air grateful TO her
burning cheeks.
A number of the children were gath
cred about the door Of the schoolhouse
| waiting for her as usual. And they
greeted her approach rapturopsly. 1t
comfortcd her little. andst the morn
ing passed by Pleasantly, though there
was q suppressed excitement notice.
Rble among the children. Still, that
@as to be expected; twenty-five
pound safety was an unheard-of event
In Harmon.
| At recess they all delightedly ex-
amined 1t. The hQHSS In, the ) Afternoon,
were equally entHpkiaA tie, md - siotur
lpightfall there was hot'a man, woman
OF Child in Harmon that had not heard
OF the school-teacher's wheel.
Late the next afternoon, when she
hadI usrned quite tired from her
Wdk Ne was sitting out on. the
vefand6 Of the little house where She
made her home, talking with Mrs.
HaYdn, yxithUhom, -ahe lived. when d
s%ffiage ufSve int6the y3l6.
Ealt's MA Presfon, :" SAID Mrs. Hsyin,
lshaMy srisi1g. zsilf jdst ZIP "a nd
see If Peggy has that cake done; will
be back in a moment" So Jessie was
left alone to meet the formidable CEN
sor of Harmon's social laws
r sns 66siSted E66 1kdy c6FefdIly from
her carriage.
us 1t not lovely dsy?' she said.
Mrs Hadyn will be here n a mo-
ment. VIII you come in1eofs, QrSd0
you prefer the verandaf TIM air is 50
lovely"
"Thank you,s said the lady. 81 will
not go in. l just stopped by for mo-
Iaperil rze4 ss7
THf &ked thonsel 1es in the rock
ee1s q The plRchSand On the silence
6 at 4DlI ke0 J6hif bnged for Mrs.
lydn' = rival .ksT
( Il supSqIe | nsys well tell you
What e3pped NbSut," said Mis- Inn
len, as bst of8k cexnty called her.
Z ough had ) in rried for thirty
"Ye& iced, = 62nured Jessie.
"Can do anything for you? should
30 like to-"
- M. bpt ] have been talking with
ing that--that-"
my bicycle" supplied Miss Jessie,
81 Nrfa Ryeto4sdid aet eqPu -ablS ito
brihg herself even to pronounce the OBJ
jectionable word.
|e-.ll Res,'x sostoa answered, inn
|reahskd vol6s. "an4 we thi1ak it. i&
Eharaln diGdifsA. shasalv laaylik&-so to
speak, my dear MISS Jessie, for you to
use it going to your school duties, or
Anywhere elses FIN 49,. holding the'
pesition that yen dp,9 ,tfygsi5 rgc
! III would not do IL for the world II l
thought it undignifled, Mrs. Preston"
Jessie answered, Strengthening her
Little figure and ceasing torock. ..--
Now ii 1t were HORSE" said the
ladys lit would be different. The yom-
ensof the Prestons, the Phillips and
the Payson-Smiths have always ridden,
but not dpe of them hhs been seen on
ara hicyCle." yssw, Nas 1aii9h Y
"" But, you see, cannot afford .
horse ORTIZ keep one II had, It, and
imyuunclei gave me this wheel partic-
alariy to ozuse In going TO school, for
the walk Is very long for me twice >
4y
r s'of course, OF course. but one must
think of appearances A Afwoman must
AWAY consider themy and we decided
that some one had better speak to you
and advise you to give it mp, If you.
wish to continue to hold your. present
, position in our school," ~ ,ylsssyg
! ~ sdo.not think l shall give it up"
said the girl, slowly, until can see
lthe harm in it, t.l,o - - y Y
The lady rose, and just then Mrs,
Hadynaappeared, with Peggy hovering
in the background, bearing tray Of
tea and cakes; but for once the coloners
lady did not wait to partake, though
she thanked Mrs Haydna efEusively.
and she left, not altogether satisfied
With the: impression shesshad d mads.
The little school-teacher was SO gentle
that sitting on her did not seem to
affect her at al; she was as placid and
sweet afterward as before. But it did
affect her, although she rode to school
again the next day, and, when the les
sons were all over, and she had dis
missed the class she was tutoring, abe
laid her sunny brown head ON the desk
before her and cried softly. She vas
afraid she would have to give it up.
after all; She could not afford To
shrow away the position she held. and
she didlnot see any chance of convinc-
ing Ahesocial leader of Harmon that
riding dsbicycle was entirely compati-
bis with her school duties and the dig.
nifty Of her position. 1t was one Of her
greatest pleasures, andiit seemeds hard
that from simple prejudice she should
no denrivad of II Of ~,x,rsa ~, xx,s, =