The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-06-15

before him, shat you shall erovel ia
your ignorance all the days Of your
lives, and that the bosses OF Oretown
won't have nothing that interfcres
with their running things their way
and doing all your thinking for you"
A growl Of discomfort rang round
the room, and more than one rough
orator rose in clamorous protest, but
the schoolr1aster, with wave of his
hand, stilled them, and said sternly: III
.sMy friends, let us make haste Slow
IL, Let us deliberate before we express
ourselves" 54s ~, M
..That's sol" cried the prospector.
ssThen to put things into shipshape, q
move that we meet again l14 on Monday
night.to discuss the question"
4 unanimous AYE! aye!" settled the
matter, and the meeting dispersed.
Before you co. said Wilders TO
Grey, ST have word to say. Have yo11
counted the cost7 Sitting square down
on a hornets rest won't be circaln-
stance to the fix you'll fnd yourself in,
ii you 90 ahead in this business"
II shall do my duty" d.
Z 'sWell, I'm with you. |
'.But,. Jack, am assured that you
exaggerate the state Of affairs 1t IL
incredible that such tyranny can exist
in this free land" -
t:Why, bless your innocent heart, this
free and independent country is full OF
spots as unwho.esome as this cssspool
of an Oretown. When capital gets la
Dor by the throat, justice squeals."
tWhat grand lot would be his who
had the power Of tongue and pen to re-
deem this mass Of Corruption" Grey
said, with a hungry look in his eyes.
Wilders grinned.
'Not a bad move, I see. Start q
paper, go on the stump, give the mo-
nopolies an ALFRED raking out, and
you'll end in trip to Washington and
a hatful of greenbacks. :"
''You mistake me-"
'.Not YOU'RE green now, but If you
hang on to politics, you'll soon get your
eyes skinned" '
II will study this great problem OF
social life, and balance my actions by
reading the experiences Of the great
leaders of modern thought"
"And you've made up Your mind to
raise Cain in Oretown?"
II have counted the cost. Dear friend,
good night
= CHAPTER ". 4ee .
WISE MEN IN COUNCIL. - H
"You are requested to be present at mee~
ing Of the board Of education to be held In the
First ward school this evening at seven
O'Clock. PETTrGEEw WIxoN,
Moderator"
A weak-eyed young woman, a daugh.
ter Of Wixon's foreman, handed the
young schoolrnaster this missive Us
soon as the days session was begun.
This girl, Susan Green, was one Of
Crews Oldest scholars. and certainly
his most troublesome one. lnthe early
advent of tine handsome teacher, she
had done her poor best to attract has
admiration, and, having failed, had
imbibed a dislike to him thatanaounted.
to rabid hatred /
Grey read Wixon's letter and asked,
quietly: "Did the captain desire an ana
swer?" .. "a
'No, he didn't"
The schoolmaster did not condesceri6
to notice the iusolence Of the girls
tone, though the other pupils looked
at each other in mute surprise. .
"Well," he said, t'you car tell him
at dinner time that will be there" !,
t'You can carry your own messages"
the girl said in loud aggressive accents.
The young schoolmaster gave glance
of panied surprise and ordered her to
leave the room, which she did with as
much noise as it was possible for hsr to
make. 7s S-r'. W. f,~- '''.'fa'
When the dreary mornings work WAS
over, Grey sat brooding upon this UNI
accountable trouble, which, to u man Of
his sensitive nature, YVES more than
:. mere passing annoyance.
Presently q hand touched him on the
shoulder and aroused him from his
reverie. ~.e-s, "a. ~ ~
a. s..Elsie!' he cried, repropingly. Why,g
my dear child, have you not gone, home
with the other girls?". ~. ..-S3....
Out Of doors was sprinkling OF rain,i
and Elsie had donned a long cloak,
whose blue hood formed a picturesque
frame for her exquisite features.
4 Even Frank Grey was struck with
the loveliness and youthful freshness
Of the fair face turned up to his 30
pleadingly, ..
Theround, papsy eyes were moist
with tears, the lips were trembling,
and she. spoke hurriedly with raacla
emotion. 543s
Dear Mr.. Grey, do not be Worried
about Susan. could not 60 without
saying to you that. THAT is all the
girls in my class are ashamed bt her
conduct to you. That THAT Is they
are very sorry for you, and" s5 4. ..5ll
may, Elsie, replied the teacher with
much tenderness, ''it is not on Susans
account only that am troubled to-day.
Z Other things ore weighing on my;
spirits. Thank you very much foryerrs;
sympathy. Go home now. I viii fo 'l.i
low you presently" g;a VI .ssss Ssss5
Then you have other troubles anil ~ ! i
do not know. them" there was 9 worth
I 81. emotion III her tones. why is there
50 much trouble? We were SO happy
and now--oh, sir."'. she broke sses1f B;
pasaionately, twill anything ihappens.SS
that will cause you to leave 0retown7s
1 81 hardly think So I do not know,
he said; looking at the girl hsaa u
strange new born interest. tssJ