Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-05-13

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said show can I keep ="
"Clear of them?" he added. "DraN
your own inferences. Handsome
young men, with light purses, must
make light hearts. When you catch
q glimpse of your pupils you will un
derstand me. I haven't been teach
es here for five years for nothing
'"rhank you'll"
With tlis gave my friend my hand
and we parted. An hour later 1 wa:
seated at my desk in the school-roon
looking about me with no small de-
gree Of interest for the two pupils ol
whom my friend had spoken and won
dering in the meantime If his kindly,
well.meant caution would not bring
me at once face to face with the very
danger which he had wished me to
avoid.
Smiling at my own conceit, and
failing to find, in the three-score fsces
before me, one that was particularly
stamped with pride, or one that was
married. with mischief, l turned to my
books.
Something like quick whisper
broke through the stiffness of the
room as I did SO. I glanced up.
Every countenance bore unmistakable
signs OF occurrences. 1 turned q
second time to my books, and this
time a big apple started from one OF
the back seats and came rolling down
the aisle. picked up the apple, laid
it on the desk, and glanced in the di'
rection from whence it had come.
Goodness what pair of blue eyes
were raised to minel Eyes, saucy,
daring and almost wicked. This was
Lizzie Dane, I was quite sure.
ga good beginning" thought.
Just then the school room door was
darkened. and, looking up, 1 saw
Charlotte Arden. My friends caution
was we'll. How,like a beautiful pic
ture she was, her fine head covered
with pretty braids, perfectly poised,
her figure straight, round and per
feet, brought out by the strong, clear
light. She stood, as if hesitatina
whether or not it was best for her tc
enter the room.
Lizzie Dane telegraphed to her with
her sparkling eyes to enter. sup
pressed the smile that was rising to
my lips, and turned to Miss Arden,
saying:
"Hsve You selected seat9'
ssNo. SIR" she answered, without
moving.
aYou may dc so now. I said.
She glanced mp and down tae lone
rows of seats several times, and cher
turned to eide desk but short dis
tance from my table.
ssThis one" she said, raising hel
eyes for 8 single moment to my face
] bowed, in approval of her choice
though it did not please me. 1 did no
care to have her SO near.
At the quarter-hour intermissiol
Miss Arden and Miss Dane passed th'
time in pacing, arm in arm, back ant
forth on the blank space of floor be
fore my desk. I could have wished
and did wish, that they had chosel
any other promenade, but not know
ing how to help myself, unless I sen
them out of doors to play, Like tive
children in pinafores, I pretended tt
be engaged in setting my books ant
papers to rights.
Children in pinafores smiled
grimly to myself as the audaciou
thought entered my head. ChildreI
they both were, said to myself.
''And as for pinafores. I said, SIN
sure they'd be vastly more appropriate
and becoming than that little plnket
and scalloped and puckered little affail
of plaid which Lizzie wore"
Such saucy little pockets, fixed OF
with gimp and things-the corner of
tiny note and the profile of big, vel
low orange revealed from the distend
ed mouth of one, and the lace edge o
. handkerchief, with q captivating
rent in it, hanging iauntily from tn
other.
"He's splendid, Lot. isn't hea"
Miss Danes voice broke my wonder
ings. I was modest in those days ant
blushed easily. My wife told me, yes
terday, referring to that morning
that the tip of my ear grew red a
coal. wasn't aware of the circum
stance before.
essay, Lot, don't you think hs'
splendid?" camo that loud whisper
again.
"If do, I don't intend to tell hin
OF it." she retorted.
"What eyes he hasl"
"Rather too deep set for beauty"
"Deep setl They are protruding a
cows, and as big.
"Mere difference of opinion, m.
love. Don't let US quarrel"
"No. Then, ho's much characte
there is in his nose"
Decidedly"
had a large nose.
Groom for more"
startled her there by dropping
book. was actually getting angry
But she recovered almost Immediately
and went on:
Glow do you think he will an
swer?"
"Answer?"
Miss Arden spoke inquiringly In
puzzled voice:
"You speak as if you thought I in
tended to propose to him"
+ 'And so, I dare say, you will,
being leap-year, and you so smitten.
"In that case ! think he would an
swer in the affirmative.
"Ohl you conceiied creaturep
"Hushl What if Mr.. Eldridg
should overhear us?"
AS il / hadn't.
"Who cares il he does? It's moth
ing to him."
Nothing to mel to sit there an
hear myself discussed d in that wsyl
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