The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-20


rqun-cd himself before an opponent 10
the "Amachcor ioormeni."
~ dey KID me" he mutieroi,
"dcrrll be something broke; dars al
lie half expected the principal would
laugh when he stated his business
But. on the contrary. the gentleman
seemed 20 regard the AFFAIR rather ap-
PROV Incly. This made Mike feel bet
ter. and he. marched through the deer.
which was pointed out 20 him. with
mounting courage. The class room was
pretty well filed. mostly by men ~ bis
own age. They al bad crampCd.
awkward look as they sat M the little
desks. and there WAS something IA
iheilc IN the clumsy way they handled
the spelling books whose contents they
were striving 20 master.
There were two teachers In the class
and both were flltilng helpfully from
desk to desk. imparting Information
To their big pupils and striving by
Kindness 10 smooth the rugged path TO
Z learning 40 one noticed Mike. lie
stood looking helplessly about FOR q
moment. then slid into the first vacant
seat and awaited Developments. one
Of the teachers was gradually work
Ing her way up the aisle toward hin.
/ His hack was turned Ia her. but ~
the sound OF her voice he knew That
she vas young. In a few mQmenis sle
was. as Mike afterward expressed I.
"givln' pointers ter de mug right back
a. me-"
n vas moi until then that he rccos.
nlEcd the voice, \ panic immediately
poss' sed him
"ilully gcc! be muttered, as re
twisted aud sQulrmed In his seat. III
she 1nci pixies me OF she'll have der
gran Lao ON me. What de blazes did
I drift later dis Joint fer anyway |
might a.knowed she'd be here" Then
with ycarnlng look az the door
thr ugh which he had entered, he con.
tinred. III ! Fought none O de gang
WIZ on I'd slide"
Ppt fer Of ridiculc held him In hls
scat. aud. with wildly thumplag
heat. he awaited the denOument. Sic
spent fully five minutes slralghtcnire
matters out for Mikes neighbor, who
seemed 20 have gotten almost hope
lcrrly mixed. Unwlttlngly Mike he'd
usurled anothcr's seat. and, when a.
last abe dropped into q alongside him,
she asked:
How are you getting along with"
then. In great establishment. why,
Mr.. Mccarthy
Mike turned scarlet. Her eXclarn-
,lon was perfectly audible, aud he iN'
nrincd that every one WAS looking Al
hlm
What in the name " goodness are
You doing herey' intcrrogated she, still
surprisingly. Mike thought this ques-
tion cruel. lie felt that she wanted to
draw him out and then Jolly" elm
about his newborn ambitions.
~ want ter learn ter read au' write. "
ne finally managed To say, but sei
pelatcly. III l had knowcd you we Ia
hcn,-" then paused, not knowing i,ow
20 iialsh.
you would not have come iu, IL that
az" asked she, arching her brows
"Ars." answered ne; "dars llst u
Pint Maggie was not offended. HiC
understood Just how he felt. and vi
heart sWellcd with sympathy. Me-
had wanted to laugh at lirsl, lmi W
STU MNNlNM lfA - MUM 80 ~ FAN'af
dimnlr her face for membership VI
the beard OF education.
EYES" said she. few weeks after
wam 20 her bosom friend, Neronl7 "a
Mcrupln. the mllliuer Mr. McCas
Tvs getting on splendldly. lndccd fl'
progress ls really remarkable. Tie gdd'
through every task ! set him like
fash. That Is, every one but the ltl
one OF the evening. Somehow or oii'tl
this particular task always de,ainl
him until an the other scholars hr'
rnnq. Then. Of course" archly, III Il
too dark and lonesome for me 10 -
homie alone. and he always sees me a.
far rs the door. lie very seldom Gomez
nm. but" with coniented little lapfh
Il can see that hc wants tn awfulif.'
This little AFFAIR happened SUM-
years ago. II the reader wants q
learn how u turned out ! can OIL
direct him. or her. to a pretty ht'il
residence street In the Northwestern
section of the city. The houses 90
all alike. and the man who built then
resides In the last. but one. His viii
SO the nelghhors viii tell YOU, wa
formerly school teacher and there p
"a brass slgn fixed under the Windov
bearing the legend;