The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-02-08

of paper and dropped his pencil on the
floor. and when he bent to pick 1t up he
Struggled the paper into Rhoda's lap.
Miss WteeIock. when she had collected
the papers of the class. stood before her
desk and raped on II.
you all know" she said, that do not
like to sit and watch you Ike a police
officer during your examination. Neither
do any of the other teachers. We nave
been talking it over. and for the oioeF
classes we have agreed to change the sys-
tenn. in some degree. at least 1hal -
we shall If we decide that 1t Is adVlsaoie'
and that is what we want to determine.
I want to ask you seriously. now. boys
and girls II any of you have used any IN
fairness during this examination!
Everybody stared and nobody moved.
AT the same time I must tell you. sara
Miss Wheelock. looking anxious. that II
anybody has cheated and admits IL, ! shaH
be obliged to take she course that has al
ways been taken when cheating has been
discovered"
They all knew what that was-the Of
tenders paper was destroyed and no cred
it given him.
"You must consult your own con-
Sciences said Miss Wheeiock- Jack Colby
moved uneasily in his seat.
Miss WheelOcks face frightened 1
shall be proud and glad Il nobody" she
began. ana stopped short. Rhoda Miller
had risen in her place.
Rhoda Alillerl The class turned and
gazed at her in blank amazement. II It
had been anybody else. Rhoda Miller was
the soul of honor. and everybody knew Il.
The bare idea of her cheating was ridicu-
lous. One or two even smiled and Thought
there was some mistake
But RhOda was as white as the wall be-
less
straight at Miss Wheelock.
Miss Wheclock was pale too-pale with
shocked astonishmeut- "Ehoda Mil-er-
she cried. why. I can't believe it. You
don't mean that you have cheated. Rho
da?''
Rhoda nodded. The room was utterly
stnl.
II think Rhoda." said Miss Wheelock.
after moment. with trembling voice,
that there must be some explanation Of
this. IT there is. you owe it To yourself
70 make IT, If you make the simple state--
ment that you have cheated. without cx-t
PLANTATION Of any kind. you know the con-
sequences. j VIII listen willingly 10 what
ever you may have 10 say about IT, Rho
ia Come
back his hair and braced ms shoulders,
and turned upon Hiss WAeeloek as
straight a look IS Rhoda had
She won't explain anything, Mss
Wheclock." he said. because sne knows
# would get me into trouble. Sine dtdn't
cheat ON her own account at all. but on
mine. / got stuck on the last two ques-,
tions. ana I knew I.hoda would know all
about it If anybody did, and J asked her
To help me out-I passed Ler @ note" said
Jack. unh,L chingly.
And she wrote the answer down for
me- and passed it back, And / know she'd
never have done it iii tho rarld-you know
i -. re.s rr-.4 az
mad at her about something. ana she hated
20 refuse and ger me amy madden i vas
mean enough 10 count ou her doing i JUST
for that reason, ana sure enough IL
worked.
~ am going TO ten what I was mad az
/ her about" Jack kept on, - Tor that's PARK
Of IT, ] was helping her with an Algebra
problem. uld / offered her my solution to-
COPY on and she wouldn't DO II. because
it wasn't fair. and 4 couldn't get her to-
ara i GOT mad. j said she was crank.
and everything. / said she was a coward.
.sBut i don't think she's much of cow
ara. DO You. Miss WAeelock?" said Jack
with CLEAN IN his eyes she told YOU
she'd cheated. because she thought II would
be wrong not 10 tell but She didn't tel ons
nae She'd have stood being danked on
The examination. ana she'd have stood
everybodys tainkiug she'd cheated On her
own account but She wouldn't have told5
q word me. don't tairS that's cows
arlly. 80 you.' Jack sat Down.
.-No"' said lTss Wheelock. And she felC'
I'm d blind WAY for her handkerchief, and
made MS concealmant about having %
press II to her eyes. Most ot the girls
used theirs. too. and some " the boys-
even. couehed huskily ana ~inEed nara
lIfss Whee.ock put her handSerchiet
back and reeaned her dignity Bat her
dignity was scfteuei- She reelected Tor 2
moment. looking thouehtis.l. II Jack ana