Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-09-02

together. and bidding one Of the pupils !
TO be sure to call him at Ave minutes
before one, stretched himself out on j
the benches and fell asleep.
The pupils were playing in the yard, !
when Dan Roby's Tige suddenly ran !
out of the woods and vaulted the low !
fence separating the yard from the
road. 1t was the first time Tige had #.
appeared at the school house since the
day when he had been twice elected.
for Dan had taken care that the dog
did not follow him again. Tige was in
high spirits He parked gleetully as
he bounded toward his young master
and other acquaintances. Dan tried TO
send him back home. but he treated the
command as joke. and only barlSed
and frisked more joyOusly- The boys
began throwing sticks into the air for
, Tige to catch. and they sent him racing
madly after balls and stones.
Over in a corner OF the yard eight or
nine little girls were playing tag. Sud-
denly Lucy Sharpe, who was at"
stopped and said gaspingly, with
crimson face:
"Oh, I'm nearly dead for drink OF
waterl I'm going to tiptoe into the
school house and get drink. won't
wake the teacher"
She ran lightly toward the house,
and stepped In softly. A moment later
she came hurrying out, her eyes wear
ing a frightened look and her face pale
instead of red.
20 girlsl" she exclaimed. what do
you Think"
'Why, what's the matter?" the girls
asked. She glanced back toward the
school house, as If fearful of pursuit,
and then said, in an awe-strickenv voice:
"The teacher hasn't got any hairl"
"What?"
'sHe HASN'T Not a speck Of hair has
he got on his headl He looks just aw-
full Somebody has scalped him, or
something or other, for he hasn't got a
bit of hairi It's all lying on the floor
by himi"
10000 Lucy sharpei" ,efs
"It's sol"
The little girls ran swiftly toward the
school house, and Tige, accepting this
as challenge to give chase, sped after
them. They clustered about the door,
but Tige darted into the school house.
in moment he darted out again with
"a great cluster of jet black curls, lightly
touched with gray, dangling from his
mouth Away he sped, and the little
girls fed wildly in all directions, quite
, terrified by what they had seen.
Tire leaped a low stone wall and ran
a short distance across q field of stub
BILE, and then lay down with his trophy
between his pawE. Meantime the boys
were watching the dogs performance
"Dan Roby," said Lucy Sharpe, your
dog has got the teachers hair, and he's
, ! eating n upi"
'Ts II possible" exclaimed Dan, 'tha'
all of that hair the teachers SO fussy
I | about is a wig?"
r Its something that's tumbled OF
= while he's been asleep. anyway" sait
I Lucy.
= "It Is a vigil" said Lew Ball. "I'v'
: noticed that he always ties his hand
4 kerchief over his head and under hi
chin when he takes a nap. II it's I
\ wig and Tige has 1t, you'd better &c
' hold of that dogi Thsrel be cyclone
here when the teacher wakes up"
q Dan and Lew ran in pursuit Of Tge
who fed swiftly across the field, shak
Y ing the wig violently when he saw then
e coming. The dog ran into the woods
V paying no heed 10 Dams harsh cries Of
d "You, Tigei Drop thatl Drop il
e tell you'll"
n Just as Tigc and his two purSuer
leI disappeared over n ridge in the wood
q the door of the school house closed wit
a bang, anu all the windows were pulle'
v down violently. 1t was after one o'cloc
% when Jabez Jordon thrust his head on
s. of a window, with his hat pushed dow
E. to his ears, and amazed his pupils b
IF saying quite meekly:
u "Do any of you know what has b,
j. come Of my-my-hair.that is to sa.
Of my wig2"
st Dan Roby's dogs got It. sir, If h
n, hasn't eat it all up by this tipe," sal
Id Joe Carter.
IN THAT miserable dog!" exclaime
If Jabez Jordon, while his face flame
az with wrath. A moment later he al
peared at the door and asked: 'sWhic
,ol way did that dog goT'
q ~Over the ridge in the woods, sir
n answered Joe as gravely as possible.
as "Well, you may all go home, for the
ly won't be any more school to-day" sa
ID Jabez, and set out on a run for Il
y woods.
ne His pupils never saw him agai
Only a bedraggled remnant of the w
'ez was left when Dan and Lew final
ng captured Tige. Jabez Jordon took t
* wreng trail. and did not overtake Il
TN dog and boys. TO one had know
that the teachers beautiful head
nm hair was a wig, and his vanity was
'ed hurt by what had happened that
ePt refused to return to the school, and le
no the neighborhood% hat afternoon wi
ose no one to regret his departure.
DOL The na,t vUeels the nnniis were ole
, it dencd nv tbe unexoected return IF
sit Haslrins the l[;ndest and hest teach
a tha school had ever had AZ for IT.
the q be vas sorrv fov. 1vha+ he had dos