The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-05-22
The Three InSeparabIeS
A Boarding School Story.
THE three "inseparables" were sit

Rivers room at the Misses Primrose's
boarding school for young ladies and
looking as glum as could be. And this
will seem strange when tell you that
the Christmas holidays were only ten
days off, and their young heads should
have been full of such joyous things as
visions of home comings, sleigh rides
and plum puddings.
The trouble was this: Both Dollie
and Julia Norris had received note
saying that their midyear examina-
tions in English history and geography
had been so poor that unless they were
prepared to take another examination
in each study before they went home
for Christmas the Misses Primrose
would be obliged to give them home
work to do.
Now, to have to study during the
holidays was too horrible to contem-
plate. 1t would spoil half their fun,
and, moreover. it was disgrace which
both girls would have felt keenly.
Edna had invited both Julia and
Dolly home with her for the holidays,
as Julia's home was in the far west and
Dolly's sole relative-her father-was
still abroad.
Isn't it too dreadful for anythingl"
exclaimed Dolly, with tears in her eyes,
as she gazed blankly at the note.
II see nothing for us to do but to
burn the midnight oil between now and
the holiday time," said Julia, despond-
emily.
what! Study your eyes red and
worry yourselves half to death just to
please our dear teachers?" demanded
Edna. "Why. won't hear of it. So just
put that idea out of your head at once"
Edna was healthy, robust girl of IS,
and, being older than her two friends,
she had assumed sort of guardian
ship over them which they did not dis
pute.
"All right, Edna" said Dolly, meek
ly. 81 am not over-anxious to work my
self sick, but what do you propose to
do?"
Let me have till tomorrow morning
to think out plan, and I'll promise you
to find way out of your trouble"
The next morning at breakfast tele-
gram was brought to Edna. She opened
it, frowned and bit her lip. $50 pro-
vokingi" she murmured.
81 trust there is nothing wrong at
home, Miss Edna!" said Miss Tabitha
Primrose, looking over her spectacles
at her pupil.
"Why, my cousin Nora, who lives but
few miles from here, wants me to
spend a couple of days with her. She is
not well and her husband is away on
business. She says the carriage will be
here for me ID an hour or So" replied
Edna, as she handed the telegram
across the table to Miss Tabitha.
81 am very sorry to have you miss
any recitaticns at this time," said Miss
Primrose. "But of course you must GO
if you think it is necessary"
Eyes, think had better CO." replied
Edna, and. hurrying through the meal,
she excused herself, and went 10 her
room and got reacy for her departure,
you're a nice one!" cried Dolly,
breathlessly, running off in this fash
ion. when you promised to get us out OF
our Scrdpe.
Edna burst out laughing.
my dear children" she began, "this
visit of mine is simply part of my
little scheme to help you out of your
scrape."
E.ina went to her little desk and
picked up some slips of paper.
Here girls" she said, take these
papers. They contain list of ques
tions in English history and geography
Learn the answers perfectly. 1t won
take you loi G. Now, my dears," SHIT
went on, don't be surprised at wha
may happen during the next two OIL
three days. All ask of you is to learr
the answ ers TO these questions and glv'
them when they are asked of you. Ant
now, good-by for little while"
"But Edna" cried Julia, "please tel
us more. What does all this m aan?"
"The less you know-now-the les
danger there is of my little plan going
amiss," retorted Edna, and not anothe
word could her friends draw out of her
That night at dinner Miss Tabithi
made the following announcement L
the school:
81 have just received a letter iron
Miss Mary Clark, who is $50 she in
forms mel a teacher in a southern schoo
for girls. She says that she has hear
of our excellent method of instruction
and she is gong to take the liberty
as she expresses it-of calling here tc
morrow. Size would like to spend fey
hours attending or various classe
. with the idea of studying our methods
81 need not tell you," Miss Tabith
added, that l shall be most pleased I
entertain Miss Clark, who. ! am sur,
! must be very fine woman, judgin
from her nice letter. OF course, trus
all you young ladies will make it you
special duty to be we'll prepared for t.
morrow's recitations, as | shall natul
ally feel pride in your making goo
showing before strange teacher"
Dolly looked at Julia and Julia locke
, at Dolly. Then they grew red in tt
! face. Presently they both stole frol
! the table and went straight for Dolly
room.
"What can it mean ?" burst out Doll,
"You don't think that-that-"
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