Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-06-09
REVENGE OF A scuooL-nox.
How the bad Roy Got Even with this
ssSi>>yss hoy. the Teachers Pet.

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''Sissy'' Roy. the Teachers Pei.
Nergil Smith. the teachers pet,
started for school with his slate under
his arm and the apple which he was
going to cat during recess stored
away in the pocket of his coat. says
/ the indianapolis News. Although
! Virgil stood high in the estimation of
/ his teacher, he was away below par in
4 the eyes of his fellow schoolmates He
did not present the same appearance
/ as the others who journeyed with him
j toward the schoolhouse. for while
they were a noisy. careless lot Virgil
was decidedly quiet and dignified.
/ His shoes were neatly blackened a
snow white linen collar draped his
diminutive shoulders. while the little
i punches of pale blonde hair, which
showed beneath his cap, gave every
4 evidence of having been recently ar
ranged by his mothers skillful hand.
As he was accustomed to it. Virgil
I thought little of the boys who rou1ped
past him either side, and walked
along in silence, thinking of the time
when he would be with his beloved
! teacher. when he was startled by a
voice shouting:
"Oh. Virgil Smith; wait a minute
and I'll walk to school with YOU.
Virgil turned and his astonishment
grew when he beheld Tom Elliott hur-
rying toward him. for Tom was
known as the toughest boy in school,
and only the day before had been Sc
verely punished for hitting Virgil on
the side of the head with paper wad
as big egg.
Say he said. as soon as he caught
up with Virgil, Pm awful sorry | hit
you with that paper wad yesterday.
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was THROWN at that Campbell kid,
who sits behind YOU
''Oh, it didn't hurt me very much"
replied Virgil. who had almost been
brought to tears by pain at the time:
'only please don't do it again." he
added, fearing Tom might interpret
his forgiveness as an invitation to re-
peat the offense.
"Oh. I'll not. I got enough of it
yesterday Have something good" he
continued, pushing a handful of
candy toward the surprised Virgil
s.Oh, thank you. very much replied
vlryil, as he selected three or four of
the most inviting pieces. Il love
candy. and I'll keep this until recess
Better eat it now; it's dandy said
Tom. who seemed anxious to appease
his injured companion, but Virgil
"a gain declined. and put the candy in
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irving at the school. he very magnan-
imously presented his teacher with
the candy and began himself to de-
YOUR the apple. As he came back to
his seat he was iaccosted by Tom ELL
lott. who said:
Say, amt you going to eat that
candy 1 gave you?"
'sNo: I gave it to Miss Byers; she's
-eating it now.
Gee whiz. I'm sorry for you. Virgil
Smith, said Tom. as he looked up at
the teacher. who was putting piece
of the candy in her mouth.
ssWhy. what's the matter? ques-
toned the surprised and heightened
Virgil.
wait minute and you'll see, but
if you tell her I gave it to you I'll lick
you when school lets out, ard don't
you forget it
When Virgil looked toward the
teacher in order to discover what Tom
had meant. he noticed that she sud
denly paused in the process of masti-
cation and a look of inquiry came into
her eyes as she quickly transferred
the candy from her mouth to the
wastebasllet. while tears. caused by
pain, rolled down her cheeks as she
gasped for water. When finally the
effects of the red pepper. which the
candy contained. We're allayed, Virgil
Smith was summoned to appear at a
special session in the cloakroom,
where he had the opportunity of
choosing between his love for his
teacher and his fear of Tom Elliott,
and, the latter proving the stronger,
from that day dated his dethrone-
ment as the teachers idol