The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-06


Miss Cartwright Prissie, the kids
call her She's the schoolma am. from
someWhere's down East; and she boards
at Jepsons. Why, good gosh! l s'posed
you all knew what took Harry over there.
He's dead gone on ier-in plum up to his
ears"
But Harry was not i'm" he was only
longing to be- longing to take the plunge
and dreaded it more and more as time
and better acquaintance paced off the
terrible distance between this dainty, low
voiced eastern product of good breeding
and education. and rough young fellow
who knew how to get the most out of
big ten wheeler-and knew little else. Not
withst anding he had met her every other
evening all summer, ha still found 1t diff
ficult to talk to her, even with the 1913
for a theme.
II thought maybe you'd like to see her"
he was saying That's why asked you
10 ride over Isn't she a whale?"
Miss Cartwright laughed appreciatively.
Some of your railroad figures of speech
are just too apt for anything" she said.
II think never saw such a tremendous
~ big one before; or is it only that I've
never noticed?"
20. 1 don't know" laughed Harry.
They are building them bigger every
year
Are they?" she said. And then: ''Oon't
you feel terribly afraid of It, sometimes ?"
Harry laughed again. mo, l haven't
come to that yet; not even with the 1913,
though she has scared out a good many
of the boys"
Scared them out? said Miss Cart
wright, with an uplifting of the brows
that made Harry SILVER and then turn
hot with love for her. II don't under
stand
He explained, giving the story Of the
1019s diabolsms; and she shuddered in
sympathy Whereat he loved her the more
"Of course, there is nothing 10 the SUI
perstltion," she said "but still, should
think you would be afraid"
IT'S my business not to be afraid; and.
after all. she's nothing but a biggish
bunch of iron and steel. Would you
would you like to see how she rides? I've
got to run out on the ~ and turn
around"
Miss Cartwright caught her breath and
said she wouldn't dare; but she ended by
letting Harry help her up into the cab.
The little spin around the 'Y" was the
merest taste of a locomotive ride, but it
awoke hitherto dormant appetite In the
school mistress.
ut is simply inspiring" she declared
with unfeigned enthusiasm. II wish /
were going to be here longer; I'd come
over every little while and ask you to let
me do it again."
Harry's jaw dropped. Are you going
away. Miss Prissie"'
Yves. I'm going back home. Didn't /
ten you? This is only summer school,
you know. and we close next week"
Harry helped her down from the cab,
and up into her saddle without a word.
And on all the long days run to the
Butte the fireman remarked that he new
er laughed once. A week later Harry
had another interview with the superin-
tendent.
you said awhile back that you'd like
to put the 10 on the mail" he began.
$50 I would IL l didn't have set OF
uperstitious fools for runners" snapped
old man Bence.
well, I've been thinking II over and
III try IT, II you want me to-" said Har-
ry. Then he made a condition. I'D like
TO put in the rest OF the week on the
accommodation. If you don't mind"
THE rest of the week" carried him
past the close OF the school in the swale
beyond the Jepson house: and. as good
luck would have II. the closing exercises
were on the Thursday evening which was
the night OF lis lay-over at Lone Pine.
SO he went to the little shack schoolhouse.
and sat through the exercises In dream
of bliss, and aftsrwhrd had the neffable
joy Of walking back to the Jepson ranch
with Priscilla.