The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-10-17
IN THE SUPREME couar

that nortiss, ,bd II frspcss N.iis had
90, been -os tie rsmpsss sgsin whtn
school opened B9bhis YES las priucipsfs
orly srd idolE,i 400, aud stiil 10 kits,
Frances wrhs ". lhe mischief bfsssr Of
Nj. virsipi. Ttspp's room, No.
4, ss svisil gfssssd The principal 90
der bis breath. He spread bis hapss oSi
90 the green bsiEs Of tis table snd regard
sd them wah houor. ss II ihsre ~ere
blood 90 item. Conld Il be they hsd pan
ishsd Bobbie Bobbisf tie bad locked
90 besilchiply sod inky and nsushy
His little crisp. sor.Jellow eurls bad
stood up roobd bic rsprosehial face 20 be
comiuelyl
Awinli swioll ioe principsl eroaned.
lie ~ss 10 60 mood 10 begin the days
work 10 bis "supIene court on The
srouud aoor OF the Msllbis high school.
Tsers would be pueishins 10 do, efcourse.
aud TO think be bad punished Boooie
lille suupy haired Bobbiel
Ips going 10 be q bad dar. ! see It 10
Ffances Wylie's eyesl srosned little MISS
Trspp, inwardIy. Fnncss IRON her o1ek
seat s.Esd about with studied. innooeni
wonder Sue Was slmosl ss big as little
Miss Irspp.
Frances was "on probation" She bad
been warned that one more misdemesnor
would seDd her 10 the supreme court
I'm no. afraid, she thought. serenely.
She's so littlel ! could put her 10 my
poke. and run away With ber
Bu. tiny, gen.lehsced Virsinia Trspp
came ui Pnriisn stock, and was endowed
With courage. She might twist her email
aosers nervously. but she wouli not drs"
back. Let Frames Wyhe bewsrel
SO the day began 10 Malibie high
school, With q sore.hesrted, selI-reproach
iul father 10 the supreme court, and 10
room No. 7 . mischiei-loyipg girl aud q
tiny, troubled teacher, 81 the day went
forward until the Virgil cisss was called.
Then
Miss Wyliel
The voice was rirging and firm, and the
little teacher took 40 impetnous step for
ward. She had seen the plscard, Rooms
to Let" pinned op the collar OF the lilly
Slow boy o the clsss. and Frances solemn
face, set among 80 may laughing ones,
was enough to fix the culprit.
Mics Wylie, you will accompany me to
the principals room. the little teacher
said, quietly. The class may go to the
board and write out the scansion OF the
first six lines OF the lesson while am ab
sent. | am sure need not ask the young
ladies' to remember that it is study hour.
sm ready, Miss Wylie.
There was gentle emphasis on the word
lsdies. Mics Trspp and the tall girl
..as.aa Tho oman snaoa tn The danr aide
nv side. Frances Wylie held her isir
head high. There might have been two
pages 10 her wake. holding up trailing
robes. At the door she cast naughty
backward glance into the room and sud
denly dimpled With laughter at the legend
she read upon the Blackboard
"Oor friend has gone -un to the su-
pteme court
Alss-wbo en- --ters ,here-lesves nope
behind
| Frances laugh sounded softly 10 he
throat. The little teacher was already II
the hall, wsiting. snd failed to see To-
words provoking her mirth.
The two walked down the long ball
Iently, both rememt ering shss this Wa
the frs. public disgrace Of Frances W
lhs's school life. For one moment, mi
vsy down The bal, the girl caught he
: breath in q sob OF pity for the invsli
mother at home mot for herseli
We're 10 for it. ss sure as there's aven
ipq iustice at the end OF the hall breathe
s Frances 10 herself, She showed no tisr
a, sorrow. Little Virgins Trspp elsnce
up sidewise iuto The cold, impsssi7e fs'
/. and sighed gently.
1t In the supreme court ss. the pincips
:, s,ilI thinking Of Bobbie. He was mess'
ID inn time until the noon hour. when
= eould 40 home again. He had not bet
% able 10 decide to his entire comfort 10
,e Bobbie would bs at the hallway place
dsy, ss usu.l. and the doubt was mski'
him nervous and distressed.
There vas Q low knock Ut the door.
Come ia the principal called De b.
left his spectscles at home 10 the inqo
torisl chamber with Bobbie. end the q
figures that entered -one tall. the 9th
1 sbort-were unismiliar and hszy TO hi
] He was very dependent upon bis spec
1 eles.
= Good morning, be said, sbsenily.
The two figures edged linle way II
the room. For sn instant there was
b,rrsssins silence, while the princil
from behind bis desk observed vsgn'
the tall dignity Of Frances aud The CO
brosn head ci The tiny teacher. III
vS no question Is TO identity. Even
uuspect.cled eyes it was plain enou
which uss which.
- Under The stress Of excitement Vlrsi
II Trpp's tongue sometimes played
- false. Nov, s she opened her lips
,pe.k, she found herself incspAble o'
,ering a syllable, Her tongue hnsse
- soundlsssly.
wellf
The principsi efz'd diuly Of frn'
am Waiting. BE would give her time. II
source 81 griei to bin thst be vas hei
'u' ,ncb ave by bis tsschers tbs
,,s,sl, wousu nnst be the neu tssehe