Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-02

the infant school door. A warm hum met
his senses-to him the very breath of life
and love. In reality the room was more
than a little close. He saw blackboards at
various angles. Mystic words were written
upon them, pictures of animals, a perfect
Noah's ark of them, with vegetable produc-
tions in chromatic c%olors, apples and pears
so green and red that they spelled "indi-
g~estion" to the most unlettered eye. There
was a Ounce in the corner with a peaked
cap, mounted on the bad eminence Of a
desk, who was obviously and with much
philosophy solacing himself for the sorrows
of learning with a lump of toffee.
John Glendonwyn, however, saw none of
them. Instead, in the midst of an encom-
passing haze OF round, red cheeks, round
childish eyes and infantine mouths as round
with wonder as the letter o itself. he saw a
slender girl with eyes Of azure. and hair
golden ripe coming forward to meet him.
He did not even notice the pale blue ribbon,
though he had a sense that It was there.
Something so moist, dewy and appealing
was in those eyes. So coral red glowed the
mouth, the lips parted a little, perhaps (who
can tells? with the more quickly coming
breath-perhaps with the heat of the school
room, which OF course must also be the
reason why her cheek has grown so deli
= cately she'll pink, like the curl Of the dog
rose ere 1t opens-that little secret dimpie
where the dew lies on clear mornings.
He was taking her hand. Yes-he was
saying something. But, strangely enough,
he could not hear what. Now he could see
her lips moving. She was speaking to him.
Yet he heard not a word, or at least did
not understand. lie answered her back as
In a dream. They were alone as It were
upon a great plain.
Suddenly through the mist Of fairyland
there zane something which walked John
Glcndonwyn as efficiently as a bucket Of icy
water. Phonetically expressed, this was the
interruption:
"oh. dust yook at teatzerl I'm is holdin'
teatzer's handl"
It was little Johnny Colstoun. who from
his bad eminence OF Dance and his privi-
legged position as the masters SON (as we'll
as the only boy who spoke English, could
both observe and feel at liberty to declare
the result Of his observations.
A ripple OF laughter passed round the
school, in which, happily and almost as
childishly as any of them, "Teatzer' Joined.
Then ] may come and see you tonight
after school. Fairlie7' o found his
voice saying as he came TO himself. sir"
You may ZONE and see my father, sir. ."
The words appeared to be addressed to
the tip OF a pointer which Fairlie Glenden-
ming was examining with the most abso-
Lutte interest.
Sir" said the young man. with as
much Indignation as he could express IN
der his breath. Pray, when did you for
get that my name was john"
81 have not forgotten, Mr.. Glendonwyn.' .
said the girl. smiling. She was now by far
the most self possessed OF the two.
Mr.. Glendonwyn. indeed" said John,
striving hard TO control his voice, for the
myriad OF little pitchers before him doubt
less possessed both long ears and tongues
OF the brisk vigor Of Johnny Colstoun's
That is worse than calling me sir"
you are going TO be a minister, they
say" continued the little school mistress
"and Il would be an unheard Of thing t.
call q minister John l think there is 8
paragraph against IL in the Confession o.
Faith. l would as soon think Of calling
On. Caesar Gust"
'Fairlie," said John, in the same Low
tone. tonight you viii tell me why yoI
are resolved 10 be so cruel 10 me. Ever!
enc else Is. but ! had counted on you 70 b
| kind. Beside. we are cousins-secont
cousins. that is."
well" said the girl. relenting. you cal