The Minneapolis journal., 1903-11-07

Emmy Lou was producing paper.
"a receipt" said Emmy Lou.
The man shouted. So did the
other men.
Emmy Lou and Lucy were bewil-
dered.
Its worth the price, said the man.
He promised them the advertisement
and walked back thru the cellar-like
store with them to the outer door.
Come again." said the man.
On the way to the next place they
met Emmy Louis Uncle Charlie. It
ant person to meet down town, as
it usually meant a, visit to a certain
alluring candy place. He was feeling
even now in his change pocket as he
came up.
How now?" said he. "and where
to?''
Emmy Lou explained. She had not
happened to mention this part about
| the paper at home.
"What?" said Uncle Charley, 'you
have been Say that over again.
Emmy Lou said it over again.
No more advertisements were Sc
cured that morning. No more were
going home with a lump in her throat.
Uncle Charlie had never spoken to her
| in that tone before.
Lucy had gone on to her father S
store, as Uncle Charlie had suggested
she ask permission before she seek
business further.
There were others of Uncle
Monday the Platonians were re-
quested to meet Professor Koenig
in his office. Professor Koenig was
| kindly but fina1.> He had just heard
Of the paper and it's methods.
He aimed to conduct his school on
different lines. twas his request that
the matter be dropped.
Miss Kilrain was indignant. She
was excited and unguarded. Miss Kill
! allied.
Hes only. helping to pull the roof
4 down on his own head" said Miss Kill
rain; it's only another proof of his
inability to adapt herself to modern
methods
z Next month was December. The
high school adjourned for the holi'
days. But the Platonians were busy
They were preparing for a debate, g
debate with the high school boys
Professor Koenig had thought the de.
| bate an excellent thing and offered his
library to the society for use in prepa,
ration, saying that friendly rivalry
between the two schools would be al
excellent and stimulating thing.
These days Miss Kilrain was hold
ing aloof from the society and It's de-
teriorating tendencies. She shook hel
head and looked at the memberI
sorrowfully.
The debate was set for the frs
Friday in the new year.
One morning in the holidays Uncl,
;, Charlie looked up from his paper
you are going to have new princi
pal" said he.
New principal said Emmy Lou
and Professor Koenig?"
Like other classics" said Uncl
Charlie, she is being put on the shelf
: They have asked him to resign I'll
s'And who is the new one?' aske,
Emmy Lou.
y "The gentleman named as likely
e Professor Bryan"
q "Oh,'' said Emmy Lou, mo-
= II am of the opinion. therefore,
t said Uncle Charlie, "that the 'Pla
q it's appearance yet.
), 'If it's Professor Bryan" said Emm
= Lou, there's no need of my workin
= any more on the debate.
"Why not?" said Uncle Charlie.
:, eff it's Mr.. Bryan he'll never le
l them come, he thinks they are awfu
> things-boys. .
Miss MacLauren was right about ii
. the debate did not take place. Plato
y MAN affairs seemed suddenly tame
e Would strictly feminine olympu
pail?
6 She came into Aunt Cordelia's roor
d one afternoon. There's to be a dane
IS ing club on Friday evenings she es
# planned, "and I'm invited.
Which was doubly true, for bot
u William and Chester had asked he
3. She was used to having William sa
e he'd come around and go along; sh
had had boy join her and wal
q home-but this
.'You can't do it all, said Aunt Coz
q della, positively. That society keeI
1t you till dark"
8, Emmy Lou knew when Aunt Cor
n delia's tones were final. She had fea1
y ed this. She stood-f1ngering the wir
Y, dow curtains-irresolu In her heal
she felt her literary qua lifications wei
lie not being appreciated in Platonian eli
p. c1es any way. A dancing club
d sounded alluring. The window WE
ID near the bureau with it's mirror. ST.
1t stole look. She was--yes-she kne
n now she was pretty
Late that afternoon Miss MacLaure
~ dropped a note in the post. It was
2. note rendering her resignation to tt
le Platonian society.
The priests of South Austria have signed
lie petition praying the archbishop of Vienna