The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-18
THE RICHMOND VA SUNDAY OCTOBER

of her class In drawing, for she could
not draw a straight line. But since Mr..
Bryan seemed satisfied and said every
day, let them alone, they are getting
along" Miss Jenny gave the credit to
Mr.. Townserd's system.
She was enthusiastic over Emmy Lous
fish, which Emmy Lou brought UP as
soon as Mr.. Bryan departed.
ut Is wonderful" said Miss Jenny.
ut Is perfect"
Emmy Lou went back to her desk much
troubled. What was she to do? She had
not moved. she had not whispered she
had not lifted the lashes sweeping her
chubby cheeks even to look at Hattie,
yet It wac the general belief that no lit
tie girl could answer six" and not tell
q falsehood, which is a lie, Yet, on the
other hand, being perfect, Emmy Lou
could not say less. She was perfect Miss
Jenny said SO. Emmy Lou shut her eyes
to think. 1t was approaching her turn
to answer.
six" said Emmy Lou. opening her
eyes and standing. the impersonation Of
conscious guilt. She felt disgraced Z She
felt the silence. She felt she could not
meet the eyes of the other little girls.
And she felt sick. Her throat was sore.
In the third reader ones face burned
from tho red-hot stove, so near by, while
one shivered from the draught when the
window was lowered above ones head.
Emmy Lou did not come to school the
next day, SO Hattie went out to see her.
II was Friday. The class had had sing
ing. Every Friday the singing teacher
came to the third reader for an hour.
HE changed my seat over to the left"
said Hattie. II can sing alto"
Emmy Lou felt cross. She felt the
strenuousness Of striving to keep abreast
- rJo%f Nd IA n a ~ ,,a,, q
dose from black bottle was in her
mouth, and another dose doomed an hour
ahead. And now Hattie could sing alto.
''slng It," said Emmy Lou.
It Disconnected Hattie. "It-isn't-er-
you can't Just up and sing Tits Alto"
said Hattie, nonplussed.
''You said you could sing IT, said EN-
my Lou. This was the nearest Emmy
Lou had come to fussing with Hattie
The next Monday Emmy Lou WAS late
In starting-that Is, late lor Emmy Lou.
and she made discovery. Miss Jenny
pc ssed Emmy Louis house going to school.
Emmy Lou did not have courage to Join
Ter but waited inside her gate until
Miss Jenny had passed. But the next
morning she was at her gate again as
Miss Jenny came by.
Miss Jenny said: Good morning"
Emmy Lou went out They walked
waited every morning. One day 1t was
Icy on the pavements. Miss Jenny told
Emmy Lou to take her hand. After that
Emmy Louis mittened hand went into
Miss Jenny's every morning.
Emmy Lou told Hattie. who came out
to Emmy Louis the next morning. They
both waited for Miss Jenny. They each
held hand. It was in this way they
came to know the drug store man. Some
times he waited for them at the corner.
Sometimes he walked out to meet them
He and Miss Jenny seemed to be old
friends. He asked them about rudiments
OF number. They wondered how he knew.
One day Hattie proposed plan. It was
daring. She persuaded Emmy Lou to
agree to do It. That night Emmy Lou
packed her school-bag. even to the apple
for Miss Jenny. Next morning, early as
Hattie arrived, she was waiting for her at
the gate, though hot and cold with the
daring of the expedition. They were go
ing to walk out In the direction Of the
great unknown. from which. each day,
Miss Jenny emerged. They were going to
meet Miss Jenny!
They knew she turned into their street
at the corner. So they turned. At the
next corner they saw Miss Jenny coming.
But along the intersecung street. one
walking southwark, one northward, to-
ward the corner where Hattie, Emmy
Lou and Miss Jenny were about to meet.
came two others-Mr. Bryan and the drug
store man!
Something made Emmy Lou and Hat
tie feel queer and guilty. Something
made them turn and run. They ran fast
They ran faster. Emmy Louis heavy
school-bag thumped against her little
calves. Her apple flew out. Emmy Lou
never stopped.
Hattie told her afterwards that It was
the drug store man who brought Miss
Jenny to school. Hattie peeped out
from behind the shed where the water
buckets sat- She said he brought Miss
Jenny to the gate and opened 1t for her.
He had never come farther than the
corner before. That day Mr.. Bryan did
not come to ground them in the rudi-
n1ents Of number, nor did he come the
next day; nor ever, any more. Yet
the third reader class was undoubtedly
poor In arithmetic. Miss Jenny found
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