The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-19

- above the coffee tray and Charlie below
carving knife. But at school head and loot
meant girls bobbing and down, descending and
ascending scale Of excellency.
currents of the divided swept out
of sight One mentioned little boys in undertones
Fut head and foot meant something beside little girls
bobbing out of their places neghbors
place meant tears-that is when the bod
bling was downward However if one bobbed
down to-day there was bobbng
that is with all but Emmy Lou and little g'i answering
call Of Kitty McKeoghany.
Step Kitty went and having reached the top
Kitty stayed there
And step by STEP Emmy from her original alpha
becaly position beside Kitty, went down, and
further descent impossible Emmy
Lou stayed there But since the foot was the
Emmy Lou took that comfort out OF the suaon LOT
the PLATFORM and Emmy Lou loved the
teacher
The second reader teacher lady the
pretty with white hair who patted little girls on the
passed sthem in the hall On the first day OF
school, the of emily Louise Mac1auren had been
stood She looked at the teacher She
wondered - Lou
chubby much in earnest And the lady, the
pretty lady, looking smiled Then Emmy Lou
lady not forgotten And Emmy Lou sat
and she loved the second
Emmy not heard the teachers name But
grateful resolved it's feelings into
teacher after have been the adys
And if mpeled by her chubby weight and
foot force OF gravity tho Emmy Lou des-
steadily to the foot of the second reader class there
The foot was in the shadow of the
platform within of dear teachers smile
Beside, there Hattie.
Emmy Lou with Hattie. They sat at front desk
Hattie had plaits small affairs perhaps but tied with RIB
bons behind each And the part bisecting Hates little
admired pas And she admired the little pink sprss on
Hatties dress.
After Hattie Emmy together whole
Hattie took Emmy Lou aside as they were going home
whispered her.
Whose your mos intimate frend?' was what Emmy
Lou understood to whisper.
Emmy had idea what intimate friend might
be- She did not know what to do
Haven't got one?" demanded Hattie
Lou shook her head.
put her lips close to Emmy LOUIS
Lets be intimate friends" said Hattie
Tho knowledge, Emmy Lou large in faith.
Glad To he mint innate lend
When Emmy Lou found that to be a intimate friend
meant with Hattie's about her,
she was glad Hitherto at Emmy
bitterness of the outcast and the para
principally avoid being
swept by the big girls at play and had
gazed upon paired sufficient untoitsef world
Hattie seemed everything In all the glory Of
it's newness Emmy brought
scandaized She showed her reader sobery
cased in calico
how been immodest. The next day
Emmy LOUIS reader dscreety swathed in
Calico
Hardly had the second reader begun when one Friday
the music came And after that he came every Friday
He was a TALL man. he point of beard
on his chin that cape
which he tossed chair. And he carried violin. His
Cato He drew five lines the blackboard
eight dots that looked tho they going
the lines Then he raped his violin with his
bow and UP
"is pointed a
Then he looked at Emmy Lou Unfortunately Emmy Lou
front desk
Nov what is 1T. said Mr.. Cato.
said Lou, obedienty She wondered. But she
guises of print and script that she
cepted concerning A. A.
this, " said Mr. Cato, "s and this is c. and this
which brings naturally to A again
Mr. with his went the stairway punctuated
81 Emmy Lou why brought naturally to A
again.
Mr. Cato tapping the dotted stairway with
bow. Nov, what are they?' asked Mr.. Cato.
Dots" Emmy forgetting
Mr. Cato got red in the face and raped angrily.
"a" said Emmy Lou, hastily, .B c. D, 3, F, q H.
and going hurried Hattie with asurrepous
Jerk, stopped
"That better said Cato "a, B, c, d, E. F, G, "A
-exactly-but going call them C, D, E.
A Cato paused npressively his
looked Emmy Lou'we going to call then'-and Mr.
Cato dot-do"his bow sthe punctuated
stairway-re NIL IA, SOL Ia, ST. Now what is ths?" The
pointed itself to Emmy Lou. then described
bringing 1t again to dot
said Lou. The bow tapped angriys
board and Cato glared.
DO" said Cato, "do-always do-not A, no1