The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-08-12


number two Three is sticking us,
though" and he handed him the book
and slate.
Carter was soon filling the slate with
figures.
you'll hardly need me now, Tom"
said Claudia stif1y, rising from her
chair.
.'Oh, watt" cried Tom in alarm.
eyes, please" pleaded Carter. 81
shall need your help, 1 am sure. Is
this the answer, Tom?" and he read off
his last total.
That's it," cried Tom, consulting
the answer book, and then turning to
look over Heath's shoulder.
But that isn't the way to do it,"
he cried in dismay.
What difference does it make how
| do it, so | get the answer" asked
Heath in surprise.
You'd find out if you went to school.
We have to do them according to
rule"
Il don't like doing things according
to rule. But show me your system"
''You explain to him, Claudia"
begged her brother.
So Claudia loftily showed him the
workings of the preceding problem,
and in a moment his comprehensive
mind had grasped the proposition, and
No. was solved according to methods
prescribed.
You're all right" admired Tom.
'Say, do you know how to find the
greatest common divisor?"
"Oh Tom! know how to find every
thing but the one thing I want most"
81 think that I can do No. A now
that l see my mistake in No. g." said
Claudia, becoming interested in a
mathematical way.
"All right" said Carter cheerfully.
"You try it and I'll see what can do
with No. s." and he went speedily to
work, anxious to finish the ten exam
pies so little brother" could depart in
peace.
81 guess" said Tom, ''I'll be copying
them as fast as you two work them.
We have to take them in to the class
worked out on paper"
A moment later he exclaimed:
give spoiled my last sheet of paper.
Say, Claudia, can't have some of that
paper you make your sketches on?''
Certainly; l will go an get it for
you," she replied.
NO." he objected, jumping to his
feet. "I'll go. Where is it,"
m dnCtZ-tnn
drawer"
When he had left the room Heath
Laid down the slate and pencil.
Claudia" he said in low, intense
voice.
Claudia's eyes remained glued to the
arithmetic, and she made no outward
sign of having heard him speak.
Claudia he said again, "let me
tell you my problem that I, nor Tom
nor any one but you can solve. | love
you. How can I incline your heart to
me?"
aunt, gentle maiden lady, entered
bearing a little server on which were
| two cups of ice.
"Why, good evening, Mr.. Heath,
| she said, as he rose and took the bur-
den from her. II didn't know that you
were here. I thought these scholars
needed a little collation.
"Hooray!" shouted Tom, entering
with quantity of paper in his hand
| SIS it recess time?"
The maiden aunt went to prepare
another cup of ice for Heath.
Its pineapple" exclaimed Tom
slipping his. I'VE served ices the las
time you were here. Don't think W.
live on ice, Mr.. Heath"
Claudia Does" murmured Carter in
sinuatingly.
Tom stopped short in his shout O
glee and said stoutly: 'Claudia's {
brick"
Claudia put her arm about the DO!
and drew him to her.
$50 are you, Tom"
Carter welcomed the entrance of 8
servant with his ice and some cakes
the maiden aunt having gone to hel
room for the night.
When they had partaken of the ices
Tom announced that school was agar
called Carter and Claudia resumed
their figuring. Tom, in picking up thu
sheets of paper he had laid aside
dropped them on the floor Too laZ.
to get out of his big armchair, h,
leaned over the arm, and by mucl
stretching and reaching succeeded il
recovering them, one at time. HI
had secured in this way perhaps hal
a dozen sheets when he assumed al
upright position and gazed absorbed,
at one of the sheets.
81 say, Mr. Heath! Who does thi
look like? l know, but l can't think,
he said, innocently, thrusting the pa
per towards Carter.
When Heath's eyes fell upon tn
sheet of paper his heart leaped with
sudden wild joy. Claudia had de
cided talent for catching likenesse
and she had made sketch of himsel
that not only greatly ,resembled him
but she had, as he saw at the frs
glance, idealized him. 1t was no care
less, offhand sketch, but one on whic
much care and thought had been ez
pended
: She looked in quick alarm at tn
i, sketch and then grew pale.