The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-12


IZ&ZH who ruled over the adjoin-
GAzz9 ing Kingdom, interpreted
the warning.
A license to teach in the public
schools of New York - good Tor Only
one wear. It's renewal depends upon
the reports of the principal in charge OF
the school and OF the associate superln-
tendent in whose district the schOOl
chances TO be. After three such renew
ais the license becomes permanent, Dut
Miss Bailey was. as a teacher. barely
four months old. The associate super
5nteudent for her vicinity was the Hon.
Timothy O'Shea. known and dreaded
as Cum Shoe Tim" owing to his en-
gaging way of creeping softly up BACK
stairs and appearing, All unheralded
and unwelcOme, upon the threshold OF
his intended victim
Miss Bailey was one of the beginners,
and room Is was made 10 shine as the
sun Morris Nogilewsky, monitor OF
the goldfish bowl, wrought buslly until
his charges glowed redly against the
water plants in/their shining bowl
Crepers crept, plants grew and ferns
waved under the care of Nathan Spi-
derVvitz monitor Of the window boxes
There was such a martial swing and
strut i'm Patrick Brennan's leadership
of the line that il infiamed even the
timid heart of Isidore Wishnewsky with
a waTli<e glow and his feet with a
spasmodic but well meant tramp. Sa-
die GonoroWsky and Eva, her cousin.
sat closely side by side, no longer mad
on themselves but init kind feelings"
The work of the preceding term was
laid in neat and docketed piles upon
the low bookcase. The children were
enjoined TO keep clean and entire. And
teacher. a nervous and unsmiling
teacher, waited DULY
A week passed thus, and then the
goodhearted and experienced Miss
Blake hurried ponderOusly across the
hall to put teacher on her guard
''TVes just had a note from one of the
grammar teachers she painted. " Gum
Shoe Tim is up in Miss Greene's room.
He'll take this floor next Now, see
here, child, don't look so frightened.
The principal is with Tim OF course
you're nervous, but try not to show it.
And you'll be all right; his lay is disci-
pline and reading. Well, good luck TO
yCui"
Miss Bailey took heart of grace. The
children read surprisingly well, were
absolutely good, and the enemy. under
convoy of the friendly principal. would
be much less terrifying than the enc
my at large and alone It was, there
fore. with a manner almost serene that
she turned to greet the kindly concerned
principal and the dreaded Cum Shoe
Tim" The latter she found less omin-
Gus of aspect than she had been led to
fear. and the principals charming little
speech OF introduction made her flush
with quick pleasure And the anxious
eyes of Sadie Gonorowsky. noting the
flush, grew calm as Sadie whispered to
Eva her close cousin:
. Say. Teacher has a glad. She's red
on the face 1t could to be her papa"
No. It's comp'ny,' answered Eva
sagely. 1t amt her papa. It's cOmp'ny
the while teacher takes him by the
hand"
The children were not in the least
disconnected by the presence of the
large man. They always enjoyed visit
ors and they liked the heavy gold chain
which festoOned the wide white waist
coat of this guest; and. as they
watched him, the associate superintend-
cnt began to superintend.
He looked at the children all in their
clean and smiling rows; he looked at
the flowers and the goldfish; at the pic
lures and the plaster. casts: he looked
N the work of the last term and he
looked at the teacher. As he looked he
sUayed gently on his rubber heels and
decided that he was going to enjoy the
coming quarter of an hour Teacher
pleased him from the first. She was
neither old nor il-favOred. and she was
most evidently nervous. The conbina-
ton appealed both to his love of power
and his peculiar sense of humor. Set
Ting deliberately in the chair of state.
h began:
can the children sing. Miss Bailey?'
They could sing very prettily, and
they did.
Very nice. indeed" said the voice Of
visiting authority. VERY nice Their
music is exceptionally good And are
they drilled? Children, will you march
for me "
Again they could and did. Patrick
marshaled his line i'm time and triumph
up and down the aisles 10 the evident
interest and approval of the Comply
and then teacher led the class through
some very energetic Swedish move
ments- While arms and bodies were
bending and strengthening at teachers
command and example. the door on
ened and bTeathless boy rushed in
He bore sn unfOIded note and as
teacher had no hand to spare. the boy
placed the paper on the desk under the
sOftening eyes OF the Honora BILE Tim
othy who glanced down idly and then
bounced upon the note and read it's
every word.
For you Miss Bailey" he said IN the
voice before which even the school
j3nitor had been known to Qua il.
Your friend was thoughtful. though a
little late" And poor. palpitating Miss
Bailey read.
Watch OUT Gum Shoe Tim is in
the building. The principal caught him
on the back stairs and they're going
round together. Hes as cross as a
bear. Greene I'm dead faint in dressing
room Says he's going to fire her
Watch out for him. and send the news
OF. His lay is reading and discipline -
Miss Bailey grew cold with sick and
unreaSOning fear. As she gazed wide
eyed at the living confirmation Of the
statement that Cum Shoe Tim was
''as cross as a bear" the gentle-heart-
ed principal took the paper from her
nerVeless grasp.
TITS all right he assured her Mr..
O'Shea understands that you had no
part in Ibis It's all right. You are not
responsible"
But teacher had no ears for his
soothing. She could only watch with
fascinated eyes as the Honorable Tim
cthy reclaimed the note and wrote
across its damning face: Miss Greene
may come to- She is not fired.-T. O'S. -
Here boy" he called. take this TO
your teacher" The puzzled messenger
turned to obey, and the associate SUI
perintendent saw that though his dig
nifty had suffered his power had in
creased. To the list of those whom he
might, If so disposed. devour. he had
now added the name of the principal.
who was quick TO understand that an
unpleasant investigation lay before
him. If Miss Bailey could not be held
responsible for this system of inter
classroom communication. il was clear
that the principal could.
Every trace OF interest had left Mr..
O'Shea's voice as he asked:
Can they read2''