The Washington herald., 1906-12-16

1hls IS kandahOo story. because ii is
about the Kandahoo children but really
it is school story. too; and the school
is Miss Teachem's. which Princess Mary.
Princess Ruth, and Prince George attend.
The queens birthday, which was on the
4th Of October, came, unfortunately. af-
ter the opening OF the term; but the
Kandahoo children were very lucky be-
cause the king wrote 10 Miss Teachem
to say that if she would allow them to
spend the day at the palace his motor
car would fetch them at 10 o'clock. and
bring them back at bedtime
The FIRST Saturday afternoon Of the
September term they asked Miss Teach
EN- If they might go into the town to
buy their presents for their mother.
And Prince George bought her a glass
paperweight win her own photograph
showing through it, and Princess Ruth
silk handkerchief with F. in one cor
ner, because her name was Florence;
and Princess Mary got a beautiful little
silver thimble.
Mother said in her last letter that
she'd lost hers. she said. and it does
hurt your finger 10 sew without one.
doesn't it, Miss Scribble?" Miss Scrib-
bic was one of the teachers who had TAX
en- them into town. I'm sure she'll like
this awful well"
i can't imagine any one sewing if they
didn't just have to- put in Princess
Ruth.
'Oh, my dear" said Miss Scribble in
shocked tones, I'm quite sure her mai
esty is a most beautiful needlewoman
What would she say if she had heard
you? Now, run along, and show your
presents to Miss Teachem."
Miss Teachem really could be very nice.
but the children were all tiny bit afraid
Of her. and they'd as soon have dreamt
Of flying as of making her an apple-ple
bed as they did once for Miss Scribble.
or chalking a mark on her back, as
they But IL isn't fair for me 10 tell
tales, if the drawing teacher didn't!
I believe the only person who didn't
care in the least what she said or did
was Pickle. a magpie, who lived in the
school garden.
Very nice. indeed, my dears." she said
when she saw the children's presents.
(Take your hands out OF your pockets.
George, and stand like gentlemanD II
your behavior is all that I could wish in
the meantime, you shall certainly spend
your dear mothers birthday with her"
Mary's Trouble.
1T is always behavior, behavior" said
Prince George. when they got outside
the door again l m jolly glad I'm going
20 a proper boys school next term. Wish
tnere wasn't whole week and two days
TO wait before mothers birthday"
One morning the children had finished
writing BE good and you will be hap
py" six times and were shutting I'D their
COPY books, when suddenly there was z
little sob from Princess Marys corner OF
the room.
My little child. what's the matterg''
said Miss Teachem.
''N-nothing." said Princess Mary.
Nonsense said Miss Teachem Lit
tie girls don't cry for nothing. Tell me
what il is directly
Its my th-thimble for mother" sobbed
Princess Mary.
You haven't been so careless as to lose
it. hope?" said Miss Teachem severe
~.
''No-yes." faltered Princess Mary.
''Its-its gonei I thought 7 had it quite
safe. hut-but-''
Miss Teachem stood up there and then
at her desk, and began serious little
talk about carelessness. and what dread
ful trouble il might lead TO If children
didn't get out Of 1t before they grew
up. And then she said that as this was
really important loss. they better
all set TO work and hunt through the
house and garden for the thimble. be-
cause the presents were going by that
nights post. as there wasn't a parcels
delivery in Kandahoo on Sunday.
Bless me. how the children hunted, In
the schoolreom, and in the doTmitories.
and along the passages because Princess
Mary had carried the thimble about with
her ever since she'd bought It. And at
last they all went into the garden. and
began looking IN the rockeries and flower
beds and under the bushes-that is, all of
them except Princess Mary, who just
went and sat in the summer house at
one end OF the garden by herself, and
screwed her two fists into her eyes, and
cried harder than ever.
"Oh. Mary. il is silly of you to go on
ike that" said Princess Ruth. looking in
in al the door Come and help to hunt
tn do much more good than crying"
1T isn't any use. It's no good any Of
YOU looking anywhere," said Princess