The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-20

he looked the master sauaresys Ia the
eye and made no reply. But bis big
lips protruded till they were half
inch beyond his nose.
Answer me, slrn'
Still no reply. but farther out went
the lips.
"Will you answer" Chat asked
again, aud still the bay stood like Il
black statue. The master raised the
desk lid and took out The strap the gov
eminent provided II was the only ar.
gument the yonng kongo understood.
"Oh. mawster, please let me go dis
time sab Please dom lick me, sah.
Please don' oh please let me Off sab.
| c0uldn' help 1t. sab; deed deed
coudn'! bad to bring it, sab; | had
TO do it,'' He was less sta tuesque now.
Then tell me why you had to bring
it,s chat said threateningly.
Instantly the boy resumed his former
attitude, with his eyes again fixed upon
tile schoolmaster' giaring a defiance
that plainly said, 'Aou may Kill me.
but III never answe that question"
II was an unpleasant moment for
Chat for nothing would have induced
him TO strike one OF his pupils; yet ii
seemed necessary 10 suhdne the def
ant boy in some way. While he rapid
ly considered what to do, faint odor
OF orange blossoms was waited into
the schoolroom, there was the swirl Of
q white skirt IN the doorway and
Nam selle Celestine was in the aisle
My my, my" she exclaimed as she
advanced toward the teachers desk,
She was smiling and radiant. Trouble
on the first day? Behold the cuIprit,
for | am the guilty one not The boy.
IT was | gave him the fowls head 70
carry. He had 10 bring it He could
not possibly DO anything but obey me.
Won't you. please Mr. Schoomaster,
land she laid her hand gently upon
Chats arm and looked bewtchingly in
20 his eyes. won't you please LET him
go this timer He shall not trouble you
again"
Glad OF any excuse for dlsmisslns
the lad, Chat told him to so home and
the next minute he regretted IT. when
he realized that he had given the de
tiant Andrew some reason 10 believe
that Mam'selle Celestine's uncanny
charms could influence him.
Forgive me for giving you that lit
tie trouble" Celestine said. when the
boy had gone 1T was only Intended
to show The truth of what have said
70 YOU You remember my telling you
that have considerable influence here.
If / give every one Of your pupils a
charm 10 carry to school. they would
all bring them They could not leip
themselves; and If YOU were 10 beat
them with clubs they would not tell
You where they g,t them nor why they
carried them Al Il word from me not
one Of your pupils would dare enter
the door
But pshaw!' she went on throwing
herself gracefully into The nearest seat.
IA is almost a shame TO practice upon
these ignorant children | do not
often ito il, except through their equal
~ ignorant parents. | delight in deaI-
ing with their parents. lin, hal Who
is The NEST intelligent among themf
The magistrate, is he notf One of my
innocent amuscmenls is making The
magistrate draw II circle around him
self in the sand before he dare enter
his own door Watch him some dag,
ana see IL he doesn't"
chat hood l,nf. itte, ,g.,t,.,, so ti,s, Ioa,,
tiful young woman in astDnishmenl
while she was speaking When she con.
cuded. he seated himself on ,hc oppo
site side OF The aisle and with great lie
liberation took out his cigar ease.
DO you object 20 my smoklnG;" he
asked
Not in the least" she replied Il
enjoy IT, | am rather partial to ciga.
rettes myself, but always Ia private,
Nov man 'selle." Chat said afltr
slowly and thoroughly lighting his ci-
gar Il see that you are a very ntcllt
gent young lady, ana
"Merci, monsieur" CeicStiuc inter-
rupted, with mock bow AMI another
of her bewitchng snllIcsf
And | trust that you will give ne
credit for some little Intelligence my
self" he continued. al any rate.
have seen something Of the world. Az
low me 10 ask YOU. do you really eA.
pect me 10 believe la your charms ANA
witchery, your ROSTERS heads and pre-.
tended shadow catching
"Ah"' Cclcstinc exclaimed, with an.
other Of her ripping laughs. Il have
caught shadow already. Did / say
anything 10 you about catching -hld-
owst Oh. no. Some one has been tell
ing you Of my powers. Seriously. al
that | have asked y1u TO believe is my
simple statement that have consider
able influence over The people of this
isiand-in plain words. that they are
afraid OF me You have seen some
thing OF IT, Beyond that you need be-
lieye no more Than yau choose. Still.
many people Of the world believe in
these things have met 10 Scotland.
in Paris
Then you have travelled" chat in
ierrupted.
"Oh. mon Dicu" she answered. DO
YOU imagine that | have spent my life
IN this place. I could not endure 10 IL
IL were not for my influence over the !
people In Paris - n'avez vous point /
etc lst-ah. there is life. there Is beau /