Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17

he did intend, or what it was which
prompted his next query:
who gave you this name?"
Perhaps he fancied himself boy again
in the Sunday school, and standing before
the railing of the altar where, with 9th
ers of his age, he had been asked the
question propounded to Madeline Clyde,
who did not hear the doctors smothered
laugh as he retreated into the adjoining
room.
In all her preconceived ideas of this ex-
animation, she had never dreamed of be-
ing catechised, and with feeling of ter
ror as she thought of that long answer to
the question, "What is thy duty to thy
neighbour" and doubted her ability to
repeat it, she said "My sponsors, in bap-
tism. gave me the first name of Made
line Amelia, SIR" adding, as she caught
and msconstrued the strange gleam in
the dark eyes bent upon her, II am afraid
| have forgotten some of the catechism !;
| did not know it was necessary In order
to teach school,"
Certainly, no; do not thing 1t is.
beg your pardon" were Guy Remington's
ejaculatory replies. as he glanced from
Madeline to the open door of the adjoin-
ing room, where was visible a slate on
which, in huge letters, the amused doc
tor had written "Blockhead."
There was something in Madelines
quiet, womanly, earnest manner which
commanded Guys respect, or he would
have given vent to the laughter which
was choking him. and thrown off his dis
guise. But he could not bear now to un-
deceive her, and, resolutely turning his
back upon the doctor, he sat down by the
pile of books and commenced the exam
ination in earnest, asking first her age.
Going on Fifteen" sounded older to
Madeline than fourteen and half" so
going on fifteen" was the reply, to which
Guy responded: That is very young,
Miss Clyde"
Yes, but Mr.. Green did not mind.
He's the committeeman. He knew how
young l was" Madeline said. eagerly,
her great brown eyes growing large with
the look of fear which came so suddenly
into them.
"Of course, if your employers are sat-
ished 1t is nothing to me, only | had
associated teaching with women much
older than yourself. What is logic, Miss
Clyde?"
The abruptness with which he put the
question startled Madeline to such a
degree that she could not positively tell
hat .L~ L. Il
before, much less could she recall it's
meaning, and so she answered frankly,
II don't know"
A girl who did not know what logic
was did not know much in Guys estl-
nation, but it would not do to stop here,
and so he asked her next how many cases
there were in Latin
Madeline had never looked inside
Latin grammar, and again her truthful
Il don't know, sir fell on Guys ear,
but this time there was a half-despair-
ing tone in the young voice usually so
hopeful.
Perhaps, then, you can conjugate the
verb Amo," Guy said, his manner indi-
eating the doubt he was beginning to feel
as to her qualifications.
Maddy knew we'll what "conjugate"
meant, but that verb Amo, what could
1t mean? and had she ever heard it be-
fore? Mr.. Remington was waiting for
her; she must say something, and with
a gasp she began: Il amo, thou amoest,
he amoes. Plural: We amo, ye or you
amo, they amo."
Guy looked at her aghast for single
and then a comical smile broke
all over his face, telling poor Maddy
palmer than could words that she had
made a most ridiculous mistake.
''Oh, SIR" she cried, her eyes wearing
the look of the frightened hare, sit IS
not right. l don't know what it means.
Tell me, teach me. What is it to amo?'
To most men it would not have seemed
a very dsagreeable task, teaching young
Madeline Clyde ito amo." as she termed
it, and some such idea fitted across Guys
mind, as he thought how pretty and
bright was the eager face upturned to his,
the pure white forehead, suffused with a
faint flush, the cheeks a crimson hue,
and the pale lips parted slightly as Mad
DIV appealed to him for the definition of
''amo."
1T is a Latin verb, and means to
love-" Guy said with an emphasis on
the last word, which would have made
Maddy blush had she been less anxious
and frightened.