Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-10-10
ing to ana Gro from the class rooms b
looked pale and weary.

ing to and ero from the class rooms he |
looked pale and weary.
Annette, however, continued to flirt |
with the lecturer on pedagogy.
"You are getting yourself talked |
about" said the best friend, you are
seen with him SO often"
Hes the only interesting man |
here" Annette sighed YEARLY THE !
professor of English and the professor
OF chemistry are sticks, and the other |
professors are old, and the angel child
has forgotten me-"
"What?" exclaimed the best friend.
Eyes," Annette said, ''he doesn't love
me any more. He thinks of nothing
but trees. haven't seen him for two
weeks. He doesn't love me any
more"
She curled herself up on the couch
80 that her face was away from her
friend, but her voice quivered.
"I believe you are crying" said the
best friend.
'T am not" sobbed Annette, and her
best friend few to her and put her
arms about her and they turned of the
lights and talked about it in the dark,
and Annette confessed that she loved
the angel child.
"But he has heard the things about
me and the lecturer on pedagogy and
he doesn't care any more. And when
he didn't care ! began to care" said
little Annette.
"Of course said the best friend.
After that Annette flirted more reck-
lessly than ever. and on the last Satur-
day of the term she went for a ride
with the lecturer on pedagogy.
On the way the lecturer quoted
Browning
IT'S ou' Hast ride together" he qua
verei sentimentaIly.
The road led them in and out and in
and out between lines of tall bushes,
and there was a stretch of woodland
where the trees met overhead and
where it was so quiet that all the for
! est seemed to listen as the lecturer on
/ pedagogy leaned over and kissed An
nette.
"Oh," cried Annette with her eyes
/ blazing, how dare your
"You might have expected it." said
! the, lecturer on pedagogy calmly; you
have firted with me for five weeks"
"But no gentleman would do such a
thing" said Annette.
Most gentlemen do" said the lee
turer on pedagogy and leaned over to
do it again.
Annette gave a little cry, and just
hn hIIS atnrnod fha
angel child.
! He stood in the middle of the road.
barring the way, and he looked straight
at Annette.
MAY / take you homer he asked,
ignoring the lecturer on pedagogy.
"Oh, If you willr' she walled and
held out her hands to him.
81 shall take her home" said the lee
turer on pedagogy, frowning darkly.
"Stand out of the way"
But the angel child set his shoulders
like young giant.
81 don't think we will argue the
case," he said. 81 shall take her
home"
And the lecturer on pedagogy, tax
ing in the length and breadth and
strength of the tall young man, NUT
tered an inyective and rode away
alone.
Annette was sobbing with her face
in her horses name.
The angel child touched her hair
with tender fingers.
Don't cry" he begged, don't"
But Annette sobbed on. II dklR'
dream he would do such thing"
ANY man would be-tempted."
But he is married, and that make
| it wrong"
''Then as am not married would /
l he right
His tone was eager. He was stand
/ ing close to her, and as Annette looked
: up and saw the alteration in his blu
eyes she substituted the lapel of hi
. coat for the horses name and sobbe,
|. comfortably on his shoulder.
Amusement and rapture were blend
ed in his glance as he bent over her.
Il would it be right-if l kissed
y your" he stammered.
Annettes eyelashes f1uttered up froI
her tear wet eyes.
e "Oh, why didn't You do 1t five week
II ago?" she reproached him.