The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-05-17

falls and moment later she The Mantle Recess Man
broom his shoulder reach the hallway TOWARD
the open doorway of the FtReader Emmy Lou held
her breath stiened her little body andwated But The Mar
pausng light his pipe Emmy Lou in the sudden respite thus
afforded slid in trembling heap beneath the desk and hands
and knees crawling the floor And Uncle Michael
came n moment after broom pan, and feather cluster in hand
the last huteng edge of little pink dress disappearing
into the depths of the big empty coabox soping lid
lowering faxen head and covering little figure
crouched within Uncle Michael having put the room to rights
pannent closed the windows and going drew the door
after him. and as was his custom, locked it
Meanwhile at Emmy LOUIS home the elders wondered you
cherry insisted to the lady visitor spending the day. Emmy
a they arose from the table and put it in the refrigerator for
Emmy Lou 1t seems Joke, she remarked such baby
Emmy Lou going to school, anyhow; but then she has only
square to go and come"
But Emmy Lou did not come And by halfpas two Aunt
stopped the way the houses of all the neghbors inquire
and ran around the to Cousin Tom Macklns if
Emmy Lou could be there and them being but off
went around that Cousin Amandas the school
down 'front.' lad eosed ~ ' aed O Don
to sleep Uncle Michael had OF cleaning and locking
front Of the building first going and out at the back
doors But Aunt Louise did know this and anyhow she
that she would find Emmy Lou home when got
But Emmv Lou home and it being now we'll on in
the afternoon Aunt Katie and Aunt Louise and the lady visitor
the houseboy downtown for Uncle Charlie Just as Uncle
Charlie arrived-and it past five o'clock by thenome of
the children of the neghbohood having found small boy v
ing squares off who confessed being Reader
With Emmy Lou, arrived also with the small boy in
She didn't know dog from frog when she eY stated
the small boy with the deron of superior ability an teacher
she told her stay after school She there in her
desk when school let out Emmy Lou was"
But BIS girl OF the neighborhood objected "Her teacher
home the minute school she declared isn't the
lady, Mrs Samue your eacher? this to the small boy
Well her daughter Hattie she's in my oom and she was
sick and her mother to and took her home
Our teacher she went down and dismissed the FrReadep
i don't if she did retored the small boy Il reckon
Aunt cordeia pale and fearful clutched Uncle Charles arm
Then she's there Brother Charlie locked that dreadful
place-my precious baby"
But Aunt Cordeia wringng her hands "You know
Emmy Lou Charlie If she told TO stay has STAYED
She's locked up in that dreadful placewha shall do
Aunt Katie tears Aunt Louise tears the cook IN
loud lamentation Aunt Cordea fast vergng hysera
Thesnal boy from Reader legs apart hands in
with scornfu what you waner do stated the small
boy is find Uncle Mchae he keeps the keys He past
my house while going home He lives in Rose Lane
Alley Tan much my way condescendingy "I1l take
you there And meely they followed in his footsteps
dark when motley throng Of uncle aune visiting
lady neghbors and children went climbing the echo
stairway of the dark school building behind the tong figure
of the sIeptical Uncle Michael lantern in hand.
"Ain't j this schoohouse
myself and carried the trash ouen duspan? grund Uncle
Michael with what inference nobody just stopped 10 in
Then with the air Of mstreated aggeved who
second floor and fitted key in its lock- Here is No
to satisfy the LADY, and he flung the door The light
Of Uncle Mhaes lantern fell full the wdeeyed
smtten Of Emmy LOU in her desk awaiting her
able little heart knew not what horror.
"Sheshe told stay solbed Emmy Lou in Aunt Cor
the coal-box"
And Aunt cordea holding her close obed too and Aunt
Katie cried and Aunt Louise and the lady visitor cried and
said "Pshaw And the teacher Of the First Reader when she
heard about il next day. cried hardest Of them all hard
Aunt Cordea could cherish feeling against
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