Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-12
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Bellies and Helens confidence was great
enough-in fact, they felt the necessity OF
counterfeiting some anxiety, and succeeded IN
doing 50, to their own satisfaction, while the
teachers were passing around the questions.
Doctor Morris himself taught the general
history junior study. He stood before the
class, which was seated at one end OF the
room, and said:
Young ladies, this list was prepared at so
late an hour that | have not had time TO copy
it on the press. l shall therefore write the
questions ON the board instead of giving you
each a separate list | hope nothing will oc-
cur again to cause this omission"
And the doctor looked veTy severe as ne
peered over his gold-rimmed spectacles.
Helen was sitting carelessly in her seat,
her elbow on the table and her chin resting
on her hand. She cast mischievous, know
ing glance at Belle, who answered it by
similar one.
Their hearts beat very fast as the doctor
approached the blackboard. He gave it a
few rubs with an eraser, picked up piece
of crayon, wrote, "Gen. Hist Ex.', and turn
ed for a final survey of the class before writ
ing down the first question.
''We're not bit afraid of it," Belle and
Helen were both saying in their own minds.
The doctor again faced the blackboard and
wrote:
II. Into what three periods Is Greek
history divided? Give dates. How did
the Greeks measure timer Give these
dates In the Greek method"
The proyerbial clap of thunder from clear
sky could not have surprised Belle and Helen
more They fell back in their seats, every
nerve relaxed The doctor turned around
and glared over his spectacles almost saw
agely, the girls thought, then turned and
wrote again:
20. Give brief account of the Pelopon-
nesian War"
There followed question after question. not
one of which was in the list the girls had
studied over so hard the night before.
What did it mean?
Both girls saw, or thought they saw. at
once. In some way the doctor had discovered
that Mark had given them the questions. and
at the last moment he had written out an en-
tirely different list. That was the reason
he had not had time to furnish each pupil
with a list from his copyingpad
Helen dropped her head forward on her
arms and could not restrain tears of fear and
modification. Belle was made OF sterneI
stuff. She only turned pale and bit her lip.
During all that long morning they toiled
with heavy hearts over the examination
fearing disgrace was before them, hoping il
might be averted, feeling that the doctors
! eyes were on them, wearing that reproving
| look they had suddenly learned to dread.
| When the morning was over, they were
thoroughly heartsick regarding both the dis
covery of their dishonesty and their failure
for neither had written paper at all cred
table and each felt that she would for the
moment gladly be as dull as Sue Mason, il
she could only be as free from the reproaches
| of conscience.
| AT dinner they looked for Mark He was
now at the family table, They telegraphed
Down the pipes that night, but he did not
answer.
The next morning they learned from serF-
ant that he had gone to visit a cousin for
the holidays.
All that day they toIed with the examina