Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-11-11
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Devotion
Here she comes! Here she comes!

Here she comes! Here she comes!
Here's teacher!"
With shutting and scraping of
feet, which reminded the frivolous
cadet of joyous hops up at the sum-
mer camp on the lake, Is small chill
dren swooped upon her before she
had alighted from the car. She
smiled at them with distinct eff
fort. For she wondered what the
handsome young man opposite whom
she had been sitting in the car
thought of the spectacle. So the
frivolous cadet shuddered, while she
smiled professionally.
Good morning, children" she
cooed. "Are you glad to be back at
school?" she asked, patronizingly,
patting a small red head, while she
wondered whether she could get Har-
old on the Office phone that morning
Yes, Miss M'roe," shouted the Is.
The frivilous cadet felt tug at her
arm.
"This one is mine," shouted Aileen,
the golden-haired.
Tain't, neither. It's mine, cause
its mine! Amt it, Miss M'roe?"
lisped freckled frankie, clutching the
arm of the cadet as if it were a life
preserver.
Miss Monroe smiled tolerantly.
That was just the way Ben Joston
grabbed a girl when he danced with
her, she was thinking.
Take the other arm" commanded
Aileen, frowning upon the persistent
frankie
"Gerties got it, an she won't let
CO. lisped frankie. Let me take
teachers arm till tn next red house."
Wont NEITHER" shifted Aileen.
Then frankie, being genius,
shouted in inspiration, miss M'roe,
le'me carry that nice green book"
me, too! Me, tool" came in
chorus.
Frankie's suggestion being we'll re-
ceived, the green book was handed
over to him.
Thus were the favors of teacher
apportioned. Aleck grinned as he re-
ceived teachers 'brella; Matte
blushed like a rose to get the right
glove and then nearly died with rage
when Oscar, who she thought had dis
graced her for life by having once
tried to kiss her, received the left
glove. To still the wild clamor for
more things to carry, the frivolous
cadet took her huge hat off her puffs
and three of the elect walked ginger
ly behind, bearing the treasure proud
ly aloft. Those who were still I'M
favored went on ahead and walked
backward in phalanx, basking in the
smiles of dear teacher. 1t was all so
funny to the frivolous cadet that she
smiled more and more broadly as the
triumphal procession moved on.
With thinking about the message
she wanted to convey to Harold and
getting the class ready to pass on to
the advanced primary grade, the friv-
olous cadet had her hands full that
morning. Suddenly there rose a dis
consulate vail
Il don't-want to-go-to-the next
room!" 1t was Aileen.
Me neither" howled Gertie.
"Me neither" lamented frankie,
beating his heels together in an effort
to keep back unmanly tears.
Then streak of pink flashed into
the lap of the frivolous cadet. Before
she realized what had happened she
was smoothing tangle of reddish
hair, the little owner of which was
sobbing out her heart at the threat
of having to move up one room high
er. While she was smiling to think
how Harold would laugh when she
told him about it, thump on her arm
aroused her to the fact that a little
nose was shifting against her white
sleeve.
II won't co." sputtered Matte. 81
just won't. Ill tell my papa, and they
can't make me go up to the next
room"
Such abject devotion touched the
heart of the frivolous cadet. Not that
devotion was new to her; she had re-
ceived it all summer at the lake.
| This, however, was different from
that to which she was accustomed.
! Finally, when the principal came to
march the pupils up to the advanced
primary room the procession formed
reluctantly and in tears, and then
passed out dejectedly into the big
| hall.
| At noon the frivolous cadet was eat
ing her lunch and looking for a
chance to slip into the office and call
up Harold to tell him all about the
funny little children's devotion and
some other things. CHANGING absently
out of the window, she dropped he1
ham sandwich with a start.
well, I'll eat my hat!" she ex
claimed.
Miss Kelliter was SIS and taught for
the love of teaching. She had the adj
vanced primary room To the frivol
GUS cadet she seemed the most for.
mfdable of living creatures. There.
fore the sight which met the eyes of
that young woman astonished her
| very much.
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