Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1909-09-01

that the prod was renewed ana some
thing dropped into his lap. II was a 1
piece of chewing gum that had been |
much and loving chewed
Frederick William picked IL mp at |
once and laid 1t on Anna's desk.
| mo, thank YOU he whispered. polite.
| ly. In a few minutes It fell into his
/ lap again. IDS for YOU" came In a
! thick whisper from Anna. whose ac-
cent was like a cold I'm the head.
NO, thank YOU" Frederick William
/ said. politely However, few minutes
later he found the gum sticking to his
sleeve. and then he grew angry. He
! pulled IL on, and tiptoeing to the
waste basket he threw It in. On his
way back he glanced at Anna Karen
ina and she made face at him.
Just then Miss Lucy looked up.
Children she said. II am going TO
call the roll. Answer at once"
II was not until she had gotten
down to the Els that it happened
cry rent the air. loud and sudden
cry that started from Frederick Will
iams mouth. causing 50 little children
to make 80 queer and unintentional
marks on their papers, and echoed
all the way down to the principals
room
During an awful moment of silence
Miss Lucy held her pen suspended in
rotrifed displeasure. Then, Fred
erick" she exclaimed. what is the
matter?"
A hot wave of shame dyed Fred
erick Williams face.
"Nothun." he said, stolidly.
But why did you cry out like that?'
asked Miss Lucy, severely What
was it?"
"Nothun," said Frederick William.
Then Miss Lucy glared. Whenever
Miss Lucy encountered case not
found in Discipline of the School
Room" or Moral Suasion," she glared.
1t was unpedagogical but human.
Remain after school," she said,
shortly.
Frederick William sobbed, sobs
that jerked him up form his seat.
? shook him convulsively, and sat him
down again rudely and heavily.
? In the meantime the number work
had begun. Anna Karenina was at
the board when Miss Lucy chanced to
i. look down at the child's feet. Annals
shoes and stockings were interesting
as family heirlooms of a prehistoric
4 period, but II was upon Anna's right
d toe that Miss Lucys eyes were fixed.
Anna" said Miss Lucy, what is
i that sticking out form the toe of your
shoe?"
: Miss. never pud i'd there" said
Anna, virtuously. II dond know nod
ing aboud i'd"
Anna" said Miss Lucy. sternly.
why did you stick that pin in your
@ shoe?"
$ "Honesd, Miss Lucy" cried Anna
e with vehement innocence, "honesd TO
a drudth hope / may die may the devil
r. cadch me II i'd aind the drudth I'm
e deling you dond know noding
aboud i'd"
n Stay in after school," said Miss
r, Lucy, helplessly.
At ~ o'clock the dismissal bell rang
s and the children filed out, leaving
Miss Lucy alone with the culprits
Ten minutes later Frederick William
e was dismissed and departed with al
a echoing smile. Then Miss Luc!
* waited until she knew the heavy 81
y lcnce of the empty school had sunl
n into the soul of Anna Karenina
e anna" she said at last, "can yo
e tell me the truth now?"
10 Two dirty tears rolled down Anna
Ie cheeks.
ID Miss" she began sullenly, Il had
" mash on him. He was so CLEAN an,
| give him all my CANDY and all m
ID bencils and all my lundch and | Civ
~ him to-day my gum that | luf, an,
Al he would nod hat i'd Id was the win
N dergreen and i'd is now in the wasd
o. basged. And then | sduck pin Il
X him and he made a holler and | an
glad. hade him"
I'd II was then that Miss Lucy under
s- stood that problems will arise 10
er which no theories have been as ye
sr arranged.
he You can go now. Anna she saiC
n After Anna had gone Lucy sat fo
. long time confronting the empt
IS benches and the eternal problem {
or the child of the streets. The next da
Glass A. School 20, changed seats, an
tx when the principal came into tn
ce room he saw two proper rows OF littl
ch girls on one side of the room and tw
he proper rows of little boys on tn
"a, other
IS Also from that time 1t was notice
On that "companionship of the sexes
IA had somehow fallen into oblivion.
go Ways of English Husbands.
of Lady Arthur Paget. at a dinner |
- New York said of the "apDallin