The Lamar register., 1910-04-20


I could not feel hurt. OF course, lisa.
bella had husband and. baby; and
Isabella's world just then held no
place for anybody who had neither.
fell into the situation with glee. and
prepared to enjoy 1t thoroughly.
Two Jumps. please, and the milk In
hrst." l answered.
On her way back to the tea-table
Isabella casually picked up the bundle
of white frills. Her attempt to look as
though 1t were a quite ordinary thing
for bundles Of white frills to be lying
about on peoples floors was also over.
done; and l again fastened to meet
her halfway.
1T is surprising how few people
know the way to hold a baby" re.
marked Isabella, when the white frills
had been borne OF by a magnificent
nurse, and we could once more hear
ourselves speak. "Of course. 1t makes
difference If you haven't got one
Yourself" she added graciously.
A sense of humor may do much;
but mine would not let me endure an
other moment of this sort of thing, SO
made diversion by asking her has
tily II she had been to the pantomime
yet.
Isabella the First had adored panto-
ndmes. Isabella the Second looked
simply hurt at such a suggestion.
Il could not possibly leave baby to
go anywhere" she explained. II don't
think much of mother who does not
give up everything for her child"
IL tx~ IL A.
first Isabella rose irresistibly In my
mind. and could not be effaced even
by the strenuous young woman who
sat in all her married splendor and
patronized me. Isabella did not quite
know what to make of a visitor who
suddenly collapsed into a fit of laugh
ter. But the child had not lost her
instinct with all her other doggy quail
ties; and she coon broke into .
shamefaced laugh herself
Its all very WE'LL" she protested,
but you haven't got a baby. have
your"
baby and no Richard. and nothing
nothing but dull and stuffy knowl-
edge of how much carpet to order.
when you want to cover your walls
and your ceiling and your floor with
IT." cried maliciously.
Swiftly there leaped into her eyes
twinkle Of mischief. and to my joy
I saw that Isabella the First had come
back into the room.
You don't even know that" she
chuckled. Those sums Of yours new
er allowed for the pattern!"
"Ah," sighed. $50 you have discov-
cred that too? Then. after all, It is
the most ignorant pupil in my class
who has found me out"
What do you mean.?" asked Isa-
bella.
had a sudden Inspiration to pay
back the debt Of gratitude I had owed
her for Ave years.
There was once ateacher," I told
her. "a teacher who was horribly
afraid Of her pupils and horribly liz.
norant of the subject she had to teach
or at least she thought she was. she
wasn't really. you know and she
found out that she wasn't through the
bottom girl in the class.
And what was the bottom girl in
INC Cfuss uhe! abheu lhaDelIh, VINO
had altogether ceased to be strenuous,
and Was sitting on the end OF the sofa
near me. swinging her legs to and fro
just as II they were not covered with
Paris tea gown.
"She was full Of o.. corners" ! an
swered. land her face was full of
features, and her hair was full of
ends. Her legs were always in the
way. and she made you feel inky Just
to look at her. But her heart was In
the right place II her collar wasn't:
and she taught that teacher how to
teach. So the teacher made up her
mind that she would thank her for 1t
some day. II ever she got the chance"
And what was the name Of the
teacher? p" asked my hostess demurely
l.. shrugged my shoulders. That
doesn't matter" said.
Then what was the name Of the
bottom girl in the class?" pursued my
hostess with a whimsical laugh.
I looked her equarely In the face.
Isabella the First" answered.