Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-06

whats the matter between you and
your teacher?" demanded Jimmie's ia
Their, turning a stern look upon his
son.
"She doesn't like me-" Jimmie NUT
tered.
$50 / gather from this letter." said
his father. mo one reading 1t would
have any suspicion that your teacher
wanted to adopt you, for instance. But
I'm trying to find out what's at the
bottom of her dislike for quiet. gen.
tie, obedient, truthful little boy whom
everybody likes. What do you think
1t can be. Jim?"
Jaw, she says ! pegged chalk across
the room at Hib Marsh and did mott"
said Jimmie, resentfully. AN she
said II / didn't own up before school
an have me suspended"
"Oh. that was it?" said his father.
II find something here in the letter
about that chalk business. Well, what
did happen, Jimmie. Come on, now.
There was something about a piece
of chalk, you know"
Jimmie looked across at his mother,
but her unrelenting face was intent
upon her embroidery. His father
was eying him searchingly and tap
ping the table impatiently with the
letter.
We'll, just had a little teeny piece
o. chalk on rubber band" related
Jimmie, AN was just fittin' 1t in, an
the rubber band slipped. | don't
know If it hit Hib Marsh or not"
Il see," said bis father. "Of course
you didn't think 1t would slip when
you drew 1t back and let 1t go, did
you? And what was this about some
little girls hair braid getting into your
inkwell?" he went on, referring again
to the letter. THAT seems to have
annoyed your dear teacher a good
deal"
Il forgot to cover my inkwell," ex-
planned Jimmie, land her braid must
have slipped in. She sits In front
OF me and she's regular old
squealer."
Il don't like to hear you talk that
way about one Of your little school
mates" said Jimmies father, "espe-
cially about a girl. It's too bad that
when all these little accidents hap
pen your teacher should get an idea
that you're somewhat to blame see
she says here in the letter: James is
usually the ringleader in all defiance
Of discipline and in the use Of noise
making devices. Unless there is
an immediate improvement shall
have to take drastic action. Do you
know what that means, Jimmie?"
mo, sir" replied Jimmie" looking
up In unconcealed alarm.
We'll, It might mean a whole lot OF
things" said his father, "and after
your very lucid explanation OF your
teachers prejudice against you sup
pose | ought to make II clear what
she means. If they catch a spy dur
ing war time and shoot him at sun.
rise, that might well be called drastic
action"
Jimmie blinked rapidly, but ven
tured no comment
IF a man comes out into HIS back
yard and finds dog killing his chick
ems" continued his father, and hits
that dog over the head with club,
that would be drastic action. And IL
had to take certain little boy
know down to the basement and give
him good thrashing, that would be
drastic action. I'll take IL. too. II I
get another one OF these letters. Do
you understand"
Yes, SIR" replied Jimmie.
Then he slid out of the room and
hurried over to Charlie Spink's house.
When he was gone his mother looked
up from her embroidery with a sigh.
You might as well have saved your
BREATH" she said Il don't believe
Jimmie was impressed at all by what
you said"