The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-12-30
BREAKING The NEWS


Papa, began Bobbie one evening
after dinner. TT makes a lot Of differ
ence whether you Like q person OF
not, doesn't it2s
hobbies father laid down the eve
ming paper and looked at his son crit
ically What has little Miss Kelly
been doing now?s he asked
Bobble screwed up bis face. Miss
Kellylp he repeated Bcornfully. Il
bet nobody over to school would know
who you were talking about She
isn't Miss Kelly. and she don't ever
be She amt in my room any more,
and I'm glad. Gee, she's the stIngi-
est thing n she gives the fellers a
bite Of her apple You can know there's
something The matter with #. There
int nobody likes her les'n It's Billy"
i understood that she was a very
bright girl
Bright Well, maybe" Bobble said
grudgingly 4 dunno, But honest,
there's lot more to think about
than just books"
u thought that was your opin-
ion.
"WeIl, fits so,e Bobbie declared
Mamma doesn't want me to be slt.
ting studying TN leven every night.
! sh'd say not"
Does Mamie Kelly study that
hard?r
We'll, no. acknowledged BobbIe.
You see, she goes home and works
afternoons, but gee, she amt a boy,
and she doesn't mind sticking around
the house They have TO work ter
ribly hard in her room. Billy says he
gets nearly killed.
rs Billy in her room now?"
Yes, theres lots OF fellers in her
room, They've got a teacher don't
like. She dresses in freshly gowns. |
don't think they ought to wear gowns
to school
you don't2 Well, may l ask If you
prefer bl0omers?a
IA don't know as It's boomers Bob
bic said thoughtfuIly But anyhow
! don't like party dresses at school.
Then, she's awful strict You dassnt
smile, hardly les'n she comes down on
you Ike hammer Jimmy. he says
she scares him almost into fit, and
one day she sent him home"
$50 Jimmys In Mamie's room, too?"
Sure Bobbie said, uneasily. Its
an awful big room this year. heard
the teacher saying 1t was most too big
to handle Gee. but there's some
swell felIers in my room. You know
that Pete Harding? Well. he's there
and he's one OF the biggest fellers on
Aunt Mary's street. We had a lot
Of fun with him yesterday. He was
showing us some circus stunts he seen
saw last year. Some class to him.
all right"
What "a your teacher llke?"
"Oh, she's all right Bobbie said,
carelessly. Il knew her before, and.
she certainly is fine. Susie Herrick
says she's awful glad to get away from
her. but everybody knows what SUI
sic Herrick Is. There amt nobody
likes Susie, less'n its Jimmy. and he
goes over there a lot.
lis Susie Herrick in Mamie Kellys
room, too?7
'Well-er--yes. But don't be-
lieve anybody could like that teach
er. She was awful cross to Nellie
Foster. and ] just tell YOU that 1t
wasn't fair She got sore at Nellie
for whispering-that was all there was
to It. You can't breathe in that room.
That teacher thinks books Is every
thing She does around with book
under her arm. Just as II she liked
1t. Gee, wouldn't be teacher for
farml1
What room is Nellie Foster in?"
mot IN Mamie Kellyis rooini There
amt anybody'd stay in her room If she
could get out I'd rather be in the
kindergarten alone than in room
with Mamie Kelly
why didn't Nellie Foster so up
with the rest2"
oh, she did" Bobbie said, dolefully.
She's awful smart But what can
you do with a teacher Hike thatg A
person couldn't admire Mamie Kelly
and Nellie Foster. too. The new
teacher is Mamie Kelly's kind. She
wont let a feller even smile in school,
SO that's how Nellie Foster got sent
down It wasn't a thing but for whis-
perlng. II makes me awful tired. or
course, some of the marks was bad,
but they often is in a new room"
Where is Nellie Foster now?e
"Her?" Bobble said slowly. well.
You see, she's in my room. Ter
we'll, YOU see. got sent down too ~