The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-07

IT'S not their money" she interrupted.
why, certainly it is, if they've earned it, he
insisted
"They couldn't have earned it," she decided
arbitrarily; mo man can really earn five
thousand a year, and most OF them can't earn
that"
but there are salaries" he began.
"Unearned," she stated positively.
He did not pursue the matter further. After
all, he reasoned, her dietd were Of importance
only to herself, and, IL one took the right view
of it, merely amusing. He decided to consider
them merely amusing. If not taken seriously,
she might prove interesting as psychological
study, and he accepted her as such, although
her calm If unconscious, assumption of infalli-
bility sorely tried his patience. Perhaps SYM
pathy influenced him somewhat, too At any
rate, he did not avoid her, as many OF the others
did, and he found forgetfulness of his own
troubles as he saw and learned more of her
plight. That was good, for it was forgetuness
that he sought.
Two things he learned about Miss Radford
very soon she faced life with unusual bravery.
in view of the circumstances, and she was an
enthusiast in her work. There was never hint
of discomfort of complaint, of disbursement
or of envy, although she worked hard for a
pittance that compelled the most rigid economy
and sometimes threatened to leave her stranded
then. A new gown meant long period
of self denial in other matters, in spite OF the
fact that it was always largely homemade
Drake, learning this in part from her own casual
remarks and in part from the gossip Of others
found his early irritation and later indifference
giving place to sympathy and admiration.
But it was when he her in her kinder
garten located on the second floor of the town
hall, that he was most impressed. She radiated
enthusiasm here. Whatever her faults her heart
in her work. She was proud Of the children
and of her success with them, and there could
be doubt that she was successful so far as
her training went
But it isn't much of school--even a kinder
gaarten school-now,"', she explained; its more
of a nursery. really don't do much but look
after the children for few hours each day
more to relieve their mothers than for any other
purpose, and she added ruefully, '1m afraid
in the line of charity. But know it isn't; I'm
doing great deal for the children. and earn
every cent get. even il only few of the Older
children, that / have in the regular term, are
drills and exercises and games. They're all o
value in one way or another-if only for dscip
line. Watch, now!"
She gave bell on her desk two sharp tap.
and seated herself at the piano The children
rose and stood beside their desks. She played
and the children began series OF manual ex
ercises She paused briefly and then begar
another air. The childish voices were raised "
song and the children went through some simple
marching evolutions. She nodded to one of tn,
older girls, who then came forward and relieved
her at the piano A single sharp tap of the
bell and the children resumed their seats.
ITS as good as an army bugle drill" declared
Drake.
Miss Radford beamed happily. at isn't much
she said, "but more might make confusion. Onl,
four things far-exercise. drill school dis
missed and ire-and the only difference between
the last two is that they stop for hats and wraps
in one case and not in the other"
He spent an hour there, but he was NOR,
interested in her than in the children. To Sc,
her with them was revelation. She loved then
and understood them, and, although still a
positive in her statements as he had previousl,
found her, it somehow seemed different here
by Jove!" he reflected later, she's wonde
in her way! What shame her worth ism
vronment, If ever woman WASP
And he quite forgot to be either amused o