The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-12-27
BREAKING THE NEWS
BY ALLIE BROCK.

Papa began Bobbie one evening
after dinner lit makes lot OF differ.
ence whether you like a person OF
not. doesn't it?'
hobbies father laid down the eve
ling paper and looked at his son crit
ically. What has little Miss Kelly
been doing now?' he asked.
Bobbie screwed up his face. Miss
Kelly!' he repeated scornfully. II
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 mora.
and I'm glad. Gee she's the stingi-
est thing, If she gives the fellers a
bite OF her apple you can know there's
something the matter with it. There
int nobody likes her, les'n it's Billy"
Il understood that she was a very
bright girl"
Bright! Well, may oe,' Bobbie said
grudgingly. Il dunno. But honest.
there's lot more to think about
than just books"
Il thought that was your opin-
ION
We'll, It's 3d." Bobbie declared.
Mamma doesn't want me to be sit.
ting studying till 'leven every night
| shd say not"
Does Mamie Kelly study that
hard?"
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"
is Billy In her room now?"
Yes, there's lots OF fellers In her
room. They've got a teacher | don't
like. She dresses In freshly gowns. I
don't think they ought to wear gowns
to school,
You don't1 Well, may ask II you
prefer bloomers?"
Il don't know as It's boomers" Bob
bic said thoughtfully. but anyhow
! don't like party dresses at school
Then, she's awful strict You dassnt
smile, hardly, lesn she comes down on
you like a hammer. Jimmy, he says
she scares him almost into a 1T, and
one day she sent him home"
SO Jimmy's in NAMES room, toor"
Sure Bobbie said, uneasily. "Its
an awful big room this year. l heard
the teacher saying 1t was most too biz
to handle. Gee. but there's some
swell fellers in my room. You know
that Pete Harding? Well, he's thers
and he's one of the biggest fellers ON
Aunt Mary's street We had q To-,
OF fun with him yesterday. He waa
showing us some circus stunts he seen
saw last year. Some class to him
all right"
What IL your teacher liker-
"Oh. she's all right" Bobbie said
carelessly. II knew her before, and
she certainly Is fine Susie Horrfch
says she's awful glad to get away from
her. but everybody knows what su
sic Herrick Is. There amt nobody
likes Susie. less'n it's Jimmy, and he
goes over there q lot"
is Susie Herrick In Mamie Kelly'a
room, too?"
"Well-er-yes. But don't bo
lieve anybody could like that teach,
or. She was awful Cross to Nellie
Foster, and l Just tell you that II
wasn't fair. She got sore at Nellie
for whispering-that was all there WA
to 1t. You can't breathe in that room.
That teacher thinks books IL every
thing. She does around with 4 boob
under her arm, just as II she liked
It. Gee, wouldn't be q teacher for q
FARM"
What room Is Nellie Foster mr.
Not In Mamie Kelly's room! Theirs
amt anybody'd stay In her room II she
could get out I'd rather be In the
kindergarten alone than In a room
with Mamie Kelly"
why didn't Nellie Foster so IN
with the rest?"
"Oh, she did, Bobbie said. dolefuIly.
Shes awful smart. But what can
you do with = teacher like that? A
person couldn't admire Mamie Kelly !
and Nellie Foster, too. Tho new
teacher Is Mamie Kelly's kind. She
won't let Teller even smile in school
So that's how Nellie Foster got sent
down. 1t wasn't thing but for whis-
pering. 1t makes me awful tired. OF
course. some Of the marks was bad.
but they often IL in a new room"
Where Is Nellie Foster nowY''
Herr Bobbie said slowly. We'll. |
you see. she's In my room. Ter
well. you see. got sent down. too
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