Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-01
The Sunday Story
Promoted to the
High School
By OLIVE EDNA MAY

By OLIVE EDNA MAY
Huntley had gone through the sum-
mer without vacation, had worked
very hard, and in the autumn felt that
he required rest or a change. His
nerves were on edge.
H. concluded to 60 to New Eng
land village where there was Z good
library. In the morning he walked, In
the aternoon he read in the library and
at 8 o'clock in the evening went to bed.
One crisp November morning while
walking along country road be saw
an AUD coming. Its motion varied be-
tween ave and twenty-five miles an
hour, md its direction was wabbly.
"That .hauffeur," remarked Huntley.
''doesn',s know his business. Reckon
he's ne'er handled an auto before"
When to machine came near enough
for him p see It plainly the chauffeur
was sect to 10 young woman. To
Huntley she appeared to be about six
Steen year old. She stopped in the mid
die of thetoad and said:
do you know anything about auto
mobiles, sr?'
Certainly. What can I do for your
why, I've come out without much
experience and have been getting rat
tied ever since l started. have I'M
dataken to go from one place to an
otter, twenty miles apart, have got
midway between the two. and IL
continue to manage as badly as have
Shall get killed before reaching my
Destination. Besides, think there is
something the matter with the ma
chine"
Huntley looked the auto over, and
while he was doing 70 the girl alighted
and Joined him on the road. When he
turned from the machinery and looked
at her he saw one arrayed in the cos
tune Of the period. In other words.
she wore hat shaped like coal
scuttle, coat-she had left her fur
coat in the auto-like a pair Of bee
Hes wings, while her skirt about her
ankles would have fitted about her
neck. Huntley had seen hundreds of
girls on the street in the city from
fourteen to eighteen dressed exactly
in that fashion.
"Your machine seems to be all
right" he said. "If you will permit
me Will get In with you and be your
chauffeur for awhile. Then can tell
better II there is anything the matter
with it."
The young lady was only too glad
to have him take the responsibility or
her shoulders. So Huntley stepped
into the auto and chug-chugged away
down the road. The girl hoped she
wasn't taking him out Of his way, to
which he replied that all ways were
his. since he was am idler. Then he
began to chat with her. remarking that
she should learn to run her auto, for
she would find 1t very convenient
Among the uses to which It might be
put was going to school. To this the
young lady remarked that she would
find it convenient indeed. especially
since her books were heavy to carry.
Huntley asked her what grade she had
reached in school, and she said, "Next
year I'm going to be advanced to the
high school"
Though she said this with some
pride, Huntley didn't consider that she
had cause to be proud, for he thought
her old enough to be In the high school
already. However. he was more en-
tertained with her prattle than he
would have been with that OF a wo-
man near his own age. Indeed, he
was 30 pleased with the little miss
that he drove her to her destination.
When he left her and she expressed
her obligation to him he said the OBJ
| legation was his-that he found him
self much refreshed with the innocent
chat of a schoolgirl and wished he
might repeat the ride. She seemed
much gratifed with this and said that
when he came to the town where she
lived she would be pleased to have
him drop In and see her mother.
Huptley. having obliged himself to
trudep back ten miles for the pleasure
he had enjoyed. was not likely to re-
main away from the person whose
childish chat had so amused him. At
any rate, to get away with an evening
-ths evenings being the hardest part
Of tie day to get Overcome night. when
tho moon was shining brightly through
the crisp autumn air, he started to walk
to the Sirl's home to call on her moth
4 er. ehs had given him her name, but
he was not sure Of her address. % on
reachltg the town he was aiming for
he dr3pped in at u bookstore to In
qufre. W
'Do you know Mrs. Beckwithr' he
asked the proprietor.
| "Csftainly. l have just taken an or
der f.r books for the next year in the
high lscheol Of which she b to be prin-
cipaL"
Now, II Huntley hadn't remembered
abott the girls being promoted next
yeaf the suspicion that came upon him
suddenly wouldn't have been excited
"Isn't she rather young" he asked,
ito be principal Of high school*
il he nan smiled. ''She could easily