Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-14
them 60 as soon !. ,,.,

Rnsso,, son a. they're caught.
versa. Sen remembered the whole con.
littia sb now as he stepped into the
cool vita. n%aowy schoolroom. low-ceiled.
ana NIL NIL Tern boxes at the Windows
dasls hgnes or June roses on ths
ren,ar nose was her name. too. "a
t prmad h Rose Phillips. ehs
waicon ner mead now. q quick smile AZ
"Ma STU surprise on her face.
sbe asr sJu come to wish me GOODBYE
russell could not helm hit ....,.
pack. He laid his can IN ~ .m,is
nrst row desks and stood IoeLsu tns
ner as ne drew on his gloves cs
could not have been over eisht. oue
spite or what the school oommIt.a ~
reported. he knew that the iittis sohnN,
nad made actual proxresa ,,nda. W
care ana tuition during the nsst 49, ~
ne knew the children loved har 49,.
y The little robin itself bore VITA.
20 ner influence. It had been a \. $50.
pace before her coming. A Few IA
yellow maps hung on the walls The ~
vas wheezy melodeon In one corna.
VIII most Of the ivory or tina -,
snu one pedal broken. Tho stnv. -.
Mt.ie. Inadequate drum ansir v,t,,
three legs to stand on. WIN
since her coming the vho,> r,.
Ead oeen changed. The chiIdrar hsS
gwen little entertainment. .nS n.u
50 money for new stove ~
sloDes and window boxes ana ,;.sVs
lIesn muslin curtains at tia vinan 49,
~ the school examinations th.w -
,eu Inc other township school: 49,
Delore her days, Fiaxy REM di..-sn4
na a. oeen problem In educat,on
fes: said Russell, WITH almc..
SGD. i came to say sood.hv. :
Sne waited minute. chin r.,..s
eyes Questioning. 1ssu'
Where did you tell mo 49,, :
,r a MISS Pnillipsr he asked. lean.
rr.o oyoI tne eop or the tail desk. ana
to him. 'A.as Wa nearest
Vermont. It's only a litt,a ~, - J.
place where the train. st", - UIa
Cro.st asse0. We call It Phillips's
,o y : !. your BE- clad to &C
Not 20 very she .nof. r.,,,.
tantly. with little uplift - ~.
SHOULDERS. 'You see. I haya -
father, and am the only chiId 49,.
tho first marriage, and thare ...
seven little ones now basi6.s ,rs
don't miss mo bit, unlesa ia. : rasz
miss" - Sood
J. Why " did you come WY down here
IN the oountryr''
5eoauSe vas in hurry to 10 -
VOL me city schools won't taks
~ unIoss you've boen through Nor
~. yoo knoM I like II out here
lno WORK was hard. but the victory
NJ. was y much greater, and do think
the children love me-"
H9s.el caught the little vistYnI
touch In her voice. siui
The old folks are peculiar aren't
they? Hard to get along v1th,:
I'm afraid they don't itEa ~ -
vsfl- they?' 'ery
They say you're = good teacher.
Rose waited and looked ND at hitn
quickly. Her brown hair was 49,
nsar with it, soft satiny braids. ~.
foro he really meaut 90. Ne had tucfsd
the pink rose among them,
IT looks much better there" \.
added, and wondered why his own
pulses were racing suddenly. liz.
brooks In April. u,
But what? Please - please tell
me-? She pleaded. drawing back. INT
NOT removing the rose. What Is
They say you're heart hunter.
she leaned back her head ana
sighed, her hands clasped back OF the
rose her eyes looking past him out
OF tho nrst open window.
They mean the boys, suppose.
Nate and the rest Gould help 10?
NOW. truly, could !, Mr.. Russell!
You know just what boys are. They'd
come here every day, and bring III
sorts OF things TO me that didn't
want. Why. Lonnie even used "a
bring me fox pelts for q cloak. OF an
things Boys are always boys, AMI
they get over it 30 quickly. was
Just as nice to them % could be-
4 am not blaming you-nor them
said Russell. bit unsteadily. .Oniy
agree with the deRcon,s wife that
you are q very dangerous and dis.
turbing influence to have around
these peaceful parts"
The tears glistened In her eyes,
"Oh, you don't really mean that 2,
she said pleadingly. Are you trv-
ing to tell me l cannot teach here
again."
Russell stared awkwardly down 1t
her head. as she leaned It on folded
arms, and her shoulders shook with
eobs.
i've tried so hard. and the children
all love me-" she said brokenly. II
didn't want to 60 back home ct all.
was going to board here ali sum.
mer, and"
Then suddenly it dawned on Nell
Russell why he had driven ten miles
that afternoon to make all ne ana
due explanations to the teacher ~
stead OF writing. He knew just why
he had thought Of nothing but her
tender lips and dark eyes and low
contralto voice for weeks past. He
knew why he had saved every scrap
OF writing she had ever sent him,
and why he carried In an inner pocket
little tan suede glove he had
found beside her chair after board
meeting one day. Oh, yes. he knew
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