Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-14
BOUT DAS MOON
Isldore Wanted 10 Know What
Makes the Moon Come
Up.
BY r. II. LANCASTER.

ne looked at ner as ne smoked, Dul ne
was not thinking of the moon. He was
thinking of Isabelle, the beauty of the
school and the head of his class. Be-
fore school opened he and Isabelle had
been good friends, but since they had
come to sit together in the same class
every day she had treated him with
marked indifference. Why? Because
she had found out that she was smart
er than he was?
Monsieur's hearty voice broke into
the uncomfortable conclusion, saying
1ovially:
"Ha, Isidorel What das you t'ink
bout so hard?"
Il was ting bout das moon." Isl
dore told him promptly. what It's
make her come up, ha?'
Madame spoke up gently: VOLTA,
Dare. Why you don't ask teacher
das?"
Isidore paused. Teacher was a
young woman with a long nose and
glasses that glittered. Truly, not
person to be questioned lightly. And
to do it with Isabelle looking on dis
daining his ignorance-mais arretez.
Maybe It's Isabelle don't know why
tbs moon come up!"
And il Isabelle did not know, and if
he could find out, and then spring the
knowledge on her--But yes! 1t would
be worth working for. VOLTA. AS the
possibilities of the situation became
clear to him, Isidore realized that it
would be worth waylaying teacher for.
So It CHANGED that as the teacher
was walking home from school next
day she saw one of her tall boys COM
ing toward her with determination
in his stride.
II can ask you something, il you
please, and you won't tell anybody
what tits | ask your"
What is 1t you wish to ask?"
teacher almost stammered.
What It's made das moon come
up?" .5
Moon! Oh, yes, moon! What is it
that makes the moon come up? Oh,
yes! l understand. II think that
can explain that. Let's see." She
cast about for a substitute for solar
system" and Isidore watched her
anxiously. Suppose teacher didn't
k1iowi
,...9Yyait," she S " have it."
She took her watch from her bell
and her ring from her finger.
y 'Now you know, Isldore. the earth
Is bigger than the moon"
Mails oui. know dias,," Isidore
hastened to assure her.
We'll! Then we will call this
watch the earth and this ring the
moon-and here is the way the moor
goes around the earth. Comes up this
way-goes over this way-goes dowI
this way-goes round under this othel
Eide-comes up again. When you arr
sitting on the earth like my thumb |!
on the watch here you would see thu
moon coming up"
"C'est bon. Just like steer come vi
hill. First you see his horns, den yol
see his legs-Mais, why it's she dom
fall down when she's straight up yon
der?"
But the teacher knew this also.
she goes too fast to fall" she eS
planned. smoothly Like when yoI
throw your ball over the school
house."
Just like das. MATS oui. Now ii
/ know. And, me, I'm glad | kno'
das. Je vous remercie."
He was glad and grateful-and tr
umphant 1t did not seem at all prol
bable that Isabelle possessed sue
knowledge. Isidore watched the teacl
er readjust her belongings with r
spect, and when the ring slipped ar
fell he stopped with eager gallantr
and returned it to her with somethin
warmer than respect. Teachers nos
he thought, did not look so long, nj
her glasses SO shiny. And he VIZ
ready for Mademoiselle Isabelle. Il
her snub him some more tomorro'
Ell bien, Isabelle did not snub hi
on the morrow. She did not see hil
with her head up and her LASH
down she could not see Isidore. eve
when he stood right in front of he
nut everybody else in the school cou
see him, See him. yes, and smile
his discontinue.
"Mais what It's ! been do?" Isido
nondered. mo, amt been do not il
unless it is" and the thought ma
him jump-"unless It's das teach
tell"
Had teacher told? She board
with Isabelle's mamma. Had she to
Isabelle about the moon? lsido
looked sharply at the suspected you
woman and he saw that her nose W
long--too long to be trusted-ard II
there was a cold glitter about i
glasses that held no promise to hi
sense of honor Teacher had tol
Mais voilal How was he to kno
ASH Isabelle! The answer jumped
= him from the pages of the SPELL
book and shook him until his bre;
came in gulps, but by the time sch
was dismissed Isidors knew it. Knt
yes. that a man will go farther
vengeance than he would dare to
fnr iove And his stride WAS stps