The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-02-14
BREAKING THE NEWS
BY ALLIE BROCK.

| nIter olnner, IL makes lot OF differ.
ence whether you like a person or
not. doesn't it,"
hobbies father laid down the eve
ming 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 wers talking about. She
isn't Miss Kelly. and she don't ever
be. She amt in my room any moro.
and I'm glad. Gee. she's the stingi.
est thing! II she gives the fellers q
bite Of her apple you can know there's
something the matter with 1t. There
Int nobody likes her, les'n It's Billy"
understood that she was a very
bright GIRL
Bright! Well. maybe" Bobbie said
grudgingly. Il dunno. But honest
there's lot more to think about
than just books"
thought that was your Cpin-
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 see, she amt 4 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"
'ls Billy In her room nowr"
Yes. there's lots Of fellers in he,
room. They've got a teacher / don't
like She dresses in freshly gowns. l
don't think they ought to wear gowns
to school"
you don'ti Wen. may ask II you
prefer bloomers?"
Il don't know ~ It's boomers" Bob
bic said thoughtfully. but anyhow
I don't like party dresses 1t school
Then. she's awful strict. You dassn1
smile, hardly. les'n she comes down on
you like a hammer. Jimmy, he says
she scares him almost into q 1T, and
one day she sent him home"
SO Jimmy's in NAMES room, toor-
Sure" Bobbis said. uneasily. "It's
An awful big room this year. l heard
the teacher saying It was most too biz
to handle Gee. but there's some
swell fellers in my room. You know
that Pete Harding! Well, he's there
and he's one Of the biggest fellers on
Aunt Mary's street We had q lot
Of fun with him yesterday. He WA
showing US some circus stunts he seen
saw last year. Some class to him
an right"
What 10 your teacher like!'
"Oh, she's al right" Bobbte said
carelessly. II knew her before, and
abe certainly II lna Susie HerricA
says shes awful glad to get away from
her. but everybody knows what gu
ale Herrick IL. There amt nobody
likes Susie. less'n It's Jimmy, and hs
goes over there . lot"
rs Susie Hsrrick In Mamie Kelly's
room, toof
"Well-er-yss. But l don't b.
lieve anybody could uks that teach,
Or. She was awful cross to Nellie
Foster. and tast tsn you that II
wasn't fair. She got sore at Nellie
for whispering-that was all there was
to 1t. You can't breathe In that room.
That teacher thinks books IL every.
thing. She does around with a book
under her arm, just a. II she liked
It. Gee. wouldn't be \ teacher for q
FARM"
What room II Nellie Foster inr'
Not in Mamie Kelly's room! There
amt anybody'd stay in her room II she
could get out I'd rather be In the
kindergarten alone than in . room
with Mamie Kelly"
why didn't Nellie Foster 20 IN
with the rest?''
"Oh, she did," Bobbis said, dolefuIly.
shes awful smart. But what can
you do with . teacher like thatf A
person couldn't admire Mamie Kelly
and Nellie Foster. too. The new
teacher 10 Mamie Keily's kind. She
won't let teller even smile In school
30 that's how Nellie Foster got sent
down. 1t wasn't thing but for whis-
pering. II makes me awful tired. OF
course. aome Of the marks was bad
but they often 10 in . new room"
Where II Nellie Foster nowr
Herr" Bobbie said slowly. ~Wen
you see, she's In my room. Ter
we'll, you sec. l got sent down. too
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