The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-16
BREAKING THE NEWS
BY ALLIE BROCK.

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ence whether you like a person or
not, doesn't it,
Boobies father laid down the eve
ming paper and looked at his son crit
ically. What has little Miss Kelly
been doing now" he asked.
Robbie screwed Up his face. Miss
Kelly he repeated scornfully. Il
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 more,
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. lesn It's Billy"
Il understood that she was very
bright girl
BRIGHT! Well. maybe" Robbie 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 So" Robbie declared.
Mamma doesn't want ne to be sit.
ting studying till leven every night.
shd say not
Does Mamie Kelly study that
hardo"
We'll. no." acknowledged Robbie.
You see. she goes home and works
afternoons. but gee. she amt boy,
and she doesn't mind sticking around
the house. They have to work ter.
rihly hard in her room. Billy says he
gets nearly killed.
Is Billy In her room now"
Yes, there's lots Of felers in her
room. They've got 4 teacher don't
like. She dresses in freshly gowns.
don't think they ought to wear gowns
70 school"
"lou don't? We'll, may ask II you
prefer hluomerso"
Il don't know as it's boomers" Bob
bic said thouahtfully, but anyhow
don't like party dresses at school
Then, she's awful strict You dassn I
smile, hardly. lesn she comes down on
you like a hammer. Jimmy, he says
she scarcs him almost into a fit. and
one day she sent him home"
SO Jimmy's in Mamie's room, too?''
Sure" Robbie said, uncasily. ITS
an awful big room this year heard
the teacher saying It was most too big
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 fellcrs on
Aunt Mary's street. We had a lot
Of fun with him yesterday. He was
showing US some circus stunts he seen
saw last year. Some class to him
all right"
What Is your teacher like"
"Oh, she's all right" Bobbie said
carelessly. Il knew her before, ant
she certainly is fine. Susie llerricl
says she's awful glad to get away from
her. but everybody knows what Su
sic Hcrrick is. There amt nobod!
likes Susie, lcss'n It's Jimmy, and h,
goes over there a lot"
rs Susie Herrick in Mamie Kelly
room, too"
"Wcll-cr-yes. But don't be
lieye anybody could like that teach
er. She was awful cross to Nelli,
Foster. and just tell you that 1
wasn't fair She got sore at Nellie
for whispering was all there wa
to it. Yon cant breathe In that room
That teacher thinks books is every
thing. She does around with bool
under her arm, just as IL she like
It. Gee. ! wouldn't be a teacher for
farm"
What room /; Nellie Foster in?"
Not in Mamie 4 lly's room! Their,
amt anyholy'd stay in her room If sh,
could get out I'd rather be in tn,
, Kindergarten clone than In room
with Mamie Kelly"
why didn't Nellie Foster go vi
with the rest?"
"Oh. she did" Bobbie said, dolefully
shes awful smart But what ca,
you do with teacher like that?
person couldn't admire Mamie Kell,
and Nellie Foster, too. The new
teacher is Mamie Kelly's kind. Sh,
won't let Teller even smile In school
So that's how Nellie Foster got sen
down. 1t wasn't thing but for whis
pering. It makes me awful tired. o
course, some of the marks was bad
but they often Is in a new room"
where Is Nellie Foster now"
Herr" Bobbie said slowly. "Well
you see. she's in my room. Ter
we'll. you see. / got sent down, too
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