The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-12
IN THE STORM
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That dpy four pupils only came
tramping through the snow 10 the
gray Schoolhouse under the hill three
hig boys aud one big girl, muffled 10
the eyes aud carrying dinuer pals
PA Says YOU better let school out
early today Miss Helen the blggc~t
hoy og all told her "Thry's going 10
be q storm he says flock Of wild
geese went over this morning hOuk
mg ana honking That's Il sure sigU
Of storm They're awful knowing
geese are
Helen Reese laughed Il suppose
that's why the little folks didn't come
lU school today she said "Im
afraid we're going To feel lonely just
the five NJ NJ here together
She went TO her desk and touched
the bell The children slid into hetir
seats. For the thirtietb lime In her
experience she had opened school
Helen was only twenty.one and not
used to country school teaching Back
In Westmore. where she aud her
mother lived she had Ind Joyous
life UP to Within some three months
There had been security NJ the future
aud mOIiey enough TO keep them bOtl
comfortably Helen had not dreamed
thar she would ever see the day when
SO a week earned rs she WIS earning
II now would seem fortune to her
But somewhere the bank In which hCt
dead Gather had trusted closed lis
doors quietly and the income they
depended upon ceased. II took than
week To realize how complete the
failure was then Helen began 10 show
the stuff she WAS made Of They
moved out of the pretty house they
hud rented ~ long into u few rooms
aud Helen set about seeking employ
ment She had made u careful study
NJ her assets She ,Ould sell thing IA
store and could teach school Her
high school diploma entitled her 10 u
school but all the schools AZ that time
" the ycar were tauken. by the mcr
cst chance she got the Pine Glove
school The girl who had been teach
lng there had gone home sick The
/ wiutpr rrm had Just hegiln. II was
miles awrv from NcIlmore. on rough
country size could not get home NJ
ten she must meet with actual hard
ships and vet the pay drew her AMI
besides she must think of her mother
As we'll HS of herself
Helen found nleasanl novelty IN
this uvW HE " work Tor bresd III,
people were kint 10 her She Gut
enough to eat aud she slept soundly
through the long Cold nights Morn
ing and afternoon she had half mil,
tu wax along n lonely road Some
times q child went with her, and theu
they raSpcd hands and ran and
laughed Ike the two Joyous youns
things they were
30 tar the weather had been Blind
10 Helen There had been u little
snow, and The cold had only been
pleasantly stimulating She knew
nothing uf weather signs II did moi
seem possible thpl this still gray da,
foietuld storm An hour nftrl
school urencd the nowflOkes begu
10 sifr down aud soon whltened IN,
earth l., noon the SNOW was f0m
inches deep AMI gradually. f0llin,
tasted
Il guess ! won't wait TO eat mN
dnuer here" Tommy NIT said "lr
going home while can get there
lie strung his dirnce Iall ON his arm
mud pulled his old rop rar down cral
his ears y
"I'm golur too said one Of tn
other boys
I'm have 10 90. said Elsie Hess
I've only got ruhbcrs aud the snow
over them NOW
II eWess We all better hike fOy
home" Ihu Sanderson advised. VI
was the biggest hoy aud the one VIII
had told about the geese "MiSs lIele'
you better 90 along home with me Ia
night THIS is Poinr to be- reguln
blizzard
"No. thank YOU lin" Helen ~
piled It's nearer 10 my boardinI
place. and don't mind walking 10 tn
snow.
Secretly she thought her big schol
ars little too timld After the chill
drcn had gone Helen fingered TO It'd
up her desk and put things away, am
then, feeling hungry AMI reallzn
thnt the PalmerS' dinner would b.
over before she could reach the hous,
she decided to ct the lunch which Mn
Palmer had packed for her Helel
proped q book open upon The desl