Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-05-21


one day by telling her that she Thought
Carry had really improved in school.
She seemed more interested in her
studies This was true and now
Carry's one ambition was to get to the
head of her class and so to the
head of the school So she studied
harder and climbed up steadily till she
became second, Molly being the first. In
other things, too, she was better. She
made friends with her schoolmates and
was much more happy and contented at
home. But she still laughed at the kind
ly deed society and refused to join and
never went to Sunday school or meet
ing Neither were her mother or father
church-goers. She made no secret of
her aim to get to the head and one
morning as they were going to school
she said, Il am going to beat you today,
Molly. And Molly's one thought, as
she took her seat was, what can | do to
help Carry? The last thing in school
that day was the history lesson of the
first class. Towards the end the teacher
asked Molly who the general was that
commanded the American army in one
Of the great battles of the Revolutionary
War. Molly knew, but suddenly there
flashed through her mind the thought,
why can't answer wrong so that Carry
can have her wish, and instantly she
gave wrong name. The teacher
looked puzzled, but simply said, mo!
Molly, you are wrong. Who was it
Carry" And Carry answered correctly
and with exultant looks and uplifted
head she proudly took Molly's place.
Now at last she was in her right place,
the head of the school. When school
was over the teacher caught Mollv's
hand as she passed her desk the others
had all gone and the room was empty
except for themselves and said,
Molly girl, did you make that mistake
on purpose?" Teacher, please don't
ask me-" burst from the girl, and she
pulled her hand away and holding back
her tears ran home as fast as she could
go, and going to her room had a good
cry. The teachers heart went out to
Molly as never before.
This coming to the head of the school
did Carry good. She had to do things
which interested her more and more in
her new life, and she thought and talk
ed less about the city. She became
much more companionable, studied all
her lessons more carefully and was
nicer at home. Singularly, Molly and
she saw less of each other, for Molly
shrank from doing anything and Carry
now looked down on her. One day she
was arranging with the teacher about
having something done and the teacher
suggested that Molly was the best one
to do it. Teacher" said Carry, 81
can t agree with you, for don't think
Molly is so very bright, or she wouldn't
have made that stupid blunder the
other day." The teacher could not help
herself. 1t had to come out. Selling
Carry's hand she said, Garry, | feel
that you ought to know that dear Molly
did that on purpose, so that you might
90 to the head of the class. She has been
praying for you for weeks and her one
longing was, and is, to help you"
Teacher, please excuse me, cried
Carry with broken voice and dashed
from the room and down the street
towards Molly's house. She overlook
her before she got home and, throwing
her arms about her whispered in her
ear. "You are the darlingest girl that
ever lived and | am going to love you
more than anybody else in the world,
and then she ran away before Molly
could say word But Molly felt paid
for all she had given up or done. The
next day in the history lesson Carry
gave wrong answer to question the
teacher asked, and then she waited for
Molly to give the right answer and go
to the head again. The teacher with
smile on her face put the question to
Molly. But she would not answer right,
but seizing Carry's hand squeezed it so
that Carry knew that Molly understood
what she had tried to do. When school
was over, Carry stayed behind, and
when the teacher had put up her
things she went to her and asked.
Teacher, what can | do for Molly; |
want to do something ever so much and
don't know how" ''If you really
want to show your love for Molly"
answered the teacher after few mo-
ment's thought, 'try to be like her.
Pray for some one, just as she has
prayed for you. and she drew Carry
up close to her and kissed her.
ITO be Continued.