The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-20

bet the Children fn and he caught an:
other fash Of Hopes eyes He had
taken two steps THAT direction, but
~retreated hastily. Hanged IL III
apologizel She's perfectly capable Of
taking care of herself. She's pretty
when she's mad, thought BY joye'
she's always pretty She has a smile
and a voice that would coax a bird on
a tree"
The school filed and quiteted. Doors
closed and a gong rang. The after
noon work was on.
In the next week, 1t was wonderful
how head dressing took on waves and
puffs, fiat heels grew inches high aud
cheeks bIoomed. Smiles were every
where-yet there a a certain exclu'
~siyeness quite apparent among the
teachers, who regarded one another
with suspicious GOODNESS. None OF this,
however, reached the puzzled principal
who had never experienced such over
whelming attention as he was nov re-
ccIYing. Perplexity turned to wariness
when Genevieve Travis asked for d
private interview, and as delicately as
she could, suggested herself as q 1T
ting life mate for him, stating that she
knew the ways OF the world II So
ciety, and, leaving sentiment out OF the
question, a man OF his position should
have q spouse who would do him cred
II. He refused her oIer as kindly as
he could. but firmly, and when hyster-
lies threatened he grabbed his hat, call
Ing in the assistance OF his secretary.
The next day Charity Brown, plainly
and without any vanishing, poppea
The question. Prof. Aylmer ~retreateu
instantly, thinking she had lost her
geuses. But in the next fortnight he
had received fourteen perfectly good
proposals of marriage, all Of which ne
had humbiy and gratefully declined.
lie would have thought II a joke, but
tho attitude OF the teaching fo=Ge 10,
! yard one another proclaimed tina II
was no laughing mater. Things we're
serious
There was one person left. Hope
Landing had not come forth to oftef
her heart and hand. This puzzled him
more ll.au anything else. She shut
herself in her room daily and he saw
little Of her. When he did-those eyes
still flashed. II was curiOus-thc
Whole thing. To make life moe in
tcrestiug, Judith had made a decision
lin TIE negative. lie was free!
I'D resign and chuck the whole
thing II school wasn't so nearly over,
he declared. -Four weeks more. then
| Canada for me all summer. By fall.
I maybe, these worthy dIInIes will have
piuced together their broken hearts
and forgiven me. ] can't understand
two things, however-the attraction
seem suddenly TO possess and the ON
ission of room four to follow suit with
the rest"
One day after four o'clock. he was
taking requisition slips to the first door
rooms. In number four, Hope Lam
bling was sealing a letter at her desk,
but her eyes, instead OF flashing def.
ancc, were full OF real tears.
ITS my resignation she said bro.
keuly. Il can't stand II here any long
or. Tho whole place Is hateful to me-!
III never play another practical joke
MS long rs | live" Eehcmcntly. Then
followed Il confession OF her plan 10
get ever with her superior. And, al.
ter all, it was only cruel 10 those poo:
souls here she went on. I'm ashamed
OF myself
You needn't be-" he declared.
They are Il lot of geese. Hope, dear,
! love you. Could You take mc on
eighteen hundred a year and a heart
full OF devotion"
e." she hcsitatcd, then smiled sud-
denly. WHY. yes, I suppose | could"
Then We'll just hand this rcsigna.
ton in to the board meeting tonight
he declared.