The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-09-07
BY LOUISE OLIVER.

near anyway.
"Of whom are you speaking?" in.
quired Charity Brown precisely.
Him, Of course! The professor'
well, what about the professor"
"He has Just inherited fortune,
girls-a fortune-think, of It! They
say it's nearly a million dollars, or it's
in pounds, believe, for it's English.
and they say there is title that goes
with 1t. But I'm not sure Of that"
The excitement caused by this re-
mark was obvious.
But how do you know all this is
true?" inquired Genevieve Travis.
81 can't tell that. I'm not permitted,
but his lawyer and my cousin-oh.
girls, can't say any more"
But Hope. why the hutter? What's
back of 1t all?" asked Genevieve. You
still have something up your sleeve
or miss my guess. II you don't hurry
up and tell I believe you'll burst"
Hope giggled again. ooh. don't you
see. girls? He's not married." she
whispered dramatically.
"Well!" in chorus.
And it's leap year."
A sudden silence fell upon the room.
Hope looked triumphantly from one to
another.
Then a bell began to ring and they
heard mans voice in the hall. I'VE
must 60 now," said Hope. Its up to
you girls to do the rest. But 1t seems
to me that fifteen young and attractive
women, who pride themselves on hav-
ing brains, would be very foolish to let
a million dollars and a good-looking
man get out of this building single and
unpromised in leap year. Sh! Don't
let another soul know II or II will
spoil our chance. Two months yet,
and let the best man win!" She
opened the door and went out, fol-
lowed by fourteen teachers, who smiled
guilty as they passed a man standing
by his office door. John Aylmer looked
after them Quizzically.
Hope Landing went into No. 1 and
he caught a flash Of her eyes as the
door closed. There was something
disturbing in that glance, and he felt
an uneasiness he could not explain.
II suppose was q bit hateful about
things this morning." he reflected.
Really, she's about the best teacher
in the building. but didn't need to get
nasty about the spelling. thought
she'd hit me when l tore up those pa
Q pers! l wish I didn't feel so devilish
, in the morning when I've been out to
: q party the night before.
The door Of No. 4 opened to let the
children in and he caught another
Hash Of Hopes eyes. He had taken
; two steps in that direction, but re-
treated hastily. Hanged II I'll apollo
l. gize! She's perfectly capable OF TAX
ing care Of herself. She's pretty when
she's mad, though! BY Jove, she's al.
ways pretty! She has smile and a
- voice that would coax a bird of a
tree"
The school filled and quieted. Doors
2 closed and a gong rang. The afternoon
work was on.
In the next week, II was wonderful
= how head dressings took on waves and
puffs, fiat heels grew inches high and
cheeks bloomed. Smiles were every.
'. where-yet there was q certain exclu.
II siveness quite apparent among the
:, teachers, who regarded one another
: with suspicious GOODNESS. None OF this
y however, reached the puzzled princi
II pal, who had never experienced such
e overwhelming attention as he was now
1t receiving. Perplexity turned to wari
II ness when Genevieve Travis asked for
a private interview, and as delicately
:, as she could, suggested herself as 3
fitting life mate for him. He refused
u her. offer as kindly as he could, but
!. firmly.
,t The next day Charity Brown, plainly
II and without any vanishing, popped
g the question. Professor Aylmer re
n treated instantly, thinking she had lost
, her senses. But in the next fortnight
: he had received fourteen perfectly
d good proposals Of marriage, all oil
81 which he had humbly and gratefully
,e declined.
,e There was one person left. Hope
d Landing had not come forth to Offer
in her heart and hand. This puzzled him
more than anything else.
One day after four o'clock he was
n taking requisition slips to the first
10 floor rooms. In No. Hope Landing
1t was sealing letter at her desk. but
Ut her eyes, instead of flashing defiance
10 were full of real tears.
=. TITS my resignation" she said
brokenly. II can't stand It here any
'e longer. The whole place is hateful "a
IL me! I'll never play another practical
'g Joke as long as live" vehemently
t. Then followed confession Of her plan
r. to get even with her superior. And
after all, It was only cruel to those
poor souls here" she went on. I'm
ashamed Of myself"
= "You needn't bel" he declared
: "They are lot Of geese. Hope, dear
I love you. Could you take me on
eighteen hundred a year and n heart