American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-22

Just before he sent one or the door
keepers back 20 the hotel with me.
And he gave me a picture Of himself
with his name written on H. saw
him write II. And the last thing he
said 10 me was. standing there. with
my hand Ia his and bis other hand on
my shoulder.
Joe, says he, just remember this,
that a good farmer--a real good farmer
and an honest mans just as useful
and occupies just as high a place In
this country as president. senator or
congressman Don't forget that Be
proud Of the fact that you are a farmer
II you are a good one"
Joe returned from Washington on
Friday. Sunday afternoon he was
~erumbling around In the closets and
On the shelves Of the attic room. haul.
Ing out ODD school books and busting
them OF.
Whatever are you up TO. Joers In
quired Mrs. Weston.
Just trying 10 get some books 10
sether. I'm going 20 start TO school
again tomorrow"
but you studied those books last
year
"Ye~m. and | don't know 'em either.
I'm going night back and make II up"
"Won't that put you IN classes with
a LOT of boys mach younger than you
ansYs
4 guess n wiIl. ma, and know n
fellows wrl rsg me something fierce
about n. and maybe IN have TO fight
about II. but right there I'm going be-
cause ! belong there"
II kind Of hate for you 20 do it,
mused his mother. You ought 10 be
able 10 70 IN higher classes than thatY'
"Oh. 1 reckon | could keep up but
I'm trying 10 be- honest with myself.
| don't know my arithmetic, and l
don't know grammar. and / don't know
how 10 spell ! didn't study like /
ought TO have done when l was there
before, 10 It's FOR my own good"
What started you IN such an idea.
JoeT'
'"rhe president When he told me
goodby be looked me right Ia the eyes
and said. Whatever happens. always
be honest and absolutely square with
yourself. SO I got TO thinking about
a. I hadn't been honest with myself
the last yea ] was Ia school because
I skinned. and II wasn't honest to the
teacher either, I'm going back and
make It good"
IL took a good deal Of courage to 20
to the teacher and be placed ia classes
with boys three and -four years young
or than himself. but Joe took his med
icine like a man OF course he was
guyed. but he took II good humoredly.
That's all right. Go ahead. you
fellows. and have all the fun out OF II
you can. I'm paying for not studying
II you'd tell the truth about II a lot
OF you would be right In this class
with me. Go ahead I've got It com
Ing 10 me, and Il don't make me mad"
He g%rinned amiably at their chat.
ing. and when the boys found he
would not lose his temper over II they
let him alone.
The second week after he started 20
school the county superintendent OF
education came over to start the BOys'
Corn club again aud 10 get ready for
the approaching season. Somehow
there seemed to be nm utter lack OF en-.
thusiasm among the boys. They did
not applaud his ~utterances. and only
a few OF them went forward and sign.
ed the roll.
what on earth Is the matter with
themr' whispered the superintendent
70 the teacher. CONSERVATION written
all over his conntenRnce.
Goodness knows, but Il Is some
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an undertone.
Joe Weston instinctivcly felt that he
wins iu some way concerned Ia the re
fusal o. the boys 90 lolu lie caught
several ~ them looking az him ont OF
the corners Of thcir eyes and shifting
their giances when he looked IN their
direction
Then az rccess he overheard a group
% the boys talking They I'D not
know he was near Rrddy Haywood
WAS holding forth, and the rest OF
them nodded %approviugly.
"Ain't no use our goin' IN that Corn
club Joe westou's goin In. He's al
ready won the state champlonshlp and
knows how What chance We got
No moren a rabbit In a burning sedge
neld I Just ain't goin' TN. that's
whatF'
ME- tool Me. toor' echoed several
others.
Tte whole situation was clear now
joe Weston went 20 the principal and
the county superintendent
I've found out what's the matter
with EN-" he said ~whcu we taks
In. n yOu'n let me-. I think. maybe.
can Ok things"
Accordingly. after the bell rang an,
the school was seated. joe rose IN hil
reat
mir. Superintendent l want 20 "a,
a few words. n you please" be said
IN a seif possessed The super
tntendent nodded sfirmatively ane
tnak.i A. n pHurfuMl