The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-08
WHY JESSIE PASSED

BY v. G. PERRY.

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isn't 1t the time and place that
story writer's could use to start a
novel? Here Is the water, the moon,
log. and a man and q girl-all at
their best. Wouldn't 1t inspire any.
one?" Jessie Wilson, the girl, laughed
roguishly at the opportunity she had
opened for the man at her side.
1.-THE lake is beautiful, with that
moon ray glimmering from away out
in the night, and the girl too, is beau.
tiful, If she will pardon me for saying
II; but the man doesn't seem TO fit into
this beauty" Andrew Parson replied
seriously.
"How serious you are. If I didn't
know men well I would think you
meant that, but You don't, do you?
she asked.
ayes. all of it." he answered. "But
let us talk of something else. You are
going away tomorrow, aren't your
"Yes; hack to the old city TO write
on examinations. I Just hate school
and examinations. would make mis-
takes on purpose If it wasn't for the
disgrace dad and mother would think
1t. They want me to teach after ] go
TO normal, and i don't want to. I'm
twenty now. A girl at twenty wants
to have some fun, doesn't she?"
Invent. is very young" he an
sy ed. "But. tell me, why don't You
want to teach?"
because / am not intended for q
teacher. / just hate teaching and
teachers. There's not one of them that
Is nice-no, not one ! have met" Her
tone was decided.
He smiled a trifle, but the moon was
behind cloud and she could not see
him. you'll return next Monday. with
It all over" he said when he spoke
again.
Eyes. I'll return TO the incest sum.
mer resort on earth TO spend the sum-
mer. VIII you be hereT
mo. I leave on Saturday"
"You don't seem to be a bit sorry
she pouted.
"No, I am not" He watched her
lace closely, and chuckled inwar ly al
he pout on her lips. For. you see.
I'M coming back week from Saturday
o spend two months vacation here"
he continued.
'Won't at be splendid" she ex
,laimed, and her pleasure was ap
,arent.
The next morning he was at the sta.
ion to see her OF and wish her luck
at will just be luck that will get
ne through" she said. Il do not know
thing about algebra, and am sure I'll
Junk. The algebra teacher is wretch 7
nd 1 could never learn anything from
i'm"
After the train pulled out Parsons
,oked after il with q sigh. III wonder
hat she would think IL she knew
sas an algebra teacher?" he unused
/ wonder what she would think II she
new I was going TO mark the very =
aper she is afraid she win fail on pl
won't know which one is hers -
lough. thanks TO the number system -
ANU udNS [fhhAFN u nj SUITS n
cen marking algebra papers. and he bo
ave an ejaculation OF thankfulness en-
hen he started TO mark the last one 10
T the pile. No. g. was the only means br
: Identification on the paper. The Ia
rst solution was correct. II had beer
,rrect on 9s per cent of the other pa ~
srs. Not another answer was right -.
No. 6 was better at composition. h liz
'uld tell that by the way the ESSAY tic
pmrenced. II was q girl. he coulo Il
2 hy the writing. She had chosen no
e subject. "A Character Study IL Ne
rery-Day life" As he read. Andrew ~,
came more and more interested
II was no wonder HIS cheeks burned an,
lch q hero-worshiping description o. Is
mrelf. told in such glowing. origina. Ski
nguage. would make s7r man blush
, read and rerend II. There was noi
fault 10 be found with n. II val