The Red Cloud chief., 1918-11-07

ply thus suggested, and Mr.. briggs
shook his head in grave doubt. But 1t
gave him something to think Of ." that
day; and the first sermon preached In
The Corners church that autumn
seemed rather different from most of
those solid, indgestible dlscourses that
the good man was wont to drone out
10 his pnrishloners.
"Dunno but 1t Is worth while to give
the parson a vacation" pronounced
Uncle Joe at the dinner table. "Seems
to me his sermon this morning seemed
to have new snap to 1t. Mebbe he'll
give old Satan hard rub this winter,
after all"
"Joseph Stnggr' said Aunty Rose
admonishingly.
II think he's very nice man." said
Carolyn May suddenly. "And 1 KEEP
awake most Of the tlme-you see, I
heard poor Prlncey bowling for me
here, where he was tied rp."
"Humi" calculated Mr.. Stage.
(which kept you awake--the dog or
the minister?"
"Oh, like Mr.. briggs very much"
the little girl assured him. "And he's
in great Fiction, too, am sure. He
he wears crepe on his hat and sleeve"
"Huh. so he does" grunted Mr..
Stage. "He's most always in mourn
Ing for somebody or something"
do you s'pose, Uncle Joe, that he
looks up enough2 1t does just seem
to me as though poor Mr.. briggs must
always be looking down instead of
looking up to see the sunshine and the
blue sky and-aDd the mo nntains, like
my papa said you should
Uncle Joe was silent. Aunty Rose
said. very briskly for her:
"And your papa was right. Car'lyn
May. He was very sensible man, !
have no doubt"
"Oh, he was quite wonderful man"
said the little girl with full assurance.
1t was on the following morning that
school opened. The Corners district
school was a red building, with q
squatty bell tower and two front
doors standing not far up the road be.
You'd the church.
Miss Minnie Lester taught the
; school, and although Miss Minnie
looked very sharply through hei
glasses Mt one, Carolyn May thought
, she was going to love the teacher very
much.
Indeed, that was Carolyn Mays at
, titude toward almost everybody whom
, she met. She expected to love and Il
' be loved. Was 1t any wonder she mad,
SO many friends?
There proved, however, at the start
to be little difficulty with Miss Min
ME. Prince would not remain at home
He howled and whined for the first hal
Of Monday mornings session - a
4 Aunty Rose confessed, almost driving
I her mad. Then he slipped his COLA
and tore away on Carolyn Mays col.
trail.
Into the school marched the dog
having drawn the staple with whicl
his chain had been fastened to tn
bole Of the tree In Mr.. Stages bacl
=. yard.
4 Miss Minnie was both alarmed an,
angry. Some of the little girls shrieke
= and wept. when Prince pranced owe
to Carolyn Mays seat.
:, 'If you do not shut that awful do
d up SO that he cannot follow you here
Carolyn May, shall speak to your ur
j. Gle, Mr.. Stagg, about 1t. Ugh. the ugl
n beast! Take him away at oncel"
/. So Carolyn Mays schooldays at TIL
n Corners did not begin very happll,
after all. She had always loved an
d been loved by every teacher she no
10 ever had before. But Miss Mimi
e seemed prejudiced against her becaus
of Prince.
Is The little girl felt badly about thi
W but she was Of too cheerful temper,
10 ment to droop for long under the pre-
sure Of any trouble. The other chi
ID dren liked her, and Carolyn May foun
plenty of playmates.
:" II was on the last Friday In II
Il month that something happened while
quite changed Miss Mlnnie's attitut
p towards shat mongrel." Incidental
The Corners, as community, was fu
Id ly awakened from Its lethargy, and, ,
IN 1t CHANGED, like the Sleeping Beaut
e. and all her retlnue, by a Prince.
The school session on Friday afte
e- Moons was always shortened. TIL
day Mr.. Brady, one Of the school tru
n tees came to review the school an
~ before he left. TO pay Miss Minnie h
2" salary for the month.
% Carolyn May had permission fro