Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-02-04
WHY JESSIE PASSED
BY V. C. PERRY.

@Isn't 1t the time and place that
story writers could use to start
noveif Here is the water, the moon,
a log. and q man and a girl-all at
their best. Wouldn't 1t inspire any
oneT' Jessie Wilson, the girl, laughed
roguishly at the opportunity she had
opened for the man at her side.
"The lake is beautiful. with that
moon ray glimmering from away out
in the night, and the girl, too, is beau
tiful, IL she will pardon me for saying
1t; 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.
Eyes, all Of It." he answered. 'But
let us talk of something else. You are
going away tomorrow, aren't your
"Yes; back to the old city to write
on examinations. I Just hate school
and examinations! would make mis-
takes on purpose II it wasn't for the
disgrace dad and mother would think
1t. They want me to teach after l go
to normal, and / don't want to. I'm
twenty now. A girl at twenty wants
to have some fun, doesn't she?"
Twenty is very young" he an
swered. "But, tell me, why don't you
want to teachr'
Because I am not intended for
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 trife, but the moon was
behind a 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. WIN you be here?"
mo, leave on Saturday"
"You don't seem to be bit sorry"
she pouted.
mo, I am not" He watched her
face closely, and ehuckled inwardly at
the pout on her lips. "For. you see,
am coming back week from Saturday
to spend two months vacation here"
he continued.
wont that be splendid!" she ex-
claimed. and her pleasure was ap-
parent.
The next morning he was at the sta
ton to see her of and wish her luck.
TT will Just be luck that will get
me through" she said. 'T do not know
a thing about algebra. and am sure TIL
funk. The algebra teacher Is a wretch
and I could never learn anything from
him."
After the train pulled out Parsons
looked after 1t with sigh II wonder
What she would think If she knew ]
was an algebra teacherr' he unused.
II wonder what she would think II she
knew ! was going to mark the very
paper she Is afraid she will fail on
/ won't know which one is hers
though, thanks to the number system
For two days Andrew Parsons had
been marking algebra paDers. acd h
gave an ejaculation Of thankfulness
when he/started to mark the last one
Of TIE pile. No. 6. was the only means
lTof identification on the paper. The
first solution was correct. It had been
correct on SO per cent of the other pa.
pers. Not another answer was right
No. 6 was better at composition. hs
could tell that by the way the essay
commenced. It was a girl. he could
see by the writing. She had chosen
the subject. "A Character Study In
Everyday Life" As he read, Andrew
became more and more interested"
It was no wonder his cheeks burned
Such q hero-worshiping description o1
himself, told In such glowing. original
language, would make any man blus
He read and reread 1t. There was NJ
a fault to be found with 1t. 1t was
the most wonderful composition he had
ever read. The last paragraph partic
ularly abounded with praise and ended
with the words: Il perfect man.
man any woman could worshipI'
He undid the algebra bundle once
more. No. 8 was right on top. He re
read the paper. Forty marks were re
quired for pass, and he had only
given her ten. Yes, the paper wal
worth forty marks, and he was ver1
glad he had reread 1t.
The summer was drawing near ar
end-the most delightful summer An
drew Parsons had ever had. he wal
waiting ON the beach for Jessie. She
came skipping out Of the hotel, -four
ishing q paper.
"Andy, the results are out. and
have passedr' she shouted n she
neared him. She was wildly excited
when she Joined him. ri am so GLAD
for mothers and dads sakes. CAM
see how I got through that algebra
"Perhaps your composition helped
he suggested.
"What do you know about that com
position7" she flashed. her cheeks
scarlet.
He had to confess.
''The idea I" she gulped, as she burs,
into tears. ITO think you read tina,
last paragraph"
That paragraph made me the hap
piest man in the world, dear" he said
Let us walk down the beach. / want
to tell you Of little plan have tina,