Evening star., 1919-04-27
CONTINUED from Eighth Pass.)

II could be--er-arranged." says the
Hon. Hi.
"Good!" says Brick. Wen fix 1t
up right now. Shorty. it's all right.
III let you know tomorrow"
Uh-huh. 1t was all right. never
heard the details Of that private con-
fab him and Bixby had after l left,
but the Rockhurst News didn't feature
me in any scare head. And the joshin'
sort Of dropped Off.
All the same didn't feel like making
myself prominent at the board meetin'.
I sat still and didn't lip in on the de-
bates. If it hadn't been for Sadie in
sistin' that l 60 every time I guess I'd
have ducked some of the sessions.
And then here one day gets a new
anglo on my job. It's handed to me
right across my own breakfast table.
Little Sully passes over his monthly
report card for me to sign. Well, I'd
Always done 1T after hasty glance to
bee that he hadn't <been absent too
fften and his conduct marks wasn't
below par.
But this time. rememberin' some talk
~ Nue uOdTu duOuI Ch6hSih lhS OoA Not
looks it over kind Of curious.
whats that p stand for after geog-
eaphy. sully?" asks.
"Ah, 1t tells at the top. don't IT."
lays he. sort Of sulky.
$50 1t does" says !. Poor. eh? I
Rake it you amt much of star at
Biography"
II hate It," says Sully. THAT old
Skinny Simmons, she--shes poor
$rune. she is"
''Why, Sully!" gasps Sadie. "The
idea OF you talkin' that way about one
Df your teachers Shorty, why don't
you stop him."
Il expect l should" says I. But
then, most likely he don't mean it.
Eh, sully?"
81 do insists sully prompt. "she's
10 good. You ought to see. Say, pop,
II was helpin' run the schools. like
xou are, I'd get her the chuck"
''There, there, son! That'n do from
fou," says 1.
Yet when l got to thinkin' it over
kfterward it kind of struck me that
there might be something in Sully's
Complaint. Youngsters don't always
yet down on their teachers without
GOOD cause. Course. they do some-
times. And who's to find out? There
,Hught to be-say, hadn't I heard some
thing about teachers committee?
ia ask Brick Hogan. He'd know.
"Sure there is." said Brick, "and
you're chairman"
. 1.-THE blazes / am" says I. "And
Hhat am ] supposed to do?"
'Oh, you're supposed to hire 'em and
: fire 'em," says Brick. LAS a matter of
TACT. though. we usually leave that to
the superintendent and just o. X his
LIST"
II see," says l. do the" rubber
stamp act?"
That's about all. says Brick.
scratches my head for a minute
Or SO, and that seemed to stir up an
idea. See here, Brick" says I. IT
Flint strong for playin' that kind Of
part. This superintendent guy may
be all right, and then again maybe
bll right and then again maybe
hes the kind that plays favorites.
Strikes me we ought to get line on
4he ones we're payin' out good money
10. Couldn't we kind Of sleuth around
= little?"
'Sure we could" says Brick. THAT
Swas the original idea, only-well,
we've seldom had anybody on the
board who'd take the time to do 1t.
But if you really want to make work
ef your job"
I'm just foolish enough for that"
bays 1.
So that's how 1t happens me and
Brick Hogan began taking an after
boon off every week to spend visitin'
the different classrooms. I'll admit
felt kind of foolish the first few
Zines, sittin' up there on the platform
With the young lady teachers all
tussed up and some of the kids
Eigglin' behind their books. But after
y while got kind Of used to it, and
The youngsters got used to seem me.
4 got 'em to understand didn't want
kny exhibition stun pulled for my
benefit, but just wanted to see the
Eeg'lar work.
1t did take a good deal OF time, and
\ was a month or more before got
Ahat thought was a slant that was