The Keota news., 1921-09-16

ine club % the beneficiary. She was
twenty.slx and settled. That was
what analiy decided TIE matter. In
other words che woeldn't do what un'
appreciative beoe0daFies Of the clubs
bounty had done before-just ct
through college aud then marry some
one and waste her education. The
club wanted to be sure that II they
helped girl to 90 through college she
was going to spend her life In teach
lnR afterwards. II she was the kind
that would get married. why waste
the education?
Rose Terry was twenty-five the year
before when she went to work with Q
farmer In return for her board and
then started 10 at the high school. She
had been able In one year to make. up
for the neglected education Of her girl.
hood and prepare herself for college.
&he had MT applied for the scholar.
ship. She had expected to 90 On work
ing with the farmers family. Hut the
committee had heard Of her and had
persuaded her to make her application.
She had been selected and now the
committee had askesI her to stt 10 the
front xet along with the officers At
the Browning cluh. No. they '!'''nt
want to make spectacle of her. oaiy
n any omc shuulsl want I" point her
out they could do 10 easily.
This overheard conversation TX.
tween 81 Bradley aud leossr Maple.
ws,nsl had not llEhfencsl hcr spirits e.
peciaily. She was leaving school at
three That nftcrnO6u. Then there would
ne r,som or 50 tn sweep. The cake
10 make. table I" SGT. supper to serve.
dlsl,cs IN wash and then sha must
dress In her l,s~t cotton vot,e aud
catch tl" seven o'clock trolley hack to
Tniusn.
xhc Was tired aud pale when she
met Mr.. Gray. the president OF the
club that evening. and somehow Nra.
Gray took something o! q Satisfaction.
The paicness and iircs'mess made her
l.n,k sil the more settled. Secretly Nes.
Gray would i,avc enyoy.si leading Rose
up on tic stage between the acts and
presenting her to the audience 40 the
one they hal selected ns their hane.
nciarv.
AL eyes were focused on the stage
when the curtain rose. Il WAS Prof.
Moore who received immediate atten.
tion. He WAS the substitute who had
been imported ai the last minute. Not
only was he . Stranger but the tones
Of his voice and the obvious surenoos
of hla action were new to the inhabl-
tants Of Tatum. The general comment
WAS that he seemed like . regular
actor. The attentioa was 70 thorough.
u focused on ihls imported perfeeusse
that few Of the audience noticod Q III.
tie nurry in the front row when Ress
Terry slid from her seat q suplne heap
on the noor. " later. when half con.
scious and supported BY Nrs. 0ray's
strong arm. abe made her exit before
the performance had more than begun.
THAT'S Rose Terry" people whis.
i'ered. "She's worked awful hard"
''Wcll. ! only hope she appreciates
what the people Of Tatum are doing
for her. guess she isn't the only oes
that feels like faintinE."
These words we're the nrst that Rose
heard ~ she slowly resained full con.
sciousuess propped up sgainst . chair
In the cool Of the vestibule. They did
not help her to get . grip on herself.
And NJ she made 40 effort to get back
her strength BY inhaling long breaths
Of fresh air she felt the tears well IN
her eyes. Quickly her thoughts went
hack to the experiences Of the last 0vs
ri A.