The Bismarck tribune., 1921-11-25

night, are the besieging force.
Last, Christmas the Rev. Borril re-
fused to pay a tax levy imposed by
the Socialist borough council Of lsling-
ton. Because, he said, he was an, op-
ll0nent of socialism and didn't have
enough to meet the levy, anyway.
Unable to. seize his property, the
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style of job; give me a hint or two
how, to- work it, or what you'd think
would sbe the proper gag to fetch 'enl,
and a'm there, ma'am. 1t may be new
at first, but III get at the business Of
it quick enough
Mrs. Martin smiled-this time quite
perceptibly-with the least little color
In her cheeks and eyes. Then you've
had no experience in teaching?" she
said. :,
"W,ell--no." u
You are not graduate Of any col.
lege?'
,':Not much"
The two trustees looked at each
other. Even Mr. Peaseley had not
conceived such a damning revelation.
"Well,' said Mrs Martin slowly,
perhaps Mr.. Twing had better come
early tomorrow morning and begin"
Begin?" gasped Mr.. Sperry in
breathless establishment.
Certainly" said Mrs. Martin in
timid explanation. If he lis new to the,
work the sooner the better"
Mr.. Sperry could only. gaze blankly
at his brother official. Had they,
Alright? He drew her quickly aside.
/" One moment. Mrs. Martin! ! You said
10 me an hour ago that you didn't in
tend to. have II asked II Mr.. sBarstOW 10
send syosl an assistant. 4 hope that,
merely hecause4 he has done 80, you
dop't feel Obliged to accept this man
against your better judgment = n 81
ooh, no, said Mrs. Martin quietly.
Mrs. Martin he said in q lower
voice, II ought to tell you that the
Reverend MI. Peaseley strongly
doubts the competency Of that, young
man" if "; fi
n Didn't Mr. Barstow make "a selec
ton at Your request?" asked Mrs.
Martin, with a faint little nervous
cough.
"Yes-But''
X, "'Then his competency only con.
Germs me- and don't see what Mr.
Peaseley has to. say about it."
CHAPTER III.
y! Mrs. Martin was early at the
scho0lhouse the next morning, yet not
80 early but that she discovered that
the new assistant had been there be:
fore her. This was shown lin some
.rearrangement,o of the school seats and
benches. 1t was nearly the school
hour when he appeared, to her SUR
prise, nlawhaling file of, some of the
smaNer children whom he had evi-
IDENTIFY picked up en- route. and who
were, to her greater surprise, appar-
emily on the best Of terms with him
Thought Id. better rake 'em in, in.
.troduce myself tos'em and get 'eal to
know me before school begins. Excuse
me-" he went on hastily, Hbut Pvea .
lot more coming UP, and I'd. better
make myself.asquare with them out
side, But AIRS. Martin had appar-
emily developed a certain degree Of
stiffness since their evenings, inter-.
view Al. 8ie}, gs itJ .ss.sis 22iE5
It seems to me quite as, important,
Mr. living" she said dryly, that you
should first learn some OF your own
duties; which / came here early to
teach you. : S N \ t:.s -
.55s Not at ALL ! he said cheerfully.
ct Today iIstake my seat. as I've arrang-
ed It, yon see, over there withsthenl,
and watch 'em, go through the mo
,tions. One rehearsal's rough for me. Z
And before she could reply he was out
Of the schoolhouse again. hailipg the
newcomers. THIS was done with ap-
pnrently such delight to the children,
and with some evidently imported ex-
preston into ks smooth tmagklike
face, thatisArs. Martin had to content
herself with watching him with equal
curiosity. She was turning away with
a sudden sense of forgotten dignity,
when q shout of joyous childish
laughter attracted her attention to the
window. The new assistant. with half
a dozen small children on his square
shoulders, walking with bent back and
every stimulation of advanced senility.
was evidently personating, with the
assistance of astonishingly distorted
features, the ogre of Christmas pam
tomime. And when school began, al
though he, marshaled them triumph.
antly to the very door-with what
cOntortion of face or stimulation OF
character she was unable to guess
after he had entered the schoolroom
and taken his seat every vestige OF
his previous facial alteration was
gone, and only his usual stolidity re-
manned.
Yet she was nervously conscious,
meanwhile, of 9 more -omened oc.
currSnce. This was the arrival OF
several of her Oldest pupils, notably,
the refractory and incorrigible Pike
county contingent to whom Sperry
had alluded. For the past few days
they had hoyered ION the verge OF ac-
tive .ipsubordination. 1t was, there
fore. With s6ifle inward trepidations,
not entirely relieved by Twings, pres
Naea, that She saw tho three Mackin