The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-01
"That Trip to France"
Landslide of Votes-Miss Bauer ~
is Winner, Mabel Norman Loses

bO you tHlHk you CdH get dCIOoS
to France without being seasick?"
win you send me letter from
Paris?"
Cant you put me in your trunk
and take me along?"
All week Miss Norman was list.
ening to, not answering, questions
like these.
The girls in her grade were plan
ming party for Saturday evening
in celebration of her being voted
the most popular teacher in How
ard county. Miss Bauer had been
almost forgotten. True, she had
received couple of hundred votes
the week before, but 1t meant moth
ing. With Miss Norman 50 far
ahead, no one else could possibly
win.
If Dot Mcmillan and her bunch
had been sharp enough to notice it,
they would have seen bunch of
girls in the dusk Of a Friday even
ing carrying a big bundle into the
office of the Evening News, and, if
they had stayed a little later, they
would have seen two silent girls,
counting, counting, till late in the
evening. How could so many cou-
pOns ever have been printed?
ITS lucky" said one Of the count
ers, that these are all for the same
person, so we don't have to look at
the Names"
Dot came in late on Saturday
evening. She had been down town
shopping in the afternoon, helping
to lay In supplies for the party in
Miss NOrman's honor.
She almost forgot the paper.
There it lay on the table with big
line clear across the top-"What!"
1880 votes for Miss Jeanette
Bauer the last week. Victor over
Miss Mabel Norman by 754 votes"
Dot sank into chair and hid her
face in her hands. She realized
what had happened.
ut isn't fair, it isn't fair" she
sobbed.
But Miss Norman only laughed
about 1t. She thought it a huge
joke.
The months passed by and Miss
Bauer received word that the trip
would start definitely on July It'll.
She announced that she would
spend the winter studying in Paris.
Miss Norman Wins, Too, Teachers
Board Ship For France Together
Popular teacher WEEDS"
Jean saw the item in the Even
ing News and hurriedly glanced
through it.
Miss Mabel Norman, who for
three years has taught the sixth
grade in the Kokomo public schools
was married last evening in Cincin-
natl to Mr. James R. Towne, of
Philadelphia. The romance began
when the bride and groom were
students together in college.
Mr.. Towne is engaged this sum-
mer to take a party of tourists
abroad. 1t is understood that, aft
er a short honeymoon in this coun-
. try, the couple will enjoy a longer
honeymoon in Europe"
We'll. of all things!" exclaimed
Jean and Dot together. Miss Nor
man is going to get that trip to
Europe after all.
Eyes, and it serves you rigAt, you
mean thing" said Dot. You
thought you would help keep Miss
Norman here and let Miss Bauer
go, and now Miss Norman is gone
forever"
Then, a week later, came a note,
postmarked New York City. 1t was
addressed to Miss Dorothy McMil-
liam" Dot recognized the hand
writing and tore it open breath
lessly.
my dear Dot: Won't you be
surprised" began Miss Norman.
ITO know that am going to get
big trip to Europe, a much firer
trip than even the very fine one
you girls tried so hard to give me.
you will be even more surprised
to know that this evening / am to
have dinner with Miss Bauer, who
arrives in New York today. jim
mie (for l am now Mrs. James r.
Towne) is in charge of the party,
anda Dorothy-what do you think