Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-01-25
Miss Jerusha's Trip
Abroad
BY MARTHA MAcWILLlAMs
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@. 1872. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
Repese being Mrs. Jenifer's long
suit, she frowned severely when Bess
Nar1 burst In upon her, saying breath.
lessly: II know you can't believe II
but It's gospel true"
"Calm yourself, Elizabeth-that is
II what you are about to say needs to
have me believe It," Mrs. Jenifer in.
terrupted with frosty dignity, yet q
gltmmer Of keen interest in her small,
sharp eyes. AS principal of art and
literature In the community high
school at the county seat, she felt
herself authority made mantle In the
flesh over all the younger generation.
Indeed, to say that she regarded her
self as the first word Of culture and
likewise the last, would be hardly an
overstatement Of her spiritual ease.
Miss Jerusha Kay is going to
Europe-for six months tour
battledelds and everythingl" Bess ex-
ploded, "and take Allie Locke with
her, paying for both out Of her own
pocket"
''Impossiblel Why, she has never
even limited such a thing to me-" Mrs.
Jenifer said acridly. "On the con.
trary, she has been positively rude
when once or twice I offered her ex-
ceptional opportunity
II know It's .impossible-still It's
Co." Bess interrupted. Before she
could say more Mrs. Jenifer had risen
and was powdering her nose, the sure
preliminary to putting On her hat.
"You seem 80 positive. I feel must
look into the matter at once. OF
course she will expect to Join my
party-we sail the first Of the month.
It will be very troublesome to make
room for two extras at this late hour
but perhaps the agency;--you know
1t will do for me what 1t will for no.
body else." l"< 81"
"Don't bother. Miss Jerusha herself
told me she had all arrangements
made-steamer tickets, berths-evcry-
thing" Bess countered, with thinly-
yelled satisfaction. "She wrote to
another agency, way back in the
winter, setting the time so as to suit
Allie-you know she had to teach until
just week back"
Mrs. Jenifer sank down, actually
weak in tho knees. For the first time
since she had assumed headship Of
things in Hampton town, she felt her
supremacy challenged In vital point.
Throughout fifteen seasons she had
regularly conducted parties abroad
even In the heat Of wartime there had
been places and things to see Lon
don, for instance, Edinburgh, Spain
and Rome. Also there had been pa
triotic opportunities which the as
tute lady had by no means neglected.
There were folk mean enough to sug-
gest that 1t was the handsome rake.
off from the agency more than the de-
sire to spread sweetness and light that
had prompted her activities. AS q
consequence Of those activities there
was hardly anything in skirts betwixt
eighteen and eighty that could not
boast souvenir postcards and jumbled
Impressions, mainly inaccurate, Of
things overseas. #t"H
Throughout Miss Jerusha, spinster,
well-to-do, somewhat cranky but Of
golden heart, had scoffed stoutly at
such outgoings and incomings. It was
bad enough to have her quit the error
Of her ways Independently Of Mrs.
Jenifer. But to go making her own
arrangements, and taking along pro.
tege, was adding insult dire to injury
all but mortal. Mrs. Jenlfer shook