Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03

speech.
II am taking after an edication,"
no smiled, "and they tell me you know
more than schoolmarm."
She laughed. II haven't been able
70 get position as schoolmarm, though
I've tried. But tell me what you want
to study, Mr.. Kinwydden."
.. went gravely down the list, his
unfaltering eyes fixed on her.
"Readin' and writin' and arlth-
metic. Geography, History, Poetry,
and literachoor. Languages alive and
dead.' And this time he added, with
a dazzling and disarming smile, "and
! don't keer II you throw in the py-
Mary drew in her breath and leaned
back. "lIow much do you know now?'
she asked. -
"Nothin'."
Nothing at all?"
mo, ma'am. I'm the gol derndest
ignorantest growed man in the U.nited
States"
But you can read and write--a
little? You've been to school?'
I've never seed the inside Of
school, ma'am. I've learned myself
to write my name and I've learned my
self to read signs and such like.
"Oh, I can make out to gather the
sense Of a letter. And I can figeer
a bill Of sale and weights and measures
|-weighin cattle and SUCH
You are cattle. mani"
II was raised in a COW camp" he
said, ''and twas in a COW camp got
my edication."
And your parents never tried to send
you to Sch0ol?"
IT never knowed NV par.nts. mn am.
The folks I was leff With iickad ma
SO I rum away when l was about a Ave
year .old, And I turned I'm in COW.
camp where thev Len' mo III, was
pretty near srowed. I worked for that
outfit, hsyen,t had mo time to Yet
round TO learnin'. ma'am. but now 7
have the time and some money and
I'm plumb set on iearnin'. ri he n
choose TO take me on
'T'd love TO-" said Mary.
"Of course, I had ought to have q
man. Or some big. fierce woman who
would scare me-
T think Til be able to scare Won
enough perhaps said Mary.
81 sSadsa .S
ness Oh snaasd nsnt, ths quickhsSs sn OIL
water shadowed by an old bridge. There
were ripples that had never been blown
upon oy the WINDS OF happiness ana
freedom. In small dark race, her
mouth was as sensitive as a brave, neg
lected chlld 8. her eyes were irish eyes.
wasgish and wistful. OF sweet blush
gray. Her mar was dark ana curry
with threads Of fire.. She had the
Grinscoombe chin, and her mothers
black, straight eyebrows close above the
eyes. When she looked up, her eye
brows. 1t gave her an arch express.
sion. very innocent. serious sort OF OF
archness. She was twenty -1our years
old, but looked. at moments, for all
the smOthered and shadowed quality,
younger. Sometimes she might have been
| ten years older. kinwydden declded that
she was twenty, or twenty. wen ne: .n,ne.
He had conceived at once huge respect
for her. She had great deal OF KIND.
ness, and Of dignity. All this could
be read in her eyes and lips and smile,
the carriage of her small. sight body
and its movements. 10th inpulsive and
restrained. s.
IT.. p...., ScI,,,c,mo,,m
lilo ire''! '""'" ''''
do you think you can manage me!
he asked.
II think So, II you want so much TO
learn-that's half the battle: ;, ".
'Oh, he said,. Il want 10. He
signed, so oppressive was MS uesiae;
HOW maSn time can you you nae St'ee
All the time you can s.ve me-
Every morning-all morning long!
Yes, ma am"
And you will prepare lessons tor
me?"
Whatever you say. ma am goes
My charge Mary pegah' iaiter-
ing.
Nou re a'goin 10 WORK nara. sa'"
Kinwydden grimly. Make 1t a SIZE
able figure
Driven by her necessity she named
sum that seemed to her exorbitant.
Why he drawled, that amt
laborin' mans pay. You leave 1t to
me, lady.
II know betterrn you What & sor. ..t OF
trail you're hittin'. Make it twict that
and the lessons'll come cheap.
Thank you," she said. you must
try me first. When shall we begin
Her face was radiant, though she
tried to be sober, and her voice sang.
Right now, ma am.
1t made her feel trifle GREATNESS,
but she got him placed with the table
between herself and him and she cleared
a space and got out pencils and paper.
To-day we'll find out just how much
you do know" she said. And then
III lay out course for you. First,
write your name down there for me-