The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-03-22
CHAPTER lI.-Continued.

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Sometimes, too, there were moment
Of relaxation In her class, when sh
would stop the lesson and tell tn,
children about Germany: What beau
tiful, good country it was, so trim ant
orderly, with such pleasant customs
and all the people sensible, energeti,
and healthy. There was "Music" agar
In the German class, which was an
other alienation; though 1t was thu
same old "Star Spangled Banner" ovel
again. Ramsey was tired Of the sons
and tired Of my Country IT'S OF
Thee; they were bores, but 1t was
amusing to sing them In German. In
herman they sounded sort O. funny
30 he didn't mind this bit Of the days
work.
Half an hour later there arrived his
supreme trial Of this particular morn.
Ing. Arithmetic then being the order
Of business before the house, he was
sent alone to the blackboard. supposed
ly to make lucid the proper reply to
a fatal cOnundrum In decimals. and
under the glare and focus Of the
whole room he breathed heavily and
itched everywhere; his brain at once
became sheer hash. He consumed as
much time as possible in getting the
terms Of the problem stated In chalk !:
then, affecting to be critical of his own
handiwOrk, erased what he had done
and carefully wrote 1t again. After
that he erased half Of it, slowly re-
traced figures, and stepped back as II
to see whether perspective improved
their appearance. Again he lifted the
eraser.
Ramsey Milholland!"
"Ma'am?"
Put down that eraser!"
"Yes'm. l just thought"
Sharply hidden to get forward with
MS task, he explained in feeble voice
that he had first to tie shoestring
and stopped to do so, but was not per.
United. Miss Ridgely tried to stimu.
late him with hints and suggestion:
round him, so far as decimals went.
mere protoplasm, and, wondering how
so helpless a thing could live, sum.
moned to the board little Dora Yocum
the star OF the class, whereupon Ram.
sey moved toward his seat.
stand still, Ramsey! You stav
right where you are and try to learn
something from the way Dora does
it," ''
Inc class giggled, and Ramsey stood
Dut earned nothing. His conspicuous.
ness vas uncomfortable, because nil NJ
MS schoolmates naturally found moro
entei falnment in watching him than
m following the performance Of tho
capable Dora.
instructed to watch every f,prro
:halked up by the mathematical won.
ie MS eyes, grown sodden, were nm.
'ble to remove themselves from tho
'art In her hair at the back of bo-
iead' where two little braids beyor
neir separate careers to end In a con-.
'ie OF Diue-and-red-checked bits of rim.
ION, one upon each Of her thin sbouI.
Ter oiades. his sensations clogped his
he suffered from unscught
lotoriety, and hated Dora Yuum.
most OF all he hated her busy m,,,o
houlder blades, "'''e
de had to be kept In" after school,
'no "hen he was allowed to 70 homo
re averted his eyes as he went bv tho
'ouse where Dora lived. She wos on.
d the yard. eating a doughnut ond
e Knew 1t; but he had passed tho a,,a
'hen 1t is just as permissible TO throw,
re;K at girl as at a bov. ona
udh'g his normal incl,Dotinns W.
'aik' d sturdily on, thcuyh he indn,cnd
iihse!I SO tar as tc engage in n m,r
aored conversation with one of Mo
aHilllar $, irits dwelling somov,,nn
'i'hh MIN. "Pfa!" said RAMSEY ~
lmseif-or himself to Ramsey s;,a
Is d'lhcult to say which WINS whi'n
FRA! Thinks she's smart don, sh'an
Well. ! guess she does, bnt sho
MT. Il hate her, don't your"
-. You bet your life hate her y.
Aeachtrs Pet, that's what | col, no, ~
wei, that's what | call her
w. aoht l" "Weli, l do; that,s al
~. ;, .s' anyway-dirty ole Teachers