The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-09-27

And after we And how far we will
have to go to get enough cows, If hal
of them patronized the creamery, wei
work over the savings the bushes
would make, If we could get the price,
for butter paid the Wisconsin cooper
alive creameries. as compared witt
what the centralizers pay US, on
In possession of that correspondent,
with the Wisconsin creameries?"
II have it," said Raymond. I'm
hectographing a lot of arithmeti,
problems from It,"
"How do you do, Mr.. Irwin" L
was the superintendent who spoke.
.Jim's brain whirled little prismati,
clouds before his vision, as he ros,
and shook Jennie's extended hand.
LET me give you a chair" said he
"Oh, no. thank you'll" she returned
"I1l just make myself at home.
know my way about in this school
house, you known
She smiled at The children, n
went about looking at their work
when was not ~noticeably disturbed,
by reason of the fact hat visitors
were much more frequent now than
ever before, and were no rarity. Ger
tainly, Jennie Woodruff was nc novel
ty, since they had known her all their
lives. Most of the embarrassment was
Jim's. He rose to the occasion. how
ever, went through the routine Of the
closing day. and dismissed the flock,
not emitting making an engagement
to come back and work on the for
malin treatment for smut in seed
grains, and the b~lue-vitriol treatment
for seed potatoes.
I'VE hadn't time for these things"
said he to the county superintendent,
lin the regular class work-and it's
getting time to take them up If we
are to clean out the smut in next
years CROP"
They repeated Whittier's Corn Song
in concert, and school was out.
Since that Christmas afternoon when
Jennie had undertaken to follow Mr..
Peterson's advice and line Vim Irwin
up, Jim had gone through an Inward
Transformation. He had made up his
mind that he would marry Jennie
Woodruff. He saw her through
clouds of rose and pink; but she
looked at him as at a foolish man
who was making trouble for her.
chasing rainbows at her expense, and
deeply yexing her. She was in a cold
official frame of mind.
"Jim," she said. II want you to give
up this sort of teaching. Can't you
see It's all wrong?"
NO" answered Jim, In much the
manner of a mar who has been
stabbed by his sweetheart. II can't
see that it's wrong. It's the only sort
I can do. What do you Sc. wrong
In it?"
"Oh, l can see some very wonderful
things in it," said Jennie, "but it can't
be done in the Woodruff district. 1t
may be correct in theory, but it won't
work in practice"
Jennie" said he, when a thing
won't work, 1t isn't correct in theory.
But my theory is correct, and it
works."
"But the school board are against
1.-THE school board elected me.
They stood by and saw the contract
said Jim, "and-yes, Jennie,
know l am dealing in sophistryl l
got the school by a sort Of she'll
game, which the board worked on
themselves. But that doesn't prove
that the district is against me. I be
lieve the people are for me. now. Jen-
ME. | really dol"
Jennie rose and walked to the rear
Of the room and back. twice. When
she spoke, there was decision in her
Jim felt that it was hos
tile decision.
"As an officer" she said rather
my relations with the dis
trict are with the school board on the
hand, and with your competency
as a teacher on the other"
HAS IL CUlUt 10 tndl! dShcu JlIu.
I have rather expected It."
His tone was weary. The Lincoln
an droop in his great, sad, mournful
mouth accentuated the resemblance to
he Martyr President. Possibly his
feelings were not entirely different
those experienced by Lincoln at
some crisis of doubt, misunderstand-
ng and depression.
eff you can't change your methods"
said Jennie. II suggest that you re-
Are you to be called upon to sug-
yest that?" asked Jim.
"A formal complaint against you
or incompency," she replied, has
)een lodged in my office, signed by the
directors. l shall be obliged to
AXE notice of It,"
And do you think" queried Jim,
that my abandonment of the things
n which l believe in the face of this
attack would prove to your mind that
am competent? Or would it show
ne Incompetent"