The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-12-27

county superintendent, now she's mar
ried?"
A great guffaw of laughter reduced
poor Angie to tears; and Jennie hat
to go over and comfort her. 1t was
all right for her to ask that and they
ought not TO laugh at Angie, so there
Now, you're all right, and let's talk
about the new schoolhouse, and sc
forth. Jennie brought the smiles
back to Angles face, just in time tc
hear Jim tell the people amid louder
cheers that he had been asked to &c
into the rural school extension work
in two states, and had been offered
a fine salary in either place, but that
he wasn't even considering these of
fers. And about that time, the chill.
dren began to get sleepy and cross
and naughty, and the women set In
motion agencies which moved the
crowd homeward.
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Before a bright wood fire-which
they really didn't need, but how else
was Jim's mother to show off the little
freplace?-sat jim and Jennie. They
had been together for a week now
this being their homecoming-And had
only begun to get really happy.
Jim sat looking into the Dire, OBJ
livious of it. When Jennie spoke, her
voice seemed to emanate from Jim's
shirt front.
did you hear" said she, "what
Angie Talcott asked?"
"M'h'm," said Jim.
We'll" said Jennie, NOV that I'm
married can l go on being county SUI
perintendent?'
There was a long silence.
would you like to?" asked Jim.
kind off, said Jennie "ff I knew
enough about things to do anything
worth while; hut I'm afraid that by
rising to my full height l shall always
just fail to be able to see over any
thing"
you've done more for the schools
of the county," said jim, sin the last
year than any other county superin-
tendent has ever done"
"And we shall need the money so
like-so like the dickens was Jennie's
rejoinder.
ooh, not so badly" laughed Jim,
except for the first year. I'll have
little farm paying as much as
some quarter sections when we get
ohnI1f 1ITbxr - oop ,na1-o -
living or this school farm, Jennie-or
I'm not fit to be the head of the
There was another silence, during
which Jennie took down her hair, and
wound it around Jim's neck.
1T will settle itself one Of these
anyhow" said he at last. There's
to do for both Of us right
lere."
'But they won't pay me-" she pro-
ested.
"They don't pay the ministers
said Jim, "and yet, the min
sters with the right sort of wives are
llways the best paid. l guess you'll
'e in the bill, Jennie"
Jim walked to the open window and
ooked out over the still landscape.
Down in the little meadow grew the
roaming trees, their round crowns
Using as from a sea not quite to the
avel of the bungalow, their thrifty
%glistening in the moonlight.
cross the pretty bridge lay the silent
tile campus with it's Twentieth CEN
Try temple facing its chief priest. 1t
as all good, without and within.
He went across the hall to bid his
good night. She chung to him
on~vulsively, and they had their own
We minutes which arranged matters
,r these two silent natures on the
ew basis forever. Jennie was in white
the mantel when he returned,
Milling at the inscription thereon:
Us Cease Thinking So Much
Agricultural Education, and Devote
urselves to Educational Agriculture.
, viii the Nation Be Made Strong"
"Why didn't you put it in LatinY"
lie inquired. st would have had so
UGH more distinction
II wanted it to have meaning in
ead," said Jim. And besides, nobody
ho was at hand was quite sure how to
the Latin phrase. Are your"
Jennie leaned forward with her ell
WIS on her knees, and studied it.
II believe I could" said she, with
It any pony. But after all, | like it
as it is. l like everything, Jim
everything !"
1.-THE ENID