The Glenwood post., 1923-12-06

women the felt need and therefore the
desire TO come to the college,"
"If you can't give them anything
better than high-school work." said
Jim, that will be so +; but If the SCI
ence and art of agriculture is what l
think it is, it would make them hungry
for the advanced work that really
can't be done at home. To make the
children wait until they're twenty is
to deny them more than half what the
college ought to give them-and make
them pay for what they don't get
81 think you're right" said the pro-
fessor.
"Give us the kind of schools ! ask
for" cried Jim, land I'll fill college
like this in every congressional district
In Iowa, or III force you to tear this
down and build larger"
More nearly happy, and rather short
er of money than he had recently been
Jim journeyed home among the com
panions from his own neighborhood,
in frenzy of plans for the future. Mr.
Hofmyer had dropped from his mind,
until Con Bonner, Ms old enemy, drew
him aside in the vestibule of the train
and spoke to him in the mysterious
manner peculiar to politicians.
what kind of a proposition did that
man Hofmeister make you?" he in
quired. He asked me about you, and
I told him you're a crackerjack."
I'm much obliged" replied Jim.
mo use in bacll-cappin' a fellow
that's tryin' to make somethin' of him
SELF said Bonner. "That amt good
politics, nor good sense Anything to
himT
"He offered me a salary of seventy
five dollars a month to take charge of
his school," said Jim.
''Well," said Con, "we1l be sorry to
lose yeh, but you can't turn down any
thing like that"
81 don't know" said Jim. 81 haven't
decided"
Bonner scrutinized his face sharply,
as if to find out what sort of game he
was playing.
well" said he, Mt last, "I hope you
can stay with us, o. course. I'm licked.
and l never 5qucal If the rist of the
district can stand your kind of thricks.
I can. And say, Jim"--here he grew
still more mysterious-"if You do stay
some of us would like to have you he
enough of Democrat to 20 into the
next convention f'r county superin.
tendent"
"Why," replied Jim, 81 never thought
of such a thing!"
swell, think Of it." said Con. 1.-THE
county's close, and wild poplar young
educator-an' a farmer, too, it might
be done. Think of it."
Jim was almost dazed at the mum
ber of propositions" of which he wa
now required to "think'-and Bon
ner's did not at first impress him as
having anything back of it but blarney
He was to find out LATER however, tha
the willy Con had made up his mint
that the ambition of Jim to serve th,
rural schools in a larger sphere nigh
be used for the purpose of bringing Il
earth what he regarded as the soarin;
political ambitions of the Woodruff
family. To split the forces which ha(
defeated Mr. Bonner in his own schoo
district, with the very instrument use,
by the colonel at the last school elec
tion-that, to Mr.. Bonner, would b,
fine thing.
jim had scarcely taken his seat II
the car, facing Jennie Woodruff an
Bettina Hansen in the Pullman, whel
| Columbus Brown, pathmaster of tn
road district and only across the wa
from residence in the school district
came down the aisle and called Jir
| to the smoking-room.
"Did an old fellow named Hoffma
from Pottawatomie county ask yo
to leave us and take his school? h
asked.
"Mr. Hofmyer." said Jim, yes, h
did"
"Well." said Columbus, IT don't wan
to ask you to stand in your own ligh
but hope you won't let him toll yo