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CHAPTER L-Jennie Woodruff con-
tsmptuously refuses to marry Jim 1r-
financial condition and poor prospects.
He is Intellectually above his station,
and has advanced ideas concerning the
possibilities of expert school teaching,
for which he Is ridiculed by many.
otherwise Jim is selected as teacher Of
the Woodruff district school.
CHAPTER III.-Jim. in his new posi-
ton. sets out to make stanch friends
Of his pupils, especially two boys, New
ton Bronson and Buddy" Simms, the
latter the son of a shiftless farmer
Colonel Woodruff, Jennies father. has
little faith in Jims ideas of improving
rural educational methods. He nick
names him the Brown Mouse" in H.
lustration of an anecdote.
CHAPTER WINS conduct OF the
school. where he endeavors to teach
the children the wonders of nature
and some of the scientific methods of
farming. as well as book learning
CHAPTER v.-Jennie Woodruff is
nominted for the position of county
board grows bitter in its opposition
TO Jim and his innovations.
CHAPTER vI.-At a public meeting
Jim roundly condemns the methods of
teaching in the rural schools. and
makes no friends thereby.
CHAPTER VIA delegati ton of
prominent women condemn Jim's $ meth
DDS of teaching. but he is stoutly de-
Tended by his pupils. especially Newton
Bronson.
CHAPTER vIII.-Jim has Christmas
dinner at Colonel Woodrun's. and lis
tening to him. Jennie begins to do some
his prospects.
CHAPTER IX.-In the evening Jim
As well as he knows how, courts Jen-
progress, though she II quickly losns
her poor opinion of him.
CHAPTER X.-Jennie. elected county
district concerning Jim's methods of
teaching that she fnds herself COM
ton. After she has left. Jim is visited
by Colonel Woodruff, who strongly
urges him to refuse to resign, and
offers to back him. Jim agrees to
stick, for a while at least.
CHAPTER XI.-A meeting of the
school board, which had been gathered
who upholds him. He conducts an ex-
animation of his pupils at the meet
Ing, to prove that he is not neglecting
ton of other subjects which he con-
siders of importance. The splendid
showing made by the children converts
many. who had doubted, to his views.
CHAPTER XII.-The novel ideas
which Jim has introduced have been
talked about outside the SSounty. and
tension lecturer at the state university,
who invites him to deliver an address
At the next annual meeting of the
Farmers' institute.
CHAPTER XII.-Professor withers
II impressed by many of the innova-
Colonel Woodruff and Jennie, some
what to the astonishment of both. The
colonel suggests to Jim that he (the
board. replacing Cornelius Bonner. i'm
placabls enemy of Jim Irwin.
CHAPTER XIv.-Feigning sickness
Newton Bronson, yousyster whom Ir-
win has redeemed from idleness and
folly and set on the right path: and
who almost worships the teacher. keeps
board election. Bronson is q friend Of
Bonner, and would have voted for him
i ,' GGi9nsi Wee w90aru n i chosen
CHAPTER xv.-Jim eonvincas the
farmers of tho district Of the advan-
tages to be derived from a co-operativs
creamery, and It Is agreed to establish
one. His rise to = position Of leader
ship in the community. and high re-
sponsibility has made a distinct difsr-
snce in Jsnnis's feelings toward Jim,
which she IL forced to acknowledge to
herself.
CHAPTER xvI.-In his address At
the Farmers institute Jim makes Q dis
tfnctly favors BILE impression. After tn a
meeting he Is offered q position a.
teacher In another district, with q son-
siderable advance in salary. and agrees
to consider IL.
CHATTER XvII-Jim's friends urrs
him to remain at his present post,
leading citilsns Of the district assuriaE Z
him that they are proud Of him"