The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-01-16

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ried?"
A great guffaw of laughter reduced
poor Angie to tears; and Jennie had
to go over and comfort her. II was
all right for her to ask that and thew
ought not to laugh at Angie, so there !
Now, you're all right. and let's talk
about the new sc%hoolhouse, and so
forth. Jennie brought the smiles
back to Angles face, just In time to
hear Jim tell the people amid louder
cheers that he had been asked to 90
into the rural school extension work
in two states, and had peer 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.
Before a bright wood fre-which
they really didn't need, but how else
was Jim's mother to show off the little
fireplace?1sat Jim and Jennie. They
had been together for a week low
this being their homecoming-and had
only begun to get really happy.
Jim sat looking into the fire, OBJ
livious of 1t. 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.
"Well," said Jennie, NOW that I'm
married can l go on being county su-
perintendent?"
There was a long silence.
Would you like to-" asked Jim.
Kind Of" said Jennie; "if I knew
enough about things to do anything
worth while; but I'm afraid that by
rising to my full height I 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 eve done"
And We shall need the money so
like-so like the dickens" was Jennie's
rejoinder.
"Oh, not so badly" laughed Jim,
Except for the frs year. I'll have
this little farm paying as much as
some quarter sections when we get
squared about. Why, we can, make a
living on this school farm, Jennie-cr
I'm not fit to be the mead of the
school,"
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
days anyhow" said he at last. There's
enough to do for both of us right
here"
But they won't pay me-" she pro-
tested.
"They don't pay the ministers
wives" said Jim, "and yet, the min
listers with the right sort of wives are
the best paid. 1 guess you'll
be in the bill, Jennie"
Jim walked to the open window and
looked out owe the still landscape.
Down in the little meadow grew the
dreaming trees, their round crowns
rising as from a sea not quite to the
level of the bungalow, their thrifty
leaves glistening in the moonlight.
Across the pretty bridge lay the silent
little campus with it's Twentieth CEN
temple facing its chief priest. 1t
was all good, without and within.
He went across the hall TO bid his
mother good night. She chung to him
convulsively, and they had their own
five minutes which arranged matters
for these two silent natures on the
Jew basis forever. Jennie was in white
the mantel when he returned.
at the inscription thereon:
LET Us Cease Thinking So Much
IF Agricultural Education, and Devote
ourselves to Educational Agriculture.
Will the Nation Be Made Strong"
why didn't you put it in Latin? p
inquired. 1T would have had so
much more distinction"
Il wanted it to have meaning in
said Jim. And besides, nobody
Who was at hand was quite sure how to
urn the Latin phrase. Are your
Jennie leaned forward with her ell
on her knees, and studied it.
Il believe l could" said she, with
ut any pony. But after all, l like 1t
as it is. l like everything, Jim