Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-01-24
CHAPTER xxII-contInued.

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Jim turned over and over in hi
mind these new applications Of old
historic, significant words. dear L
every reader OF history" glebe-land.
northumberland It seemed to HIN
that they signifed the return Of many
old things lost in Merrie England
lost in New England, lost all over
the Engllsh-speaking world, when the
old publicly-paid clergyman ceased tC
be 80 far the servant OF all the peo-
pie that they refused to be taxed for
his support. Was not the new kind
OF rural teacher to be a publicly-paid
leader OF thought. Of culture. Of prog
ress, and was he not TO have his
manse, his glebe-land. and his ''llv.
mgr And all because, like the old
clergyman, he was doing a work In
which everybody was Interested and
for which they were willing to be
taxed. Perhaps It was not so high
status as the old; but who was to
say that7 Certainly not Jim Irwin.
the possessor Of the new kind Of lily
ing" with its "glebe-land' and It's
"schooimanse" He would have rated
the new as at least quite as high as
the old.
From the brow OF the promontory,
tight concrete bridge took the pretty
little gorge -.in-th leap of single
arch, and landed the eye at the bot
tom Of the front yard Of the school
house. Thus the new Institution OF
life was In full view Of the school
manse veranda, and yet shut or from
It by the dry moat Of the brook and
It's tiny meadow OF bluegrass.
Across the road was the creamery,
with It's buslnesslike unloading plat
form, and its addition In process OF
construction for the reception Of the
machinery for the cooperative laun-
dry. Not far from the creamery, and
also across the road, stood the black
smith and wheelwrIght shop. Still
Farther down the street were the barn,
poultry house, pens. hutches and yards
OF the little farm-small, as were all
the buildings save the schoolhouse IT,
self, which was bullded as 1t should
have been, for the future.
And even the schOolhouse, when one
thinks OF the uses to which II was to
be put-kitchen, nursery, klndkrgar-
ten, banquet hall, theater, moving pic
ture hall. .classrOoms manual training
rooms, laboratory and counting rAom
and what not, was wonderfully smAll
Colonel Woodruff said far too smaN
though II was necessarily so larger
rs to be rather astonishing TO the I'M
axpectant passer-by.
The Inexpectant passer-by this May
Jay, however, would have been espe-
,ially struck by the number OF motor
,ars, buggles and Surveys parked In
he yard back Of the creamery, along
he roadside, and by the driveway
'unning to the schoolhouse. People In
had arrived by five o'clock In
he afternoon, and were still coming.
They strolled about the place, exam
ming the buildings and grounds, and
alklng with the blacksmith and the
Gradually they drew into the school,
louse like a swarm of bees into a hive
elected by the queen. None OF them,
however, went across the concrete /
ridge to the schoolmanse, save Mrs.
slmms who crossed, consulted with |
frs. Irwin about the shrubbery and
lowers, and went back to Buddle and
Tinnie, who were good children but
Iatchally couldn't be trusted with so
many other young ones withouten some
VHtchin'.
They're coming They're comlngl"
This was the cry borne to the people
q and about the scho0Ihouse by that
Ians Hansen who would be called /
fans Nilsen. Hans had been to the
op Of the little hill and had q look
Oward town.
Like crew manning a rigging, OF
crowd having its picture taken, the
ssemblage crystallized into forms de-
ermined by the chances OF getting a
Iimpse OF the bungalow across the
posts, fences, trees and
Hooks.
A motor car came over the hlllock.
an down the road to the driveway to
he Bchoolmanse and drew up at the
cor. Out OF Il stepped Mrs. Woodruff
nd the colonel, their daughter the
ounty superintendent OF schools, and
Ir. Jim Irwin. Jennie was dressed In
very well-tailored travelling costume,
nd Jim IN moderately well-tailored
usiness suit. The fact that when
hey reached the threshold Jim picked
ennie up in his arms and carried her
i, viii enable any good detective to
ut one and one together and make a
comes pretty near telling
le whole story.
BY this time Il was nearly seven.
nd Calista Slmms came across the
harmed bridge az a dlspatch-bearer.
aging that If Mr.. Jim and Miss Jen-
lie didn't mind. dinner would be
uhved right soon. II was cooked
bout right, and the folks was gettln
light hungry-an' such q crowdi