The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-01-25
By HERBERT QUICK

county superintendent, now she's mar
| 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 they
ought not to laugh at Angie, so there
| Now. you're all right, and let's talk
about the new schoolhouse. 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 go
into the rural school extension work
in two states, and had been offered
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 bright wood fire-which
they really didn't need, but how else
was Jim's mother to show off the little
fireplace?-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 fire, OBJ
livious of 1t. When Jennie spoke, her
voice seemed to emanate from Jim's
shirt front.
did you hear" said she. "what
Angle Talcott asked?"
"M'h'm," said Jim.
"Weli," said Jennie, NOW that I'm
married can 1 go on being county SUI
perintendent?"
There was long silence.
would you like tori asked Jim.
kind off, said Jennie; "if knew
enough about things to do anything
worth while; but Pm afraid that by
rising to my full height 1 shall always
just fail to be able to see over any
thing"
you've done more for the schools
of the county" said Jim, Gin 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.
"Oh, not so badly" laughed Jim,
Except for the first year. I'll have
this little farm paying as much as
some quarter sections when we get
squared about. Why, we can make
living on this school farm, Jennie-or
I'm not fit to be the head of the
school,"
There was another silence, during
which Jennie took down her hair, and
it around Jim's neck.
ut 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
sters with the right sort Of wives are
always the best paid. 1 guess you'll |
De in the bill, Jennie"
Jim walked to the open window and |
ooked out over the still landscape |
Down in the little meadow grew the |
ireaming trees, their round crowns
loihS as ioli q ocd hVt quilc W the
evel of the bungalow, their thrifty
caves glistening in the moonlight.
across the pretty bridge lay the silent
title campus with its Twentieth cen
ury temple facing its chief priest. 1t
vas all good, without and within.
He went across the hall to bid his
lother good night. She chung to him
and they had their own
We minutes which arranged matters
or these two silent natures on the
ew basis forever. Jennie was in white
efore the mantel when he returned
milling at the inscription thereon:
"Let Us Cease Thinking So Much
Agricultural Education, and Devote
ourselves to Educational Agriculture.
o viii the Nation Be Made Strong"
"Why didn't you put it in Latin7"
he inquired. 1T would have had so
UGH more distinction
81 wanted it to have meaning in
ead," said Jim. And besides, nobody
no was at hand was quite sure how to
I'm the Latin phrase. Are your
Jennie leaned forward with her ell
,ws on her knees, and studied it.
IT believe l could" said she, with
It any pony. But after all, like 1t
,tter as it is. like everything, Jim
everything p
1.-THE ENID