The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-04-30

be panied If I made a sIIp-one gets
SO careless"
Il suppose her precise way Of
speaking is part of her training for
the stage" said Williams. III have
to say a good word for her"
IF Tadpole is opposed to her going
on he won't thank you,' said Hath
away. "She's probably just stage
struck and some n ought to talk
her out of it."
"She may have great talent, for
all you know" reminded Mary Zeal.
Probably recites 'Curfew Must
Not and thinks she's a second Bern
hardt," said Hathaway.
Fifteen minutes later Mary chuck
led to herself as she overheard Hath
away arguing with Miss Tadpole upon
the hardships Of one7night stands,
while Williams was Offering to 'use
his influence" in getting her a hear
ing. And into the merry party of
which Miss Tadpole was now the radi-
ant centre of attraction, for already
the glamour Of the fo~otlights seemed
to be upon her, ~blanaered an unin-
vited guest-a Mr.. Gibbons from Miss
Tadpole's home town.
'Iiow are your" he asked affably.
by the way. Hixon, the superinten-
dent of schools, told me to tell You
that he expects you back to take
grade eight after the Christmas holi-
days. Won't take mo- fot an answer,
because he says o are the best
teacher. the best disciplinarian and
"
Judging by the expression on the
face of Miss Tadpole. no n present
enYied the Youngsters in grade eight
after Christmas.
Mary nov took an active interest
in Miss Ta0pole's sad case. She
transplanted her for a weeks visit
10 hertown apartment IN The Begonia,
and sent out invitations with reckless
profusion k~lizabeth's i%ntimidating
career seemed for once to be hiding
its head.
You are giving me such a splendid
.ime!"AGeclared the charming guest.
oh, er-Mary what did you say that
Mr. Jerrold's business is?H
y didn't say" replied Mary. He
;oolls to re rather like real estate
or Insurance. You see, / only met
Aifa recently. at thS Hiardinss."
lie seemed quite NICE observed
elizabeth casually.
Mary Zeal regretted the invitations
that fell due on the other remaining
days of the week. Elizabeth seemed
to have lost interest in being the
centre of groups-which had seemed
the pinnacle of happiness to her pre-
viously.
MI. Jorro!d suspects me OF having
a career up my sleeve she sighed.
"Aad he thinks it's something
romantic, like art or music! Every
man thinks he is doing the world a
good turn when he rescues a girl
from an artistic career. It appeals
to his vanity. But.Tm sure when Mr..
Jerrold hears that | am engaged in a
useful field he will lose his interest"
well, if he finds it out, don't glare
at him Indignantly as if all his an
swers-to-examples were wrong"
cautioned Mary.
TITS wonderful how well acquaint-
ed we have become in a few days"
sighed Elizabeth. He's really very
intelligent"
as he?" asked Mary, with q mock
ing little smile. Then perhaps tho
truth about you won't brighten him!"
II hope not" said Elizabeth
humbly.
When Elizabeth and Jerrold re-
turned from a walk in the park late
the next afternoon Mary Zeal regard
ed them with a cheerful grin of n
derstapding.
ITO think he is Professor Jerroldis
gasped Miss Tadpole. "And you told
him l had a~'preiudice against-against
Zone might as well say brains! But,
oh, Mary, what can such a clever
man see in a silly goose like me?"
HE says you've got the loveliest
eyes he ever saw-and there's no
compliment a Higher Mathematics
Professor can pay an arithmetic
teacher than to want to add her to
his family" said Mary.-Helena
Smith DAYTON.