Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-08

dangerous it is to lift fallen woman?
"What q hi Of a road !' she remarked
as they resumed their walk cautiously,
his hand under her arm to guide her.
"There are just two kinds of girls"
said Marvin, "that would talk about
a HI of a rOad'-high-bOrn ladies
and toughs! AS country teacher
and pious Sam Schwenckton's relative,
you don't come under either of these
heads. What must I conclude?"
"That I adapt my speech to my COM
pany. When I'm with-Cousin Sam
my speech is Yea and Nay"
"If it were more than that I'm sure
he would not harbOr you-if for no
other reason than for your corrupting
influence on his children. You're not
afraid he might have your school
taken from yOu?"
Gle would if he thought it was his
duty to-" she nodded, her tone express
ing supreme Indifference to this fate
so dreaded of the county teachers.
"You wouldn't mind that-losing
your school?" he asked curiously.
at would be hard on the school.
They'd not get another teacher like
me in hurry!" she smiled.
81 can well believe you"
'I've always thought people that
don't know me miss lot!''
'Tm sure I've gained lot in know
ing you!"
Thanks. Same to you. And II i
were dismissed" she added with a
sigh, "all the elegant education I'm
getting in textbook lore would be
brought to an untimely end! I'm
learning a lot through teaching-from
geography up"
Cup? Up to what?"
"Oh, the multiplication tables up to
twelve. I never knew them so well
beyond seven"
'Then for the sake of your educa-
ton, hope Sam Schwenckton doesn't
find out what he's harboring in his
family! But really, Miss Schwenck-
ton," added Marvin earnestly, So
licitous note in his voice, "Pm afraid
that with the sort of trustees we have
in this district teacher like you can't
hold down this job long! I'd hate like
the dickens to have your bigoted old
trustees fire you, so let me warn you
do be bit prudent-if it's in you to
be! I've been hearing complaints"
"Of me?"
from the parents. A small boy
in your school, Jakey Raffensburger,
reused his parents suspicious by be-
ing so enamored Of school since you've
taught it, when heretofore he had to
be fiegged to make him go, that they
were moved to investigate the reason
and he admitted, after much probing,
that he'd rather go to school to you
than see movie, because you told
them about devils showed them pic
lures of devils and acted the devil
for them! Satan, it seems, has be-
come to Jakey hero, to the unspeak-
able horror of his devout parents, who.
believe me, take the devil seriously!
They complained to me that they didn't
send their child to school to learn to
love and admire the devil! So inter-
NlcWCu JANE anu you UCCh
telling these children Of scenes from
Paradise Lost'!"
I, "a little English poetry surely can't
be objected to, Mr.. Creighton"
''It's not in the curriculum, Miss
Schwenckton Stick to the curriculum
just enough to hold your job, can't
you?"
"But do you know I couldn't endure
my job a week if didn't liven it up
with a little of the joy of life!"
"Joy of life-'Paradise Lost? You'll
be frightening their lives with Dante's
Inferno next! By the way" he sud-
denly remembered, you're booked for
a talk to the district teachers at their
monthly meeting next Saturday, aren't
your"
"Gawd help me. yes! Amt it aw-
full"
"What are you going to give them?
How to teach geography, supposew
81 could even get away with that
in the frock I'm going to wear! The
softest, most alluring French blue
georgette!'' she said enthusiastically.
Anything say will be well received
In that garb! I'm trying to collect
suitable shoes and hat to go with the
frock, seeing the hard-boiled shoes
and hat I'd just invested in, before I'd
dreamed of buying this dainty frock,
would be thought too harsh. If I'd
only known" she lamented, that !
was going to buy that luscious geor-
gette, I'd have bought entirely diff
ferent shoes and hat Isn't it tragic
they don't match?" she walled.
"Good Lord, are you confusing
teachers institute with a fashion
show? 1 asked you what you're going
to talk about to those teachers"
"What would you adviser" she
asked confidingly.
"Do you mean to say you haven't
anything ready and the meeting
booked for day after tomorrow"
81 don't know any of the teachers,
so / don't know their tastes"
"Tastes'I Do you think you're ex-
pected to treat them to vaudeville
stunt? You're supposed, child, to dis
cuss some pedagogical problem or the
ory for their edifyingi Now I'll admit