The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-03
CHAPTER v-Continued

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ordinate addresses superior officer
81 can't bear eating alone-it's almost
gross, isn't 1t? Will you? I've heaps
we'll have a jolly lunchl I've
thermos bottle of hot coffee, good
strong coffee that made myself" she
chartered as she began to set things
out on the fat desk-top, feeling ex-
hilarated at a DIT of normal human
association and talk after her weeks
nj strained, artificial relations. With
slhis man, IL they kept off of pedagogy,
she could be herself-up to certain
point at least Though Of course she
would have to watch her accent). She
almost snatched his hat and coat away
from him as she directed him to draw
M his chair before the array of dainty
sandwiches, coffee and fruit which she
had spread out
But" he said as he placed their
chairs and they sat down, why Is my
company all of sudden so welcome?
An hour ago 1t was, You here again ! =
"Well, since you know the very worst
about me, I can enjoy chat with
YOU. I've been dying for man to
talk tot I've been almost driven TO
flirting with the wooden Indian In
front of the village cigar store!"
'Flirtingi I'm afraid can't play
IN. Don't know how. Afraid I've al
ways been rather a, stick with girls"
he said dolefully, his eyes on her
glowing face and creamy neck encir-
cled by a fluffy. fiuted white rnftle
What a brute he had been to make
her cry-anything SO dainty and
sweet s-s. $50 ln.
~ wouldn't presume to fiirt with
the county superintendent" she re-
assured him, "who knows the very
worst about mel"
"The very worst-you're suref"
"What further do you suspect me
Of? Not knowing the Presidents In
order? Well, don't. Nor the Twelve
Apostles either. And can't name Off
hand the Chinese dynasties for the
past five thousand years. Have some
coffee?"
She poured him a second cup and
his heart thrilled to her as he saw
how gay she now looked after her
tears. He himself was lonely enough,
In all conscience, and this bit of com.
I panionship with such an engagingly
irnpudent child was, to say the least.
very diverting.
esU IL khf0 nnffonou hn QCknd
..Teach that to the girls of your school
and I'll advise your trustees to raise
your salary-and If they taste your
coffee they'll do It'll"
'sYou put good coffee before learn
ing and call yourself an educator
Men do like their comforts, don't they?
II wonder why I'm teaching school
anyway, when American cocks are.
paid such huge wages. What do
American cooks do with the millions
they earn? Buy country estates and
retire?"
american cooks?" he repeated re-
fiectively. "How about foreign cooks?
English cooks, for instance?"
She felt betraying warmth in her
cheeks. He suspected her! No won
der, the way she so often spoke of
American things, as though she were
not an American!
II should think" she answered
calmly. "that with the terrible unem-
ployment we read of over there. cooks
ought to be cheap. I'm told. Mr..
Creighton" she changed the subject,
as she leaned back in her chair with
a sandwich in her hand, "that you're
a terrible idealist. How do you man.
age it?"
II don't. Though the alternative is
SO self-destructive! Do you Gam to
conclude). like most young people of
this day. imagine yourself cynicT
Elbow can one escape it?" have
cousin who was radical Socialist
until he married a rich wife. have
an uncle who was liberal in all his
ideas until a fellow-professor at his
college was expelled for his liberal
ism-when my uncle changed his
views. Believe in liberals with ideals?
No, it's asking too much!" She shook
her head over it hopelessly.
Ibid you new Ter know anyone"
Creighton asked. ITO sacrifice some
thing for the sake OF his rdeals?"
''You?" she inquired. looking at him
over an expanse of sandwich at her
lips.
Heavens, no! I was thinking Of
Mr.. e. D. Morellb for instance"
editor of Foreign Affairs" she
nodded-then in$tantly regretted her
too-ready knowledge of this English
editor. Wasn't 4 he mention Of him
a bait? Would hn American be apt
to know Of hinJa "Of course" she
fastened to add, liberals all over the
world must take( heart from Mr.. Mo-
rell's steadfast courage and heroism ~
"Yes-but-he isn't very much
known in Ameriqa-how did you come
to know of him?f'
"Read about hSm in The Nation"
He looked surprised. SIN sure"
he said. "you ARE the only teacher
under my jurisdiction that has ever
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