Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-03-29

surance viii carry VI nicely until
the girls have finished school. Fa-
Their wouldn't let me teach this year,
though I finished college last year
and have my state license, because
he thought should get q good rest
after my operation for appended
tbs. But I get a good deal Of sub
stitute work here in town and next
year III take school Of my own
and settle down to business. Adele
will finish college, Of course. Limpy
will finish high school next month"
whoever heard of finishing
school in the middle of the winter"
said Aunt Olympia. "a poor way to
run a school. in my opinion"
Don't blame the school," said
Adele, smiling. Rather blame
young seventeen-year-old minuses,
who simply will not study math and
funk it consistently, year after
year."
Don't you think it is very incon-
gruous, Auntie," said Limpy, in her
own defense, that the highest in
I. Q.'s should be the lowest in geom-
etry and algebra? You can't help
thinking there's something wrong Ell
Their with the school or the teacher"
"There just couldn't be anything
wrong with the pupil" said Adele.
well. naturally notl Look at my
I. o."
Anyhow, Limpy finishes high
school next month";" said Helen,
''Then, college. That was the way
we had planned, and we'll just car
~ on. Maybe we can get small
house somewhere or a floor of
housekeeping rooms and use our
school away from here next year.
Adele and Limpy can 60 right ahead
and ! will come home week ends
Well have to give up the par
sonage right away, of course"
Aunt Olympia drew a full breath
and opened her lips. But for once in
her life, someone spoke ahead Of
her. It was Adele.
'THelen," she said, IT don't want
to 60 on through college. I don't
want to teach school. And we ought
not to use up that insurance money
as we 60 along. We ought to keep
it for-for emergencies. Last week,
1t never occurred to any Of US that
sunderland terrible things could
happen to US, upset our plans. Now,
we know they can happen. We must
save as much Of that money as we
can for-just such unexpected cri-
ses. want to take a business
course, Helen. I always did want to.
1t won't cost much either, and won't
take long. I'd so much rather 60
into business than teach school,"
Aunt Olympia started to speak
and then, wisely, thought better Of
it. This was the girls business, not
hers. She closed her lips SO tightly
that only pale blue line remained
Of their fullness.
II don't want to 60 to college,
either" said Limpy suddenly. "You
know Father always admitted he
was going to have trouble with me.
You can see I couldn't very well
teach school when can't even grad
uate on time. want to take my
share Of the insurance money and
60 to big city and take some kind
of an exciting course in something
and"
"What kind of an exciting
course?" asked Aunt Olympia, who
had hung on Limpy's every word.
81 don't know exactly" admitted
Limpy. "But the more exciting the
better. Stage setting, or dress de-
signing, or acting, or play writ
ing"
"Have you any talent for any Of
those things?" demanded Aunt
Olympia.
II don't think So" said Limpy
honestly. "But everyone says they
are very exciting and I may dis
cover some latent talent not yet
suspected, even by me. Anyhow,
I won't 60 to college and I won't
teach school and"
"You won't get share of the in
surance till you're eighteen, Linn
py," Helen said uneasily. Brother
Wilton will have charge Of that, you
know" /.
well, If he won't give me the
money for an exciting course in
something, I'll take a business
course" persisted Limpy."
"You must 60 to college. Limpy,"
said Helen. "And Adele must finish
and then decide what she wants. She
will be older then and will know
better what she really wants."
ITO BE CONTINUED)