Show A northern teacher in the south by NORA TAYLOR copyright IF stations 11 pennelton e n n e I 1 t 0 it L inaam marl marion n caruthers looked up nodded to tile porter quickly stuffed the wag mag sho she was reading into her grip and put pat on her coat and hat A moment later she bile wits was standing on the platform watching the train pull out miss caruthers said a pleasant voice lind and marion saw before her a middle aged manewith man with ba bared redhead head im thompson the principal of the school ool where youre going to teach how nice of you to meet me she sald said im awfully glad youre the principal because I 1 knowell kno know wIll ill like you youre very young aless iss caruthers ile ho mused glancing up tip and down her trim little figure yes this la Is my first school she sha admitted 1 I 1 hope like it we do well busl get home lu in time fo for dinner lie he continued DIn dinner nerl I 1 she gasped why up home we always have dinner at six were just ordinary folks down here guess have tomake allowances low ances 11 mrs Thou thompson ipson met Al Marion arlon at the door und and gave her a w warm rm welco welcome po go glad to see you dear are you very tired how do you like our country dinners just ready rady ill show you your room so you can take off your ti lings when mrs thompson came back d down ow stairs site she and tier her husband had bad a word la in the hall she ole attract attractively ivel said mrs mra thompson what lovely eyes and such a quick infectious smile yes but im afraid ashes too young to manage children in a country high school und had absolutely no expert experience 1 their comments were cut short by tile the entrance of marion and they all hurried into tho the dining room biscuits said marlon marion quizzically at the dinner table up north we havo have bread bake wednesdays and saturdays im sorry we have none said eald the professor quietly and you serve string beans with pork marion went on in amazement 1 I never saw that b etore by the time the meal was over mrs thompson felt that her well cooked dinner had fallen short of the mark the following day school began and marlon marion wits was busy all the rest of the week getting things organized in her classroom at the first parent teachers meeting she nearly had an open tilt with one or two of the mothers slie site just justi could not make them see and worst of all r she be had a feeling that they did not understand der stand her there was only one person in pennelton who did and he was john hamilton the latin professor fall slipped into winter and the students at pennel pennelton ton county high pegged away marlon marion had enjoyed the idoll holidays immensely professor hamiltons mother had invited her over for dinner lifter after which they had bad gone ga on a straw ride and had supper at a distant inn it was a jolly crowd then there were two dances and marlon marion lint had ninde made a decided tilt hit ench each night still she did not feel that she was one ot of them there was always a slight coolness about these people that was apt to freeze suddenly right lit in the middle of a conversation and without a moments notice southern people were nice but queer so queer no ko doubt about that and now spring had come again and soon marion would be going back home and for some come peculiar reason she was waa not sure that she was glad slie she had made a success of her teach ing und and professor thompson had been uh unstinted stinted in his praise of her work the teachers decided to give a parting banquet in honor of themselves and to commemorate a most successful years work marion alarcon put on her best evening dress and looked tier her stunning est as slie she sat beside probes sor thompson at the long table mrs curton burton rose and began to make a speech this banquet slie she sherald sald Is in honor of miss caruthers carothers everything on tha ING table tins haa been prepared by a northern woman we coaxed lover from delton and the recipes all came out of a northern cook book we wanted just once to do something down south as they do it up north and oil forgive me interrupted marion jumping up 1 I see it all now but I 1 no never realized how tactless it was been tile the matter what a little beast ive been I 1 would it help tomake to wake amends now it if I 1 tell I 1 you I 1 love the south and the people and the cooking and everything and I 1 dla did so want them theiu to love me if you ever hear me say up north again I 1 hope run me out odthe county what I 1 deserve anyway flushed and breathless she dropped into her chair again ayes yes im certain miss caruthers Car uthera lefts feds every word ashes said about liking the south and all that said professor hamilton rising because slie she r hes going to marry mel jack you jou I 1 never out but tile rest was lost in a round ot at applause and the banquet table almost upset ns as the crowd rushed tor for ward to congre filato the happy couple w while bile professor hamilton congratulated himself on his brilliant coup C detal |