OCR Text |
Show f i THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER OUR COMIC SECTION M N By HERBERT QU1CIC, (Copyright by The ' ,s CHAPTER XII ' 10 rural-schoo- real sensation of the institute. Two persons were a good deal embarrassed by the success of fke exhibit. One was the county superintendent, who was constantly in receipt of undeserved compliments upon her wisdom tn fostering really practical The other was work in the schools. Jim Irwin, who was becoming famous, and who felt be had done nothing to deserve fame. Professor Withers, an extension lecturer from Ames, took Jim to dinner at the best hotel in the town, for the purpose of talking over with him the needs of the rural - schools. Youve got to come down to our farmers week next year, and tell us about these things," said he to Jim. "Cant you? go to a gathand tell his educators of real ering crude notions! llow could he get the money for his expenses? But he had that gameness which goes with supreme confidence In the thing dealt with. Jims brain reeled. He come, said he. Thank you, said the Ames man. "THere's a small honorarium attached, r fi leri et r ted. it v jfa i r ll Company) Again Mrs. Bonner felt the situation getting out of hand. Aint it some of our business? I wonder now I By the she queried. way Newtie keeps his eye on that Simms girl, I shouldn't wonder if it might turn out your business. scoffed Mrs. Bronson. Pshaw! "Puppy love! You cant tell how far itll go, persisted Mrs. Bonner. I tell you these schools are getting to be nothing more than sparkin bees, from the county superintendent down. Well, maybe, said Mrs. Bronson, but I dont see sparkin in everything boys and girls do as quick as some. I wonder, said Mrs. Bonner, if Colonel Woodruff would be as friendly to Jim Irwin if he knew that everybody says Jennie decided he was to because she wants keep his certif-ki- t him to get along in the world, so he can marry her? I dont know as she is so very friendly to him, replied Mrs. Bron- - soul at the feeling of her dress, and cloak she wore and boughten any of them, even without knowledge of this, might have understood Calis-ta- s joy at the knowledge that Newton Bronsons eyes were on her from his station by the big pillar How said Jim. Hello, Calista are you enjoying It? Oh ! said Calista, and drew a long, long breath. Ahm enjoying mysef right much, Mr. Jim. Any of the home folks coming in to see? All Yes, seh, answered Calista. the school board have stopped by this morning." Jim looked about him. There they were now, over in a corner, with their heads together. He went toward them, Ids face still beaming with that radiance which had shone so plainly to the eyes of Calista Simms, but they saw In it only a grin of exultation over his defeat of them at the hearing before Jennie Woodruff. When Jim. had drawn so close as almost to call for the extended hand, he felt the repulsion of their attitudes and sheered off on some pretended errand to a dark corner across the room. the At the Farmers Institute. Every Iowa county has Its Farmers Institute. Usually It is held In the cojinty seat, and Is a gathering of farmers for the purpose of listening to Improving discussions and addresses Both instructive and entertaining. The Woodruff district was Interested In the institute, however, because of the l exhibit was fact that a one of Its features that year, and that Colonel Woodruff had secured an urgent invitation to the school to take part in it. Such exhibits are now so common that it is not worth while for us to describe it ; but then, the sight of a class of children testing and weighing milk, examining grains for viability and foul seeds, planning crop rotations, judging gnins and live stock was so new in that county as to be the Ill Bobbs-Merrl- Innovo tor Imit ! ' They resumed their talk. went on And as I was sayin, Bonner, I want to get this guy, Jim Irwin. An bein the cause of his git-ti- n the school, Id like to be on the board to kick him off ; but if you fellers would like to have some one else, I wont run, and If the right feller is named, Ill line up what friends I got for him." You got no friend can git as many wotes as you can," said Peterson. I tank you better run. What say, Ez? asked Bonner. Suits me all right, said Bronson. I guess we three have had our fight out and understand each other." I dont like the way Colonel, Woodruff acts, said Bonner. He rounded I Have Invited Him to Make in up that gang of kids that shot us all Address. to pieces at that hearing, didnt lie? I tank not, replied Peterson. I tank he was yust interested in how son; and Jim and Jennie are both of flaakoti, t an wn replied it ail-rlgl- n t htin to hear these women jovo wl titti was thinkit discuss Intolerable, lie felt ills mt decision. X I I THE FEATHERHEADS Those Torturing Misgivinga |