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Show CONSPIRATOR AT A FAIfi. Sllihlr lraallkc Orcr tnnnrrM and lb lo.t Ural fur tl.atll,, l.l cry girl In tlio junior cUm liad tnado uphor uilnd to widf' at tha candy dill Intiiafolr that thoKhool as to pile for their charity fund lhit Marilo .Tone' mother had tnlncribM uioat Ubeially to tha ttOek of nn.liei on tho tabic, nnd ilanila wa tha but bhacd girl In tho etaeb anywiy ant llio teacher ( favorite, an ho eccuretl thoeorrled plaeo, and alio "rublvl It Into" tho nit of tho girl In 11 More of littler n, tlut pricked llko pin tmlnl. Tlio fjlrlj pretonlrd not to nolleu her election or envy her irood fortune, but they thought n go, deal and held rent "confab." Their teacher wa fired with a tcniou( nmbttlun to excel all tho other (bill In tlio amount of money alio would taku In for h(r anlea, mid a ifainlo U aho wa quick at tlt-urca, lo la r wa coiumlltl thn eaah tat and tho duty of inaljing eliane. Till viidlio glrb'vpportuiilty, and they wnro not alow to el re upon lb rite of them, bndlng theituetrm lo deadly (ecroey, eaeli aoro an admirer Into tlio conapimcy Then fajollng na miiebot their (pending inoniya they mado up thiir mlnli to lorn In tho rattae, they wcro Italy for bttrJn 1he11 tho fair OjieneiL Tlio ailuilrer eonaplrator of o 1 aantib rod up to tha candy atan 1 In tow ot the girl and naked lirr which lax of UinUnia alio would chooan. No, 1 wa not lung In licking out a pretty Int for which II K waa Id by the admirer TliU won for tho girl a aiallo of approval Irom tlm teacher. Conapirator i'o. 2 n a"iUl thla programme, taking a liox at (1 Ji No. a tiot met 1)9 rent) Ma 4l33,anln. 8 took three littlo oni at 43 cent each. Tho teacher bcamwl, and tho good littlo cnahlcr had a I .nay tlm making change, for all of tho admirer irawntod fi bill and had nothing amallcr Till began early In tho orenlng, but brforu It wo flnlihrd tho hall liad lllleil up well and purcluuen began to buy freely. Jut than ailuilrer No. 1 eamo back alono anil beckoned to I ho caahlrr. ' I think you inado n mlatnko In tho change, Mlaa Jon.," ho aal I politely, "I think not, Mr II ."replied tlio rarjilcr, villi 101110 aiiicrlty. ' 1 am gen-crnJIy gen-crnJIy cornet In my calculation, and )oii(hould hao counted your chango before you lift tho table. I cannot make up drDcleacle tliat are not mentioned men-tioned lit once,H "Air. It 1 will not hwUt on It, I am (ure," aal 1 tho teacher. "Well, no," aald Mr, It , "I .lull not loiiit on It, of oourae, npeclally alnr tho lulitako favor inn. I only wlahed to (ay that I gave you o for a (1 .13 box, and got f LCI back Inatcad ot3.U, lliro'atlio other dollar If you want It I ltnotIllkocr.lt." ' Oh, tliauk you ery much, Jlr. It H aald tho teacJitr "Wo ural every dull ir wo am cntltlil to, I nra dire." and (hogavo tho caalder a rialn-ealtooK. rialn-ealtooK. 'It a x cry funny," giggled tho eruhlcr, blmhlng furioualy. "Your wa tho flrat rule, you aee, and I hail not gut my hand lu " lu a fow minutes admirer Na 2 pro-(ciilcd pro-(ciilcd IiIumII uylugi "l'maurolhoaai tandlc you (old mo for (1.49 weren't worth mora than 75 cent, but I don t want to beat n cliaritablo fund out of 411 cent, 1 (,avo you a J bill, and got back U.U1 hutead ot W 51. llcraltho Ulffcrtnec" "Iho bxiebir looked daegera at tho railucr, nnd that )oung doioalraply Inmblml villi humiliation a the took tlio money. Admirer No. 3, 4 and 5 inch pronnted Ihaiuwlve at ltilervali witli alrulUr dUcortrle Tlio lltll caaldar liegan to ery, Uie teacher had ilroailfnl forebodlneaof being hoprlcMly lift liehluil by tho other rtallr, and Jlunilo'a doom waa amled. Bile was depiKwiL The conapirator dlildcl tho honors uf her imaltlou among them, half an hour each, at a time, and counted tlio fun worth more than don bio tlio money It coat them. New lutk Tribune, |