| Show Some Girls Don't Dont Kiss S BEGIN HERE IERE Ruth Wilson n pretty young teacher is s in disfavor with wih her school board because of a series serie of escapades in which she has inadvertently become Involved Her home town tw friend Rolf RoIf Rol Harwood and ad Jim Bailey Baley Cormer former for for- mer fullback and now school bus bw driver are rivals for Ruths Ruth's affection They embarrass embarras her by fighting in front of her boarding house Ruth Is indignant with Jim and Coral Brown Ruths Ruth's roommate seizes the opportunity opportunity to sympathize with him and soothe his hi feelings CHAPTER CHAPER SIXTEEN CORAL COiAL STRIKES Rutn slipped sUpped out of bed early the thc next morning If H Coral wakened at ather ather ather her roommates roommate's activity she gave no evidence of it J but lay on her side face turned away from Ruth eyes closed cosed Ruth hoped she could make it out outto outto outto to the Dillons' Dillons and ov over over to the schoolhouse schoolhouse schoolhouse school- school house without rousing anyone The Thc schoolhouse would be open The chill chi mornings called caled for a fire fie and the janitor was wa on the thc job early carbo Certainly she too too had excuse enough for starting the day early even if she did it without breakfast There was any amount of planning and getting ready for the school week to do She wanted to escape from the thc morning moring after ater discussion from the cold disapproval of J. J W. W Dillon Dion the thc righteous complacency of tho little superintendent the curiosity of the thc theother theother other teachers REFLECTED GLORY But she could not escape the thc curiosity curiosity cu cu- cu- cu rosity of ol Mrs Dillon Dion Not much ex excitement excitement ex- ex ever happened in Mrs Dillons Dillon's Dillon's Dillons Dil Dil- lons lon's life Ufe She had basked so long longin in the reflected glory clory of her husbands husband's hus bus bands band's bad's important life le that little o of thrilling Interest occurred in her own Rooming the teachers and giving them their breakfasts was a thrill to her small smal soul and the thc brawl that tha had occurred the night before al almost almost almost al- al most in i her own yard was enough excitement to last the plump commonplace commonplace com corn woman for months and md months of telling it over Many May a n time ginning she would recall recal the affair beginning beginning be be- I I heard an awful commotion right out in the front yard ard I looked out and there they were going coing at each other tooth and toenaiL toenail A regular if ask out knock drag down you me mc I ran upstairs and I roused Mr Dillon Dion Pa pa I yelled are you going to stand for that Stand for tor what he yelled back at me Stand for them two young demons trouncing trouncing trouncing ing each other Mrs Dillon Dion heard Ruths Ruth's cautious attempts to descend the thc stairs without without with with- wih- wih out rousing any of the thc household But Mrs Mrs Dillon Dion as was her custom had been up for an hour setting the thc table preparing the morning moring meal meal What she asked noting Ruth in inthe inthe ir the hallway halway sweater clad Youre not going away without your breakfast breakfast break break- break I fast BREAKFAST i Im Im not hungry Ruth lied led I II II I I have ha a sort of headache headache I didn't sleep very welt well wel I thought Id I'd Id just go over and correct some papers Well Wel you wont won't do any my such a athing athing thing without a cup of coffee Mrs Dillon Dion fussed fused It I wont won't take me a minute to get it Fact is is its it's is i's perking perking perk perk- ing this minute Now you ou come in inand inand inand and sit right down I should think you would have a headache this thi morn morning mor- mor ing My goodness what girl wouldn't Ive I've Ive most got one myself thinking of oC what happened last ni nihL ht Ruth sat down in the thc dining room to wait for the coffee There was no getting away from Mrs Dillon Dion She knew that Presently the good lady came sputtering sputtering sputtering in from the thc kitchen She carried carried car car- ried ned a steaming hot cup eup of oC coffee and anda a plate of buttered toast toast Now you sit right up tip and cat she admonished Ruth Youl feel just a sight better bet bet ter when youve you've got something on your stomach Ruth ate gratefully The coffee coHee would bra brace e her up She knew that If I only she could get rid of Mrs Dillons Dillon's Dions Dion's curiosity OFF TO SCHOOL But that was not to be Mrs Dillon Dil Ion lon sat down opposite her roomer Tell Tel me she began is that young oung fellow Jim Baic Bailey fought last night your sweetheart lies Hes Ies a good friend frend Ive I've Ive known know kown him for years ears Then what are you taking up with wih Jim Bailey for Them Baileys are arc the most up stuck-up in this county Mrs Bailey thinks think just because she's got a college education that she's better than the thc rest of or us Jims Jim's no better Ruth moved uneasily Im Im not nol taking taking tak tal I ing up with wih Jim Bailey He came cameto cameI I to call cal at my home that's all aH Offered Offered Offered Of Of- to bring me b back ck here Well Wel that wasn't wast much Just gentlemanly gentlemanly gen gen- Id I'd Id say But where did you meet up with the other fellow last lat night Ruth pushed back her chair le leher left lefther lefther her coffee coHee and toast almost untouched I met him right out here Mt Mrs Dil Di- Di lon Ion You know as much about the thc rest rt of or it as I do I FLAMES OF ANGER Sh She went out the front door hur hur- Mrs Dillon DUon meant well without without with with- wih- wih out a shadow of a doubt she was a kindl kindly disposed woman Just the same her questioning on a situation already t too o embarrassing to endure quietly was wa almost more than the harassed girl irl could stand Unhappily Mrs Dillon Dion could not understand this gesture of oC Ruths Ruth's To the girl Jirl it was escape pure and simple sim pIe from a distressing situation To Mrs Dillon Dion Ruths Ruth's hasty departure leaving her food almost untouched was entirely a different thing haughty and stuck up Mrs Mrs Dillon Dion told herself hersel She thinks she's better beter than the rest of us that's all allWell al Wel Well Vell just let her dash away like that if she wants to to-it to toI It dont don't hurt me any Unfortunately for tor Ruth Coral came in at the very moment to feed the flames names of Mrs Dillons Dillon's Dions Dion's anger Coral had spent a restless night She was wide awake when Ruth got out of bed bcd but not for worlds would she have let Ruth guess gues that fact She waited lying motionless eyes closed cosed until uti she heard Ruth depart Then she was chained lightning in her movements She dressed quickly quick quick- ly padding softly sofy about the thc room getting her clothing together I WA WANT T TO MOVE She brought all al her pretty dresses desses and and Coral had always alwa's a plentiful supply of these these Sorted out her slippers slippers slip slip- pers from rom the shoe rack her toilet articles and lingerie from the dresser Only one impulse possessed her her her- anger Ruth Rut Wilson Wison had double double- crossed her but fate tate had given her herthe herthe herthe the advantage Now Coral would make every move count Mrs Mr Dillon Dion sensed the girls girl's an anger r when she came downstairs She tried to make casual conversation Well Wel the whole teaching force seems to be begetting begetting getting ambitious Now I suppose youre you're gonna want your breakfast I dont don't want wal any breakfast Coral hushed the flowing stream of Mrs Dillons Dillon's remarks I just want to tall talk tal to you about changing my room That's why I came care down early I I- I well wel after last night Im I'm Im not very anxious to have the same roommate Its It's well Its Is I's well its it's is i's not nol pleasant Mrs Dillon Dion looked at the the girl ques ques- Could it i be there was something something some some- thing thine against the character of Ruth Wilson Wison And she appeared such a quiet girl too Why I dont don't know where Id I'd Id put you child This is a big ho house se but were we're doubled up just a s much as we weca can ca be Maybe I can shift shir around aroud a alte little I dont don't know kow Ill I'll Il ask Miss Hatcher maybe Hatcher-maybe maybe she and Miss Wilson Wison might hit hi it off or as roommates Im I'm Im sure I dont don't know A DOUBLE DOUBLE-CR DOUBLE CROSSER Well Vell Wel Im I'm Im sure Coral Corl assured aured her astounded landlady that I wont won't I dont don't want even to talk to that girl again She's a dirty double crosser double rosser and I wont won't room another day with wih her Mrs Dillon Dion reported the conversation conversa conversa- tion ton duly to J. J a few mInutes minutes min mm- utes later as a he washed himself himsel at atthe atthe the thc stand on the b brick back ck porch Theres something rotten roten in Denmark Denmark Denmark Den Den- mark mark you you Mind my word Coral Brown wouldn't be making a fuss over rooming with her if i there wasn't something mighty wrong Corals Coral's not any too goody goody-goody herselL herselL her- her selL Im I'm Im sure I dont don't what the word wordis is coming to Over at the schoolhouse Ruth tried to bury herself in iii the work for lor the thc theda da day Four English classes casses all of oJ them in different work a history class and an after school meeting o ol of the English club cub filled HUed the day very ery strenuously And Ruth was glad Work Work Work only only work and a lot of or it i could lift lt her from the thc despondency of the day ANOTHER CHA CHANCE CE But the early work was S 'S punctuated by a rather surprising visit from the superintendent superintendent He came slipping into the room as she S sat t at her desk poring over an English lesson He le watched her so absorbed in the text she perused that she was not ev n aware of or his pres pres- ence AYi An A ugly girl is not to be forgiven for being particular particular nor nor even no no- lO- lO Let her be that way if i she wants to t who cares one way or the other But a pretty girl sIrl a girl with wih great wide open gold brown eyes a skin that is the softest creamiest thing possible to imagine and hair that catches the thc sunlight in its is riotous curls well curls curs well that kind of or a girl sirl can be just as particular as s sho wants to provided to-provided provided there is always another chance for an admirer to win her sm smiles ii es Alton Alon Radcliffe had done a bit bil of oC thinking himself himsel the U night night before when curious as everyone else in inthe inthe the thc house hOle he had watched the thc fist fistfight fistfight fl fight ht out in the road Evidently Jim Bailey was in bad with wih the thc Golden Girl and nd the thc city eity fellow too And the Golden Girl was not in i too agreeable a position herself hersel Right now she might appreciate appreciate the friendship of a superior man man He stepped up tip to Ruths Ruth's desk now with wih the assurance of his own su superiority superiority su- su written wrilen all al over his complacent com corn t face tace To be continued Monday Advances Will Wi lil the tho Superintendent Renew new ills His Il |
