Show n HOW JERRY E m the story of A lost cause now on jerry ryan bad had a thought jerry often think at least so ala his teacher miss ken kon nedy said but then she may alve been prejudiced ol most teachers are jerry with ty had spewed out an article la fit one of the nas news papers which lold told of the children of a certain school striking because their teacher had been removed then it was that jerry began to think why anyone any one should strike because ones teach er was removed was too deep for jerry the won von jerry der of it was why one didn dian t strike because one s teacher gasn wasn t removed then it was that jerry had his thought when his mother came in from her days lay s washing she was surprised to tind find jerry industriously studying lus his geography lesson A pleasant smile lighted up her tired face for it must be admitted that jerry s career at school had not been the cause of much pride on the part of either herself or his teachers behind his geography jerry worked away the man of asia stared him in the face but jerry saw it not nu berous slips of paper lay before him whom mrs ryan had expected to wash that day had been called out of the city and there was nothing for mrs ryan to do but return home much as she needed the money she was still almost glad of it for it would give her a chance to make jerry a big plate of cookies with raisins in them As she put her hand on the knob the ahe suddenly paused then one ear was laid cautiously to the keyhole saints alive was she a or a settin 9 now listen all youse kids a voice was saying in tones which were un mistakably those of her offspring who s a leadin this yer did it t 11 I 1 git up the hull thing if the rest of youse kids lids wants ter go there and be jawed by the old lady kennedy ye kin As fer me and jerry s voice fairly rattled the windows I 1 im in aboin ter strike I 1 dunno as I 1 will ever go to school ag agin in and it if any kid dares to peach swifter than mont pelee belee and almost as deady the wrath of mrs ryan fell upon jerry her strong right arm had not been weal ened by its years of contact with the washboard up and down sideways and back jerry s body dangled between the ceiling and the floor air ye bump bump larn ye whack whack to dis grace y er pore old mar what s a slav in day and night fer and his irate parent jabbed tabbed him into a chair in such a way as to rattle every bone in his body it was not until jerry saw that his IM J aa ac the wrath of mrs ryan fell upon jerry on which he had printed in big blue letters STRIKE STRIKE DOWN with 4 eyed KENNEDY the next net morning a group of e excia cit ed children gathered around terry he displayed his wonderful bl bile ae tickets to the admiring not to say envious gaile of all and disclosed his plan it was received with vociferous ap it was a proud moment for jerr jerry neier since the day he had punched mil e dougan s face the rec champeon cham peen fighter of the neighborhood had his bosom so swelled with pride jerry suggested that as h b a mother went to work at 8 0 clock every morn ing all the children should meet in his kitchen halt half an hour late there they would form in line and march past the schoolhouse giving their yell jerry had wrestled with this yell until far into the night and he arly tin bled with satisfaction as he repeated it over and over until each one knew it strike strike were on a strike I 1 it s four eyed kennedy v 4 don dou t like i dim bain bout put her out out out OUT out the long day passed as all days will and at 8 30 0 clock the next morning three small boys marched boldly into the alley which lei 1 to the ryan shanty jerry had expected thirty or more and for a moment his heart was heavy only for a moment though for he remembered that miss kennedy had said that all great re formers had had to stand alono alona at the start now it happened that the lady for faithless allies had fled that he broke down and aad wept bitter tears A few minutes later there was a peremptory knicl at the door of room 5 and the tall muscular cular form of mrs ryan towered angrily above miss kennedy it may have been the be beeching see ching look in jerry jerrys s eyes or the fact that she hated haled to have the chil dren witness such scenes that caused her to draw both of them into the hall and close the door mrs ryans voice grew louder and louder as she told of jerry s plot and such a strange pained look came into the teacher teachers s face that jerry wept as never be fore mrs ryan finished with oi ol kicked him once fer it an if ye say the word oi 11 lath er him every day fer a month oh please t I 1 don t mrs I 1 im in sure that jer ry has received enough punish ment already she laid a hand on oil jerry 8 shoulder jerry could h have a ve fallen at her fee f c and kissed the very ground she A peremptory walked on knock now mrs ryan will you grant me ine a favora there was a little catch in miss Kenn kennedy edys s voice mrs ryan nodded vigorously won wont t you allow jerry to remain at home the rest of to daya I 1 I 1 want to speak to the boys and girls before be he comes back As jerry followed his mother down the stairs he told himself that his teacher was an angel |