| Show A SCHOOL-GIRL SCHOOL HEROINE Its of no use I 1 cant can't study tonight And Grace sighed deeply as she pushed j her book away Then her head fell forward forward forward for for- j ward on the table and she sobbed aloud Grace Clinton had been attending the village school of Kane for nearly two years and during that time a fondness 1 for the young professor had gradually grown in her heart until now now now-now now she I loved him j She knew well that nothing would J Jever ever happen to make him think of her J y if only for the one reason reason that he lie was wasI x I already very attentive to a young lady whom Grace thought the next best one r for him She was pretty and attractive which of course means a great deal es especially especially est es- es t in the eyes of boys But for allf all K f that Grace was a girl and had dreamed t dr drams ams which might perhaps come corne f. f true and had built air castles that t i might for once remain standing on their airy foundations But today she was awake her castles were in ruins Professor Merritt is engaged The girls had met her at the gate as she came to school and told her She forced a little smile but there was wasa a great lump in her throat as she said Is Is that so Im I'm very glad to hear it This may have been a false statement and also it may have been a true one for forshe forshe f she loved h her r friend 1 Madge dearly It was a hard day for Grace She studied little and thought much Her walk home too was a long and dreary one The pitiful little picture of the evening we have already seen time Bed-time came at last and when Grace knelt at her side bed-side she said Not only comfort my poor little broken heart but bless and make happy two souls whom Thou I love Then laying her hot little head upon the cool pillow pillo she soon fell into a peaceful slumber much comforted if not quite happy The next day as she passed the little study study- study room room door she glanced in There was but one person there Stealing softly into the room she put her arm around her pretty school friend and gently kissed herI herI herI her I have heard about it Madge she said and I hope hope I I do hope you willbe will willbe willbe be happy And then she went away for fear Madge might see lma Ima |
