Show little school asam 1 iwas t one 0 f those sultry i I 1 ayt in angust every object ani mato and inanimate teemed grap log bior breath and in the littly brown school boue at cra ampton corner ebie verner the cincek lit tle dark eyed teacher was the last reci preparatory 1 tu all day her school bad bee p restless and uneasy causing her nearly double the trouble they al lydid she brud to a much excuse as possible for tham knowing that is was a great tria j to remain quiet on so warm a day but her patience was gorely tried arid her bead throbbing avit li pain when the last clan in spelling took their places on the floor fifteen minutes more would release her from her duties and of a I 1 on a lounge in mrs Hei wards cool sitting room began to flit through her mind the words given and ape I 1 v ed ith alacrity for the children were as to be released ns were their teacher until the last one in class was reached the word wai given as usual but the child wid 8 u lien look made no at tempt to vell it did you not bear jane pleas to ell ardt elsie said mildly al t U ug h she knew full well that the girl did bear her forit was not be first time she had been fier in a similar mood when anything had displeased her and today to day she bad asked to be excused fromi this earn lusod but knowing no sufficient reason for so doing elsie had re robed nod she saw thi was the consequence of it and her head redoubled its throbs of adiv a anticipation of the const gh before that stubborn will would yield the second and third time was the word given and met by the same insulting it lence and but for the glances of angry defiance which from beneath the brows one might have the angry child a block of stone so immovable she stood elsie had thought herself somewhat wiser than solomon inasmuch as she believed kindness as eulica cious a remedy in some cases as the rod of correction but after t ell spent in every of coaxing entreating commanding and and she saw that it was in vain she was driven to the conclusion that the wise man knew best after all and that nothing but his favor ite remedy would avail in this case and she found herself under the necessity of giving a perfectly v if orous application of this reme y before tha stubborn child would yield but yield she did althou h not until s poor bead fel vas it red hot needles were being thrust into it and her heart ache n a y in batby the re of the lesson was soon finished for its pleasant and as mild as elsie had been before jane sloan had f huud that she could be stern when occasion required and although not eL subdued she bad no fancy for again calling forth a display of that sternness school was dismissed and elsie sitting with ber h ead bowed upon her desk was thinking sadly of the acene just passed through it had been very revolt irig to her shrinking sensitive na tue and nothing but stern feces sity could fieve forced her to it and now the thoughts of it sent sharp spasms of pain darting through her temples until she was glad to cease thinking and kept perfectly quiet how she sat theresae ther esbe could bave told last a beavy step in the entry aroused her and sig quickly se saw mr 81 oan the committe e man of the dee strict as he styled himself stand within the door her heart beat quickly for she knew full well what was his bui peas there but controlling her aa ings she arose quietly and officered ered him a catir without noticing it he bagin a ri 1 1 y 1 I hear D wi es Verner that auve been my gal and I 1 cum right down to let iou know th at I 1 hired you to larn em not to lick lemo and if I 1 ever war do 0 it agin ill taro you out at once 11 1 SIM elsie said with calm dignity even though her poor little heart was flattering as ing to break from its cage 1 I have done nothing but what I 1 co nider ny duty and if I 1 am ever placed in similar circumstances I 1 shall do the same thing agail air aloa n was rather taken by surprise for he had thought that half a dozen words delivered a his pompous etyle would edve fright ened the meek in 11 out of her wits and hia toile was a trifle less as he replied wall alfry in a 83 I 1 dont know about that but I 1 do ko ow that I 1 wona MY suns licked so 11 ft 0 1 U I 1 I 1 I 1 f I 1 1 I 1 I 1 bagan to think the quite joo ilal ent for him and as he really did oot wish her to leave be very willingly withdrew ith a few words j untended to soothe over the trouble and a chope that therod he no mare rich dulses in which elsie most heartily joined but the man out of eight all eldies assumed firm forsook ner and her head onea more n the desk eho gaye way to an ir repressible ald of erard poor lonely heartsick heart tick little E isle Vert terl such scenes as these were terrible trials to her shrinking nature and duade her feel doubly her lonait so hard she thought to be all alone in the world with either lailien lai lier mother sister nor arother to love or care far her hil ono but dutant not trouble therne elves bother she lived or died weak arms a 0 I 1 shrinking must do e for lier self in the cold world with do tie to help tier bear even one cros ir cheer tier conely any with one nard so very hard to be destitute desti tut e of friends and love I 1 it there were one in the wide world to love her just a little one who would ar whether the was happy or miserable to be sure tate adre deacon howard anti his good wife with ahorn she hied boarded since fist coming to crampton tuey were very kind to her and had e pr arild wale her hone with them pleas ant wi ld ibe was very grateful for their kin driess it cou r se but then it was not love they had and d ug liters of their own to fill their so there was no room for ha oberd then there was debard dak as they all faini liar ly called baw deacon howards awl aou her heart boat faster at the thought of him he was always kind too but be did not love hiar it was ai ways because in his great generous heart there wits not room for one unkind thought toward a weak belale s creature like hee poor little elsiel no one to love her and heart so sadly for want of ither it her tears flouted faster it the thought but even teara were a luxury to be indulged in long for he remembered that biro howard would be waiting tea her bair and bathing her tearstained tear stained fade she locked the school hoube door nod with a heavy heart and aching head started for home tei was over and seated on the step if the vine clad plazza at dea con flu eldies thoughts wept back to the old subject her lomeli ness mrs 11 awards tea had re kievel her aching head but it could not reach the pain iii her be artand bitting there with abe soft rays of the full moon filling upon her teare her eieg and fell all on he ded down her face so ab sobbed was ae in her own ad thoughts that be did not hear the foo adli on the soft turf or bee the form null of dick howard until he was close beside her and his cheerful voice aroused her my elsie this will never jo in tears on such a beautiful night al this I 1 shall not allow you to fel so low spirited I 1 am going to turn fattier and make you tell me what troubles boll 11 and playfully taking a seat besl her be took both of arr hands fix his elsie tried to reply laughingly laug bingly but her ewas half choked with sobs 1 I know I 1 am very very foolish dick but I 1 was thinking that I 1 was all alone in this gre at ti orld and and abat E fole 0 O I 1 dont know but I 1 was feel ing so lonely and elsie broke down again into sobs what I 1 lonely elsie when you are with those who care so mch for you and when you a re as d ea r to me as my life now dont y ou think elbie ana his arm stole around her waist and his darl eyes looked tenderly into hers dont boti think you could learn to love me just a I 1 i atle and let me try to make you happy there was a sudden transition in eldies latart from misery to bapp i 1 ness and before she hardly knew how it all happened her head was billowed pillowed pill owed on dicks broad breast and she had told him she should not ne to learn to iove him but she could not sedi hobbe could love as foolish a girl as she was proving herself to be why elsie my darling I 1 have loved you ever since you first came here but hesitated to tell you for fear with your delicacy and reflux ment you would refuse to become a rough farmers wite but its all right now dear you shall never have to say that you are lonely or heart sick again if I 1 can prevent it and when au hour later dick pr resented her to his parents as h is promised wig and the w as tea folded to alro H oward s motherly besoin and the good old deacons hand was laid an her bead with a fervent god bless you in y daugh teil she felt that every yearning of her heart atas fully sit hali very rapidly the few remaining weeks of pas seir and the all thought judging from their teach rs facet bat sloan lidid done heris much tood as it did the recipient loftt but they learned it better rea son when a month later they savy tier baand at the altar or the viii age church frank honest dick toward arid pledge herself to him until de ath sh ou id them part it has been said flint there vat never a house large enough for a mother and tier dAugh terin law but the were ail excel tion whether it was from durue pe culi arity in the build of the house oran the disposition of its inmates we do not pretend to tai but certain it is that nowhere in the old state was there q happier family than the one beneath the dea cons roof where the happy little t maani nestled closer each day into the about tier her own heart filled to over flowing with the blissful hap i I 1 g belotti bel otei I 1 I 1 I 1 |