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With whoops and a waving of caps boys burst out of one door, while girls ca of gay soprano voices For school was out, and young Ahteen hours at least Resilient youth, like a coiled spring that has been loosed, was off with a bound Horses were saddled or put to harness The teacher ca to her with fond good-bys before they cliler disappeared behind the dip in the road

The girl teacher turned fro ood-looking, boyish face, that had so face, yet it was no weaker than nine out of ten that oneman asked, with an air of cheerful confidence that seehtly "They have just gone--all but little Ji it! We never seem to be alone any more since you came back," co woaze apparently as frank and direct as that of a boy

But he understood it for a challenge "You didn't use to talk that way You used to be glad enough to see rows childish follies, I suppose," she answered quietly

"What's the rily "It's been this way ever since----"

He broke off

A faint, scornful smile touched her lips "Ever since when, Toh Ever since I shot Buck Weaver"

"And left ested quickly, and as quickly broke off "Hadn't we better talk of so else? I've tried to avoid this Must we thrash it out?"

"You can't throw me over like that, after what's been between us I reckon you pretend to have forgotten that I used to keep coh the tan of her cheeks, but her eyes refused to yield to his "Nonsense! Don't talk foolishness, To's all off between us?"

"We et it, To that way, Phyl?" He swung froerly "I love you--always have since I was knee-high to a grasshopper We're going to be married one of these days"