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m BOOKS
Auditions to Skaway School
Library.
Additions to the library of the public
schools were made this year bringing
the total number of volumes in the
library to about 500, in addition to
pamphlets, maps, etc. The principal
additioos made this year are in the line
of geography. All told, about 60 vol
umes have been added. The major
po.-tion were purchased with money
appropriated by the board, many were
secured free from the agricultural
department and weather bureau,
principally, and severa. valuable books
of references where obtained through
Hon F. H. Waskey, Alaska's delegate
to congress.
Following is a list of the books and
apparatus purchased, and pamphlets
sent free: j
New Astronemy, Tcdd, American
Hook Co.
Text Kook of Geology, Brigham,
Appletons.
GeoIogy-\ ol. 1, Geologic Processes
and their Results, Chamberlin A .Salis
biirv, Henry Holt A Co.
Practical Exercise in Elementary
Meteorology, Ward, Ginn & Co.
Physical Geography, Davis, Ginn '&
Co.
Header in Physical Geography,
1 Xxi^'e. Lyngmans.
Manual of Physical Geography,
Wright, Ginn & Co.
Klementarv Meteorogy. Davis, Ginn
Co.
Astronomical Geography. Jackson,
D. C. Heath >.nc Co.
About the> Weather, Harrington,
Appletons.
Elementary Meteorology, Waldo,
American Book Co.
Elementary Physical Geography.
Davis, Ginn & Co,
Economic Geology of the United
Ststes, Ries, MacMillan.
Glaciers of North America, Russell,
Cinn A Co.
Lakes of North America, Russell,
Ginn ?v Co.
Students" Laboratory, Manual of
Physical Geography, Brigham, Apple
tons.
Teacher s Guide, (to accompany the
Text Book of Physical Geography), j
Davis, Ginn & Co ?
Introduction to Physical Geography,
Gilbert J: Brigham, Appletons.
Geographic Influences in American
History. Brigham, Finn Sc Co.
New Cazeteer of the World, Heilprin
Lippiocott.
Laboratory Manual of Physical Geog
raphy, with Suggestions to Teachers,
Darling: Atkinson. Mentzer & Co.
Geographical Maps for use In
Schools, Henry Holt 4 Co.
National Geographic Monographs,
American Book Co., as follows:
1 Physiographic Processes. Po ?ell.
2. Physiographic Features, Powell,
a. Physiographic Region of the Unit
ed States Powell.
4. Present and Extinct Lakes of
Nevada, Russell,
j. Beaches and Tidal Marshes of the
Atlantic Coast. Shaler.
<>. The Northern Appalachians, Willis
"? Niagara Falls and their History.
Gilbert.
8. Mount Shasta, A Typical Volcano,
Diiler.J
y. The Physical Geography of South
ern New England, Davis.
10 The . Southern Appalachians
Hayes.
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THE POACHER.
(Original.]
It was daring those few days In
the spring when the foliage takes on a
pale green, which too soon deepens Into
the ordinary summer shade. A young
girl sauntering along a road was cast
ing covetous eyes over a stone wall in
?aiong huge trees, at the base of which
grew cluuips of violets. Going to the
wall, she leaned her arms on it and
feasted her eyes on the flowers. There
was no sound of any oue near or com
ing. only the birds singing.- Climbing
the wall, she slid down on the other
side and began to gather violets.
It was very pleasant in there. The
nun's rays injured through the tiny
leaves and fell pleasantly warm on her
shoulders. She sat down on the root of
a tree and. putting the violets in her
l?i>. was culling them wtien from the
road she heard a voice:
"Poacher:"
Turning, she saw a man leaning on
thfc wall as she had leaued on it, look
ing at her.
"I beg your pardon." he said, raising
his hat. "Perhaps you belong in the
place."
The girl rose, with a guilty look,
stood without reply, her eyes cast
down at the violets, and then threw th?
flowers on the ground.
"Might as weil be hanged for a shee>
as a lamb," said the num. "The sin at
committing a robbery is uot atoned tat
by leaving the plunder in a ruined con
dition." >
The girl cast a hasty glance at tilt
wall to the right and left of her tor
mentor. She wished to get out of the
place, but not to pass hitu.
"You may just as well make your
exit where you made your entrance,"
he said. "I'm uot going to hurt you
or inform on you. You'd better talae
the violets too. They'll soon be wilted
lying there."
Now, the girl was but seventeen and
had never been in such a fix before.
Had she been older or of a different
temper she might have retorted. As
It was. she concealed her petit- up feel
ings by keep n+r her mouth shut.
With faltering step she started to
ward a point of the wall considerably j
to the stranger's right, but when he
moved in that direction also she turned
and went to his left. He also changed
hi* direction. It was evident he in
tended to head her off. The girl looked
indignant, but through rising tear*. In
an instant the man vaulted the wall
and joined her.
"1 didn't think yon would take me
so seriously." he said. and. picking
up the violets she had thrown down, he
handed them to her.
"1 gee no more reason why 1 should
take them from you." she said, "than
gather them myself. You have no
right to give them."
"I can pay for them."
"So can I."
"If you will not accept them frwn
me I shall know that I'm not forgiven,"
He gave her an appealing look which
the could not resist, and she took the
violets.
"If you will come with me." he said,
"1 will take you iuto the house? I know
the owner well- and show you some of
his treasures."
He bad a winning way with him that
she could not resist. He escorted her^:
to the house, opened the front door
without riuging. left her for a moment
in the great hall anil then returned.
"Come with me." he said. "It's all
right."
He led the way to the conservatory,
she followiug. wondering at his assur
ance thus to make himself at home in
another's house. In the conservatory he
plucked flowers right and left and
whenever he had a haiullul would give
them to her. She took them, supposing
she was to carry them for him. When
she was well loaded he led her to the
entrance to the place.
"The owner begs that you will ac
cept these flowers." he said. "He also
wishes you hereafter to take all the
violets you like and call for flowers
from his conservatory whenever you
feel inclined."
"But how did In- come to lane so
much interest in me?" asked the astou
Ished jrirl.
"Oh. I told him that you were very
fond of flowers."
She left him at the pite and went
home to dream of the adventure.
Four years later she returned from
college. A fete was given by the own
er of the place on which she had tres
passed. and invitations came, including
her. She accepted, desirous of seeing
the owner who through his friend had
given her such beautiful flowers. On
coming down from the dressing room
the host, assisted by an elderly lady,
was receiving his guests. The moment
the girl saw him she knew him for the
man who had caught her stealing vio
lets.
She had never been quite satisncu
with his interference or his explana
tion. She whs not now an innocent
schoolgirl, but a yount; womuti of the
world, and was considered a vers"
attractive one. She resolved .>u mak
ing the gentleman pay for his amuse
ment. She was much pleased to dis
cover that he did not remember hav
ing ever seen her before, and she did
not remitid him that he had. She laid
every snare for him of which she was
capable, and they were many and of
great variety. In six weeks he was
at her feet, but she condemned him to
remain there in suspense for six
months. Then she accepted him.
On their return from tjieir wedding
trip, which took place In the spriug.
she led him one day to where the vio
lets grew. He remembered the episode
that had occurred there and told his
wife of it
"Xes, I was the girl," she said. "But
I got e?en with you."
*X a** You iMiTled me."
icrawa*
?i ?"?'i"r"iiNii Vi ii t
THE PLAYHOUSE II
IN THE COPSE J
lOrl?inal.l I
"Don't vou think. Outhbert, that It
would be "ice to make our wedding
trip to your old home In theoouutry_
You could show me all those places that
were familiar to you as a boy. the
?wlmmlng hole, the two beaches you
have so often told me about all cut
over with names, that little copse with
in which you played at housekeeping
..Yes, Rosa, dear; I <i?lte approve of
your plan." Then he sat silent and
thoughtful. With woman's quick e>e
ehe detected a sad memory.
The wedding over, they took a train
for the village in which Outhbert
Deane had been burn and from which
live veurs before he ha^-one to seek
his fortune in the city. "lis widowed
mother was living on the old place and
being averse to travel had declined to
be present at the ceremony, saying she
would l?- at home to receive the bridal
couple. The lirst day after their ar
rival they visited every object Outh
bert had told his wife about, most of
them being very much as be had left
them, except that some of them had
dwindled. The distance from a win
dow in his room to the ground which
used to be very great, now seemed so
trlfltng that he could Jump from
without injury: the swimming l.< ,le was
no bigger than a bath tub. As to the
beeches, he could reach their louir
^ButThe little copse." said Rosa. /'the
inside of which was fitted up 'or chi d s
housekeeping? aren't you going tosho?
me that':" v . ,
Cuthbert looked serious and said
nothing. Had he not changed his ex
pression she might have forgotten all
about the copse; as it was her curiosity
was excited. .
??Well, is there any reason why
should not see it?"
?<It Is not on this place; it is tin
miles away."
"Can't we drive there.
"We could were it uot for the rains
which have softened the road. Besides,
the copse is on the grounds of one
who"? He paused.
??It may have been cut down, she
said, seeing that he_i ^ not 8? on
"No. it is there still."
"How do you know?" ?
-riease, Rosa, don't talk any more
about the copse."
The younr wife glanced at her bus
hand inquiringly, then turned the sub
^ few davs before their expected de
parture Cuthbert announced that ?
matter of business be wished to attend ,
to while at home would necessitate his
driving to the county seat. Rosa
If she could not go with him. but m
told ber he might be detained over
nlght and there were no suitable at
comuiodations for her In the place He
vi?ed her and. Jumping Into a buggy .
drove down the road. Ten minutes .tat
er Rosa jumped into another vehicle
I and followed him.
I Cuthbert. after driving awhile, drew
! up on the edge of a ^ood where he _
tethered his horse, then walked toward ,
| a house near by In thecenteroflar^
grounds. He did not enter b} the gau .
but. circling, climbed a fence in the
: rear and proceeded to a clump of tall
brush. Going directly to an opening. |
the location of which he knew exactly,
he entered an open space.
A stranger coming upon su- h a place
might have supposed it to be the grave ,
of an Indian girl child, with her plav
things to amuse her in the
heaven. There were bedsteads, bureau
and enormous dolls; indeed, the p ace
was furnished as It it were a little
house The brush intertwined above
and a celling of straw had been thatch
ed to turn the rain. In the center o
the space was a grave, but it was the
length of an adult. At its head was a ,
stone, on which were the letters: I
ALMA,
Aged 14 years and 10 months.
I Cuthbert looked about him, with a
curious expression. He was taken
I back to the time when be ami Alma
usetl to play house here *s children.
Just before he had left for the city he
and his young love? she being then
nearly fifteen? had plighted their troth
there, and the little girl had promised
to one day keep house for him in re
ality. A month after he left her she
sickened and died. Her parents, who
adored her. had placed her in the copse
she loved so well, leaving it as it was
when she was emerging from child
hood.
Cuthbert knelt for a few moments
beside the grave, then stood looking
down upon it. There was that perfect
silence which permits one to live in
past scenes. He saw her, tall and
lithe, two massive coils of chestnut
hair, her blue eyes looking into his.
For the moment he was where he had
been, not where he was. Then tears
began to well up in his eyes.
He was recalled to the present by a
j rustle of skirts coining through the nar
row opening and, turning, saw his
wife.
A glance at the interior, the grave,
her husband, told Rosa a story of love
In which her husband had been absorb
ed before she had ever seen him. One
flash of the pang of jealousy and she,
too. had gone back with him to his
child love, and his sorrow was her sor
row. Stepping forward, she placed her
hand in his and stood looking down
with him on the grave of the girl who:
| place she bad taken. No word of re
proof that he had kept this secret from
her profaned his sorrow. Grief is com
municative, and there was something
In the silence, the playthings, the grave,
that told upon her emotion. She wept
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