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Educators from other towns in the state even in neighboring states had come to visit Poketown's school. Janice could not help having a thrill of pride when she learned of these visitations and the appreciation shown by other educators of Nelson Haley's work.
She published a detailed account of a murder that was committed on Haley's Island about twenty years ago; what would seem to be a peculiar subject for a cultivated person to fasten on and yet she succeeded in giving it a good deal of dignity.
Next morning people on Haley's Island saw the wreck and the smoke from his fire, and went to his rescue. Mrs. She made the best use of her material, which after all is much the same as Emerson's, with the difference between a barren island and a well-wooded country town taken into account.
As soon as she heard the horses galloping up she ran out to the balcony. 'Is that you, Sam? she called. 'Where are they? 'Mas'r Haley's a-restin' at the tavern. He's drefful fatigued, missis. 'And Eliza, Sam? 'Come up here, Sam, called Mr. Shelby, who had followed his wife, 'and tell your mistress what she wants to know.
I say this advisedly, for though Halbert Davis disliked him, it was only the feeling of a boy, and was free from the intensity of Ben Haley's hatred. No doubt, it was imprudent tor him to reject the mate's hand, but Robert felt that he could not grasp in friendship the hand which had deprived him of a father. He was bold enough to brave the consequences of this act, which he foresaw clearly.
The committee got over that ignominious graduation day as well as possible. Mr. Middler did all he could to make it a success, and he made a very nice speech to the pupils and their parents. The minister could not be held responsible in any particular for the failure of the school. Of all the committee, he had had nothing to do with Nelson Haley's resignation. As Walky Dexter said, Mr.
"If he's puffec' at all," grunted Walky, "he's a puffec' fule! That's what he is!" And Nelson Haley's frankness really did spell disaster. Taking courage from the discovery of the young schoolmaster's use of money, the committee swore a warrant out for him before Judge Little.
Marty and one of his particular chums had kept the reading-room open evenings during Mr. Haley's absence; but now Janice knew that the school-teacher would have his hands quite full without giving any time to the reading-room. She set about making a second campaign for the advancement of the institution and the broadening of its work.
The brief minutes he could snatch from Her Majesty's service were necessarily given to his friends in the hospital and as to the philosophic calm necessary to research work, a glimpse through the door of Nurse Haley's golden head bending over a sick man's cot, a snatch of song in the deep mellow tones of her voice, a touch of her strong firm hand, a quiet steady look from her deep, deep eyes any one of these was sufficient to scatter all his philosophic determinings to the winds and leave his soul a chaos of confused emotions.
Indeed, the first temperance rally was a pronounced success, and white ribbons became common in Polktown, worn by both young and old. But Janice's and Nelson Haley's private affairs remained in a most unsatisfactory state indeed. First of all, there was a long month to wait before Janice could expect to see another letter from daddy.
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