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Updated: May 14, 2025
"I can read it in your face." Gladness rang in her voice like a bell. "It's all right," Martin told her. "Good! I'm glad," said Uncle Amos while Amanda smiled her happiness. "Was I right?" she asked. "Was it the work of Mertzheimers?" "It was. They must hate me like poison." "Ach, he's a copperhead," said Uncle Amos. "He's so pesky low and mean he can't bear to see any one else be honest.
"That's Lyman's work." The injustice of the thing hurt her. "Of course, I can get another school, but I like Crow Hill, I know the children and we get along so well, and it's near home " "Well," came Millie's spirited question, "surely you ain't goin' to let Mertzheimers do like they want? I don't believe in this foldin' hands and lookin' meek and leavin' people use you for a shoe mat!
So you can get back before they think you've run away. I'll be so anxious to hear how much the Mertzheimers have to do with this. I can see their name written all over it!" Smiling, almost happy again, the man turned down the road to his home and Amanda went on to the Reist farmhouse. She, too, was smiling as she went.
That Lyman's wantin' to be Amanda's beau and she don't want him. Guess he'll stand watchin' if he gets turned down. I never did like them Mertzheimers all so up in the air they can hardly stand still to look at abody." Lyman was standing at the window, looking out gloomily. He turned as Amanda came into the room. "I had to come, Amanda hang it, you keep a fellow on pins and needles!
An intelligent farmer, more amenable to good judgment, was elected to succeed him and the Crow Hill school affairs went smoothly. In due time Amanda Reist was elected by unanimous vote to teach for the ensuing year and the Mertzheimers, thwarted, nursed their wrath, and sat down to think of other avenues of attack.
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