. Emmy Lou : her book & heart . stead, Emily Louise went out and saton the side-door step ; she needed solitude forthe readjustment of her ideas. Aunt Cordelia was pleased, and Aunt Louisewas proud. And Emily Louise, with the kiss of Repub-hcanism upon her cheek, had stepped downfrom the Chapel platform into ovation andadulation, to find herself the centre of a home-ward group jostling for place beside her. Hat-tie had carried her books, Rosalie her jacket.[221 ] EMMY LOU William had nodded to her at one corner, tobe waiting at the next, where he nodded againwith an incidental carelessness of
. Emmy Lou : her book & heart . stead, Emily Louise went out and saton the side-door step ; she needed solitude forthe readjustment of her ideas. Aunt Cordelia was pleased, and Aunt Louisewas proud. And Emily Louise, with the kiss of Repub-hcanism upon her cheek, had stepped downfrom the Chapel platform into ovation andadulation, to find herself the centre of a home-ward group jostling for place beside her. Hat-tie had carried her books, Rosalie her jacket.[221 ] EMMY LOU William had nodded to her at one corner, tobe waiting at the next, where he nodded againwith an incidental carelessness of manner, andjoined the group. Emily Louise had stolen aglance at William, anxiously. Had Williamsopinion of her fallen ? It would seem not. Yet Isobel had gone home alone. EmilyLouise had seen her starting, with sidewiseglance and lingering saunter should any bemeaning to overtake her. But she had goneon alone. Because she never told, said Hattie. Until she wanted to be chosen, said Ros-alie. But I never told, said Emily THE CONFINES OF CONSISTENCY Hattie was final. Its different, saidHattie. Oh, very/ said Rosalie. They travel through labyrinthian paths whoseek for understanding. The sun went down ; the dusk grew Louise sat on the door-step, chin inpalm. r 223 ] A BALLAD IN PRINT O LIFE DOUBLE names are childish things;therefore Emmy Lou entered thehigh school as Emily MacLauren. Her disapproval of the arrangements shefound there was decided. High-school pupilshave no abiding place, but are nomadic in theirhabits and enforced wanderers between shrinesof learning, changing quarters as well as teachersfor every recitation ; and the constant readjust-ment of mood to meet the varied temperamentsof successive teachers is wearing on the temper. Yet there is a law In the high school superiorto that of the teacher. At the dictates of agong, classes arise in the face of a teachersincompleted peroration and depart. As for thepupils, there is no rest for the soles of
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