Selling the House Next Door ( )

In the years she has been teaching English at Madison High, our Miss Brooks has always felt she was as well qualified as any other teacher to be head of the English department, and opinion unfortunately not shared by her principal.

Recently however, when there has been a choice between two teachers for something, he has given Miss Brooks the nod. Not only has he given me the nod, but most of the time he has gone to sleep entirely.

But over the last month, there has been a change in Mr. Conlin's attitude toward me. And last Wednesday, he indicated that if I could keep out of trouble for the next few weeks, I might actually be the head of the department during the second semester.

Since my landlady was away, her sister Angela had charge of our household for a few weeks. I told her the news at breakfast Thursday morning. was apparent that Angela was choked with emotion because from her first words I could see she could barely contain her enthusiasm.

Connie, please pass the French toast. Angela, is that all you have to say? No dear, pass the strawberry jam too. Angela I tell you something that could be of tremendous importance to me and you react as if it was practically nothing.

isn't that I'm not happy for you Connie, but I'm so worried about Minerva these days I can't get into the Aztecs about anything. You mean because she'd been so quiet lately? Yes dear. It's been going on for over a week now. Nothing I say or do who seems to rouse her interest. Quite formally just the word mice used to start