CHAPTER XIV
Wherein a New Position Is Tendered Elnora, and Philip Ammon Is Shown Limberlost Violets
The next morning Mrs. Comstock called to Elnora, "The mail carrier stopped at our box."
Elnora ran down the walk and came back carrying an official looking letter. She tore it open and read:
My dear Miss Comstock:
At the weekly meeting of the Onabasha School Board last night, it was decided to add the position of Lecturer on Natural History to our corps of city teachers. It will be the duty of this person to spend two hours a week in each of the grade schools exhibiting and explaining specimens of the most prominent objects in nature: animals, birds, insects, flowers, vines, shrubs, bushes and trees. These specimens and lectures should be appropriate to the seasons and the comprehension of the grades: This position was unanimously voted to you. I think you will find the work delightful and much easier than the routine grind of the other teachers. It is my advice that you accept and begin to prepare yourself at once. Your salary will be $750 a year, and you will be allowed $200 for expenses in procuring specimens and books. Let us know at once if you want the position, as it is going to be difficult to fill satisfactorily if you do not.
Very truly yours,
David Thompson, President, Onabasha Schools.
"I hardly understand," marvelled Mrs. Comstock.
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