“"Yes, Tommy," she said. "Please stand if you would like to speak." The young boy stood up beside his desk and put his hand up, "Miss Giller?" "Go ahead, Tommy. What is so important that you feel you must interrupt reading time?" "The sheriff and his deputy just rode past. Do you think there might have been another bank robbery?" She sighed and pointed back to his desk. "Tom Garwood, if you spent your time reading rather than looking out the window, you'd find that your exam scores would signifi...cantly increase." "But Miss Giller," he protested. "Everybody is heading toward town. Just look outside." Polly glanced at the window and saw that he was correct. There was quite a commotion on the street going past the schoolhouse. Iowa wasn't the Old West any longer. Bellingwood was civilized now. "You all stay where you are," she commanded. As she strode toward the back of the room, Polly stopped to press Tommy Garwood back into his seat. "That includes you." Polly stopped in the doorway at the back of the room and took her cloak from the hook on the wall.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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