But I 'll live my thanks . '' And he did . The good people of Cooperstown held up their hands in horror when they heard that Miss Calista had hired Ches Maybin , and prophesied that the deluded woman would live to repent her rash step . But not all prophecies come true . Miss Calista smiled serenely and kept on her own misguided way . And Ches Maybin proved so efficient and steady that the arrangement was continued , and in due time people outlived their old suspicions and came to regard him as a thoroughly smart and trustworthy young man . `` Miss Calista has made a man of Ches Maybin , '' said the oracles . `` He ought to be very grateful to her . '' And he was . But only he and Miss Calista and the peppermint bottle ever knew the precise extent of his gratitude , and they never told . The Jest That Failed `` I think it is simply a disgrace to have a person like that in our class , '' said Edna Hayden in an injured tone . `` And she does n't seem a bit ashamed of it , either , '' said Agnes Walters . `` Rather proud of it , I should say , '' returned her roommate , spitefully . `` It seems to me that if I were so poor that I had to ` room ' myself and dress as dowdily as she does that I really could n't look anybody in the face . What must the boys think of her ? And if it was n't for her being in it , our class would be the smartest and dressiest in the college -- even those top-lofty senior girls admit that . '' `` It 's a shame , '' said Agnes , conclusively . `` But she need n't expect to associate with our set . I , for one , wo n't have anything to do with her . '' `` Nor I. I think it is time she should be taught her place .
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