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Money Earned by Sweetwater Schoolteacher
Alma Merrick, a young and newly hired teacher from Alma, travels to Sweetwater to run the district school. Facing unruly pupils led by Susie Muckeltree, she endures taunts, chaos, and threats as she struggles to keep order and finish the term while caring for her ailing mother. Her uncle’s letter implores her to return home, urging harsh discipline and offering support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetwarter
Silas Tolbiter
Susie Muckletree
Susie
Sweetwater
Susie Mackeltree
Kreabert Merrick
Alma
Alma Merrick
Young
Beau
Lambert Las
Silas Toebster
Flambert
Miss Merrick
Susie Muckeltree
Jimmy Patterson
Wyatt
Susik Muck
Anna Merrick
Susie Mackelbee
Willie Muckletree
Silas Woebsler
Neice
Robert
William