The spectator., 1921-10-18

htuiiS abu ohlS t'iitte tleH pe cause l knew somebody ought to see that this stable isn't ruined. It's my own uncle and aunt's stable, and l got as much right here as anybody"
 You have notv' Henry Rooter pro tested hotly. This isn't, either. your ole aunt and uncles stable"
 Tt isnt."
 "No. 1t is rot This isn't anybody's stable. It's my and Herbert's news paper building. and guess you haven't got the face to stand there and claim you got Il right to go in q nev Spaper building and say you got q right there when everybody tells you to stay outside Of it, guess.'
 'Dh, haven't IF
 "No, you haven't--I" Mir. Eooter maintained bitterly. You just walk downtown and go In one of the ucws- paptr buildings down there and tell 'cm you got a right to stay there all day long when they tell you to get out o there! Just try il. That's aii ! ask!''
 
 And pray. whoever told you I was bound to do everything you asl; ne to. Mister Henry Rooter;" And she con cluded by reverting to that hostile impulse, so ancient. which in despair of touching an antagoniS; effectively. reflects upon his ancestors. "If yon got anything you want to ask. you 70 ask your grandmother
 Here" Herbert spfan= te lis feet. outraged "You try aud hch"Vc like lady,
 Who'll make me-" sine inquired
 "Yun got to behave like lady as long as you're in our newspaper build ing, anyway" Herbert said oininous,y. If you expect to come III, here after you been told five dozen times to keep out"
 "Fos heavens saiSes :" lis partner iuterposed When wc ga,n' t. get our newspaper work done? Shes yoar cousin; I Sho;Id think you co,ll get her out -
 Well. I'm soit:' to. ain't r." Her bert protested p!aintive'y. "I expect io get her out. don't r."
 oh. you do?" Mis- .Atvatcr in- auired. with severe mochery. Pray. how do you expect tn accomplish t. pMy?"
 Herbert looked desperate. but #as unable to form a rcply consistent wi.h some rules of etiquette and gal'aatry which hc had begun to observe durir;. the past year or so. Now, see heie. Florence" he said You're old enough tn know when people tell you to keep out ui a place. why, il Geans they wan, you to stay awaE from there Florence remained cold to ;1,S "a Souing 'Oll poot ,'' she said Now. book hcrcn'. her cousin re- monstrated. and went on with his ar- eumeut. We eot our newspaper work tu do, and you ought to haye sense enough to know newspaper work like thiS newspaper work We got on pur hands here is3;--well it ain't any i clsld's play"
 His partner appeared to approve ef the expression, for he nodded severely and then used it himself. NO ypl bet il isn't any ehild's play.' hc said.
 No sir. Henry Eooter again agreed. Newspaper work like t'ls isn't any childs play al all,' "It isn't any chiid's play, Florence, said Herbert. .'It ai-. any child's play at all. Florence. If it was just child's play ar something like that, why 1t wouldn't matter so much your always pokin' up here, and"
 Well" the partner interrupted. i,i- ! dicially, We wouldn't, want her around even if it was child's play"
 No. wc wouldn't; that's SO" Her. bert agreed.
 I've wouldn't want you around. any. how; Florence" Here his tone be- l came more plaintive. ESQ. for mercy $ sakes. can't you 20 on home and give us n little rest: What you want, any how
 "well, guess it's about time you was askin' me that" she said. not un- reasonably. If you'd asked me thar in the first place. instead Of actin like you'd never been taught anything, and was only fit to associate with hood lums. perhaps my time Is of some value. mysclf,"
 The lack of rhetorical cohesion was largely enumerated by the strong expressivencss of tone and manner; as all events, Florence made perfectly clear her position as person ot worth. dealing with the lowest of all her interiors. She went OH, not paus- ing:
 "I thought, being as was related TO you. and all the family and everybody else goln' to haf to read your ole newspaper, anyway it'd he good thing if what was printed in 1t wasn't all disgrace to the family. because the name of our familys got mixed up with this newspaper; so here. v Thus speaking. she took the poem frOp, hcr ,,natnt anh with Alcpity