The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-12-28

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age especially" Mrs. Atwater urget
Don't you?
| "Ye-es! Oh, yes! At least, SUI
pose so. Ah-you don't thinks
course she. hasn't had anything at d
to do with this"
"Well, I don't see how she could
You know Aunt Fanny told us HOY
Herbert declared before them all. onl
last Sunday night, that Florenc
should never have one thing to do witt
his printing-press. and said the:
wouldn't even let her come near It,"
Eyes, that's fact. Pm glad Her
bert made it so clear that she can't b
/ implicated. suppose the family ar
all pretty well down on Chcle 10
sephY
uncle Joseph Is being greatly
blamed" said Mrs. Atwater primly
He really ought to have known better
than to put such an instrument into
the hands of boy Of that age. Oh
course 1t simply encouraged him te
print all kinds Of things. We none Of
us think Uncle Joseph ever dreamed
that Herbert would publish anything
like this, and Of course Uncle JOSEPH
says himself he never dreamed such a
thing; he's said so time and time
again, all afternoon. But Of courss
he's greatly blamed"
II suppose there've been quite q
good many Of 'em over there blaming
him?" her husband inquired.
"Yes-until he telephoned to q
garage and hired a car and went for
drive. He said he had plenty Of
money with him and didn't know when
he'd be back"
SERVES him right" said Mr.. Atwa-
ter. Does anybody know where
Herbert is?'
mot yet"
"Well-" and he returned to a fsr-
mer theme. II am glad we aren't i'm
plicated. Florence Is right there with
you, is she?"
"Yes," she said. "She's right here,
reading. You aren't worried absut
her, are your" she added.
"Oh, no; I'm sure it's all right, I
only thought"
"Only thought whatr
"Well, 1t did strike me as curious"
said Mr.. Atwater; Especially after
Aunt Fanny's telling us how Herbert
declared Florence could never have a
single thing to do with his paper
again"
"WellY
swell, here's her poem right at the
top Of it, and a very friendly item
about her history mark of last June.
1t doesn't seem like Herbert to be 20
complimentary to Florence, all Of a
sudden. Just struck me as rather Gu
rious; that's ALL"
"Why, yes" said Mrs. Atwater, ut
does seem a little odd-when you
think Of it."
o "Have you asked Florence If she
had anything to do with getting out
this weeks Oriole?'
"Why, no; it never occurred to me,
especially after what Aunt Fanny told
u.s." said Mrs. Atwater. I'll ask her
now"
But she was obliged to postpone the
Intended question. Sesame and
Lilies" lay sweetly in the chair that
Florence had occupied, but Florence
herself had gone somewhere else.
She had gone for long, long ram
Die; and pedestrians who encountered
Ter, and took note of her expression,
we're interested; and, as they went on
heir way, several of them interrupted
he course Of their meditations to say
% themselves that she was the most
houghtful-looking young girl they had
.ver seen. There was touch Of visit
'ulness about her, too; as Of one
whose benevOlence must renounce all
rope Of comprehension and reward.
Florence, in fact, had about reached
he conclusion that far from the likeli.
lood Of her receiving praise for her
thoughtful circulation of the news
her aunt Julia, there was
strong probability that dire results
vordy and otherwise, would ensue.
Hence her extreme thoughtfulness.
Among those who observed her un-
lsual expression was a gentleman OF
'reat dimensions disposed in a closed
that labored through mud.
loles in an unpaved outskirt Of the
own. He raped upon the glass in
ront Of him. to get the drivers atten-
ion, and a moment later the car
rev up beside Florence, as she stood
n deep reverie at the Intersection OF
wo roads.
Uncle Joseph opened the door and
ook his cigar from his mouth. Get
n. Florence" he said. I'll take YOU
or ride" She started violently:
vhereupOn he restored the cigar to
lis mouth, puffed upon 1t, breathing
leavily the while, as was his wont: |
md added: I'm not going home. I'm
nut for nice long ride. Get in"
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