Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-10-20
Dul]U kopyieht 1921 by the Bell Syndicote. Inc
CONTINUED from last week.


nothing outward about him explained
the more sinister of Florence's tive
adjectives. Yet she had true occasion
for it, because on the day before she
hogan it's long observance he had made
her uaeasy lest an orange seed she
had swallowed should take root and
grow up within her to a size inevi-
tably fatal. Then. with her cousin
Herbert's stern assistance, Florence
had realized that her gullibility was
not to be expected in anybody over
seven years old, after which age such
legends are supposed to be encoun-
tered with the derision of experienced
people.
Her fastidiOusness aroused, she de-
c1ded that Henry Rooter had no bust
ness to be talking about what would
happen to her insides, anyhow; and so
informed him at their next meeting,
< adding an explanation which absolute
iy proved him to be no gentleman.
And her opinion of him was still per-
fectly, plain In her expression as she
made her present intrusion upon his
working hours. He seemed to re-
ciprocate.
Here /! Didn't I and Herbert tell
you to keep out O. here?" he demand
ed, even before Florence had devel-
oped the slightest form of greeting.
'.Look at her, Herbert! She's back
again.
you get out o. here, Florence"
said Herbert, abandoning his task
with look of pain "How often we
hat to tell you we don't want you
around here when we're in our office
like this?
For heavens sake!" Henry Rooter
thought fit to add. Cant you quit
running up and down our office stairs
once in while, long enough for us to
get our newspaper work done? Can't
you give US little peace?"
The pinkiness of Florence's alter
ing complexion was justified; she had
not been near their old office for four
days She stated the fact with heat,
adding: "And l only came then be-
cause / knew somebody ought to see
that this stable isn't ruined. It's my
own uncle and aunts stable, and
got as much right here as anybody"
''You have not !" Henry Rooter pro-
tested hotly This isn't, either, your
ole aunt and uncle's stable"
st isn't!"
mo, it is mott This isn't anybody's
stable. It's my and Herbert's news
Or. ht1iI6 nd
haven't got the face to stand there
and claim you got right to go in
newspaper building and say you got
right there when everybody tells
you to stay outside of it, guess!'
"Oh, haven't II"
mo, you haven't-Iw Mr.. Rooter
maintained bitterly "You just walk
downtown and go In one of the news
paper buildings down there and tell
'em you got right to stay there all
day long when they tell you to get out
o. therel Just try it! That's all
ask ~
Florence uttered a cry of derision.
'And pray, whoever told you / was
bound to do everything you ask me to-
Mister Henry Rooter?" And she con-
cluded by revefting to that hostile
impulse, so ancient, which in despair
of touching an antagonist effectively,
reflects upon his ancestors. eff you
got anything you want to ask, you go
ask your grandmother
'Herer Herbert sprang to his feet,
outraged. "YOu try and behave like
lady!'
"Who'll make me?" she inquired
''You got to behave like a lady as
long as you're in our newspaper build
ing anyway" Herbert said ominously
''If you expect to come up here after
you been told five dozen times to
keep out"
"For heavens sakes" his partner
interposed. "when we goin' to get
our newspaper work done? She's your
cousin; should think you could get
her out -
"Well, I'm goin' to. amt .IY' Her
bert protested plaintively. 81 expect to
set her ont, don't II"
"Oh, you do?" Miss Atwater in
quired, with severe mockery. .Pray,
how do you expect to accomplish 1t,
prayY
Herbert looked desperate, but was
unable TO form a reply consistent with
some rules of etiquette and gallantry
which he had begun to observe during
the past year or so. "Now, see here.
Florence" he said. you're old
enough to know when people tell you
to keep out of place, why, it means
they want you to stay away from
there"
Florence remained cold to this rea-
soning. "Oh. poot" she said.
Now, look herew her cousin re-
L.onstrated, and went on with his ar
gument. "we got our newspaper work
TO DO. and you ought to have sense
enough to know newspaper work like
this newspaper work we got on our
hands here isn't-well, 1t amt any