The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-12-07

e" soileDOOy ought to see
'hat THIS stable isn't ruined. It's nv
own uncle and aunt's stable, and
sot rs much right here as anybody"
You have mott" Henry Rooter pro-
tested hotly. This isn't either. your
ole aunt and uncle's stable"
ut iSn't."
40, II is not! This isn't anybody's
stable. It's my and Herbert's news
paper building, and l guess you
haven't got the face to stand there
ana claim you got a right to 20 in a
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.. Rootey
maintained bitterly. you Just walk
downtown and 60 in one Of the news
paper buildings down there and tell
EN- you got right to stay there all
day long when they tell you to get out
o there! Just try it! That's all l
ask"
Florence uttered cry Of derision.
And pray, whoever told you l was
bound to do everything you ask me to,
Mister Henry Rooter?" And she con-
cluded by reverting to that hostile
impulse, so ancient, which in despair
OF touching an antagonist effectively,
reflects upon his ancestors. IF you
got anything you want to ask, you 70
ask your grandma },er'"
"Here!" Herbert sprang to his feet.
outraged. you try and behave like
lady,
Who'll make me?" she inquired.
"lou got to behave like 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 anes!" his partner
interposed, (Which we goin' to get
our newspaper work, done? She's yeur
cousin; should think you could yet
her out."
We'll. Tn eDin' to, amt II" Her
bert protested plaintIvely. Il expect to
get frer out, don't To-
'Dh, you dor Misa Atw-arser in.
1uired. with severe mockery. pray,
frtr~ do you expect to accocnelish it
! prayT'
Herbert looked desperate, but was
enable to form 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 ont 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 here!" her cousin re-
monstrated. and went on with his ar.
gument. I'VE 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'i-well, 1t amt any
child's play"
His partner appeared to approve Of
the expression. for he nodded severely
and then used it himself. mo, you
bet it isn't any child's play!" he said.
NO SIR" Henry Rooter again
agreed. Newspaper work like this
isn't any child's play at all!'
at isn't any child's play, Florence"
said Herbert. ut aict any child's
play at all, Florence. If it was just
child's play or something like that,
why it wouldn't matter so much your
always pokin' up here, and"
WELL" the partner interrupted. ju-
dicially, I'VE wouldn't want her
around, even if it was childs play"
mo, we wouldn't; that's So" Her
bert agreed.
I'VE wouldn't want you around, any
how, Florence" Here his tone be-
came more paintive $50, for mercy's
sakes, can't you go on home and give
us a little rest? What you want, any.
how?"
well. I guess it's about time you
was askin' me that" she said, not UNI
reasonably. IF you'd asked me that
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, myself"
The lack of rhetorical cohesion was
largely counteracted by the strong
expressiveness of tone and manner; al
all events, Florence made perfectly
clear her position as person OF
worth, dealing with the lowest OF all
her interiors. She went on, not paus'
ing:
Il thought, being as was related 70
Won. and all the family and everybody
else goin' to hat to read your ole
newspaper, anyway it'd be a good
thing if what was printed in 1t wasn't
all disgrace to the family. because
the name of our family's got mixed up
with this newspaper; so here"
Thus speaking. she took the poem
from her pocket and with dignity
held 1t forth to her cousin.
whats that?' Herbert inquired not
,a Ho n-oS hnt an 0ma-