The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-15

,rrcation. How far you expeck me to
,:n on lugGin' this ole basket" he de.
u,anded bitterly All the way home"
Il don't care how far" she Informed
linn. You can throw it away If you
want 10. It's certainly no property OF
mine. THANH. you"
: Look here. didn't you promise you'd
Il said spoke to. didn't say I
We'll. ia like to know the DIFF"
But Florence cut him Off. III tell
YOU tho difference. since you're so anN
ious to know the truth Mr.. Herbert A.
! water. The difference is just this:
. You had no bizuuss to NEEDLE with
, those vile old bugs IN the first place
and get me all stung up sot shouldnt
, wonder Id haf to have the doctor. tim
| get home, and II do I'm goin to tell
, mamma all about it and make her send
. the bill to your father. l want you t'
! know l hurt"
MY goodncss!" Herbert burst out.
Don't you s-pose l hurt any? 1 guess
YOU don't hurt any worse than
: She stopped him: Listen"
From down the street there came a
! hrazcn EonGinE. Chmoring iT"perlouSl?
! for right of way; 1t rrew louder, ming.
/ ling with the Gathering and whiz OF
great bodies at speed. Little blurs and
> i:!iSltninCS in the distance grew swiftly
larger and took shape as n fire engine
and hose cart Then round the near
nv corner came. pcrlouSly steering like
II skidding dachshund q long hook-and-
ladder wagon: it made the turn and
went by. with it's tiremen -~dly i'm
pcrturhablc on the running boards.
! Fire" Florence cried jnyfuly. Let
, 60" And. pausin| no instant. she made
off up tho street. thrillincly shouting nj
the t2p Of her voice: Fire. Fire. Fire!
Herbert followed. He was not so
/ swift n runner as she. though this he
! never submitted to Il test which he adj
! mittcd to he either fair or conclusive
superiority particularly offensive now
when she called back over her shout
I der: Why don't You keep up with me?
Can't you keep up? eve
: didn't haf to lug this ole basket I'd
leave you Il mile behind mighty quick
Well, whrn't you drop it. them
You sposc I'm goin' 10 throw my
election away after all the trouble /
been through with ~?
She slackencd her gait dropping PACK
beside him. We'll. then. if you think
YOU could keep up with me If you didn't
have il. whyn't You leave II SomcwhcrcS
and come back to get it after the fire
ovcr?''
NO place to leave it,"
She laughed and pointed to biggish
old IA sh toned brick house that stood In
an ample yard n few hundred feet
ahead OF them and across the street.
"Thcr"'s Erandpa's "hynt you leave
IT there"
Will you wait for me and start
fair
street. still running forward. and Mt
their grandfathcrs gate Herbert turned
aud sped toward the house
Take II around TO the kitchen and
give 1t to Kitty Silver" Florence lied.
Tell Kitty Silver to take care OF It
for you
But Herbert was in no mind to fol-
low her advice: 4 glance over his shout
der showed that Florence was taking
another unfair advani2%c of him. "f on
wait" h" shouted. You stand still TIL
start already! You wait til we can
start cvcn.'
But Florence was skipping lightly to-
ward the next block. and she Carolcd
tauntinCly over her shoulder. wavin%
her hand in hooking farewell as she
began Ia run:
'Old Mister Slowpokc can't catch me!
Old MistH,rr Slowpok" couldn't catch
flea
Tn show you" he beloved. and. not
- lose time by tn" trip around the hous"
rn Kitty Slv"r's Kitchen and the re-
turn. II" dashed II" the steps OF tho
deserted front porch. thrust the haSke'
dv"DIy underneath Il wicker Settcc and
ran violently after his elusive. cousin.
She kept tanlalizing distance be-
tween them which his greatest fury OF
speed was uulhlN TO decrease. but when
they got t. ;hr fir" 1t WAS such grand
an" they forgot All their differences
AMI also all about the basket.
That Noble Dill. whom Florence in
her incNplicahl" moods so swcetly
cam" forth from his
fathers house after dinner this even