American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-10-08
Myers
kopyi4M 1921 by tire Bell Sund,cote Inc

Qulred. with severe mocxery. ..,-rr,
now do you expect to accomplish II.
prayY'
Herbert looked desperate, but wa,
unable 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 Ssd
enough to know when people tell you
to keep out OF place. why, II means
they want you to stay away from
there"
Florence remained cold to this rea-
soning. "Oh, pOot !" she said.
"Now. look here 7" her cousin re-.
monstrated. 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 Ike
this newspaper work we got on our
hands here isn't--well, II amt any
child's play"
His partner appeared to approve OF
the expression, for he nodded severely
and then used II himself. mo, you
bet 1t isn't any child's play |" he said.
mo, sir" Henry Rooter again
agreed. Newspaper work like this
isn't any chIld's play at ALI"
1T isn't any child's play. Florence"
said Herbert. at amt any child's
play at all, Florence. II II 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, "We wouldn't want her
around, even II II was child's 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 plAntive. 80, FOR mercy's
sakes, can't you 60 on home and give
us little rest? Whit you want, any.
how?''
well, guess it's about time you
was askin' me that" she said, not un.
reasonably. III you'd asked me thar
In the first place, instead Of actin like
you'd never been taught anything, and
was only 1T to associate with hood.
lums, perhaps my time Is Of some
value. myscif!'
The lack of rhetorical cohesion was
80 -. - - -~~--.s
largely counteracted BY the strong
expressiveness Of tone and manner; ar
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:
II thought, being as was related to
you, and all the family and everybody
else goin' to hat to. read your ole
newspaper, anyway it'd be a good
thing IL what was printed In II 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 II forth to her cousin.
Whats thatf" Herbert Inquired, not
moving a hand. He was but an anna
teur. yet already enough of an editor
to have his suspicious.
It's poem" Florence said. IL don't
know whether exackly ought to have
1t In your ole newspaper or not. but ON
account Of the famiIy's sake guess l
better. Here. take It."
Herbert at once withdrew q few
steps. placing his hands behind him.
Listen. here" he said. you think we
got time to read lot O. writin' In
your ole handwritin' that nobody can
read anyhow. and then go TO work and
toll and mol to print It on the printin'
press? guess we got work enough
printin' what we wrote for our news
paper our own selves! Ny goodness,
Florence, I told you this isn't any
child's play"
Florence appeared to be somewhat
bafled. "Well." she said. well, you
better put this poem In your ole news
paper II you want to have anyhow one
thing In 1t that won't make everybody
sick that reads It."
u won't do I'll" Herbert said, more
firmly.
what you take us forf" his partner
added, cOnvincingly.
"All right, then" Florence respond. !
ed, with apparent decisiveness. 'Tm
20 back and tell Uncle Joseph and he'll
take this printing press back"
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