American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-12-24

was far less painful to Herbert than
his father supposed; and the latter
wasted great denl OF severity, IN
sisting that the printing press should
be returned that very night To Uncle
Joseph Herbert's heartiest retrospec-
tive wish was that the ole printing
press had been returned 10 Uncle 10
seph long ago.
If you cnn find him to give II to
Aunt Harriet suggested. Nobody |
knows where he goes when he gets |
the way he did this afternoon when
we were discussing II all with him.
I only hope he'll be back tonightW
HE can't stay away forever. Aunt
Fanny remarked. THAT garage Is
charging him Ave dollars an hour for
the automobile he's In, and surely even
Joseph will decide there's a limit TO
wildness some time !"
81 don't care when he comes back"
Hcrbert's father declared <grimly.
whenever he does he's got to take
that printing press back--and Herber;
will be let out of the house long
enough to carry II over. His mother
or / will go with him."
Herbert bore much more than this:
he had seated himself on the third
step of the stairway In the hall, ana
maintained ms much logged silence as
he could. Once, however. they got
yelp OF anguish out Of him. II was
when Cousin Virginia said
ooh, Herbert, Herbert! How could
YOU make up that terrible falsehood
about Mr.. Crum? And, think of 1t;
right on the same page with your
cousin Florence's pure little poem"
Herbert uttered some sounds totally
incoherent but loud, and expressive OF
supreme revulslon. The shocked
audience readily understood that he
liked neither Cousin vlrginla's Gliding
nor Cousin Florences poem.
"Shame I" said his father.
Herbert controlled himself. II
could be seen that his spirit was not
broken. even when Aunt Fanny
mourned, shaking her head at him,
smiling ruefully:
"Oh, If boys could only be girlsW
Herbert just looked NJ her.
"The worst thing" said his father
shat IL. II there's any part of II
that's worse than unother-the worst
thing about II IL this about Noble
Dill"
"What about that poor thingT
Aunt Harriet asked. 1--WE haven't
heard"
"Why, walked up from downtown
with old man Dill" said Mr.. Atwater,
land the Din family are all very much
worried II seems that Noble started
downtown after lunch. MS usual, and
| pretty soon he came back to the house
| and he had a copy of this awful paper
that little Florence had given him"
"Who gave It to hlmf" Aunt Fanny
asked. "WhoT
Little Florence"
"Why. that's curious" Cousin Virgil
MIA murmured. 81 must telephone and
ask her mother about that"
The brooding Herbert looked up,
and there was n CLEAN In his logged
eye; but he said nothing.
go on" Aunt Harriet urged. "what
did Noble dor
"Why, his mother said he just went
up to his room and changed his shoes
and tie"
II thought So" Aunt Fanny whis
pered hurrledly, but solemnly
Crazy"
"And then" Mr.. Atwater continued
"he left the house, and she supposed
he'd gone down TO the Office; hut she
was uneasy, and telephoned his ia
Their. Noble hadn't come. He dldn'
come. all afternoon. and he didn't g,
back To the house; and they tele
phoned around TO every place he coult
go. that they know of--and the!
couldn't find him or hear anythin;
about him." Mr.. Atwater coughed, am
paused.
"But what" Aunt Harriet cried
what do they thinks become of him2
"Old man Dill said they were al
pretty anxious" said Mr.. AtwateI
They're afraid Noble has--dlsar
peared."
Aunt Fanny screamed
Then, In perfect accord, they a
turned 10 look nj Herbert who ros
and would have retired upstairs ha
he been able.
As that perturbing evening wore oI
word gradually reached the most gu
lying members OF the Atwater famil
connection that Noble Din was mis-
ing. Ordinarily. this bit OF new
would have caused them no sever
anxiety. Mobiles person and intelle'
were so OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
was the term usually preferred In h
own circle--that he was considered
be as nearly negligible as 1t Is charlt
BILE 10 consider a fellow being. Tru
there was one thing that set hi
apart he was found worthy OF s
periative when he fell In love wi,
/" Julia Atwater. OF all the large al
ardent group In like condition, he o
tanned conspicuousness as at
n Worst" OF course. this distinct
E. caused him TO become better know
Pr and more talked about than In b