The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-12

the humorist's many, many squeahngs
of that valentines affect!onate Quatrain
finally lett her unable to decide whlch
she hated the more, Willie or Georg"
That was the worst Of Willie: he never
let up" and in FIorenccs circle thete
was no more SOLDERING threat than, iii
toll Wallle Torbin!" As for Henry
Rooter and Herbert IllinESwurth Atwa.
ter. Jr., they would as soon have had
a heau-hunt,r On their trail as NaliIr
rorb!u with anything N HIS hands that
could incrimIuate t.Icm in an implica-
ton OF luve--Or an acknowledgment ot
their own beauty
The fturIC OF civilized life IL inter
woven with bldckuaii; even some Of rne
nobleSt people do iavors for Utncr pep.
pie who are depended upon not 10 tel.
somebody something that the .nobl"Ht
people have done Blackma!l ~ born
into us all. and our nurses teach US
more biaCkmail by threatening To tell
our Parents II We won't do this ana
that--and our parents threaten 10 tell
the dOCtur--and SO We learn! BlaCh'
mail is part "t the daily Lie OF a child:
dlSplca< ed. his nrSt resort to get his
way with other hcildrcn is a threat 10
tell" but py-and-oy his experience
discovers the mutual benefit Of honor
among blaCkmailCrS. Therefore, at
threaten to tell the teacher; and, u lit
Ito later, threatening 10 tell any adult
at all Is considered something OF Il
breakdown in morals. VIGOROUSLY, tnr
code is more liable Ia iuItartlon by pCu-
pie OF the physically weaker Sen, for
the very reason. of course. that the
infcriurIty OF muscle So frequently COM
pelS such sin, If they are 10 have
their way. But for Florence there was
now no such temptation. Looking
toward the demolition OF Atwiltcr *
Rooter an exposure before adults ut
the results of Truth would have been
an effect of the siCklirSt pallur COM
pared 10 what might Dc accomplished
by careful use of the catastrophe
VI allie Torbn.
All in ali. it was II great Sunday for
Florence. ON sunday evening 1t WAS
her privileged custom 10 go 10 the house
Of her fat. old Erestt-unC!c. Joseph At
water. and remain until nine o'clock, in
chatty compromising with Uncle Joseph
and Aunt Carrie. his wife, and d few
other relatives who were IN the habit
OF dropping in there, on Sunday eve
nings In summer lemonade and cake
were frequently provided; In the autumn
one still found cake. and perhaps
pitcher of clear new cider: apples were
always certainty.
This evening was glorious: there were
apples and cider and cake and walnuts,
perfectly cracked, and large OPEN
being the circumstances, Herbert WAS
among the guests; and, though rather
at u disadvantage. so far AS the CONVEX
sation was concerned, not troubled by
the handicap. The reason he was at Il
converse tion:tl disadvantage was closely
connected with the unusual supply or
refreshments: Uncle Joseph and Aunt
Carrie had forsecn the coming of sew
eral more AtwatrrS tUan usual 10 Talk
over the new affairs OF their beautiful
relative, julia. Seldom have any rclI-
tivcS new affairs been more thoroughly
talked over than were Julia's that eve
ming; tho all the time by means OF var
ious symbols. since 1t was thought wiser
that Herbert and Florence should not
yet be told Of Jul!a'S engagement; ana
FloreaCe's parents were not present 10
confess their indiscrct!on. Julia was
referred to as The traveller and other
makcshifts wf@ employed with the
most knowing caution; and all the while
Florence merely ate inscrutaby. The
more sincere Herbert was as placid;
such foods were enough for him.
We'll. all | say Is, the traveller bet
ter enjoy herself on her travels, said
Aunt Fanny. finally as the suhjact APP
pearcd % BE- wearing toward cNhauS-
tion. She certainly is m for It when the
voyaging Is over and she arrives in the
port she sailed from. and has 10 show
her papers l agree with the rest OF you:
she'll have great deal To answer for,
and most Of all about the shortest one.
My own opinion Is that the shortest one
Is going To burst like balloon"
The shortest one" as the dcmure
Florence had undcrS ;ood from the first.
was her. ideal none other than Noble Dill
Now she looked up from the stool where
she sat with her back against plaster
OF the mnntelpicce. Uncle Joseph she
said. Il w:.S just thinking What Is Il
persons reason"
Tho fat gentleman. rosy with firclight
and cider. finished his first glass before
responding. Well there are persons
never could lnd any reason for em At
all. a persons reason What do you
mean. n PERSONS reason F'lorcnce?"
Il moan: like when somebody says.
They'll lose their reason she explained.
Has everybody got n reason, and II
they have. what IL II. md how do they
lose At. and what would they do them"
oh | see" he said You needn't wor-
ry I suppose since Won heard II you've
been hunting all over yourself for your
reason and looking 10 sec II there was
ono hanging out OF anybody else. some
where. No: it's something YOU can't
see. ordinarily. Florence. Losing your
reason is just another way OF saying,
going crazy"
OH" she murmured: and appeared
10 he somewhat disturbed.
At this, Herbert thought proper to Of