Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-10-08

adding: And | only came then he
cause ! knew somebody ought to see
that this stable isn't ruined. It's my
own uncle and aunt's stable. and |
got as much right here as anybody"
you have not" Henry Rooter pro-
tested hotly. This isn't, either, yonr
ole aunt and uncie's stable"
''lt isn'tl'
"No. II Is not This isn't anybody's
stable. It's my and Herberts news
paper building, and ! guess you
haven't got the face to stand there
and claim you got a right to 90 in a
newspaper building and say you got
right there when everybody tells
you to stay outside of 1t, | guess !"
"Oh, haven't II
mo, you hayen't-Iw Mr.. Rooter
maintained bitterly. you just walk
downtown and go 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 IL! That's all !
ask ~
Florence uttered cry of derislon.
And pray, whoever told You | was
hound to do everything you ask me to-
Mister Henry Roofer?" And she con-
Guided 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 go
ask your grandmother
"Here!" Herbert sprang to his feet,
outraged. "You try and behave like
a ladyr
Who'll make me?" she inquired.
"You got to behave like lady as
long as you're in our newspaper build
ing, anyway" Herbert said ominously.
III you expect TO come up here after
you been told five dozen times to
keep out"
For heavens sakes!" his partner
interposed. "When we go'n' to get
our newspaper work done? She's your
cousin; should think you could get
her out y
well, I'm goln' to, amt ~ Her
bert protested plaintively. II expect to
get her out, don't II"
"0h, you dor Miss Atwater in
quired, with severe mockery. pray,
how do you expect TO accomplish 1t,
pray?'
Herbert looked desperate, but was
unable to form r ply 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 a place, why, it means
they want you to stay away from
there"
Florence remained cold TO this rea-
s0ning "Oh. poot!'' she said
Now, look here" her cousin re-
monstrated, and went on with his ar
gument 1--WE got our newspaper work
TO do. and you ought to have sense
enough to know newspaper work like
this newspaper work we got on orr
hands here isn't-well, 1t amt any
child's play"
His partner appeared TO approve OF
the expression, for he nodded sewers ly
and then used II himself. mo. you
bet it isn't any child's play" he said.
mo, sir" Henry Rooter again
agreed. Newspaper work like this
isn't any chlld's play at all Y
at isn't any child's play, Florence
said Herbert. lit ale, any ehild's
play at all, Florence. If it was just
child's play or something like that,
why II wouldn't matter SO much your
always pokin' up here and"
well" the partner interrupted, iu-
diciaily. 1--WE wouldn't want her
around even IL 1t was child's play"
NO, 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 plaintive. $50, for mercy's
sakes. can't yOu 60 on home and give
us little rest? What you want. any
how y
well. guess it's about time you
was askin me that" she said, not un-
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 c0unteracted 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 10
you. and all the family and everybody
else g0in' TO hat TO read your ole
newspaper. anyway it'd be good
thing If what was printed In II wasnt
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,
What's that?'' Herbert inquired. not
moving a hand. He was but an ANA
teur, yet already enough OF an editor
TO ave his suspicious.
ITS poeln." Florence said. u don't