Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-12-22
AGopyrieht 1921 by the Bell Syndicate, Inc
SYNOPSIS.
PART ONE.


Proud possessor Of a printing press. and
equipment, the gift of Uncle Joseph to
MS nephew. Herbert Illingsworth Atwa-
ter. Jr-. aged thirteen. the fortunate
about the same age. begins the publica-
ton of full-hedged newspaper, the North
End Daily Oriole. Herberts small cousin,
any kind of participation in the enter
prise. on account of her intense and nat
ural feminine desire to boss" is frankly
annoyed, and not at all backward in say
Ing so. However, poem she has writ
ten Is accepted for insertion in the Oriole,
on a~strictly commercial basis-cash. in
advance, The poem suffers somewhat
publishers in the Fart preventative" Her
not altogether unreasonable demand for
republication of the masterpiece, with its
beauty unmarried, are scorned, and the
break between Miss Atwater and the
publishers Of the Oriole widens
The Sunday following the first appear
chum, Patty Fairchild, pays her a visit.
They are joined, despite Miss Atwater's
openly expressed disapproval, by Master
Herbert Atwater and Henry Rooter Not
their reception, the visitors and Miss
Fairchild indulge In series of innocent
Sunday games. Among them is one called
Truth" the feature of which is con-
tract to write a question and answer,
both to be kept profound secret. The
agreement is duly carried out.
Declining emphatically to participate In
any game with her cousin and Henry
Rooter Florence Is piqued by Miss Fair
child's open deserticn to the enemy, her
erstwhile bosom friend apparently enjoy
ing herself immensely in the company of
the visitors and leaving with them.
PART TWO.
On her visitors departure. Florence
learns through conversation between
her parents, that her aunt Julia Atwater.
idol of the greater part of the male popu-
lation of the place, but at present cut of
town on a visit. has apparently become
engaged to a gentleman of the name of
Crum. altogether unknown to the At
water family. INDUCING in speculation
concerning the fortunate youth, Mr.. and
Mrs. Atwater concede that for all they
know he may be widower, or divorced.
with any number of children, etc. Flor
ence misses none of the remarks.
In her room that evening Florence
finds two brief notes used in the after
noon game of Truth" and unfortunate
ly lost by Miss Fairchild. To that young
lady's query as to whether they did not
think they had pretty eyes, both Herbert
affixed their signatures to the statement
Realizing that neither of the young gem
tlemen would care to have 1t known
that they had thus acknowledged the
possession of pretty eyes," Florence per-
ceiyes what powerful weapon has been
placed in her hands. for among tho
youth of the town is boy. Wallie Tor
bin. gifted with a remarkable talent for
nimicry and an altogether malignant
disposition. The combination has made
him dreaded. and Florence realizes that a
threat to put Wallie Torbin in possession
of the Sc. ret concerning their pretty
eyes" would bring Herbert and Henry
groveling al her feet and probably lead
to her greatly desired participation in
their journalistic enterprise.
Acquainting the two unfortunates with
her knowledge of their awful secret, they
make complete submission and Florence
becomes the undisputed master mind of
the Orioe
In the next issue with which the erst-
while proprietors of the sheet have little
to do. editorially, among the news
items is related the engagement of Miss
Julia Atwater to Mr. Crum. the gentle
man being referred to as widower. also
divorced, and with great many chill
dren."
Among the most ardent and hopeless
admirers of the beautiful Julia is a youth
of the name of Noble Dill, an altogether
commonplace and uninteresting individual,
notable only among his fellow townsmen
for his devoted attachment to the object
of his affections. He is, however, Flor
ence's Ideal, and that young lady. desir-
GUS of breaking the news of Julia's en-
gaRement gently" herself presents him
with copy of the Oriole containing the
announcement