The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-09-16
dnV} kopwiqht 1927 BY the Boil Syndicate. Inc

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 out Of a place, why, it means
they want you to stay away from
there"
Florence remained cold to this rea-
soning. "Oh. pootl'' she said.
snow, 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 our
hands here isn't-well. 1t amt any
child's play"
His partner appeared to approve of
the expression, Cor he nodded severely
and then used 1t himself. mo you
bet it isn't any childs 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. 1T amt any child's
play at all. Florence. If 1t was just
child's play or something like that.
why it wouldn't matter so much your
always pokiH up here. and"
"Well." the partner interrupted. ju-
dicially, 1--WE wouldn't want her
around, even If 1t was child's play"
mo. we wouldn't; that's So" Her
bert agreed.
1--WE 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?"
well, guess it's about time you
was askln' me that" she said, not I'M
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 wao
largely counteracted by the strong
eXpressiveneSs Of tone and manner; at
all events, Florence made perfectly
clear her position as d 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 if what was printed in it wasn't
all disgrace to the family, because
the name of our familys got mixed up
with this newspaper; so here!"
Thus speaking, she took the poem
) from her pocket and with dignity
held it forth to her cousin.
) Whats that?" Herbert inquired not
moving hand. He was but an anna
; teur, yet already enough of an editor
to have his suspicious.
. Its poem," Florence said. 81 don't
know whether l eXackly ought to have
it in your ole newspaper or not, but on
account Of the family's sake l guess |
: better. Here, take it."
. Herbert at once withdrew a few
steps, placing his hands behind him.
Listen, here" he said. you think we
: got time to read a lot O writin' in
. your ole handwritin' that nobody can
. read anyhow, and then go to work and
toll and moil to print it on the printin'
!. press? l guess we got work enough
. printin' what we wrote for our news
paper our own selves My goodness,
Florence, told you this isn't any
child's play!"
. Florence appeared to be somewhat
battled. "Well," she said. "Well, you
! better put this poem in your ole news
paper if you want to have anyhow one
thing in it that won't make everybody
sick that reads it."
II won't do 4" Herbert said, more
firmly.
what you take us for?" his partner
added, convincingly.
Gail right, then" Florence respond
ed, with apparent decisiveness. "Tll
go back and tell Uncle Joseph and he'll
take this printing press back"
"He will not take it back. l already
did tell him how you keep pokin
around tryin' to run everything, and
] we just worried our lifes out tryin' to
keep you away. He said he bet it was
hard job; that's what Uncle Joseph
said. So go on, tell him anything you
,, want to. You don't get yor ole poem
in our newspaper"
i Not if she lived to be two hundred
!. years old" Henry Rooter added
I Then he had an afterthought NO,
!. unless she pays for It,"
I How do you mean?" Herbert asked
:. puzzled.
Henry's brow had become corrugat
I ed with no little professional impress
siveness. you know what we were
I. talkin' about this morning" he said
'How the right way to run our news
! paper. we ought to have some adver
Z tisements in 1t and everything. Well
I we want money, don't WEI We could