Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-10-27

$50 70 can them) TOOK place, Florence
was indeed maxim a fuss. Fer emo
tions, at first, had been happily stimu-
lated at sight of by Florence At
water" A singular tenderness had
risen in her-a tremulous sense as of
something almost sacred coming at
last into its own; and she had hurried
to distribute, gratis, among relatives
and friends, several copies of the ORR
ole, paying for them, too (though not
without injurious argumenD at the
rate OF two cents copy. But upon
returning to her own home, she be-
came calm enough (for a moment or
SOY to look over the poem with at
tention5to details. She returned has
tily to the newspaper building, but
would have been wiser to remain
away, since all subscribers had re-
ceived their copies by the time she got
there and under the circumstances
little reparation was practicable.
She ended her oration--or protested
to end lt-by declaring that she would
never lave another poem in their ole
vile newspaper as long as she lived.
"YoIre right about that" Henry
Rooter agreed heartily. "We wouldn't
let anlther one in it. Not for fifty
dollars! Just look at all the trouble
we totk moiling and toiling to get
your de poem printed as nice as we
could, so it wouldn't ruin our newspa-
per, aid then you comm over here
and gdn' on this way, and all this and
that, Why, l wouldn't go through it
again for hundred dollars. We're
MAXIM good money anyhow, with our
newspaper, Florence Atwater. You
needn't think we depend on you for
our lising!"
"Thlt's So" his partner declared
1--WE fnew you wouldn't be satisfied
anywsy, Florence. Didn't we, Henry?"
81 should say we did!'
'Ye,, sir" said Herbert. Fright
when I'VE were havin' the worst time
tryin' to print it and make out some
O. tho words, said right then, we
were Just throwing away our time.
said, What's the use? That ole girls
boundto raise Cain anyhow, so what's
the use wastin' a whole lot of our
good lime and brains like this, Just to
suit her? Whatever we do, she's GER
tain u come over here and insult u.s.
Isn't hat what I said, Henry?"
"Yes it is; and said then you
were fight, and you are right!'
"Cetnly am" said Herbert.
"DidnE tell you she'd be just the
way Spme of the family say she is?
A god many of 'em say she'd find
fault With the undertaken at her own
funerl. That's just exactly what I
said x
"Ohl you did," Florence burlesqued
a pole interest. "How virry consid-
crate of Won Then. perhaps you'll
try to be a gentleman enough ror
one simple moment to allow me to tell
you my last remarks on this subject.
I've said enough"
"Oh, have YOUR Herbert interrupt
ed with violent Sarcasm. "Oh, not
Say not so! Florence, say not soi'
At this, Henry Rooter loudly shout
ed with applausive hilarity; where
upon Herbert, rather surprised at his
owl effectiveness, naturally repeated
hisImot.
Say not so. Florence! Say not
so Say not sol"
I'll tell you one thing" his lady
cousin cried. thoroughly Infatuated.
II wish TO make just one last simple
remark that would care to soil my
self with In your respects. Mister Her
bet Illngsworth Atwater and Mister
Henry Rooter!"
oh, say not so, Florence they
boh entreated. "Say not so! Say
nos so"
Tll just simply state the simple
trlh," Florence announced. sin the
fri place you're goin' to live to see
tho day when you'll come and beg me
on your bented knees to have me put
poems or anything / want to on your
ole newspaper, but I'll just laugh at
you! TndeeG? I'll say! so you
cone begin around me, do you? Ha,
hal I'll say--T guess it's little too
lad for thatl Why wouldn't,"
oh, say not so, Florence! Say not
soT
"Nie allow you to have one Of my
poemsT I'll say, Much less than thatP
II say, because even IL ! was wear
Ing the oldest shoes l got in the world
] couldn't take the trouble to-"
Her conclusion was drowned out.
"Ol, Florence, say not so! Say not
so Florence! Say not sol'
The hateful entreaty still murmured
In her resentful ears that night, as
she fell asleep; and she passed into
the beginnings Of dream with her
liz Slightly dimpling the surface OF
he pillow IN belated repartee. And
uIsn waking, though 1t was Sunday,
he first words, half slumbrous In the
since Of the morning. were, "Vile
tihgsw Her faculties became more
ait. during the preparation Of