American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-11-05
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They went satirically down the
street. their chumminess with one an
other bountlfully increased by their
common derisiOn Of the outsider on ths
porch; and even at q distance they
still contrived to make themselves In
tolerable; looking back over their
shoulders, at intervals, with say-not-so
expressions on their faces. Even when
these faces were far enough away to
be but yellowish oval Planes, their
say-not.so expressions were still biting
ly eloquent.
Now a northern breeze chilled the
air. as the hateful three became In
distingulshable In the haze OF autumn
dusk. Florence stopped swinging her
foot, left the railing, and went morose-
~ into the house. And here II was
her fortune to make two discoveries
vital to her present career; the first
arising out Of conversation between
her father and mother In the library.
where a cosby fire Of soft coal en-
couraged this proper Sunday afternoon
fVT UluH uflu WIIC.
"Sit down and rest awhile said her
mother. "Tm afraid you play too
hard when Patty and the boys are
here. Do sit down quietly and rest
yourself little WHILE" And as Flor
ence obeyed. Mrs. Atwater turned to
her husband. resuming, "well that's
what said. told Aunt Carrie
thought the same way about II that
you did. or course nobody ever knows
what Julla's going to do next, and
nobody needs to be surprised at any
thing she does do. Ever since she
came home from school about four
F, ffths of all the young men In town
have been wild about her--and SOS
every old bachelor, for the matter Of
That"
"Yes." Mr.. Atwater added. ''Every
old widower, too"
His wife warmly accepted the
amendment. "And every old widower.
too" she said, noddlng. Rather! And
OF course Julia's done exactly as she
pleased about everything, and natural
ly she's going to do as she pleases
about this"
"Well. OF course, II Is her own If
fair, Mollle," Mr.. Atwater said, mildly.
"She couldn't be expected to consult
the whole Atwater family connection
before"
"Oh, no." she agreed. II don't say
she could. still, II Is rather upset.
ting. coming so suddenly like this,
when not one Of the family have ever
seen him-never even heard his very
name before"
swell. that part Of 1t isn't espe'
cially strange, MOllie--when he was
born and brought up In town three
hundred miles from here. I don't see
lust how we could have heard his
name--unless he visited here, or got
Into the papers In some way"
Mrs. Atwater seemed unwilling 10
Weld a mysterious point. She rocked
decorously In her chair, shook her
head, and after setting her lips rigid
ly, opened them to insist that she could
never change her mind: Julia had
acted very abruptly. "Why couldnf
she have let her poor father know al
least n few days before she didr
Mr.. Atwater sighed. "Why, she e5'
plains I'm her letter that she ohiJ
knew IL, herself, an hour before she
| wrote"
Her poor father!" his wife repeat
ed commiseratingly.
"why. Mollie, I don't see that fath
er's especially to be pitied,'
Don't your" said Mrs. Atwater
"That old man, TO have to live IN ina
big house all alone, except few ne
gro servantsr'
"why, no! About half the ho'>s''
I'm the neighborhood, up and down TN
street. are fully occupied by close rem
lives OF his; I doubt II he'll be real!