The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-18

Mister Henry hooterr- And she con-
Guided by reverting TO that hostile
impulse, so ancient. which IN despair
of touching an antagonist effectively.
reflects upon his ancestors. eff you
got anything you want 10 ask. you 90
ask your grandmother
Here - Herbert sprang 70 his feet.
outraged. You try and behave like
Lady,"
who'll make me?" she inquired.
you got to behave like a lady as
long as you're In our newspaper build
ing, anyway" Herbert said ominously
IF you expect TO come up here cfter
you been told five dozen times TO
keep out"
For heavens sakesi' his partner
interposed. when we go;n' TO get
our newspaper work done? She's your
cousin; should think you could get
her out :"
well. I'm goln' TO. amt II" Her
bert protested plaintively. Il expect to
get her out. don't II"
"Oh, you dog" Miss Atwater in
quired. with severe mockery. pray.
how do you expect TO accomplish it,
pray?"
Herbert looked desperate, but was
unable to form a reply 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 out of II place. why, il means
they want you to stay away from
there"
Florence remained cold to this rea-
sOning. "Oh. poot - she said.
Now. look here" her cousin re-
mopstrated. and went on with his ar
gument. I'VE 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, for he nodded severely
and then used it himself. mo. you
bet 1t isn't any child's piayl" he said
mo. SIR" Henry ROoter again
agreed. Newspaper work like this
isn't any child's play at all -
ut isn't any child's play. Florence"
said Herbert. 1T amt any child's |
play at all. Florence. If 1t was just
childs play or something like thar. |
why 1t wouldn't matter so much your |
always pokin' up here. and"
well" the partner interrupted. ju- |
1--WE wouldn't want her |
around, even if 1t was child's play"
mo. 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 pIaintive so. for mercy's
sakes, can't you go on home and give
us a little rest? What you want. any
hOw?"
Well l guess it's about time you
was askiR me that" she said. not UNI
"If you'd asked me thar
n the first place, instead of actin like
you'd never been taught anything. ami
vas only fit TO associate with ..ood-
ums, perhaps my time Is of some
value. myself"
The lack of rhetorical cohesion was
argely counteracted by the strong
of tone and manner; at
I'll events, Florence made perfectly
lear her position as a person of
worth. dealing with the lowest of all
Ter interiors. she went on. not paus-
ng:
II thought, being as l was related 10
-Ou, and all the family and everybody
Use gOin to hat 10 read your ole
newspaper, anyway it'd be a good
hing if what was printed in ii wasn't
IL a disgrace TO the family, because
he name of our family's got mixed zip
With this newspaper; SO here!"
Thus speaking. she took the poem
rom her pocket and with dignity
eld II forth TO her cousin.
whats that7" Herbert inquired. not
loving a hand. He was but an anna
eur, yet already enough of an editor
D have his suspicious.
ITS poem" Florence said. 81 don't
now whether I exackly ought to have
in your ole newspaper or not. but on
ccOunt of the family's sake l guess l
etter. Here. take it,"