The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-05

account Of the family's sake guess !
better. Here. take IT,"
Herbert. at once withdrew n few
strrs. placing his hands behind him.
"Iist,u mere" he said:-'ynu think we
20, time t. read n lot O wr!tin' in your
81" haud-wr3tin' that nobody can read
anyhow, and then go to work and ton
ami mUll to print II on our prlntln
press" ! guess We got Work enough
rr;n;in' what We wrote for our news
rapcr our own selves. My goodness,
FIorcnCc. I told you this isn't any
child's play"
Florence appeared 20 be somewhat
haf filed. We'll" she said. We'll. you
hotter put this poem IN your ole news
paper II YOU want 10 have anyhow one
thing in it that won't make everybody
sick tina reads IT,.
Il won't do it," Herbert saic. more
than firmly.
"What YOU take us for?" his partner
added couvinCingly.
"NlI right, then" Florence responded,
with apparent dcCisivcnCss. III 20
and tell. Uncle Joseph and he'll take
this ~pr.nting-prcss back"
Me will not take it back. I already
did tell him how you kept pokin' around,
tryin' TO run everything, and we just
worried our LIES tryin' TO keep you
away. He said he bet II was Il hard
Job: that's what Uncle Joseph said. SO
go on tell him anything you want to.
You don't get your ole poem in our
newspaper"
Not If she lived to be two hundred
years old" Henry Rootcr added. Then
n. had an afterthought. Not unless
she pays for it,"
How do you mean?" Herbert asked,
puzzled.
l]Ionry's brow had become corrugated
with no little professional impressive
ness. You know what We were talkin'
about this morning. ne said. How
the right way to run our newspaper,
We ought tn have some advertisements
in it and everything. We'll. we ant
money. don't we? We could put this
pucm IN our newspaper like an advcr-
tiscmcnt: that is. If Florence has got
any money, WI could"
herbert rowned "lr her ore poem
isn't too long. l guess we could. Here,
lets see II, Florence" And, taking the
sheet of paper in his hand. he studied
the dimensions. of the poem. though
without pa!nlng himself to read it.
"Wcll, | guess. maybe we can do it,
III t-NA' w. -"
charge her"
TN, uu.s,jon plungcd Henry Rooter
into n state of calculation. while Flo
renee observed him with yelled anxiety;
hut after "A time he looked up. his brow
showing continued strain do you
keep a bank. FIorcnCe-fOr niCKie, and
dimes and maybe quarters. you know"
he inquired.
1t was hcr cousin who impu!siycly
rcpl!cd for her. NO. She don't" he
Ca.
~ ,
N'' S"', W. !,"rS
Ola. F'"tthce add'" Sharply 'housn
with dignity. Do you still make mud
pies IN your back yard, pray"
"Now. see here" Henry objected
TRY and BE- a lady anyway for a few
how much We ROT to charge you fer
your OIL. r1eIn. don't T."
"Wrli ih.n" Florence returned won
halter ask mn. s0mcp'm about thar had.
4" ioI,., , u r .Lu.
WY S""t H,"t! ltuotGi' "aNe
you got any monty 1T nome
NJ ! maven l. .,
uaN" YOU S"t an! none! win YOU
"S, l have.
How much is IT,"
Il won't tell. you
Henry lrowncd. Il que VIC ought 70
H'"ht nv IhS "''HI '" ''i4hIS III d
half" lie said, turning 10 his partner.
Herbert felt detcrential; 1t seemed to
him that II" had formed 4 business as
s"c!atI"n with II genius and for II mo-
mont h" vas dd&3l"d: then he remember
ed FI"rcnc"'s financial capacities al
ways well known 10 Ann and he looked
depressed. Florence herself looked in
dignani
"Two dollars and a half she cried.
why / could buy this whole place for
two dollars and a half printing press.
railing, and all-ycs. md you thrown IN,
Mister Henry RcOtcr."
seq here. Florence" Henry said earn.
cvtly. haven't You cot two dollars and