The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-22


habit OF wearing Il may some day tind
that his lower lip has become perma-
nently projected beyond the upper so
that he can't get 1t back. and must go
life looking like the King OF
Spain. This was 10 be the Cu,minat"n
OF Florence Atwater's still plastic pro-
file. as foretold by her mother, II Flor
ence didn't change her way OF
thinking; and upon F.orence's oo-
Deriving drcamly tina; the k'nE
>f Spain was an awCly handsome man.
frs. Atwater retortrd: But not Tor i
bril-" She meant. OF course. that SiT.
rho looked too much Ike IN" k.nS "t
pain would not be handsome. ana h'V
hughter understood without d;tti|u!I!
eYertheleSS. with AN air OF happy reLu-
tion, made the gratuitouS statement:
WHY he's my Very ldca.! Id marry
m Tomorrow"
Mrs. Atwater paused in her darninS'
tting the stocking drop in her work
sket Not at barely -, would you
said. 1T seems 70 me you're Just I
AIDE too young 10 be marrying man
hos already got 4 wife and several
ildren. Where are YOU picking UP
NJ 'rd-marry-h!m-to- tomorrow. For
ce?"
ItOh, hear that everywh"-c.' return
the damsel lightly. "t:Ncrybody says
hnEs like that. l heard Au3t Julia say
I heard Kitty Silver say IL.
About the King Of Srain" Mrs AZ
tier inquired.
IT don't know who they were S"H'
about" said Florence, bat thry were
wing IT, don't mean they were say
II together / heard one say II one
mo
ne think Kitty Silver WAS saying
about some coiorcd man. She prop
~ wouldn't want TO marry any white
an. at least don't expect she would.
1e's been married 10 q couple OF color
men. anyhow; and she WAS married
rice 10 one OF en-. and the other one
ad IN between. Anyhow. that's what
"a told me. She weighed over 200
KINDS the first time she was married.
IA she weighed over 2T0 the last time
- VAS married TO the first one over
ain hut she says she don't know how
,ch she weighed when she was mar
"a 10 the one In between. she says
never got weighed al the time she
q married to that one. Did Kitty Sill
ever tell you that mammal
ayes often" Mrs. Atw2tcr replied. =
NJ think lt's very entertaining; ana
At not what We were talking about l
8 trying to tell you-
ST know" Florence interrupted. lou
Id I'd get my face sos my underhp
nuldn't go back where II ought 10 II |
dn't Quit turning up my nose at people
think are beneath contempt. | guess
a hest thing would be just to feel tnat
axswithout letting on by my face. and
en- there wouldn't be any danger.
">:o" said Mrs Atwater. That's nor
What I meant. You mustn't let your
SseIrars get their nose turned up. OF
their underlip out. either. because teet-
ings can grow warped just rs well as
But her remarks had already caused
her daughter to follow tran or thouEat
somewhat divergent from the main r"ad
along which the mother teeoly struggled
TO progress. Mamma. said tIorehSe
brightly, do you blieve IT'S true II =
person swallows an apple seed or It
lemon seed or 4 watermelon seed. TT IN
stance. do you think they'd have a tree
grow up inside Of EN-" Henry k0oteE
said II would. yesterday"
MS Atyater looked = little anxious.
"ptd YOU swallow some sort OF seed:
she asked.
.sIt Was only some grape seeds. ma =
ma. and you needn't think l got 10 take
A nvthinr for Il. because I've swallowed
a million, ! guess. in my time. and -
'SIn your time?' hc- mother repeated.
seemingly mysttied. ..
Eyes and so have you and papa.
Florence went on. I've seen You wn"''
YOU Ate grapes. Henry said makoe not.
shout grapes. because | told him all
what I've just been telling YOU mann
ma. how I must OF swallowed miiIlon'
In nv time. and he said grape seeds
weren't big enough 70 get n good holt.
but he said 10 was I" swallow an
ample seed tree would start up. and In
a wear or two. maybe. it would grow up
so't couldn't get my mouth shut on
account the branches and leaves.
Nonsense"
.fJenry said another boy told him.
hut he said you could ask anybody and
they'd tell YOU u was true. Henry said
mis- bow that told him's uncle died or IL
whcn he was eleven years old. and TINS
hoy knew = grown woman that was
pretty sick from II right now. l expect
Henry wasn't telling such - falSehood
ahout Il, mamma. but probably this boy
did. because didn't believe Il tor u
minute. Henry RoOtcr says he never
told a lie yet. in his lf", mamma. ana
he wasn't going TO begin now. She
paused for 4 moment. then added
thouchtfully: II don't believe word
ne says
she continued 70 mediate disapprov-
inxly upon Henry Rooter. old thing
she murmcrcd gloumily. for she had
indeed known moments OF appreh"n-
sion concerning the grape seeds. Moth
bpt an old thinG-what he is she re-
heated inaud!bly.
FLORENCE" said Mrs. .Ntwat"~. don;
YOU want 20 slip over 10 Grandp2's and
AK Aunt Julia II she has number
three darnlng needle? And don't for
get not 20 look supcrCiltous when YOU
meet people on the way. Even your
grandfather has been noticing Il. and
wak the one that spoke OF il TO me
Do2t' forget"
sYesm." And Florence went out OF
tho house some what mnod!ly. Atter-
noon Sunshine and the sight % the
shadys.street restored her. however: ana
she opened IN" picket gate and stepped
forth upon the sidewalk with :, clli
renewal OF her chosen manner toward
tho public. though just at that mo-
rnert ne public was in sight. Miss At
waters undcrlip resumed the position
for which her mother had predicted that
regal though Spanish fiXity. and H.,
eyebrows and nose were AL three PER.
ceptihly elevated At the same time hrl
eyeilds were half lowered. and the cor
ners Of her mouth somewhat de"pened
facial maneuve-s which added veil
ed mirth 70 the supCrciltousneSS al
ready ACCOMPLISHED 40 that this well
dressed child strolled down the shady
sidewalk wearing an expression not
merely OF hIgh-bred contempt but also
mystcriously derisory. 1t was an eN
preston. which should have put n Pc
destrian (no matter Of what fanclet
statusl in mis- place. and u seems ;
pity that the long street before her ap
pearcd TO be empty OF all human life
No one even so much as glanced from
a window OF any OF the comforta biz
houses set back at the end of theil