The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-29

take quite a lot o. time and trouble
with the rest of the paper, because |
had to write every single word of it, or
else let Henry and Herbert try to,
and course they'd just Of ruined 1t.
Or. it isn't SO much to talk about
do things that way"
Like so many other young unearthed
rehearsals, this one was never to be
played for an audience. Adults are I'M
dependable. Thirteen attempts to ex-
ercise a great philanthropy, and every
grown person in sight. with the pos
sible exception of Great-uncle Joseph,
goes into wholly unanticipated fits of
horror. Cause and effect have no re-
lation Fate operates without reason
able sequence-like a monkey.
And while Florence, thus pensively
disturbed, sat beside fat Uncle Joseph
during their long, long drive, relatives
of hers were indeed going into fits; at
least. so Florence would have de-
scribed their gestures and %incoheren-
= VI @ti' litO SutAl
= enlful scene did the luckless Herbert
walk when driven home. after the
movies, by thoughts Of food. ct sbout
six that evening. Henry Rooter had
strongly advised him against return
ing.
1t may reasonably be felt that 1t
required no particular gift of prophecy
to hazard the prediction that iii all
probability a most unpleasant form or
inquisition awaited Herbert on his re-
turn to his home. And Henry ROoter
had the wisdom (and experienced of
thirteen.
you better not" he said, wisely.
Honest, you better not, Herbert!
well, we got apple dumplings for
dinner" Herbert said, his tone show
ELIZA told me this morning we were
goin' to have 'em. l kind of hate to
CO., but | guess | better, Henry"
"You won't see any apple dump
lings,' Henry predicted.
"Well, l believe l better try it,
Henry"
You better come home with me.
My father and mother'n be perfectly
willing to have you"
Il know that said Herbert. "But
1 guess | better go home and try it,
anyhow, Henry. l didn't have any
thing to do with what's in the Oriole.
It's every last word ole Florence's do
ing. | haven't got any more right to
be picked on for that thai a child"
'Yes,' Henry admitted. But if you
go and tell 'em so, | bet she'd get even
with YOU some way that would prob
ably get ne in trouble, too, before we
got through with the job. | wouldn't
tell 'em if | was you, HERBERT"
well, | wasn't intending to-" Her.
bert responded gloomily, and the
thought of each, unknown to the other,
was the same, consisting of a symbolic
likeness of Wallie Torbin at his
worst. 81 ought to tell on Florence;,
by rights l ought" said Herbert but
I've decided l won't. There's no tellin'
what she wouldn't do. Not that she
Jul w = iitD " ihST ~
Nor me, either" his friend inter-
posed hurriedly. 81 don't worry about
anything Ike that. Still, if l was YOU
/ wouldn't tell. She's only IA girl, we.
got TO remember
YES" said Herbert. THAT'S the
way l look at it, Henry and the way
look at it is just simply this: long
as she's a girl, why. simply let her go.
You can't tell what she'd do, and $
what's the use TO go and tell Oh II
That's the way l look at it," Henry
agreed. "lWhat's. the use? If | was
n your place, I'd act just the same
way you do"
well" said Herbert, 81 guess 1
go on home, Henry. It's a
rood while after dark"
You're maxim a big mistake"
Henry RoOter called after him.. you
Won't see any apple dumplings, l bet
hundred dollars! You better come.
IN home with me-"
And Herbert no more than half
opened his front dOor before he per-
eived that his friends advice had
'een excellent. So clearly Herbert
'erceived this, that he impulsively de-
ided not to open the door any far
her, but ON the contrary to close it,
retire; and he would have done
had not his mother reached forth
detained him. She was, In fact
lst inside that door, in the hall with
ne of his great-aunts, one Of his
UNITS, two aunts-by-marriage, and an
lderly unmarried cousin, who were
IL just on the point of leaving. How
yer, they changed their minds and
ecided to remain, now that Herbert
as among them,