The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-01
PART il-continued.

As h grew older, his insatiate Gu
hseity enabled him to expose unnum-
befed weaknesses, indiscretions and
Dodal nisfortunes on the part Of &C.
lualntahces and schoolmates; and to
every exposure his noise and energy
gave hideOus publicity; the more
bis victim sought privacy the more
persistently he was sought out by
Wallie, vociferous and attended by
hilarious spectators. But above all
other things, what most stimulated
the demoniac boy to prodigies OF sat
Ire was any tender episode or symp-
tom connected with the dawn of love.
Florence herself had suffered excru-
clatlIgly at intervals throughout her
eleventh spring, because Wallie dis
covered that George Beck sent her a
valentine; and the humorist's many,
many squealings Of that valentines
anecf'Onate quatrain finally left Der
unable to decide which she hated the
more, Wallle or George. That was
ne worst Of Wallie: he never "let
up; and In Florence's circle there
was no more SOLDERING threat than.
III tell Wallie Torbin!" AS for
nenry Rooter and Herbert nlings-
worm Atwater, Jr., they would as soon
nave had a head-hunter on their trail
Is wallle Torbin with anything In his
aands that could incriminate them
u an Implication Of love-or an ac
encouragement Of their own beauty.
Inc fabric Of civilized life IL inter.
so'en with blackmaIl; even some of
~ MODEST people do favors for other
s 49, VINO are depended upon not to
NJ W. somebody something that the no
S Sss' people have done. Blackmau is
y INTO US all. and our nurses teach
~. ~ u'0re blackmail by threatening to
~. eur parents, II we won't do this
"a -. snat-and our parents threaten
h.. ~" me doctor-and 80 we learn
, ..n. Is part Of the daily life of
> -. .uI'o; .displeased. his first resort to
S,.. "'S way with other children is a
e-ne 10 "tel"; but by-and-by his
a. ''ence discovers the mutual beoe.
M.. nonor among blackmailers.
ucss. e. at eight 1t is no longer the
ANA :" threaten to tell the teacher;
,ns . : nttie later. threatening to tell
hin. a ~ at all Is considered some
to.,c. breakdown in morals. No
,nA',s' the code Is more liable to
r.s' s'on BY people Of the physically
cnrs se1' for the very reason, of
DE- :, 'nat their inferiority Of mus
y W." ~ frequently compels such a sin.
d, r. are to have their way. But
lemn.'a ence there was now NO such
n o,H,.u Looking toward the de-
p,, s" , .. Atwater L Rooter. an ex-
" ~Ts W. oefore adults Of the results
Of n. would have been an effect
sAat slekliest pal!sr compared TO
cre,,, "'eht be accomplished by
forA. 'e VI the catastrophe Wallie
sr r,o 10 ~. II was a grsa, Sunday
"a. ho oc On Sunday evening II
ID. h orr privileged custom to 20 to
'es.n muse :. Of her fat, old great.uncle.
selocs ' A :, and remain until nine
|rncl. ~ chatty companisnsh,n nth
IN. 40 Joseph and Aunt carrie. his
s,r, j., .n :, few other relatives who
Ia sund. s "ao't Of dropping in there
|Anoos '%o'y evenings. In summer
proviI'.uSe. and cake were frequently
|ieunS . %; In the autumn, one s,,;,
|Hssr VA, .a.e' and perhaps a pitcher o.
c.t ..w cider; apples were a,x,vs
n. .0e esen'ns was glorious; there
s.no ,pNes and cider and c,t. .nd
(arr, o,. pper'ecny cracked md "" a
k,rr,""rr 'n,he'r,ea hox Of " "onar /"
guy these being the circum a