The Snowflake herald. [volume] (Snowflake, Ariz.) 1913-1969, 1922-03-24
PART CONTINUED.

voblo looked puzzled. Surprising
coo meY" he said vaguely. 81
s,rsn't been away anywhere in par
'.nIor Florence" Then, at a thought,
y brghtened hopefully, "Fm glad to
~ Won Florence. Do you know If
~ of YOUR family or relatives have
,.od when your Aunt Julia is coming
hme%
nAunt Julia7 Why, she's out OF
.,rnr said Florence. "She's visiting
szprent people she used to know
rbpp she was away at school"
rTes. | know" Mr.. Dill returned.
she's been gone six weeks"
DOb | don't believe it's that long"
F5rence said, casually; then with
mare earnestness: Mr.. Dill. l was
Uin' to ask you sOmep'm; it's kind of
funny question for me to ask, but"
sYes she has," Noble interrupted,
though not sensible that his remark
VAS an interruption, for he had been
msvare Of FlOrence's voice in action
after the word long" ooh, yes, she
has, he said. 1T was six weeks, day
before yesterday afternoon. / saw
pr father downtown this morning,
sHd he said he didn't know that any of
be family had heard just when she
vas coming home. l thought maybe
some of your relatives had a letter
from her by this afternoons mail,
maybe"
81 guess not" said Florence. mr..
Dll there was a question l thought
"a ask yOu-it's kind of a funny ques-
ton for me to"
Are you sure nObody's heard from
your Aunt Julia today?" Noble in
listed.
81 guess they haven't. Mr.. Dill, l
vas gOin' to ask you"
It's strange" he murmured. 81
DON'T see how people can enjoy visits
that long. l should think they'd get
anxious about what might happen at
hOme."
'Oh, grandpa's all right; he says he
kind Of likes to have the house nice
Id quite to himself; and anyway
Aunt Julia enjoys visiting" Florence
assured him; Aunt Fanny saw
leESpaper from one of the places
Were Aunt Julia'S visiting her school
nominate that had her picture in it
Nd called her the famous Northern
Eauty;' it was down South some
SleFe. Well, Mr. Dill, 1 was just say
U believed I'd ask YOU"
But sectional rancor seemed to af-
Ra the young man all at once. "Oh,
Isl heard about that" he said.
i0ur Aunt Fanny lent my mother the
%Epaper. Those people in that part
he cOuntry-well-" He paused,
IemOering that it was only Florence
addressed; and he withheld from
UeFance his opinion that the Civil
ssf ought to be fought all over again.
ivur father said your grandfather
lunt heard from her for several days,
slu even then she hadn't said when
Se vas coming home"
NO, expect she didn't" said Flor
'ue' Mr.. Dill, 1 was goin' to ask
w @mep'n-it'S kind of a queer kind
question for me to ask, / guess"
F paused. However, he did not inter-
W. ler, seeming preoccupied with
%0ul; WhereupOn Florence permitted
.S@t a deprecatOry laugh and con-
a4ueu' 1t might be you'd answer yes,
" might be you'd answer no; but
s4'say | was gOin' to ask you-it's
~ VI funny question for me to ask,
@snp p do you like poetry?"
well as things have turned out
"F l guess it's kind of a funny
','suon' Mr.. Dill; but do you like
SVOleS expression took on a cold
nS,' IOr the word brought to his
rf thought of Newland Saunders.
w., was poet of Mobiles age, who
N,' V verses to Julia-that toO-lovely,
ra o.ul aunt of Florence's. "Do like
N ny said Noble. mo, | don't"
,o.s "elce was momentarily discOur-
e0,s. out at her age people usually
h o~|% an invaluable faculty which
ass !OSe later in life; and it is a pity
h a 10 lose it. At thirteen-especial-
Ror earlier months of thirteen
dsn,'% are still able to set aside and
h+a ~ from their minds almost any
hrs no matter how audibly those
On nave asked for recognition. Chill
On, sSuperbly allow themselves to be-
d,N, ueaf' so to speak, to undesirable
,N,sa '''ahces; most frequently, OF
10 undesirable circumstance:
way Of parental direction: sc