Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-01-26
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Noble looked puzzled. surprising
to see meY" he said vaguely. II
haven't been away anywhere in par
ticular, Florence" Then, at a thought,
he frightened hopefully, "I'm glad to
see you, Florence. Do you know IL
any Of your family or relatives have
. heard when your Aunt Julia Is coming
homer 4. Il. b
"Aunt Julia? Why, she's, out Of
town." said Florence. "She's visiting
different people she used to know
when she was away at school,"
"Yes / know" Mr.. Dill returned.
"'She's been gone six weeks"
'Oh, i don't believe it's that long,"
Florence said, casually; then with
more earnestness: "Mr. Dill, / was
goin' to ask you somep'm It's kind Of
a funny question for me to ask, but =
Yes. she has," Noble. interrupted,
though not sensible that his remark
was an interruption, for he had been
unaware Of Florence's voice in action
after the word ''long." sob, yes, she
has" he said. ut was six weeks, day
before-yesterday afternoon. saw
your father downtown this morning,
and he said he didn't know that any Of
the family had heard just when she
was coming home. rs I thought maybe
some Of your relatives had a letter
from her by this afternoons mail,
maybe
Il guess not" said Florence. .'Mr.
Dill, there was question thought
I'd ask you-it's kind Of funny ques-
ton for me to- s5.
Are you sure nobody's heard from
your Aunt Julia today7" Noble in
sisted.
Il guess they haven't. Mr.. Dill, 1
was goin' to ask you" 81
It's strange" he murmured. II
don't see how people can enjoy visits
that long. I should think they'd get
anxious about what might happen at
home" 3,ssss,ss {.
s"Oh. grandpa's all right; hessays he
kind Of likes to have the house nice
and quite to himself; and anyway
Aunt Julia enjoys visiting" Florence
assured him; "Aunt Fanny saw a
newspaper from one Of the places
where Aunt Julia's visiting her school
roommate, thatshad her picture in it
and called her the famous Northern
Beauty it was down South some
where. Well, Mr.. Dill, was just say
in, ! believed I'd ask you
But sectional rancor seemed to af-
feet the young man all at once. "Oh,
yes. i I heard about that" he said.
.'Your Aunt Fanny lent my mother the
newspaper. Those people in that part
OF the country-well--'' He paused,
remembering that 1t was only Florence
he addressed; and he withheld from
ntterance his opinion that the Civil
war ought to be fought all over again.
<.Your father said your grandfather
hadn't heard from her for several days,
and even then she hadn't said when
she was coming home =
mo, ] expect she didn't" said Flor
ence. Mr.. Dill, I was goin' to ask
you somep'n-it's kind Of a queer kind
Of question for me to ask, / guess"
she. paused. However. he did not inter-
rupt her, seeming preoccupied /, with
gloom; whereupon Florence permitted
herself deprecatorys laugh and, CON
stinued: .It might be you'd answer yes,
/ or It might be you'd answer no; sbnt
anyway was goin' to ask yon-its
kind Of funny question forsme to ash,
IiRxpect-but do you like poetry7''
''Whatl'' Il Ga al
"Well az things have turned out.
lately guess It's kind OF d funny
question. Mr.. DIN !; but do you like
poetry?'' 4.
Mobiles expression took on q cold
mess; for the word brought To- his
anind a thought Of Newland Saunders.
This was "a poet Of Mobiles age, who
wrote verses 70 Julia that too-l lovely
absent aunt Of Florence's. 'sDo IKE
poetry !" said Noble. '.No, i don't a,
Florenas was nomentarily discour-
aged but q her age people usually.
possess an inyalpabi faculty. which
they lose later 81 life; and 1t issl pity
they do lose Il. At$ thirtee en- especial
+ ~ the earlier months of thirteen
they are still able ~ set ) aside and
dismiss from their mind almost my
facts no matter how audibly those
facts have asked for recosniti Ion. Chill
Aren superbly allow themselves tp be-
come deaf, 30 TO SPEAK, - sund esirabaa
I circumstances; most frequently d3
course. to unde sirable circuma i
81 way q larantal dirsctis II