Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-01-19
Florence gave up. "what differ.
ence would that make. Mister Taddle.

O4SO WOuAu luuI luu0Oe UAlBlSE 1.uNuA0s
tale7" she inquired mockingly. II
wouldn't be here when she came,
would II I'll thank you to notice
there's some value to my time, myself {:
and I'll just politely ask you to ex.
cuse me, pray!" e@
With proud air, she crushingly
departed; and returned to her own
home far from dissatisfied with what
she had accomplished. Moreover, she
began to expand with the realization
Of q new Importance; and she was
gratifled with the effect upon her
parents, at dinner that evening, when
she Informed them that she had writ
ten poem which was to be pub
lished in the prospective first number
Of the North End Daily Oriole.
"Written poem?" said her father.
"Well. I declare! Why, that's remark
able, Florence!"
"l'm glad the, boys were nice about
It," said her mother. II should have
feared they couldn't appreciate IT.,
after being so cross to you about let
ting you have anything to do with the
printing press. They must have
thought 1t was very good poem"
"Where is the poem, Florence?" Mr..
Atwater asked. Lets read 1t and
see what our little girl can do"
Unfortunately Florence had not a
copy, and when she informed her ia
ther of this fact, he professed himself
greatly disappointed as well as
anxious for the first appearance Of the
Oriole, that he might felicitate him
self upon the evidence of his daugh-
ter's heretofore unsupported talent.
Florence was herself anxious for the
newspapers debut, and she made her
anxiety so clear to Atwater & Root
er, Owners & Propreitors," every
afternoon after school, during the fol-
lowing week, that by Thursday fur
Their argument and repartee on their
part were felt to be indeed futile and
in order to have a little peace around
there they carried her downstairs. At
least they defined their action as
carrying" and, having deposited her
in the yard, they were obliged to
stand guard at the doors. which they
closed and contrived to hold against
her until her strength was worn out
for that day.
Florence consoled herself. During
the week she dropped in on all the
members of ''the family"-her grand
father, uncles and aunts and cousins,
her great-uncles-and in each instance,
after no protracted. formal prelim-
inaries, lightly remarked that she
wrote poetry now; her first to appear
In the forthcoming Oriole. And when
Great-Aunt Carrie said,, "Why, Flor:
ence, you're wonderful couldn't
write poem to save my life. I never
could see how they do it." Florence
laughed, made a deprecatory little side
motion with her head, and responded:
''Why, Aunt Carrie, that's nothingl It
Just kind Of comes to you"
This also served as her explanation
when some Of her school friends ex-
pressed their admiration, after being
told the news In confidence; though to
lgc0t teachers she said, smiling ruefully,
81 N Iii remembrance Of midnight oil.
-, 49, :. I !, take work, Of Counsel"
aF'When opportunity offered, upon the
lo,reet, she Joined people she knew
~ nd even rather distant acquaint-
!, ances-and walked with them little
way, and with unaffected directness
led conversation to the subject Of
gnp,A:.s including her own contribution
jIYa Mart. Altogether, II Florence
AS - In fair way to become a
goetia ealebrity 1t was not her own
Sea- bv entirely that Of the North
R.nd ia Oriole, which was to make
Its aE,pssr ,nce on Saturday, but failed
IN ca SC. n account Of too much en-
-hpaiass: ~ the part Of Atwater &
HrHser III manipulating the printing
- es7. 1t coke, had to be repaired;
ari5l j'losaF co, her nerves upset by the
aetidene. Aatnanded her money back.
IHts wns ossible, and the postpone
nan1 .ttnea to be an episode; more
va" L gave time to let more people
srov cT $40 trsat that was coming.
&maug tHss. was Noble Dill, Flor
aace's ldea' nth the Friday follow.
ing Fec aisappc ntment she had found
nv onpawnnas y 10 acquaint this being
vi il ,the mass; aud but for an encoun-
g. 2Mtly Gna 70 chance, he might
Appt 1--we heard II 1t. Mr.. Dill was
Gtrgents-two, ,iit ; at was his only per-
< apt3blo distiacti n. He was kind,
su8ualiE, ami uat al pleasant in appear
aace Or a'tr@i ut he had neither
beanty&aas t'H6 look Of power which
Is said. e. io&GIe s,omen from their
natural poige, t5e WIS the most every
day ronI,g man Ii III the town; and
Flolcnce's salect.p( of him to be her
Idea sill swaits z precise explana-
tion. Neser1h,assss, 1t had happened;
and d sentimental; enrichment Of color
in her cheeks was the result Of her
catching sight Of him, as she was on
the point Of opening and entering her
own front door that Friday afternoon
on her return from school. He was
passing the house, walking somewhat