, 1922-01-07

/ Of deathly powerful Queen OF toetrys
| the pastures assumed By the ngrres OF
MessrA Atwater and hooter Iboth
In an extremity q TnEs) were miser~
ably suppIinnt. So she soothed her
self . nttie-but not long. Herbert In
the next pew IN church. and Henry In
the next beyond that. were perfect
| compositions In smugnesA They were
| cold, contentod. a~ristocrntic; and had
an i~mperturbaoie understanding be
tween themseives-q1ite p~erceptlble
10 the sensitive Forence-that h
WIS a nuisance now capably disposed
Of by their beautiful discovery OF Say
not soiv E1orence's feelings were ur-
becoming to the place and occasion
But At O'Clock tina afternoon
she ~ nssuagec Into a milder con-
dltson , the arrival. according to an
agreement inside In Sunday schooa, OF
the popular Miss Patty Fairchild-
Patty was thirteen and a half; an
exquisite person with g~old-dusted
hair, eyes OF perfect blue, nj an al
turing air of sweet self-eonsciousness-
Henry Rooter and Herbert nlings-
worth Stwater. Jr- out gathering
news. saw her entering Florenee's
gate, and Immediately forgot that
they were reporters They become ST.
lent I'M gradually moved toward the
house OF their newspapers sole
poetesA-
Florence and Patty occupied them
selves indoors for nalf an hour; then
went out into the yard to study a
mole's tunnel that had interested Flor
ence recently. They followed It across
the lawn at the south side OF the
house. discussing the habits OF moles
and othnr ssste-s of zoology; and
finally lost the track near the fence.
which was here the back fence
higher thar their heads Patty looked
through a knothoie to see II tho tun-
mel was visible In the e yard. but
without reporting upon Tar observn-
tons she turned. AZ II careiessiy. and
leaned back against the fence, cover
ing the knothole.
"F1orence." she said. In 4 tone soft
CT int ioveiier fhnn she had been
using heretofore FLORENCE, do you
know what I think7-
NC. Could o see any more trucks
over thereT'
@Florcnce,r said Pntty-rT was Just
going to tell you someth.ag-only may
be I better not"
-why notf" Florence inquired. SO
on and tell me-"
-No." said Patty. gently. you
might think It was silly"
mo, I WON'T
yes, you might
Il promise I won't"
swell. then-oh, Florence, I'm sure
you'n think It's sillyr"
at promised I wouldn't
~well| don't think I better say
It"
go cn.- Florence urged. -Pntty.
you got to-"
swell. then. II / got to-" said Patty.
What I was going to say. Florence :
, Don't you think your cousin Herbert
and Henry Rooter have got the incest
eyes OF any boy In town"
, 'Hwho7' Florence was staggered.
I II do" Patty said in her charming
voice. 81 think Herbert and H~enry've
| got the incest eyes of n boy in
town"
-You DOR Florence cried incred.
ulousiy.
"Yes. / really do. Florence. I mink
Herbert Atwnter and Henry Rooter
have gof just the incest eyes OF any
boy in town."
swell. I never heard anything like
this beforei" Florence declared.
But don't yen think they've got the
incest eyes Of any boy In town. Pat
ty insisted. appealingly.
8" think" said Florence. arne:r
eyes are just horrablei"
.whatr'
-Herbert's eyes," continued Flor
ence ardently. "are the very worst
looktn' ole HQuinty eyes I ever saw.
mi that nasty little Henry RIOTERS
eyes,
But Patty suddenly became hdgety
she hurried away from the fence.
Come over here. Florence" she said.
Lets go over 10 the other side OF
the yard and talk"
And It was time for her to take
some such action II she wished to
show any tact Messrs. Atwater and
Rooter. seated quietly together upon
a box OF the other side Of the fence
Though with their backs to the knot
hole) were beginning to show sigma of
inward disturbance. Already flushed
with unexpected inefabilities. their
compilations had grown even pinker
upon Tlorence's open-hearted express
sions Of opinion. Slowly they turned
their heads to look sternly ct the
fence. upon the other side OF which
stood the maligner Of their eyes. Not
that they cared what that ole girl
~
lowed to go around talking like this
and perhaps prejudicing everybody
that had a word to say for them
Come m rel here, Florence"
called Patty huskily, from the other
side Of the yard Lets talk over
here"