Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-01-05

tilihh lndl very HiCet at Hct
age especially" Mrs. Atwater urged.
Don't you?
"Ye-es! Oh, yes! At least, 1 sup
pose so. Ah-you don't think-of
course she hasn't had anything at all
to do with this?"
well, l don't see how she could.
You know Aunt Fanny told us how
Herbert declared before them all, only
last Sunday night, that Florence
should never have one thing to do with
his printing-press, and said they
wouldn't even let her come near it."
Eyes, that's a fact. I'm glad Her
bert made it so clear that she can't be
implicated. l suppose the family are
all pretty well down on Uncle Jo-
seph?" q f s" .t9 tErf
''Uncle Joseph is being greatly
blamed" said Mrs. Atwater primly.
He really ought to have known better
than to. put such an instrument into
the hands of boy of that age. OF
course it simply encouraged him to
print all kinds of things. We none of
us think Uncle Joseph ever dreamed
that Herbert would publish anything
like this, and of course Uncle Joseph
says himself he never dreamed such Il
thing; he's said so time and time
again, all afternoon. But of course
he's greatly blamed.' J it,'~"
Il suppose there've been quite. a
good many of 'em over there blaming
him?" her husband inquired. .-.-
. "Yes-untiI he, telephoned to a
garage and hired a car and went for
a drive, He said he had plenty of
money With him and didn't know when
he'd he hack" -. T., ~ ..I,.,.
*sSerfes him right" said Mr.. Atwa-
ter Does anybody know where
Herbert is?" ...t1:ff,'@ g. ? A.,
Not YETI ,,.,.n@ =, $fs ...{.
wei - and he returned to arfor-
mer theme. 81 am glad We aren't i'm
plicoted Florence is right there with
you, is she?" f@ t.t.f
t"Yes," she said. "she'S5 right here,
reading. You aren't worried about
her, are ~, she added
f. S"Qh,t no; I'm sure it's all right. 1
only thought-", Z .-.....-.. ~ ,....r.
"OnIy thought whatT
We'll, it did strike me as curious"
said Mr. Atwater; Especially after
Aunt 'Fanny's telling us how Herbert
declared Florence could never have a
single thing to do with.h his paper
again st r:-..- z 4 o~Hi.$r>{}
, well g ,' t.k..s. h.. 49,. . 81.
We'll, hege's her poem right at the
top, Of it, aA1 a very friendly item
+ about her hisYrry mark Of last June.
It doesn't seem like Herbert to be so
complimentary IL F'lofence,, all of a
sudden, Just stretk mesasnrather Gu
rious; that's all.'...,,,. = ~:
."Whyy,yes,"~ said Mrs, ,Atwater at
does seem a little odd-when you
think Of it." 80 So. '>'""- l}s'|'> T..
+ '14aHt'"yon asked Florence if she
HAD anything to do With getting out
this weeks @riole?H =, +, As.4a.. e..
'.'""Whyv-no; it meyer occurred to me,
especially after what Aunt Fanny told
US said Mrs. Atwater. IN ask her
now, -,
But She was obliged to postpone the
intended question. Sesame and
Lilies" lay sweetIy in the. chair that
Florence had occupied, but Florence
herself had gone somewhere else
She had gone for Il long, long ram
BILE; and pedestrians who encountered
her, and took note of her expression,
were interested; and, as they went on
! their way, several of them interrupted
| the course of their medtations to say
to themselves that she was the most
Notwithstanding young girl they had
ever seen. There was a touch of visit
| fulneSs about her, too; as of one
whose benevolenCe must renOunce all
hope of comprehension and reward.
Florence, in fact had about reached
the conclusion that far from the likeli
| hood of her receiving praise for hel
thoughtful circulation. Of the news
concerning her aunt Julia, there was
a strong probability that dire results
wordy and otherwise, would ,ensue
Hence her, extreme thOughtfulness.
. Among those who observed her un
usual expression was a gentleman Of
great dimensions disposed in acloset
automobile that labdred through mud
rho!es in an unpaved outskM OFF the
town.. ?, He, raped upon the glass il
front Of him, TO- get the drivers atten
ton, and, a moment, later the cal
drew up beside Florence, as. she STOOD
in deep reverie at the Intersection OF
two roads. H..,t ~
I Uncle Joseph opened the door ant
took his cigar from his mouth. zee
in Florence" he said. "Tll take vol
for a ride" She started violently
whereupon he restored the cigar t.
his mouth, pulled upon it, breathin!
heavily the while, as was his wont
and added: I'm not going home. Tn
out for a nice long ride. Get in"
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