, 1922-01-21

ence AZ the Newspaper building would
precede Florcnce's, because these ex-
plantations required both delI6cntion
and tact. and he was convinced that
II would b almost impossible to make
them at all II Florence got there 1rst-
He understood that he was unfor-
tunatsly within her power; and he
saw that II would be dangerous 10
place In operation for her exclusion
from the building this new mechanism
e~ntrived with such hopeful care. and
At q cost Of two dollars and twenty
nve cents. or nine annual subscrip-
tons TO the Oriole q OF a present
total of ~thirfy-two- What he wished
Henry TO believe was that for some
good reason. which Herbert had NOT
yet been able TO invent. Il would be
better to show Florence a little POI
iiteness- he had n desperate hope
that he might nnd some diplomatic
way to prevail on Henry 10 be as sub
serrient to Florence A. h had
seemed to demand. and he wns deter
mined to touch any extremity Of I'M
veracity rather than permit the de-
tails Of his answer IN truth" to come
TO his partners knowledge. Henry
Rooter was not wailie Torbin; but I'm
possession Of material such as his
he could easily make himself intoier-
able. Here was n strange human
thing. strange yet common to most
minds broodIng In fear OF publicity.
We seldom realize that the people
whose dcrision vi sear may have been
as ~imprudent as we have been
Therefore. It WA In n iurried State
Of mind that Herbert waited; and
when his friend appeared. over the
fence. his perturbation was not de-
creased. Ee even i.t.ct to notice the
unusual gravity OF Henry's manner.
Hello. Henry; I thought I wouldn't
start in work TIL you got here. I didn't
want 70 haf to come all the way
downstairs again to open the door
and hist n good olo plank up
again"
Il see.- said Henry rianrins nor
vorsiy at their good ole plank. "weil,
1 guess Florenee'1 never get In this
good ole door-that Is, II we don't
let hen or something"
This inal clause would have sur
prised Herbert II he had been lees pre-
occupied with his troubles. "You bet
she won't.", he said mechanically.
-She couldn't ever get In here again
II the family didn't go interfering
around and give me the dickens and
everything. because they think-they
say they do. anyhow-they say they
think-they think"
He paused. Disgusting a little choke
as a cough OF scorn for the family's
thinking.
"wha, did you say your family
thinkT' Henry asked absentiy.
"weli. they say we ought to let her
hnve a share in our newspaper"
Again he paused. afraid to continue
lest his hypocrisy appear SO barefaced
as to lead toward suspicion n dis,
eovery. swell. maybe we ought" he
said, his eyes guilty upon his toe.
which slowly scuffed the ground. II
don't say we ought. and l don't say
we oughtn't."
he expected at least a burst Of out
ragged protest from his partner. who.
On the contrary. pleasantly ~nstonished
| him. well. that's the way l look nj
IT." Henry said II don't say we ought.
and 1 don't say we oughtn't."
And he. likewise. stared at the toe
Of his wi right shoe. which was also
scufing the ground. Herbert felt a
little better; this subdivision Of his
difficulties seemed to be working out
with surprising ease.
81 don't say we viii and I don't
say we won't" Henry added. THAT'S
the way | look at 1t. My father and
mother are always talkin' TO me; how
I got to be polite and everything. and
| guess maybe It's time I began to
pay some 'tention to what they say.
You don't have your father and moth
err for always. you know. Herbert"
Herbert's mood at once chimed with
this unprecedented nlinl melancholy.
mo. you don't. Henry. That's what
| often think about, myself. No. sir,
L fellow doesn't have his father and
mother to advise him our whole life.
and you ought to do q good deal what
they a while they're still alive"
That's what I say" Henry agreed
gloomily; and then, without any al.
teration of his tone or OF the detected
thoughtfulnass of his attitude. he
changed the subject I n a way that
painfully startled his companion.
Have yor seen wallie Torbin today.
Herberts"
Awhatf-
.Have you seen waris rorbin to.
day7~
Herbert swallowed why. what
makes-wnat makes you ask me that.
Henry7" he asked.
@oh, nothin'.r Henry still kept his
eyes upon his gioomily scuffing toe.
Il just wondered, because I didn't
happen to see him In school this after.
noon when / happenst to look In the
door Of the Eight-A then II was open.
I. didn't want to know on account Of
anything particular. I Just happened
to say that because I dent have any
thing else to think about just then. so
I Just happened to think about him,
| the way Won do When Won haven't rot