Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-02-02
PART l-continusd.

PART Continued.
For, by the time these explanations
ESQ to call them) took place, Florence
was indeed maxim a fuss. Her emo
lions, at first, had been happily stimu-
lated at sight Of "By Florence At
water" 4 singular tenderness had
risen in her-A tremulous sense as of
something almost sacred coming at
last into its own; and she had hurried
to distribute, gratis, among relatives
and friends. several copies Of the ORR
ole.5 paying for them, too (though not
without injurious argument) at the
rate of two cents a copy. But upon
returning to her own home, she be-
came calm enough (for moment or
SOY to look over the poem with at
tention to details. She returned has
tily to the newspaper building, but
would have been wiser to remain
away, since all subscribers had re-
ceived their copies by the time she got
there; and under the circumstances
little reparation was practicable.
She ended her oration-or protested
to end it-by declaring that she would
never have another poem in their ole
vile newspaper as long as she lived.
You're right about that" Henry
Rooter agreed heartily. 1--WE wouldn't
let another one In It. Not for nifty,
dollars! Just look at all the trouble
we took moiljng and toiling to get
your ole poem printed as nice as we
could, SO 1t wouldn't ruin our .newspa-
per, and then you comm over here
and goin' on this way, and all this and
that; why. I wouldn't 60 through it
again for a hundred dollars. We're
maxim good money anyhow, with our
newspaper, Florence Atwater. You
needn't think we depend on you for
our living r. sss I .5;.. q .s55s ~ !
:.That's So" his partner declared.
-'We knew you wouldn't be satisfied
anyway, Florence. Didn't we, Henry3p
II should say we didl"
Yes, sir!" said Herbert. Fright
when we were havin' the worst time
tryin' to print 1t and make out some
o the words, I said right then, we
were just throwing away our time. I
said, What's the use7 That ole girls
bound to raise Cain anyhow, SO what's
the use. wastin' a whole lot Of our
good time and brains like this, Just to
suit her? Whatever we do, she's GER
tain to come over here and insult u.s..
Isn't that what I said, Henry r. E@
Eyes, it Is; and said then you
were right, and you are right r.
'Cert'nly ! ann said Herbert.
Didn't I tell You she'd be Just the
way some Of the family say she isl
I A good many Of 'em say she'd find
fault with the undertaken at her own
funeral. That's just exactly. what. I
said g. 4: gs. IS.
..Oh, you did r Florence burlesqueti
. polite interest. "How virry consld-
crate Of youl Then, perhaps youIl
try to be q gent eman enough for
one: simple moment to allow me to tell
you my last remarks on this subject.
I've said enough . s n d :.
"Oh. have your Herbert interrupt
ed with violent sarcasm. .sOh. no L
Say not sol Florence. say not soi'5
4 AZ this, Henry Rooter loudly shout
ed with applausive 3hilarity; ) where
upon Herbert, rather surprised At his
own effectiveness, naturally repeated
his mot. "A 55s 3s,l, " Il
''say not 90, Florence Say not
sol Say not sol'' 81. IS
'I1l tell you one thing 4" Ills lady
cousin cried, thoroughly infuriated,
[ II wish to make Just one last simple
remark that would care: to SOIL my
self with In your respects, Mister Her
bert nlingsworth Atwater and Mister
Henry Rosterls .ss.g * =. 81 Il.
"oh, ~ not 20, Florence r. they
both entreated. .say not soi Say
not 80 r. 81: 4; :5s
"Tll Just simply state the simple
truth. Florence announced. EN- the
\ drst place you're goin' to live to see
\ the day when you'll come and beg me
on your bented knees to have me put
poems or anything II want to. on your
ole newspaper, but TIL Just laugh 1t
Syoul Indeed !. m say so you
come begin arouAd me, DO Syyoul IA.
hal TIL say-IS guess it's d little too
late for that WhySI wouldn. a
Oh, ~ not 20. Floreaee q Say not
Is is 8
5s Is !. Ne allow you to hays ono pf my
I poems M nay. Much less than thatl.
( III says sbeeauDe even Il I was wear.
Ing the oldest SHOES : got a the world
~ wouldn't taks ths troubla t. 3 s}'sssl