The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-01-11


Il think that's very n..e. ii, no
age especially" Mrs. Atwater urged
Don't your
"Ye-es! Oh, yes! At least, sup
pose so. All-yOu don't think-o
course she hasn't had anything at 81
10 do with this?'
"Well, don't see how she could
You know Aunt Fanny told lis 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. Pm glad Her.
bert made 1t SO clear that she can't be
/ implicated. 1 suppose the family are
all pretty well down on Uncle Jo-
| seph?"
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 a boy Of that age. OF
course It simply encouraged him to
print all kinds Of things. We none Of
lis think Uncle Joseph ever dreamed
that Herbert would publish anything
like this, and of course Uncle Joseph
says himself he never dreamed such a
thing; he's said so time and time
again, all afternoon. But Of course
he's greatly blamed"
Il suppose there've been quite .
good many Of 'em over there blaming
him?" her husband inquired.
"Yes-until he telephoned to
garage and hired a car and went for
a drive. He said he had plenty ct
money with him and didn't know when
he'd be back"
SERVES him right" said Mr.. Atwa-
ter. Does anybody know where
Herbert isT
mot yet"
"Well-" and he returned to a fer
mer theme. II am glad we aren't i'm
plicated. Florence is right there with
you, is she?'
EYES," she said. "She's right here,
reading. You aren't worried about
her. are your" she added.
"Oh, no; I'm sure it's all right, I
only thought"
"Only thought whatr
swell, 1t did strike me as curious"
said Mr.. Atwater; Especially after
Aunt Fanny's telling us how Herbert
declared Florence could never have 4
single thing to do with his paper
again"
"Well"
swell, here's her poem right at tho
top Of 1t, and a very friendly item
about her history mark Of last June.
1t doesn't seem like Herbert to be 20
complimentary to Florence, all Of a
sudden. Just struck me as rather Gu
rious; that's ALL"
"Why. yes" said Mrs. Atwater, ut
does seem little odd-when YOU
think Of It,"
Have you asked Florence II she
had anything to do with getting out
his weeks OrioleT
"Why. no; 1t never occurred to me,
especially after what Aunt Fanny told
49," said Mrs. Atwater. "Ill ask hsr
low."
Z But she was obliged to postpone the
Intended question. Sesame and
Lilies" lay sweetly in the chair that
had occupied, but Florence
lerself had gone somewhere else.
She had gone for long, long ram
lie; and pedestrians who encountered
Ter, and took note Of her expression,
we're interested; and. as they went on
heir way, several of them interrupted
he course of their meditations to say
o themselves that she was the most
houghtful-loQking young girl they had
yer seen. There was touch Of visit
illness about her, too; as of one
'hose benevolence must renOunce all
ope of comprehension and reward.
Florence, In fact, had about reached
he conclusion that far from the likeli.
God Of her receiving praise for her
houghtful circulation Of the news
cncern'ag her aunt Julia, there was
strong probability that dire results,
'ordy and otherwise, would ensue.
lence her extreme thoughtfulness.
Among those who observed her un.
sual expression was a gentleman Of
reat dimensions disposed in a closed
that labored through mud.
oles in an unpaved outskirt Of the
own. He raped upon the glass in
ront OF him, to get the drivers atten.
lon. and q moment later the car
rev up beside Florence. as she stood
deep reverie at the intersection Of
wo roads.
Uncle Joseph opened the door and
'ok his cigar from his mouth. Get
!. Florence" he said. IN take YOU
or ride" She started violently:
'hereupon he restored the cigar to
Is mouth. pulled upon 1t, breathips
cavity the while. as was his won't:
nd added: I'm not going home. I'm
ut for nice long ride. Get in"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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