Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-03
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
A FLAPPER TALE
BY FANNY RICHARDSON
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10. 1922. by McClure NeMsna ner Svndirat I,

'O, lS22, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)
Flop was so tired that she didn't
care much what happened, which
meant that nothing would happen, be-
cause one usually has to hop around
bit to keep the old world stirring. So
, she found q. quiet corner sheltered be-
hind a large palm leaf plant and
through the chinks watched the
dancers.
Dreamily she pictured herself sliding
! about on the floor, vivacious little
fiapper with Haunting skirts and fly
away beaus lowering about her. "The
| life Of the party" she had always been
called. She sighed and uncOnsciously
murmured out loud: 'It's great life
if you don't weaken"
at sure is"
Flop turned her bobbed head in as
tonishment. 1t was evident that she
was not alone behind the palm leaf
plant. A young man, a tow-headed
| person she had never seen before, was
sitting beside her, looking absently at
| the dancers.
! She kept getting sleepier until, final
ly, she thought she was resting on a
! soft cloud.
| The last of the dancers were leav-
ing. Flop opened her sleepy eyes to
find herself propped up in rather
cOzy manner against the tow-headed
boy. Flop managed a rather stupid
"What"-and gazed at him, open
mOuthed. He turned and said in q
matter-of-fact tone, "Shall we go,
now?"
Flops head was still soaring in pink
clouds. She managed a Eyes" Then
she stammered: "But Jim was going
to take me home He brought me.
hid you see, was so tired of
it ALL"
That's all right" said the young
man. Il guess Jim has gone. There
are only two couples left. He prob
ably looked for you, but we are pretty
well screened in here"
He disappeared to get her wraps.
Flop sighed.
\ Almost Immediately the young man
\returned with her wraps and they
We're soon briskly walking on the
'treet. Flop said not a word for two
locks. Then suddenly she murmured:
Us rather late. isn't it?"
/'Rather," said her companion.
t Another block silence
! Don't you think this is rather i'm
| proper?" she Queried softly.
Rather" was the answer.
Two blocks silence.
"That is my house The one with
the sIanting roof and the high fence"
"NIay ! see you again?"
Eyes but why?"
Il Know but you're
50 different from the other girls
them liarnprs so quiet and
soitlikp the others are too
noisy always on the go
nevprLired ="
At this iuncture Flop's sleepiness
Disappeared
! As soon as she had climbed into her
/ soft bed she knew the reason why.
| What had he said? He liked 'em tired
and sortlike the others were
To noisy funny E. and she
| had said Friday night What would
she do? He would find out Friday
| that she was noisy. always on the go,
! too. She buried her face in the pillows
and sobbed.
1t was seven o'clock Friday night.
! Flop was putting the finishing touches
to her hair in front Of her bedroom
mirror. "Darnl" she said to the re.
Election. 81 can't help it. I've tried
! everything. Walked almost all day in
hOb-naiIed shoes on rough roads .
spoiled my nails working in the gar
! den all week but I don't feel
! the least bit tired ] feel just
as poppy as any lIapper in the town,
! and he said he liked them soft and
! tiredlike fDing"
! Suddenly she had an idea. Her eyes
| fell on Il pair of small, pretty pumps
( lying under the bed She would put
them on because they made ner feet
pinch and her head ache.
At eight O'Clock a rosy young ladN
answered the tinllle of the door bell.
She was sorry she was tired, she ex-
planned to the Young man on the door
! step. She bad walked a long way that
afternoon and her feet were sore and
she had cut her finger on the bread
knife.
They went into the paTlOr and for
an hour sat soberly talking. OF course
she couldn't play with the sore finger,
and dancing was out of the question.
Finally she could stand it no longer.
| Murmuring an apology, she rushed out
u Of the room with amazing swiftness
lelfor one with sore feet.
'ol Two hours fater, they were still
Balancing to the tune of the victrola,
She had not been able to remove the
hRpad cut it was natural oC
th@rrence, but she had changed her
\oes. They seemed to laugh con
- lntly together . and noisily.
tSay." he said suddenly, do you
- ld if l tell you. but thought you
! vi rather queer the first part of the
: ding you were tired weren't
y"
es. rather
! hooked at her admiringly. Say"