The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1922-01-13
PART II-Continued.


81 don't say we will and 1 don't
say we won't" Henry added. That's
the way l look at it. Ny father and
mother are always talkin' to me how
I got to be polite and everything and
7 guess maybe it's time l began to
pay some 'tention to wi ar they say
You don't have your father and moth
er for always, you know, Herbert"
Herbert's mood at once chimed with
this unprecedented flial melancholy
mo, you don't. Henry. That's what
] often think about, myself No, sir,
a fellow doesn't have his father and
mother to advise him our whole life.
and you ought to do a good deal what
they say 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
thoughtfulness Of his attitude. he
changed the subject in a way that
painfully startled his companion
''Have you seen WaIlie Torbin today,
Herbertf"
"Whatw
Have you seen WalIie Torbin to-
day?"
AAtibtkL SNitlVNtu. W nv. Whit
makes-what makes you ask me that,
Henry" he asked.
'Oh. nOthin'." Henry still kept his
eyes upon his gloomily scuffing toe
Il just wondered, because I didn't
happen to see him in school this after
noon when I happened to look in the
door of the Eight-A when it was open.
I didn't want to know on account of
anything particular. I just happened
to say that because I didn't have any
thing else To think about just then. so
I just happened to think about him.
the way you do when YOU haven't got
anything much on your mind and
might get to thinkin' about YOU can't
tell what. That's all the way it was:
/ just happened to kind of wonder if
he was around anywhere. maybe"
Henry's tone was obviously, even
deliberately. sincere; and Herbert was
treasured. ''Well. l didn't see him" I
he responded. Maybe he's sick"
mo. he isn't" his friend said. /
Florence said she saw him chasin' /
his dog down the street about noon"
At this Herbert's uneasiness was
intentionally renewed. Florence
did? Where'd you see Florence?"
Mr.. Rooter swallowed. "a little
while ago" he said. and again swaI-
lowed. ION the way home from
school"
'Look-look here" Herbert was
flurried to the point of panic. Henry
did FlOrence-did she go and tell
you-did she tell you-?"
al didn't hardly notice what she
was talkin' about" Henry said. dog
gedly. "She didn't have anything TO
say that I'd ever care two cents about. !;
She came up behind me and walked {
along with me ways, but I got too {
many things on my mind TO hardly
pay the least attention TO anything $
she ever talks about She's a girl {
what I think about her the less people c
pay any 'tention to what she says the i
better of they are" r
That's the way with me. Henry" h
his partner assured him earnestly. .T L
never pay any notice to what she =
says. The way l figure 1t out about h
her. Henry, everybody'd be a good r
Zeal better off II nobody ever pafd p
aae least notice 70 anything she saws. il
never even notice what she saws. 9
myself "
81 don't either" said Henry. "AIl Il
think about is what my father and
mother say, because I'm not goin' TO r
lave their advice all the rest o. nv +,
ife. after they're dead. If they want IL
ne to be polite. why, I'll do it and
hats all there is about it, b
ITS the same way with me. Henry. n
T she comes f1appin' around here
latin and blubbin' how she's goin' TO n,
ave somep'm to do with our news 81
aper. why. the only reason I'd ever u
Fl her would be because my family