, 1922-01-28
SYNOPSIS.


PART ONE
.a psSga Pc';sssor q a printing press, and
ttsss nsPhe-s aeresss mtns,worth Atwa-
youth. with his chum. Henry Rooter.
about the anne age. begins the puhiics-
End Daily orioie. Herhert's small cousin.
any kind o. psrdsPSuoa IN tSs ents1a
ural feminine desire TO boss" Is franEiy
annoyed. anc not At all backward In say
,ns %; Hewsvsr. a poem she has writ
q a strictly commercial haais-cash ip
Ir9m me mexperience Of the. youthful
not altogether unreasdnahie demand for
republication Of the masterpiece. with its
break betWesn srss A sSThsq' ana ma ths
publishers of the Oriois widens.
The Sunday following the nrst appear
ehum. Patty. Fairchiid, paws her a visit.
openly e.Pressed disaPrroyal. By Master
n all disconeerted by the cooiness OF
tneir reception. tho visitors and Miss
Eairchild indulge In a series OF innocent
Truth" the feature OF which Is a con-
tract TO write n question and answer
s eSss No s' 4, s' ss,s 5 gr0iSSn o.; secret The
Declining emphnticaiiy TO participate In
any game with her cousin and Henry
ehild's open desertlon to the enemy. her
prstwhile bosom friend apparently enjoy.
irs hfrself immensely IN the company 81
The visitors and leaving with them
PART TWO.
On her visitors departure. F1nre.ice
learns through a conversation between
her parents. that her aunt, Julia Atwhter.
IDOL of the greater part of the male popu,
town on a visit. has sppsrenIy become
snsnsed 70 a gentleman OF me name %
Crum. altogether unknown to the At
water family. INDUCING in speculation
eoneernins the fortunate youth. MT. and
kno- he may be a widower. or divorced.
ence n.,sses nom OF The remarks.
In her room that evening Florence
nnds two brief notes used in the after
pooh game of TRUTH" and Unfortunate
y lost by Miss Fairchiid. To that young
think they had pretty eyes. both Herbert
and Henry admitted they did. and had
nfiixed their signatures TO the statement
HeaIsxing that neither of the young gem
tleinen. would care to have It known
that they had thus acknowledged the
seeives What a BOWEL poweyfs efe Teap paors hns b per,
youth OF the town is a boy. WaIiie Tor.
mimfcry and an altogether malignant
him~,dreaded. and Fiorenee ~reaiises thai a
threat to put Wallie Torbln In possession
OF the secret concerning their pretty
groveling at her feet and probable lead
to her greatly desired participation in
their journalistic enterprise.
Acquainting g the two u~nfortunates with
her knowledge of their awful secret, they
make complete submission and Florence
becomes the undisputed master mind of
the Orioie.
In the next issue, with which the erst-
while proprietors OF the sheet have little
to do. editorially. among the news
items Is related the engagement of Miss
Julia Atwate to Mr.. crum, the gentle
man being referred to as a widower, also
divorced. and with a great many chill
dren."
Among the most ardent n hopeless
admirers OF the beautiful Julia Is a youth
of the name OF Noble Dill, an altogether
commonplace and embarrassing individual.
notable only among his fellow townsrner
for his devoted attachment to the object
Of his AFFECTIONS; He is. however. Flor
ence's Ideal, and that young lady. desir
Gus of breaking the news of Juiia's en-
gagement gently" herself presents him
with a copy Of tho oriole containing the
announcement