T.IK ALLIANCE, HERALD, FMPAY, SEITEMHEn 23, 1921.
opvriqkt
And fin Ihey Infer declared, under
ftr. anybody Hint could make nut
more tlinn three words In five of her
I feandw rltlng m welcome to do
It. Resides, what did It mnttpr If a
little tlt wan left out at tlie end of
ntf r two of the llmnf They couldn't
be eipected to run tlie lines out over
their margin, could ttipy 7 And they
never knew anythlnx crazier tliHii
nali In' all thlc fuxa because: What
If tome of It wasn't printed Just ex
actly right, who In the world wus goln'
A ki a a ... ... , - .1 1 '
to notice It. and what was the dif
ference of Just a few 'words different
It) tier ole poem, anyhow ?
For, hy the time these explanations
so to rail lliem) took place, Florence J
raa Indeed inakln' a fuss. Her emo
tions, at first, had heen happily stimu
lated at sight of "Hy Florence. At
water." A singular tenderness had
risen In her a tremulous sense as of
something almost sacred coming at
last Into Its own ; and she lind hurried
to distribute, gratis, among relatives
and friends, several copies of the Orl
ols, ixiylng for them, too (though not
, without Injurious argument) at the
rate of two cent a copy. Hut upon
rrturuii.g to her own home, shefbe
mine calm enough (for a moment or
o) to look over the poem with at
tention to il-tiitls. She retiirued bus
tlly to the newspaper building, hut
would have been wiser to remain
way, since nil subscribers bud re
"eJvoO their copies by lho time she got
there; and under the circumstances
Mtlo reparation was practicable,
ssj .Jflic cjulod "vr oration or professed
1TTud It by declaring that she would,
ever have another poem in their ole
tlta newspaper us long a she lived.
"You're rifilit about that." Henry
RtKtr agreed heartily. "We wouldn't
let unotlicr one In it. Not for II fly
dollar! Jut look at all the trouble
Wft took iii'iUIng and tolling lo get
your ole poem printed as nice as wm
rbuld. so it wouldn I ruin our newspa
per, and then you cotnin' over here t
and golu' on this wnv, and all this and t
that, why. I wouldn't go tbrouuli it J
gnl n for n hundred dollar. We're
ma kin' goiKl money anyhow, with our j
newspaper, Horcuce Atw titer, lou
needn't think we depend on you lor
cur living!"
"''That's so," bis partner
"Wj km w j on wouldn't in1
anyway, Florence. Iiiilu'i ve
declared.
Hill isll'l I
i Henry V" i
"I should we did !"
Ye. sir!'' suid Herbert. "Il'glit
ISheil we were liuvln' llie wnrM time
try in' to print it no I mal e 0111 some
the words, I said rllit then, we
were Just throw In;: away our time. I
aid, 'What's, the 1 1 - V 'Hint ole girl's
bound to rnWe t'aiu any bow. o what's
the use witHtln' n whole lot of our
good time and brains like this. Just to
Suit her? Whatever we do, she's cr
tain to come oxer lure ami IiimiIi it.'
Isn't I lia I what I a id. Henry V
"Yes. it Ik; Mini I said then ymi
Were rinht, and you me right !"
tVrt'nly 1 am." said Herbert.
"Ilidn'l I tell you he'd be lust the
I
Way some of the family kuv she is? 1
A good many of "cm i-ay .lir'.l tiud j
fault with llie undertaker at her own
funeral. That's J..M exaeiiy uli.it II
Kaid!"
-Oil. you did" Floreni-e I'lirlewipied j
polite interest. "How irr eonu'd-
erate of you: linn peili:.s you'll
try to lie a gentleman enough fr
one siniile moment to allow me to tell
you my last ieniaiksm this Niib.lei I.
I've Held enough "
t.h. have you?" Herbert Interrupt
ed with violent sai'oiMii. "Oh, im!
Ray not so! Florence, ay not m!"
't II.', Henry lleoti r loudly .lumt.
ed w ith applausive hilarity ; w here
upon llcrltcrt. lather uriiicd u(
wn efl'ui'tlvcliess. naturally repeated
Ills unit.
MSV not ho. Florence! Say not
twl S.y not so!"
Til tell you one thing!" bin liely
cousin cried, thoroughly infuriated.
MI Wish to make Just one last simple
rVinftrk that I would cure to oll my.
elf lth In your respects. Mister Her
bert Iltlngsworth Atwater and Mister
Henry Hooter !"
Oh. say not so. Florence!" they
botti' entreated. "Suy not o! Say
Bt so!"
Til Just slMiply state the simple
truth," Florence announced. "In the
ftrst place you're goia' to live to see
tbe day wheu you'll come and beg me
n your hen ted knees to have me put
jems or anything I want to on your
newspaper, but I'll Just laugh at
you I 'Indeed T I'll say ! 'So you
come beggln around me, do you? I la,
bat I'll suy i guess It's a little too
late for that I Why 1 wouldn't ' "
"Oh, suy not so, Florence! Say ut
Ml"
" 'Me allow yi to have oue of my
poeius?' Ml say, 'Much less than that !'
Ill say, 'because even if 1 was wear
ing the oldest shoes I got In the world
1 wouldn't take the trouble to'"
Her conclusion was drowned out.
""Ob. Florence, say not
a, Florence! Say uot
no! Say Dot
- . 1921 by tit Ball Sundtcok.Inc.
The hateful entreaty atlll murmured
In her resentful ears that tittfht. a
ahe fell asleep; and she passed Into
the beginnings of a dream with her
lips slightly dimpling the surface of
her pillow In helated repartee. And
upon waking, though It m Sunday,
her first words, half slumhrous In the
silence of the morning, were, "Vile
things P Her faculties became more
alert, during the preparation of a
toilet which whs to-serve not only for
breakfast, hut with I lie addition
nti am em It n m iti I n It I iin t-nlt ot i i
of
gloves, a hat, and a hlue velvet coal,
for church and Sunday school us well;
and she p I untied a hundred ven
geances. That Is to say, her mind
did not occupy Itself with plots pos
sibly to make real; rather It dabbled
among those fragmentary vltdom that
love to overlap and displace one an
other In the shifty ret Inn of the mind's
eye.
But In all of these pictures, where
in prevailingly aho seemed some sort
of deathly powerful Queen of Poetry,
the postures assumed by the figures of
Messrs. Atwater and Hooter tboth
In nn extremity of rags) were miser
ably suppliant. So she soothed her
self a little but not long. Herbert In
the next pew In church, and Henry In
the next beyond that, were perfect
compositions In smugness. They were
cold, contented, aristocratic; and had
an liniierturhuhle understanding be
tween themselves ijtilte perceptible
to the setiMltlvo Florence--that she
was a nuisance now capably disposed
of by their beautiful discovery of "Say
not so!" Florence's findings were un
becoming to the place ami occasion.
Hut at four o'clock that afternoon
she wns assuaged Into a milder con
dition by the arrival, according to an
agreement niiide In Sunday school, of
the popular Miss I'atly Falrehlld.
Fatty was thirteen and a half; nn
exquisite iernn with gnld-iluted
hair, eyes of perfect blue, and un al
luring alf of sweet self -consciousness.
Henry Hooter and Herbert tilings
worth Atwater, Jr., out gatltcring
news, saw her entering Florence's
gale, and Immediately forgot that
they were reporters. They become si
lent and gradually moved toward the
house of their newspaper's sole
poetess.
Florence and Patty occupied them
selves Indoor for half an b"ur; lin n
wenl out Into llie yard to study :i
mole's lumiel that had interested Flor
dice recently. 1 liey followed it across
the lawn at the south sid. of the
house, discussing lho lialdts of moles
and oilier matters of zoology : ami
linn I ly lost the track near 'he fence
which was here the "back fence,"
higher than their bonds. Putty lookeo
tliioiiuli a knothole to r If the iuu
nel was visible in the next yard, hut
Willi. 'in reporting upon her observa
tions she tinned, as if -areless!y, ami
leaned back against llie fence, cover
Itig the kliothole.
"Florence." she said. In a tone soft
er and lovelier than she had been
using hoi cioloro-- "Horcuce, do you
know what I i hint;'.'"
"o. fould you ec any more tracks
over I here V
"Florence." s-iid I'attv "I was Jusi
going to ti ll you something -only may
lie I betler not."
W hy iioiV" Florence Impiired. "Co
on ami te) me."
"No." -.aid Patty, gcnilv. "You
Uilgl.t think it was silly.
"No. I w on'l."
"Yes, ou miirlil."
"I proiiii-e I won't."
"Well, linn -oh. rioivii.e, I'm sure '
you'll 'lijiik it's silly I"
"I ploinUed I wouldn't."
"Well 1 don't think I betler ay
It."
"ilo on." Florence uracil. "Patty,
"Will. Hon. It I tot to." said Full v.
'What I was koIiib to suy, Flori-ixv :
liou'l you i It i 11 U your rousin Ibrl'trt
mid Henry Mooter have tot the nicest
eyes, of any boy In lownlr"
hoV" Floreio e w as stHiijjeri-d.
:i
lo'
Fatly s.i'l in her cliaiiiiliic
voice. '
HH the
town."
"You
I think Herliert nin! Ileury've
lib est eye of any boy In
do?" Florence cried incred
Uloilsly,
"Yes. I really do. Florence.
I think
Mooter
Herbert Atwater and Henry
have tfol .lust the nicest eyes
of any
boy In town."
"Well. I never heard aiiMlilnii
like
tills lieluie:" Fba'ciicf declared.
'itut don't you think they've tot the
nicest eyes of auv hoy in town?" Fat
ty insisted. iipM'HlitiKly.
"I think,'' ald Florence, Their
eyes a.e .hint Iuu rolile !"
"What?"
"Herbert eye. continued ' Flor
ence ardently, "are the very -want
look in' ole sipitnty eyes I ever saw
and that uusty little rtenry Rooter's
yea'
But Tatty suddeuly became fidgety;
alia burned away from the fence.
"Com over here, Floreooc,, she said
it a go over to th other side ol
the yard and talk."
And It was time for her to inks
some such uctlou if she wished t
Show any tact. Messrs. Atwater and
Hooter, seated ilctlv together upon
a Imx on the other side of the fence
(though with their bucks lo the knot
hole) were beginning to show f'gtiS of
Inward disturbance. Already flushed
with unexpected IncfTuhllities, their
complexions bad grown even pinker
upon Florence's ion-heartod expres
sions of opinion. Slowly they turned
their bends to look sternly at the
fence, upon the other side of which
Stood the ioallguer of their eyes. Not
that they cared what that ole girl
thought hut she oughtn't to be al
lowed to go around talking like this
and perhaps prejudicing everybody
that had a word to say fur them.
"Ci.ine on over here, Florence."
called Patty huskily, from the other
side of the yard. "I-t's talk over
here."
Florence was puzzled, but consent
ed. "What yon want to talk over here
for?" she asked.
"Oh, I don't know." said Putty.
"Iet's go out in the front yuriL"
She ti the way around the house,
and a moment later uttered a cry of
surprise as the firm of Atwater A
Hooter, passing along the pavement,
hesitated nt the gate. Their i-elehrst-ed
eyes showed some doubt for a mo
ment, then a bruzenness; Herbert ami
Henry decided to come in.
"Isn't this the funniest thing?"
vT.r.! v?rty. "After 1 J""'
while ago you know. Flore!'ce' L ,n '
you d.ire to tell 'cm."-
"I ' cert'nly won't !" her liosfcss
promised, and. tinning Inhospitably to
the two cullers. "What on earth yon
want 'round tore?" she inquired.
Herbert chivalrously took the duty
of response upon himself. "Isik
here: this Is my own aunt and uncle's
yard. Isn't It? If I want to come in it,
I got a perfect right to." 1
"I should say so," bis partner said
warmly.
''Why, of course!" the cordial Patty
agreed. "We can play some nice Sun
day games, or somc'hlug. Let's sit
on the porch tips and think what
to do."
"I ns as soon.'' said Henry Hooter.
"I got nnthin' p'tientur to do."
"I haven't, either." said Herbert.
Thereupon. Putty sat between them
on the steps. "ThU Is per tickly
grend !" she cried. 'Come on. Flor
ence, aren't you going to sit down
with all the res' of us?"
"Well, fu ny kindly excuse me !"
said Miss Atwater; and she added
that she would neither sit m the
same steps wit!' Herbert Atwater and
Henry ISooter, nr, even if they en- I
irciHi'n uer w 1111 a' oiiiihihv iuu k-hh-
fleet Intis.. would she haw tiiiyt liinj? ele
whatever to do with them. She with
drew lo the culling of the Nrh at
a point furthest from the s'epx. nnd.
seiiti'd-there. swung one foot rhythmic
ally end sunn hymns In a tone nt once
plaintive nml Inimiiol.
It wn not lost upon her. however.
Unit her Withdrawal had little de-
It Wat Not Lost Upon Her, However,
That Her Withdrawal Had Littl
Depressing Effect Upon Her Guests.
pivssiny effect upon her guests. They
chattered sally and Fatty devised, or
leliieliibcred. hill'lnles Mule games
which could be iiluved hv a few iho
pie as well us by many; mid the three j
participant were i congenial and
noisy and made so merry that, before
Ions.'. Florence was unable to avoid
the Impression thai, whether she liked
It or not, she was ylvlim quite a
purly.
At limes die noted eyes of Atwater
A liooler were gentled o'er with the
soft cut of enchantment. eecially
whfu Fatly felt culled upon to reprove
the two with little coquetries of slap
and pu -hen. Noted for her sprlght li
ne, be wan never sprighMier ; her
pretty humbler tooted cou'inuousty
and the ucutlcmcu accompanied with
doling soumls o repulsive to Florence
that without being actively cousclou
of what she did. he emliodled the
phiHse. "iM-rfectly sickening" In the
hymn s!.e wa crooning, and repealed
It over and over to the air of "Rock
of Ajes."
(To He Continued)
VANITY OF THE SEX.
Hubby We've ' certainly got a
houseful of flies.
Wifey Yes, and I think they're all
female, too.
Hubby What makes you think so?
Wifey Why, they all settle on the
mirror. I
mmmr ;
biMmFOR
di;ailock c'ami:
to f.nu thursday
(Continued from Pa ire 1.)
the telephone history of Alliance.
This
should prove interesting', especially in
ly in
that
view ol ine many statements
have been made on the subjecC-
The orijrinal owrterB of the telephone
system in Alliance were the Auburn
Ttlepho'ne company. This company
was granted a franchise in for a
period of twenty years. This fran
chise was drawn in the standard form
by telephone companies then, with the
exception that it contained a rate
clause providing- for a maximum rate
of 2 per month for business and $1.60
per month for residence service.
The Auburn Telephone company
sold their property to the former Ne
btaska Telephone company July 1,
1910. The then Nebraska Telephone
company continued to operate the tele-
phne exchange without any material
changes in the system or rates until
about 1012, by which time the oroo-
erty had deteriorated to such an ex
tent that good or even fair service
could not be furnished. The system
was of the old magneto type, which
was obsolete for towns or cities the
size of Alliance. Serious consideration
was given on the part of the tele
phone company to the advisability of
changing from a magneto to a com
mon battery system, which service is
now being furnished.
Some time in the year 1917, a con
stitutional amendment was submitted.
to the voters of the state, providing
for the creation of a state railway
commission, which was empowered
with authority to fix rates for all
common carriers, namely, railroad,
telephone and telegraph companies.
The adoption of this umendment
removed the power from municipali-!
iies oi determining me rate to De
charged uy tne telephone company
regardless of any contracts, agree
ments or franchises made by cities,
lb e state railway commission was
created prior to the purchase of the
exchange by the Nebraska Telephone
company. The rate, as provided by
the franchise of 1809. were adequate
in consideration of tta then existing
system and service, therefore the Ne
biaska Telephone company made no
changes until 1912.
Subscribers Were. Consulted.
I'r.or to making any changes in:
system or rates, the then subscribers j
to the service were consulted, and iti
was found that there was a general !
demand for an improved system and!
service. In that the commission had i
full power to fix rates. They were
consulted and they authorized the
charge of a rate of ?2.!i0 and $2 per.
month for business service, and $1.50 '
and $1.25 for residence service, pro
vided the Nebraska Telephone com-
pany converted the system from what
is known as a magneto, or manual,1
to a common battery, or central en
. k., -mcim.
Alter the authorization and agree
ment with the commission, the man- 1
agement of the Nebraska Telephone
company called upon the subscribers,
to the service, and with but very few
exceptions they were perfectly willing
to subscribe to the improved system.
It wa. generally understood then, and
is now, thatv the telephone company
could no longer continue to fulfil that
Cart of the franchise gr.'inted the Au
urn Telephone company jertaining to
r;.tes, as the law had empowered the
railway commission with such au
thority. It was then and is now, say the rep
resentatives of the company, a policy
of the telephone company to first ex
plain to the public and their subscrib
ers the, advisability of any change in
their system or service which would
nirect the rates to be charged. In con
formity to their policy, such explana-
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