boyhood he found out something which can bo longer be concealed in fact be discovered the inward n � nature of a man whom we have accepted as a real and as one of us gentlemen i cannot trust my voice to say it so z have written it down he ed a large and on it in huge c was the legend george � oh you i the cheered they laughed they wept they threw y rolls at they cried speech oh you y president continued that gentlemen is the awful thing has � been concealing all these years when we thought he was just plain george f now i want you to tell us taking it in turn what you ve always supposed the f stood for f they suggested and face and and and and and by the of their knew that he had be taken back to their hearts and happily he rose i boys i ve got to admit it i ve never worn a wrist watch or parted my name in the middle but i will confess to my only justification is that my old � thou otherwise he was perfectly sane and packed an awful hen it came to the city at � named the after the family old dr i boys in my next d call it ni see to it that i get named something really practical � something that swell and yet is good and � something in fact like that grand old name so familiar to every household � that bold and almost overpowering name jim he knew by the cheer th at be was secure again an d v j t m han nt good fellows henry dashed into the office george big says the bunch are dissatisfied with the way and wing handled their last deal and they re willing to with was pleased in the that the last of his rebellion was healed yet as he drove home he was annoyed by such background thoughts as bad never weakened him in his of ii v u mj that he ft ii i t � � � ip q h wc t well he d carry out one more deal for them but as soon as it was practicable maybe as soon as old henry died he d break away from all association from them he was forty eight in twelve years he d be sixty he wanted to leave a clean business to his course there was a lot of money in for the people and a fellow had to look at things in a practical way only � he he wanted to tell the group what he thought of them oh he couldn t do it not now if he offended them this second time they would crush him he was conscious that his line of progress seemed confused he wondered what he would do with his future he was still young was he through with all he felt that he had been into the very net from which he had with such fury escaped and jest of all been made to rejoice in the they ve licked me licked me to a finish he the was peaceful that evening and he enjoyed a game of with his wife he indignantly told the that he was content to do things in the good way the day after be went to see the of the street company and th made plans for the secret purchase of lots the road but as he drove to his office be ed i m going to run things and figure out things to suit myself � i retire ted bad come down from the for the week end he no longer spoke of mechanical en and he was about his opinion of bis he seemed no more reconciled to and his chief was his set on saturday evening he took to a dance at woods had a glimpse of her in the seat of the car brilliant in a scarlet cloak over a frock of silk they two had not returned when the went to bed at half past eleven at a indefinite time of late night was awakened by the ring of the and gloomily crawled down stairs was speaking george isn t back yet is ted no � at least his door is open � th ou t to be home said the dance would be over at t what s the name of those pe le where they re going why tell the truth i don t know it s ome of ted s out in woods don t see i t we can do i ll iq and ask if she knows name turned on the light in ted s room it was a brown boyish room disordered worn books a high school photographs of basket ball and ted was decidedly not there mrs awakened observed that she certainly did not know the name of ted s host that it was late that was but little better than a born fool and that she was sleepy but she remained awake and worrying while on the sleeping porch struggled back into sleep through the incessant soft rain of her remarks it was after v en he was aroused by her shaking him and calling in something like horror � � what is it come here quick and see be quiet she led him down the hall to the door of ted s room an pushed it gently open on the worn brown rug he saw a of rose colored ling e on the chair a girl s silver and on the pillows were two sleepy heads � ted s and s ted woke to grin and to with defiance good let me introduce my wife � mrs good god from and from bis wife a long wailing you ve gone and � we got married last evening 