The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-03
A WORLD OLD STORY.


fntnnd cif5ss. WhGs M ~ Hugh married
- saok hin ITO paxtnsrship snd mAds
Mn nanagfsg sdflox q - paper, which
b. 49, ffmso kad booo1a WY valuable
pgupsrty. 0rsdualiy nf. LAstmer gxve up
his aetivs fntsssst In tn Ass 10 his son.
Who eanse. housvss. evssy evening TO the
houss, 70 cuosu1t Viii him
One day, uhn IL future policy ct The
paQsF upen n important interstate com
meretal qusnfjgu vas 10 b decided, Hugh
lound his fsfhew waiting In The hail Tor
him He hsckoned him Into ths library.
I'VE shaII not u fntenupssd hsss-r
Bat che ewooA decided voice Of woman
called from The stairss-
sBring Hugh mp to my room. dear. II -
too ooid Tor ne ID ths fihrasy."
Ths ysung msn esss a impatient shrus-
II hnss very little dms. and Il yin take
- isng 10 sxpiazn TIE matter 70 mothsr. =
"Yss. yss." said Mr.. Lastmer- But
don't - impatisnt with hsT, Hugh: shs
ussd 10 consuit with me shout every point
Ia The papR uhsn Il started. end her intsr-
81 10 jast - Keen now"
1T US listis IN By I'm weekly sheet
thsn. fun q stosiss and riddiss, grunbisd
~ young man, - ~ followed his father
mp ths stairs But ~ smiled - he sntsrsd
ths cheoYy tttis room. with it. warm
crimson drspssy end bright wood Ore,
known IN The houss - 'smothsr's CORNER. !"
and gxve hts mother hearty hue and
kfss. ~ was . slender. daintiiy dressed
voman, With heS white hair curling little
q her fossAsad. . soft color On her chssks
md . certain Gloam Ct command In her
friendly brown eyes.
The Iattmw children we're oil proud Of
sh9is mothers beauty and charm; and
they vsre . fond Il her q they bed been
when thsy were children, she betng. q
Hngh oftsn ssid. 'sths most mothsrly OF
mo6hsss..
sis Clara with you. Hugh7"
"Yss; she h IN ths parioF with Frances.
Are you not eplng down. mother 7"
Presently. must taks part In this pour
pusisv nsst"
sOh. vssy well
Che ssetsd hersah hssids her little work
tahis near IL IRE.
60 On, boys. I an I'll attsntion," nod
ding and smiling brightly at them
The two msu bsgsn their consultation, but
under 9 restraint Mrs. Latinsr inter-
Yupeod thom With incossant questions.
- ny 48QUHooS UPou t0l5
matter, Hugh. !" she said q last Indeed.
I hsve not helped you II I'll on the Age
this vtntsr. - l should have dona What
with managing The house. and taking
Frances into poojsty and overlooking Jerry
at collsos. havs lost b no on home and
iersagn poaisics."
~ kssp Cara d ismorancs Of both, /" said
Hugh. "A toul muddls svsryvhsrs, tell
Ass. Womsn he'd bsttsr kssp from IL"
''Oh. uaSaw The color russ 10 MYs.
LAfimer1 cAesk. ehs vas dlent moment.
"Pray d nj dscids On this nsttsr. Joseph,
until I have looked into Il . little. Your
iath9 CD - ssy. Hugh. "s0ivs me
eusans intuiticns bslors any mans rss-
sontnQ.'s
"Ak. mceh4s. ysu liks to put your little
0nssFs Into svssy pisr' said Hugh, With .
short. annoyed laugh
Mra Lstlmef shot keen glance Ct him.
Tho JOKE Jared on bar. Al she sat there
every day. listening 70 The family consulta-
tions. sha always liked 70 rem ember
Madame Do Naintenon stitching at her
seam b The council Of the king, speaking
The decisive word which controlled the dss-
TIMES q France. But her son Just now had
eroksn % her - - child Who must b
amused.
sHughin
Only The other day she vas teaching the
duh boy hts primer; and how dull he was !
They were talking now Of . newspaper
man from New York. who had writtsn two
% three articles for The Age.
''lf you say %. father" said HUGH. al
viii make permanent arrangement with
Nohlst tonight He ID the very man for
the ttmsA"
Then the times demand neither Wit.
logic nor sense said Mrs Lstimer, With
scsrhasy. The man IL slansy and shall
low
He really 10 very popular writer Just
now" said hsr husband gently. He will
help the paper immensely"
by lowering its toner His style Is ex.
SCRABBLE. Surely you viii allow. Joseph.
that am judge Of good English. You
used to say that my taste Was founded on
the best models"
YES. yes. susan: but the models and
ron and are little old-fashioned, I'm
afraid"
The angry tears rose to Mrs. Latimer's
eyes.
my opinion Is OF very little value, /
see." she said. II shall not offer IL again.
Do ~ Jon think best"
Hugh put his hands on her shoulders
and kissed her.
I'm afraid we must In this case. nanny
dear" he said. "Nohles viii ae biz card
tor us. The Eass Is tryinE 10 snap him
NJ. must telegraph for him tonight
She knittsd her hrows and snapped of
her thread wrsthfnily. bat did not speak.
Hugh remembered how these signs used to
make his heart quake when he was little
chap standing before her knees. Dear
mamnyt Under all she was aivays ten.
des-hsasssd and loving. He remembered
that he had promised Jerry 10 try 10
change bis mothers cpinion about soma.
thing. and with the Numbering dullns<x az
man he cheese this most unlucky momen,
30 do IL
oh. By the way, naoshsr-atout Jerry. /"
well. what about Jerryg" said Mrs
LAtimer. coidiy.
He wishes TO Join fraternity Al col.
lers. and be-"
You need not 80 on: am perfectly
aware Of his wishes. He win ION no fra.
sernisy. Your father and you we're grad
uassd with honor, and you heionsea 10 no
sneh Ridiculous organizations. believe"
Il should not call them ridiculous.
mother. They hsiong 10 the conleseras;v,
spirit Of the tines Everything IL done
no~ by clubs. associations and guilds.
The cns Jerry wishes 10 Join il the most
Important in the college. The best nssn in
hss class hslong 10 IL. Really. dear. you
are making mistake. II would keep the
boy cut Of much temptation"
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