The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-03

with his white tie. A servant had just
informed him that his father wished
to see him in the library.
Philip was arraying his comely self
for the Mortons' party, and as he fin
ished he surveyed himself moment,
then taking up his gloves lie stalked
down the stairs and into the stately
library where his father sat at table
writing.
Philips father was great railroad
magnate of whom most men stood in
wholesome awe, but his stern face
lighted up wonderfully MS the athletic
figure of his only son came up to his
chair and laid hand atfectionately on
his shoulder.
"What is it, excellency2" Philip
asked, aud the tones of his voice sent
thrill of pride through his fathers
pulses.
''Sit down, Phil" said his father,
motioning to chair near at hand.
"Were you in that crowd last night
that nearly wrecked horseless car
riage aud dfrighteneda horse that an old
woman from the country was driving?
She might have beea killed if one Of
you'll fancy 1 know who-(Philip
blushed) hadn't taken a flying leap
at considerable risk and caught the
horse just in time and stopped Ii.
"Yes, l was there" said Philip.
''You see, father, the boys took old
Steele with them. He knows all about
motorcycles and things like that, but
not much else. But Steele put on airs,
80 the boys pulled him off the seat,
and two or three of us tried to run it.
1t really ran us, said Philip, laughing.
"Steele must have had his foot on
something-we couldn't find it--and
you never saw anything go so, father,
never. 1 really don't know where
they fetched up; perhaps they're going
yet, for Steele turned sulky and
wouldn't let them know where the
brake was."
81 should think not" said his
father, smiling. "Of course, but for
the accident there would have been no
real harm in such thing"
Except listening to Stecle's Ian
guage, father; it was electrically blue,
he was so upset in more ways than
one"
"But," went on his father, sis life
never going to mean anything but d
frolic and good time to you, Philip:
You are through school, and it is GER
tainly time for you to take more Sc
rious view of life. You have no ideG
OF what it means to earn your daily
bread"
ooh, but you do that for me far tot
we'll, daddy" said Philip, laughing.
SIN fact, you earn cake, too"
Eyes, that's the trouble, Phil, ant
as long as you are here it will be
the same am afraid. My boy, yor
must cut adrift and steer for yoursel
awhile think"
"When?" said Philip, with startled
face.
, "Now," said his father, his voic'
trembling little in spite of himself
Glow much do you owe in town?"
ooh, two or three hundred sup
pose," said Philip, his mind intent oI
Q his fathers meaning. ''You dom
a think have done anything wrong o
disgraceful, do You, father?' ant
Philips voice was very anxious.
"No, no, my boy" said his father
!. promptly. ''No, no, / am not dis
/. pleased with you in any way, my son
:, Heaven knows how l will get on with
i out you-but we won't talk about tina
) now. You have passes on all tn
l. roads. Here is check for $500
= Now 60 out west and begin at th
~ lower round of the ladder and clml
up. Here is letter to my friend, tn
n & Northern road. He will start yo
D at work. Good bye; don't come hom
: until you have earned your promotion
It's all my fault, Philip; / haven
brought yon up just right, but sine
IL your mothers death / haven't bee
It able to refuse you anything"
If There was silence moment, the
a Philip came to his fathers side.
:. 'You aren't angry with me ther
u father?" he said.
y "No, no, Philip, no, no, only anxior
d that you may grow into manly mar
If Goodbye"
Philip put his boyish head down O
:, the back OF his fathers chair minut
u then went upstairs, rapidly change
h his clothes, packed his trunk m
le valises, came down aud caught IL
"a midnight train for the west, and
wasn't until he reached Topeka th
b he found he had left at home his chet
II for $500 and had only a little silver al
is his letter OF introduction to the supe
a. intendent of the great road til
:, threaded the west like huge arter
y He found the superintendent's Q
% foe without difficulty and presents
70 him his fathers letter.
r. After the superintendent had rel
the letter from his great caste