Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-11-14
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TWO MEN AND A MANLIEG. )

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The scene with hin father bad hsan
very stormy-far worse than be hnd
&xpected-amd a. Henry Mason turned
It all over dn his mind afterwards. Tia
bitter things came 10 the top in isrky
bits OF imperfectly RECALLED sentences:
and, though he was very al yry. there
was distinct feeling deeper .aated <hau
the passion into which he had worked
himself, "a feeling OF being !. oundex
and cut to the quick.
OF adj the wretched things spoken
and unveiled dn the whole matter the
fathers seltishness stood ont cseare1t
In the boys memory. 1t had seemed
10 him that the old man looked at the
afBa&r softly from a personal point of
view, and that the happiness Of the
BON had no place In the fathers auti-
tude of mind. The earnest pSeadin1
that he would only postpone the mar
right one more year, until his college
course was ended-the kindly, If
somewhat impatient, Htttempt TO poinE
out the mistake in his intended plan
these had been-part of the beginning
OF the interview, and were completely
crowded from MaHonis mind by what
had followed. For the father, In q
growing rage ait the boys unlocked
for firmness, had turned to him ak
last, and with cruea bitterness II.
preached him with what the paremhs
had done and suffered; aM the small
sacrifices, cheerfully borne to make
possible the Sonns education and
career, were pointed out with unspae.
ing halrshness- It was this which
hurt.
What had he to do with that? Tire
young fellow asked himself; was there
In Justice, amy obligation ON him %
walk in the way Laid out for him?
No, by George-he had eaered into no
compact with his parent. If the old
man had built hopes and treasured
ideals hit was alt his own risk-and the
tumblfng of them about his ears-
why, that was the fate OF all builders
whose brick Is made of other mems
futures
And, great heavens-the boy kicked
eavagely alt "a pert young pullet which
had walked through the open door In.
ITO the old out of door plantation office
why. all this fuss? He had not r.
fused to do his fathers will he only
claimed his right TO marry. and marsy
he would, and that without delay; bue
he was willing to go back to college
and finish as the old man wished.
MariSe would live alt home or with hlD
mother, and wait for him, and keeD
up his ambition with her letters; tip
bop letters Marsie wrote; she was too
young ito keep house anyway; and the
bare thought of pretty, little spoiled
Mlarsie i'm the role Of matron made
him smile in spite of himself. Why,
she was made foir a doll.
Mason stopped at the door ON HI
next round of tramping the roon%
hength and called Justify.
Bob, you Bob, come here"
An old darkey came shuffling up q
the summons. He looked as if he
would speak, but aIt sight of the cloud
ed face before him, seemed to change
his mind, and w1aGtted in silence.
Don't stand there like a grinnfnR
idiot; come in Bob; I WANT to ask you
something. What was it about Judge
Gordon wanting TO see me?"
Eyes, sab, MIarse Henry, De Judge
done sent after you, and AK TO see yoa
Fartic'lar, sab"
"All right. guess I'll go up; juat
get the sorrel ready for me. And,
say, Bob, I depend ON you for tomof,
now morning; none of your Internal
monkey business. mind. And try 81
keep i'm a. straight in your head three
horses-the big beech tree-and four
ehhrp-you've got st all, have your"
The old negro looked at him with
Counical pleading on his face, and va.
tured:
II,oT1 0Hv,H >
dat, sho huff, is you ?What 20 pa aa9
| 10 dat, Mlarse Henry?"
To be severe with an old family De1.
want longer than one minute on Q
stretch is mot among the Southerpera0
accomplishments, and the ol1 man
was dismissed with:
"Confound '--R EmHsdence:-Ref
| or = aeIr1 * before forget wha4
a Azv U-u re. and kick you OUT.
And, Bob, don't forget, three horses
You know. yellow Sally is going TOO"
Mars was not down yet-the yellow
girl toll him this as she took his hat
hmd brought him "a tall glass with
climbing ice in it-and the Judge hAa
asked to see him as soon as he came
In; go,with I'VE concern as to how
much the shrewd old lawyer knew
| WOI he QdC6Q SS161cS, e1uu WdES SLbM I0C8s
ed from the one of the morning
young Mason took the we'll known way
back to THE study ait the end of tia
wide old hall.
Judge Gordon greeted him cordially.
and the young MAN was relieved %
zee mo sings of = atrom.
"Come rigb b, Henry boy. Take
chat chair amt there's fan; and the
Ice water is in reach there by yoa.
I'm "a mighty busy man. you see, Aof
such hot Weather. It's that confound.
ed Smith case hanging on; seems IKE
Il will never have an end; 1t keeps nnP
here NEAR town like a stnked pony
Yes, I sent for you. Henry. Hope 9
wasn't Inconvenience. or anything Of
that kind. No? WeNl, the fact 3
have "a favor TO ask, a service,
should stay, a great service; and
hardly know how 10 put It to you"
The Judge stopped and the silence
grew so long that Mason said:
'You We're saying, sir Anything
that I can do, Judge, you know, wfli
be a pleasure, sir"
eyes, I kns T bar's good Of yea,
Henry. But Is IL different It isn~
RIDING into t-~n TO- me- or bringing
over half your fathers library IN the