Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-22

isn't that trife hard me? hoped 1
little more attractive than that.
father"
You know what I mean" lie went on.
Il guess we can tell that sort when they
come around. I've had an idea that you
might choose to marry away from here;
you've been away a good deal; you must
have met good many young men, brothers
of your friends
Yes, | met them. father, and that was al
there was to it,
Il shouldn't like you 20 marry away FROM
here. I've been afraid you wouldn't Ike
our old town. | guess we fellows that
started it like it better than anybody else
does; but / can see how you might not
care so much for it," He waited, and she
knew that he wanted her to disavow any
such feeling.
"Why, I've never had any idea Of wanting
to live anywhere else! l don't believe Id be
happy away from here. It's home. and 1t
always will be home. / hope we can stay
and keep the old house here
She sat forward with her arms on the
curved sides of the chair. He did not
heed what she said. Older people have
this way with youth when they are intent
on the impression they wish to make and
count upon acquescence.
II don't want you to sacrifice yourself for
me out of any sense of duty: the time viii
come when 1t will be all right for you TO
go, and when it comes l want you 10 go 10
man who's decent and square, He
paused as IL trying to think Of desirable
attributes. Il QOn care WhetEer lie q GOT
much or not, but | like young who
know how to work for living and whove
got little common sense. l guess ne don't
need any dukes or counts in our family;
We've all been honest and decent az far as
/ know, and reckon Americans are good
enough for us. / don't know that what
I've got would support one OF those French
counts more than week or two HIS
eyes frightened they met hers. The
idea of titled son-in-law amused him.
and Evelyn laughed out merrily. She dit
not altogether like the turn of the talk,
but she was curious to know what he was
driving at.
you understand / do::'t wan: 70 appear
to dictate he went on magnani:nousIy.
Il don't believe in that Nobody knows as
well girl whom she wants to marry.
Sometimes girls make pretty bad brnaks;
but l guess most marriages are happy.
Men are not all good. and there are sotas
mighty foolish women, besides the down.
right wicked ones. l guess our young men
in GARRISON are as good as there are any
where. Most of them have to work. and
that's good for them. l guess l appreciate
family and that kind of thing we'll az
the next man, bur 1t amt everything" He
was speaking slowly, and when he made a
long pause here Evelyn rose and went over
TO the open crate and poked in the ashes
for the remaining Goals. He watched her
as she stopped. noting, half consciously, the
fine line of her profile, the ripple OF light
In her hair, the girlishness OF her slim
figure.
mo use Of fooling with that fire. ne
said. She knew that he wished to say
more, and she put the poker in its brass
rack and rose and stood by the mantel.
Sat my age life gets more uncertain
every day; seem to be pretty sound but
l was sixty-four my last birthday, and II
I'd been in the army they would have
kicked me out of my job but so long as
work for myself suppose I'll hang on until
can't stand up in the harness any more"
But that's mistake. father" she put in.
why shouldn't you take some rest now?
If there's no other way, why not close out
your interest in the bank and take things
easier? You ought to travel; you've never
been out of the country. and there are lots
of things in Europe that you'd enjoy; tho
rest and change would do you world of
good Can't we go this summer and take
Grant? 1t would be nice for US all to 60
together
Go be continued tomorrowl