The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-12-21
Jud Fishes
Exciting Career
BIZ DAVID n. CAREY

TO PUT whole novel into brief
story 10 pretentious undertake
ing, but It can sometimes be done by
cutting out descriptions, comments and
the pretty sayings that the writer
thinks could not but please the world
For the sake OF those who now '.s-
serve nothing BIT. commendation there
Is an adoption of fictitious names. all
the rest being a ver.table relation OF
facts.
Judson Fiske had gone through Yale
His chums all called him "Jud,' and
Il Is aot sm.ss to follow the example
OF his friends He was from an old
family OF wealth His allowance was
foolishly large and a red streak would
come nearer than any other one sym
Dol to characterizing his college ca
reer. lie gave many night feast and
the total OF the bills vas larger than
that ~ many prosperous family.
He loved gambling and lost much. He
loaned a great deal G. money that was
never returned~ In short. he was a
good fellow anG plucked all along the
line.
After graduating Jud was sent
abroad and for two years helped 20 en-
iiven the ola world at the same time
acquiring considerable knowledge. for
he was one OF those chaps who come
very a.ar to learning w absorption.
Through some mysterious gift or IN
SEPARATION he was frequently enabled
to .i'umilate subject over which in
structors hat differed for years. Among
his deceptive peculiarities was a face
as fair as womans. silken brown
hair that waved 81 way 10 make
many a lady envious, unstudied grace
a, d sr~all, white hands. But he had
muscles of steei. couId concentrate all
his strength H. . single effort, had a
tigerish qu ckness OF movement and
was wonderfully skilled in the ways Of
offense md defense. During his visit 20
the continent he pinked saucy young
German officer who resented the fact
that Jud would not salute In a cafe
when Tered to do SOL disarmed a
Jealous italian youth and punctured the
sword arm o, Frenchman who ques-
toned American bravery. On his way
hone he was ir . ,ndon long enough
IL snock ont bully who provoked a
quarrel j. bAcause Jud loo ed SO ef-
fem.nate and easy.
After returning he had not been with
the far ~ two weeks before he was
farholas dep in love with he pretty
gr erness. In o month he proposed TO
her and was accepted with the pro-
viso that parental consent was given
=, the marriage. Then came the fire.
works. h.s proud mother had been a
shCp CIR and his proud father had in
herited the bulk OF his fortune. There
was no chance to deny that the gov
erness was better woman than Jud
was G. man. but the prejudice OF caste
takes root In strange soil and the pa.
ternal ultimatum was that II the son
took the governess for his bride he
would be disowned and disinherited
She fatty refused to be the cause oil
such a calamity and no persuasion on
the part OF the young man could induce
her to relent.
At the climax the mother Instinct
asserted itself and Mrs. Fiske stood
Loyalty by the son and won from hin
an objection that she had never before
enjoyed. But the father was as gran
tie and showed his moral obliquitg b,
Diminishing the governass, who had re
sisted the utmost pressure to disre
gard his will She evidenced her con
trasting ,.audeur of character by go
ing later and doing more than anyonl
else to bring Mrs. Fiske through crit
ical Illness.
After the manner of such hot-head
ed young men, Jud turnel the table
by disowning his father and servini
notice that he would never touch
cent OF money made. owned or dis
bursed by the head of the house The
the gifted. but bitter, youth started TO
the west in search OF anything tina
might aid him 10 forget The gran
interior of civilization was too tam
for him. He went to che frontier an
plunged Into the excuses ~hich II Of
fered. His gambling mania was stin
ulated aud his bad luck chung TO hin
The professionals looked upon hiI
As the tsnderest OF tenderfeet an