The Newark journal., 1906-11-23

49, hSoi TlSHt, and the Hey
day he asked for his vacation. y
got It In August and went away p,
every one groaned when they hear
mat he had not gone to the countr,
put to New York and that he had tal
en- the ancient relative and the hab
along with him.
Most foolish thing ever heard of,
stormed Haines one night. as a crow,
or Paxley's friends hung about tb
cool club library.
VI all things to take a kid a1on,
On your vacation. And then, to 90 :,
hot, jammed-up city, Wbafd vo,
let him do 1t for Doc?"
But DR.. Donald Macarthur, Pax's
ehum for 20 years and family physi.
can Tor seven months, only shook his
head.
Don't ask me-" he remarked brok-
emily, as he ate the ice from the bot
tom of tall, cool glass, the move
ments of Paxley, and of young James
Chesterley Braden are quite beyond
my authority. But I tell you what, ;"
and the doctor rose and stared across
The table at the rest impressively,
Pax knows what he's about Don't
meddle.' And he stalked away.
When Paxley came back, it was easy
to see that the vacation had done him
not the least particle of good. He
was not only tired-he was thin, and
there was something fierce, and yet
a fc
over joking with him as they had
done, and nobody spoke of his private
affairs, especially after little Cummins
suggested that it was time the great
and only James Chesterley Braden
should be put on exhibition
Paxley glared at him so darkly, and
turned the subject in such a queer,
unhappy sort of way. that after that
nobody mentioned the child again,
till Paxiey himself began to do it
1t was after Jenkins had been tell
ing of some OF the funny sayings of
his little brood.
Jim gets off a good thing OCCASION
ally. now he's beginning to talk" said
Paxley, and every one felt better. It
was SO unusual not to be able to talk
about anything and everything with
Paxley
The next day he had some bright
saying to retail, that made the boys
augh heartily and honestly-not the I
giggle that is generally I
for such accounts of juvenile I
Wit.
Paxley smiled. In fact, Haines, still
'esentful, asserted that he smirked
Ike self-satisfed woman But
hings were easier at any rate, and
rom that time on, Paxley talked of T
he boy freely, and told a store of
unny things that became famous
throughout the Office.
The respect for "Paxley's kid" grew.
That he was an exceptionally bright
nd clever little fellow everybody adj
nitted. and Cummins, who went out
With Pax and the doctor one Sunday
light and saw the boy in his crib, gave
n enthusiastic account of his beauty.
The crash came one stormy Deem
er night, when Paxley had been a pa
as the boys expressed 1t,
)r about a year.
A number of his friends, Haines.
ne or two more from the office, and
hers who were members of his club,
ere gathered again in the library as I
ley had been the summer before.
AS usual, Haines started the CONVEX
tion. "Paxley's clean daffy over c
at kid of his, isn't he? Can't hire
m to go out this winter, and he's /
in as a wire fence"
The others grunted. Then little e
rather red and altogether t
nbarrassed, spoke
We'll" sputtered Cummins, you i
low that story he told about the T
VS. asking If the clouds were Gods
st cloths?" Z
There was a grunt of assent. TOO t
ecocious-too precocious by far" |,
Uttered Jenkins, who had got a night 6
!, and was enjoying the society of b
ults unmixed with children. d
L don't know about that" went on
mmins, for | don't know anything a
out children. But | do know that
ats an old story. / read it myself d.
a magazine last night And the cl
'gazine was dated more than asyear to
o." v,
There was an odd, strained silence. "
Yes said another man. "I-rye I'll
d my suspicious myself / told two fiji
three of Pax's stories at a dinner hi
long 400 and tba pa,.1Io - co