The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18

Yes. I'VE got to- he answered.
Would you have to go to prison IL
you stayed?" She asked this with
GREATNESS tensity.
I'm not going to beg father TO help
me out" he said, determinedly. lie
said he wouldn't and he'll be spared
the chance. He won't mind that; mo-
body will care, Nobody, What does
anybody care what | do
Now you're thinking of Mamie" she
cried Il can always tell, Whenever
you don't talk naturally you're think
ing OF heri"
He poured down the last of the
coffee. growing red to The tips of his
ears. Ariel he said, If ] ever come
back"
wait" she interrupted. Would you
have to go to prison right away il
they caught your
'Oh. it isn't that" he laughed.
sadly. But I'm going to clear out.
I'm not going to take any chances.
] want to see other parts or the world.
other kinds OF people. ! might have
gone, anyhow. soon, even IL il hadn't
been for last night. Don't you ever
feel that way"
You know ] do" she said. I've
told you-liow often. But. Joe. joe
you haven't any money! You've got
to have money to live"
You needn't worry about that" re-
turned the master OF seven dollars,
genially. i've saved enough to take
care OF me for a long time"
Joe, please, | know il isn't so II
you could wait just little whilc-only
few weeks-only few, Joe"
What for2"
I could let you have all you want.
1t would be such beautiful thing for
me. joe Oh, | know how you'd feel;
you wouldn't even let me give YOU
that dollar I found in the street last
year; but this would be only lending it
to you. and you could pay me back
some time"
Ariel he exclaimed. and, setting
his empty cup upon the floor, took her
by the shoulders and shook her till
the empty plate which had held the
toast dropped from her hand and broke
INTO fra gments. You've been reading
the Arabian Nights.
NO. no." she cried. vehemently
Grandfather would give me anything
He'll give me all the money l ask for!"
Money said Joe Which of us
is wandering? Money? Roger Tabor
give you money!"
Not for a while A great many
things have to be settled first"
What things?"
Joe she asked. earnestly. 'do you
think It's bad Of me not to feel things
I ought to feel?'
"Then I'm glad" she said. and some-
thing in the way she spoke made him
start with pain. remembering the same
words spoken in the same tone by
another voice. the night before on the
veranda. I'm glad. Joe, because I
seemed all wrong to myself Uncle
Jonas died last night, and / haven't
been able to get sorry. Perhaps it's
because I've been SO frightened about
you. but l think not. for / wasn't sorry
even before Colonel Flitcroft told me
about YOU
Jonas Tabor dead,. said Joe Why
I saw him on the street yesterday
Yes. and l saw him just before
came out on the porch where you We're.
He was there In the halls he and Judge
Pike had been having long talk: they'd
been in some speculation together, and
il had all turned out we'll It's very
strange but they say now that Uncle
Jonas heart was weak-he was an old
man. you know, almost eighty-and
he'd been very anxious about his
money. The Judge had persuaded him
TO risk IL; and the shock of finding
that he'd made a great deal suddenly"
I've heard he'd had that same shock
before" said joe when he sold out
TO your father
e. Dut THIS was UliGIcnl-
father says. He told me twas in one
of those big risky businesses that
Judge Pike likes to go into. And last
night it was all finished, the strain
was over and Uncle Jonas started home
His house is only little way from
the Pixies, you know: but he dropped
down in the snow at his own gate.
and some people who were going by
saw him fall. He was dead before
grandfather got there"
Il can't be sorry" said joe slowly
Neither can l. That's the dreadful
part Of it, They say he hadn't made
a will. that though he was sharper
than anybody else in the whole world
about any other matter of business,
that was the one thing he put OFF. And
we're all the kin he had in the world
grandfather and l. And they say
her voice sank to a whisper of excite
ment--'they say he was richer than
anybody knew. and that this last bust
ness with Judge Pike. the very thing
that killed hinl-something about grain
made him FIVE times richer than be-
fore"
She put her hand on the boys arm.
still sought his with a tremulous ap-
peal
God bless you Ariel." he said ITS
going to he a great thing for YOU"
Yes. Yes. it is. The tears came
suddenly to her eyes. Il was foolish
last night, but there had been such a
long time of wanting things; and now
and now grandfather and 1 can
go"
You're going, too Joe chuckled.
It's heartless. l suppose. but I've
settled IT, We're going"
Il know" he cried. You've told me
a thousand times what he's said ten
times a thousand. You're going to
Parisiv
Paris, Yes. that's it. To Paris,
where he can see at last how the great
ones have painted-where the others
can show him. To Paris, where we can
study together. where ne can learn
now to put the pictures he sees upon
canvas, and where =
Go on" Joe encouraged her. 81
want to hear you say it, You don't
mean that you're going TO study paint
ing: you mean that you're going to
learn how to make such fellows as
Eugene ask you to dance. Go ahead
and say it,
''Yes-to learn how to dress," she
said.
Joe was silent for moment. Then
he rose and took the ragged overcoat
from the back of his chair. where's
that muffer2" ne asked.