Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-10-10
Copyright, by Lothrop Publishing Company
CHAPTER III.-CoNrInUEp.

CAST tnat ne alleged To be effete and
depraved. had now resorted to sar-
casm-a thing that Mr.. Carlyle thought
was as good as the language OF The
devil
And here, now, how about this
dog-luncheon?" he continued, CHANGING
at New York newspaper. clutched
accusingly in his hand. 1T was give,
L see, by one of your Newport cronies.
Now, that's healthy doins fur a two
listed Christian. amt it? want to
know. Shappyronging a select com
pany of lady and gentlemen dogs from
soup to coffee; pressing a little more
OF the dog biscuit on this one, and
seem that the other don't misplay lis
fnger-bowl no way. How | would love
10 read OF Bines standin' up. all in
purity velvet pants, most likely, to re
ceive at one of them bow-wow func-
tions-functions, believe is the name
OF it?" he ended, In polite inquiry.
There, there, Uncle Peter" the
young man broke in, soothingly: you
mustn't take those Sunday newspapers
as gospel truth; those stories are print
ed for just such rampant old tender
foots as you are; and even if there is
one foolish freak, he doesn't represent
all society in the better sense OF the
term"
Yes. and you!" Uncle Peter broke
out again, reminded of another griev-
ance. You know well enough your
true name is Peter-Pete and Petite
wnen you was baby, and Peter when
you left for college. And you're
ashamed OF what you've done too. for
you tried to hide them calm cards
from me the other day only you want
quick enough. Bring EN- out. I'm
bound your mother and Pish shall see
'em. Out with emf"
The young man, not without embar-
rassment, drew forth a Russia leather
card case which the old man took from
him as one having authority.
Here you are. Marthy Bines!" he
exclaimed, handing her a card; here
you are! read it! Mr.. p. Percival
Bines.' Now don't you feel proud of
havin' stuck out for Percival when YOU
see it in cold print? You know mighty
well his pa and me agreed to Percival
only fur middle name, jest to please
you-and he want to be called by if.
only jest Peter or Peter p at most;
and now look at the way he's gone and
garbled his good name"
Mr.. p. Percival Bines blushed fu-
riously here, but rejoined nevertheless.
with quiet dignity. that a mans name
was something about which he should
have the ruling voice, especially where
1t was possible for him to rectify or
conceal the unhappy choice of his par
ents
And while we're on names" he
continued, do try to remember in case
you ever get among people, that Sis
name is Psyche, and not Pish."
The blond and complacent Miss
Bines here moved uneasily in her pat
ent blue plush rocker and spoke for the
first time, with a grateful glance at her
brother
Eyes, Uncle Peter, for mercy's sake.
do try! Don't make us a laughing
stock"
But your name Is Pish A persons
name is what their folks name EN-
amt it? Your ma comes acrost
name in a book that she likes the
looks of, and she takes IT to spell Pish
aud she ups and names you Pish. and
we all calls you Pish and Pshy. and
then when you tOddle of TO public
school and let EN- know how you spell
At they tell you It's something else
an outlsndish name If spelln' means
anything If 1t comes to that you
ought to change the spellin' instead Of
the name that your poor pa loved"
Yet the old man had come TO know
that he was fighting a lost fght-lost
before d; had ever begun
at will be good chance" ventured
Mrs. Bines, timidly, FOR Pishy-I
mean Sike-Slcky--to meet the right
sort of people"
Yes ] should say-and the wrong
. sort. The ingagin host Of them lady
and gentlemen dogs. fur instance"
But Uncle Peter" broke in the
young man, you shouldn't expect
kgirl Of Psyches beauty and fortune TO
Negetate in Montana City all her life
why. any sort OF brilliant marriage is
: 1,ossible TO her II she goes among the
srfght people. Don't YOU want the fam
#ny to amount TO something socially
3 y our money 10 do us no good2 And
fb5'you think I'm going to stay here
ss-nd be a mossback and raise chin whis-
gers and work myself 90 death the way
my father did?"
NO no. replied the old man. with
glance at the mother mot jest the
way your pa did, you might do some
different and some better. but all the
same. you won't do any better'n ne did
any way you'll learn 20 live I'm New
york Unless you was to- 20 broke
there he added thoughuully: in
that case you got the stun in you and
itd come out but you got too much
money 20 go broke"
And youll see that lead decent
sRovEh life Times have changed
aLTce my laIhnr 49, . -