Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-09-06
The Manager
Of the B. e. A.
Bv VAUGHAN KESTER
Copyright. 1901. by Harper { Brothers
tcoSTNUED.1
Nv VAUGHAN HESTER

liz IA SlSAN W dSA -
he was decidedly superior TO the lcca
youth with whom she had st first beer
inclined to class him. Truth 10 tell. tbs
local youth fought rather shy Of the
doctors beautiful daughter, Mr. Bur,
Smith. the ~gentlemsnly druggist ana
ACKNOWLEDGED social leader, who was
much soush, after by the most exclu
Nve circles in such cen1srs Of fashion
as Buckhorn and Harrison, had beer
Sc chilled by her name when, meet
Ing her on the street, be had attempted
10 revive an acquaintance which dated
back to their childhood that ne was s
mental wreck for days st,e-ward and
had hardly dared rus himself TO I'll
even the simplest prescription.
Dr.. Emory excused himself and wen,
into the house. Dan made himself com.
Sprtshle On the steps st Miss Emory
Gde. In the very nesr1ess there was
sernething luxurious and satisfying,
Ae was silent, because he feared the
sotseonisn of speech.
u was with friends OF yours this
afternoon Mr.. Oakley" she said by
~NS VI SAA4 AAAS AS SSAfSIN Si0A-
Friends Of mine hereT"
~Yes; the Joyces."
81 must go around and see them.
Ihey have been kind to ny fa-
xAer," said Dan, with hearty good will,
"How long is your father to remain
~ Antioch, Nj. Oakley inquired Con,
stance.
"As long as l oenaia, ! suppose
There are only the two of Us. Won
know"
What does he ind TO DO here?"
"Gh," laughed Dan, he finds plenty
@ do. His energy Is something dread
I'll. Then, TOO, he's employed ST the
shops. That keeps hin pretty busy
rcu see"
But Miss Emory hadn't known this
before, She elevated her eyebrows in
mld surprise, She was not sure she
understood.
"T didn't know tina be wax one OF
The officers Of the road" with deceptive
EdiSerGnce,
Hes not, Hes 2 cabinernaker,
Explained the literal Oakley, 70 whom
. csbinemaksr wss quite as respect
able as any u else. There was Q
Ariet pause. while Constance turned
this rel In her mind It struck her as
5ey singular that 0akley's father
should be one Of the hands. Perhaps
she credited him with 8 s~ensitiyeness
nf which he was entirely innocent
She rested her chin in her hands ani
Exzed gu into the dusty street.
isn't it Infinitely pathetic 10 think O
That poor little man and his work.
going back TO Joyce. DO you know,
Eould have cried: And his wife's faith
Il is sublime, wen If il is mistaken
Ee laughed in 8 dreary fashion
~What is to be done for people lik,
mat whose lives are quite uncompeu
aated9'
They were Joined by the doctor, VII,
bad caught q part OF what CONSTANCE
Raid and OWNED the rest.
"You see only the pathos, Joyce i
1Qst as well of here as he would b
anywhere else, and perhaps q lit,
sseter. He makes a decent living wit
his pictures" AS he spoke he crosse
HE porch and stood at her side, wit
bis hand resting afectionately on be
shoulder,
81 guess there's a larger Justice 1
Che world than we conceive Sc.
Oakley.
But not to know. to so on blind
doing something that is really yer
dreadful and never to know"
She turned to Oakley.
Z am afraid / rather agree wit
Jour father, He seems happy enough
and he is doing work for which Their
10 a demand"
Would you be content 10 live her
with NO greater opportunity thar b
has,"
Oakley laughed and shook his head.
mo. but that's not the same. /
phil the Huckieberry mp and make
pay and then go in for sornethin
hasger."
And if You can't make il pay
Il won't bother with il, then"
~But If you had to renaing'
Oakley gave her an incredulor
Mmile.
THAT couldn't be possible. l hay
came all sorts OF things but stick j
Mhat found to he undesirable berth
hus Of course business is not at ali Il
came"
But isn't i: Look at MT. Ryde
He says that he is buried here in Il
game woods, with no hope Of ever sc
9zng back into the world, and ! am SUI
he is able, and journalism is certainl
q business, like anything else"
Oakley made no response to this. e
azdn,t propose to criticise Ryder: BIZ
NIL the same, he doubted his ability.
.sGraTs f~rightfully lazy" rernarke
NE doctor. "He prefers 10 settle dow
10 an effortless sort OF an existept
rather than make q struggle"
Don't you think MI. Ryder extrem
n clever, Mr. Oakley"
81 gnow him 80 slightly, Miss EE
ay, but DO doubt he As"
Mrs. EMORY appeared IL the dos
xay, PLACID and smiling.
constance, you and Mr., oaks
eszae on IN; dinners ready"