Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-10-31

eral old father.
Say, maybe Henry wasn't in cold
storage with the whole family from
that moment. ! see those fellows in
the laboratories are puttering around
just now trying TO get the absolute
zero of temperatures Henry got it.
and he knows nothing about chemistry.
Then | jounced Hank. | proceeded
TO let him know he was up against it
right close up against it, so you
couldn't see daylight between EN-.
You're 25,' | says, and you play the
best game of pool, I'm told OF any
OF the chappies in that Father-Made-
Money club you got into, | says;
but I've looked it up I says and
there amt really what you could call
any great future for a pool champion,
| says, and if you're ever going to
learn anything else, it's time you was
at it. | says. Now you go back home
and tell the manager to set you to
work | says, and your wages won't
be big enough to make you interesting
to any skirt-dancer, either says
And you make a study of the hog from
the ground up. Exhaust his possibili-
ties just like your father done and
make man of yourself, and then
some time | says, you'll be able to
give good medicine to a cub of your
own when he needs it, "
And how did poor Henry take all
that?"
We'll, Hank squealed at first like
he was getting the knife; but finally
when he see he was up against it. and
especially when he see how this girl
and her family throwed him down the
elevator shaft from the tenth story
why, he come around beautifully He's
really got sense, though he doesn't
look it-EIenTy has-though Lord
knows didn't pull him up bit too
quick. But he come out and went to
work like told him. It's the greatest
thing ever happened to him. He amt
so headed as he was, already Hen
ryll be a man before his dads through
with him"
But weren't the young people dis
appointed" asked Percival; weren't
they in love with each other?"
In love-" In an effort TO express
I
ilously near to snoring What do
you suppose a girl like that cares for
| love? She was dead in love with the
nice long yellow backs that I've piled
up because the public knows good ham
when they taste 1t. AS for being in
love with Henry or with any man
say. young fellow. you've got some
thing to learn about those New York
girls. And this one. especially. Why
| it's been known for the three years
we've been there that she's simply
hunting night and day for a rich hus-
! band. She tries for EN- all as fast as
| they get in line"
Henry was unlucky in finding that
| kind. They're not all like that-those
| New York girls are not" and ne had
the air of being able if he chose to
name one or two luminous exceptions.
"Silas," called Mrs Higbee. are
you telling Mr.. Bines about our Henry
and that Milbrey girl?"
Yep, answered Higbee, Il told him &"
About what girl?-what was her
name?' asked Percival, in lower tone
"Milbrey's that family's name-Hor-
/ ace MllDrey-
why Percival interrupted. some
what awkwardly. II know the family
the young lady-Vse met the family
out in Montana a few weeks ago.,
Sure enough-they were in Chicago
and had dinner with us on their way
out"
/ II remember Mr. Milbrey spoke Of
what fine claret you gave him"
! Yes. and 7 wasn't stingy with ice
either, the way those New York people
| always are. Why at that fellows
house he gives you that claret wine as
warm as soup.
But as for that girl" he added
say, she'd marry me in minute If
I wasn't tied mp with the little lady
over there. OF course she'd rather
marry a sub-treasury, she's got about
that much heart in her-cold- blooded
as German carp She'd marry me
she'd marry you. If you was the best
thing I'm sight But say. If you was
broke. she'd have about as much use
for you as Chicago's got for st. Louis. 90