Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

lHdt udu SiO SHSSttE Will
smiles for many years mo. he is not
bad; have seen to that" his father used
to say. He's hardly been out of my
sight twenty-four hours at a time. And l
put my foot down on college with all its
temptations. He's good-if he's nothing
else!" And certainly Samuel Wright was
good too. Everybody in Old Chester said
so. He said so himself Il. my dear
Eliza, have nothing with which to re-
preach myself he used to tell his wife
ponderously in moments of conjugal un-
bending. II have. done my duty. l al
ways do my duty, under all circum-
stances. l am doing my duty now by
Sam"
This was when he and his son fell out
on one point or another, as they had be-
gun to do as soon as young Sam learned
to talk, and all because the father in
sisted upon furnishing the boy with his
own most excellent principles and
theories, instead of letting the lad manu-
facture such things for himself. Now
when Sam was twenty-thfee the falling
out had become chronic. No doubt it was
In the blood, as DR.. Lavendar said Some
thirty years before, Sam senior, then
slim and dreamy youth. light hearted and
given to writing verses, had fallen out
with his father. old Benjamin Wright:
fallen out so finally that in all these years
since the two men. father and son, had
not spoken one word to each other. If
anybody might have been supposed to
know the cause of that thirty-year-old
feud it was DR.. Lavendar. He certainly
saw the beginning of it, - =
One stormy March evening Samuel
Wright, then twenty-four years old.
knocked at the rectory door: DR.. Law
endar, shielding his lamp from the wind
with one hand, opened it himself.
Why Sam, my boy" he said, and
his study and put the lamp down on the
Rtabe. Something is the matter?'
Yes"
What is it, samuel?''
Il can't tell you, sir"
Does your father know"
MY father knows. =" 1 will tell you
this, DR.. Lavendar-that, so help me God,
l will never speak to my father again."
The young man lifted one hand; his
face was dreadful to look upon Then,
trying to speak in a natural voice, he
asked if he might stay at the rectory for
that night.
DIR. Lavendar took two turns about his
study, then he said, "Of course you may,
Samuel, but l shall feel it my duty to ac-
quaint your father with the fact"
Just you please, SIR
''And SAM hope the night will bring
wisdom
Sam was silent.
II shall see your father in the morn
ing and try to clear this thing up"
Just as you please, sir l would like
to go to my room now if you have no OBJ
lection
And that was all DIR. Lavender got out
of the son.
He lighted lamp and silently pre-
coded his guest upstairs; then he went
back to his study and wrote line to the
father. He sent it out to the Wright
house and sat up until midnight waiting
for an answer. None came. "WeIl,"
said DR.. Lavendar, at last trudging up to
bed, 1.-The boy comes by his obstinacy hon
estly." The next morning he went early
to see Mr.. Benjamin Wright But as far
any Strengthening out of the trouble
went or any enlightenment as to its
cause, he might as well have stayed at
home.
Sam send your
NO. l came to see what I could do for
you both. I take it for granted that
good boy. so l am sure he can be
made to see his error.
Did he tell you what was the trouble?"
mo; will your
Let him come back and behave him
self!'' the older man said.
DR.. Lavendar thrust out his lower lip
with a thoughtful frown. 'It would ex-
pedite things. Wright. if you could tell
me little about the affair?'
Mr.. Wright hesitated He thrust his
hand down into blue ginger jar for
piece of dried orange skin and bit at it
as if to steady his lips. Sam can tell
you if he wants't He has perhaps in
formed you that he wishes to see the
WOTlQ. that lie lHllkS HE mere very
narrow? No? Well, 1 sha'n't quote him
All l shall say is that l am doing my
duty to him. I've always done my duty
to him. If he sees fit to set up his own
Ebenezer, and say he won't speak to me
I suppose he conveyed that filial senti-
ment to you?-he can do so. When he
gets hungry he can speak. That's what
other puppies do when they are hungry"
And that was all Dr.. Lavendar got out
of the father. -
(To be Continued Tomorrow)