Gunnison news-champion., 1907-04-19


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sassam-se-no-ooe~ knxse-lnad pride ~
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HairroEs " the l.ossosa ~ fhei- fulep-
glasses,
BoSo father. one of the big white
PILLARS ef southern arissa=scy. had
gone through congress aud the senate
Of his country TO the tune Of spend
and Not Spare which left his ~.dox
and three yosager daughters aaa q
small son dependent upon Bob. his
eldest.
MANY a ~arR summer afsernoon
as Sob and padded down the
Charles. and often ON q cold. crispy
nigh; as We sat In my shooting box ON
the Cape Cod shore. had We matched
w for our future. l was to have the
inside run Of the great banking basi.
nses OF Randolph & Randolph, and
Bob was eventually 90 represent nv
fathers firm ON the fOor of the ssocz
exchange. I'D die in an Office. Bob
used to say. and the floor of the
stock exchange is just the chimney
place 10 roast my hoe-caks in" SO
when our college davs were over my
able old father stood us up against the
wall in his Office. ana tried us by his
tests, and proud We both were when
dad said Jim. you and Bob have
chosen well Iog. Jim. are just the
chap 10 step into my shoes and Bob is
cut ." a thiITy-secona and sixty fourth
Tor the floor Proud We were. not
80 much because OF what nv fafhers
decision meant for our future. -or
We .new We shoald SCI into the busi.
ness all right. bui because our judg-
ment was indorsod by one We both
thought as near infaliibie as man
could be in anything pertaining 10
business affairs.
Bob was then 22 and a wear old.
er--I one Of your raw boned New Eng.
land lads. not much for prettiness.
but willing to weigh in race-day with
any of them for steadnoss and stay
ing qualities: Fob as handsome as
they made - el. six feet tall IN his
gym sandals Straight as an arrow. with
the form cf an Indian. and one of
those clean, brave. all-for-heart moth
ing for-Voiicy. smiling faces to which
men yield willing friendliness. and
women, idolatyy. Robs eyes were as
big and round and purplebrow as an
English bulldogs. unfathomable. at
once mild and stern. with a childish
come-and-go perplexity: his nose as
straight as though chiseled by mas
ter for a Greek medallion. with thin
curved lips to correspond, and a high.
broad forehead. whose whlteness was
set OF by luxuriance of hair that
rtfAitu J'i-uldfh. but WIS fl 1lle same
rare puiTle-brown as his eyes But
IL was the pOise OF Bobs head that
gave his good looks their crown. Who
ever has seen a bunch of wo-year-old
colts in a longera Kentucky pad
dock, when the darky boy lets loose
his shrill whistle at ''taking-up time"
is sure to remember one that threw
nm &c head IL
make sure it had caught the call.
Grace. strngth and embarrassed way
ward leadership are there personified.
Some such suggestion was ever in the
carriage Of BCb's shapely head and
vigorous figure. and dun indeed would
be the man or woman who failed to
recognize the mans rare distinction
and masterfulness.
Indeed, as | said a bit back. Bob
Brownley was by all odds one Of the
handsomest men | have eveY seen.
but besides that. he was sterling,
manly, unaffected fellow. as true as
steel, as brave as lion and the
best comrade friend ever had
Perhaps it was because his fathers
death had saddled Bob's youth with
the heavy responsibilities of husband
ing and directing his familys slim
finances that he took to business as a
swallow to the air. We entered the
Office OF Randolph G Randolph on the
same day. and on its anniversary, a
year later. my father summoned us
into his office for a sort of tally-up
talk. Neither of us quite knew what
was coming. and we thrilled with
pleasure when he said:
Jim. you and Bob have fairly out
done my expectations. | have had my
eye on both of you and ! want you
to know that the kind of industry and
business Intelligence you have shown