The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-01

the same, III punch them when / get
them out-after prayers"
There was a time for everything. anc
the Rev. John recognized his sons
wisdom
"Ah, do sou said this sage parent.
He knew that, when you know your
eldest son, there is no family chastise-
ment so admirable as his. Your own au.
thority should be but threat-a sort OF
final court of appeal The rest can be
delegated to wise elder SON. Only. be
sure of the first adjective
We'll. about this letter, Janet?" said
Mr.. Fowler. looking at his daughter.
1t is from-from Mr.. Vic. That is
/ think-I believe that it is from Mr.
Morris"
Look at our Jess" said ALI laughing
out loudly and fraternally Then in his
pleasant way he held one Of his fingers
up to her cheek. and pretended that il
went on with the ''Ph-o-o-o" of a vesta
match.
This was Master Airs method Of get
ting even; he was not particular as 10
whom he got even with Certainly Janet
had done him no wrong
All, let US hear it," said the Rev
John Fowler, laying down his paper.
/ am glad he has written. l thought
he would"
Now Janet would gladly have stolen
| away upstairs with her letter 10 read
| 1t in the quiet of her chamber. But. OF
! course, hef fathers request was a COM
mand- Privately, however, she resolved
TO put the young imps who had brought
this upon her upon very plain and
even restricted diet for several days
ucular- There would be nothing in il.
but, stilI-it was her letter. She had.
| however, one recourse.
Do you think" she said, hesitatingIy.
| that these children-except, Of course.
| Raft"
She had got no further when she was
interrupted by a volley Of cries. TO which
even the still sobbing Violet added her
| quota
We don't want 20 hear your old let
ter-we don't,, All We asked for was the
stamp and that has big black bars
| across it"
silence" said the Rev. John. hiK
! eyes sparkling through the benevolent
round goggles, and the Absalom hair
waving with The up-thrOw or his head
II hear a word more out of your
mouths, 1 shall have you all up into the
! study-to do Deductions
Don't worry, father" said RaIf, with
out looking up from mis- plate, that will
! only give you a headache. Leave them
10 me-after prayers"
And with this promise Cor threaD the
reading of the letter was postponed.
OF course. il did not really amount TO
much-Janet made sure Of this before
she brought Il 10 public reading. Ger
tam parts she even altered slightly. and
one she left entirely out Not that any
OF these were altered or amended for
the usual reason for which young women
edit male letters Tor home consumption.
Here, however. is Vic Morris letter
without amendment or change:
Hotel Colon. Huelva, Spain.
October o.
Dear Miss Fowler: I am Obliged. in
deed. for all the care you must have
taken TO get my traps off on the first OF
our steamers 10 come out here Every
thing vas right, and this 1 owe entirely
to year good Offices / trust you will NOT
think have shown myself uneratefuI
elther to your father or yourself-to
your father for welcoming the coming
10 you Cor speeding the parting guest
have now been up at Rio Tinto near
~ a month, and have taken hold pretty
We'll l ran down 10 stay over a week
l understand. belongs 10 the companv-
also to see my trunks through the Gus
toms All the formalities have now been
gone through, and I am several crowns
the poorer-thanks 10 the useful but i'm
poverlshing system Of bribery and cor
ruption which obtains here
But up at the mines / shall have 10
put my foot down, I can see And I am
tod that If l do. some of these dusky-
skinned rascals will think nothing Of put
ting knife into me. Still, every lob has
Its risks, and on these sierras one is no
more hkely than anywhere else 10 meet
the Stranger waiting on the waste.
Now. l am not going to preach II
couIdn I. at any rate. Your father will
call this rank fatalism, but il is a sound
healthy df not hearty belief 10 carry
around with fellow into strange places
mat man can't die before his clock
strikes the hour. If he says different. |
tell him from me to preach next SUNDAY
from the text. My time is not yet come - /
Here John Fowler laughed a little and /
shook his head. murmuring. "A little
knowledge OF Scripture is a dangerous
thing. He forgets the context: But your
time is always ready.
For practice each morning with the
Tartan editorials had made him a very 4
dangerous adversary in argument. Janet I
read on without entering into this. while
her father continued 10 chuckle Raft
lounged on the sofa and petted the fox
terrier. He had just returned from hay-
ing "a few words with the kids" on the
pack-green-as he had promised after
prayers Ii is always we'll TO take a
little exercise of a morning.
But so Tar l have seen nothing of all
THIS tthe letter continued. Every one has
been kind and easy to get on with. /
have had no need to show my teeth or the
men their 10-inch knives. If you. on your
part Will enlighten me on the doings at
hirktown since that morning when Won
gave me breakfast. and l slipped away
into another world by the 6:10 a. NJ. train.
you will do me great service.
How is Old Dick up at the GIebe End
Lodge, and Miss Bryan? Please remem- \
Der me to them l hope she was none the II
worse OF her rough handling in the Dit
Not bit-not a Bit" said the minis II
ter Il saw her yesterday-prettier than II
ever. always call as / pass by. though II
they are Irongray's people You have my II
authority for reassuring him on that II
point"
As her father continued TO manifest IN
inwelcome and pointless tendency To en-
arge on the beauty and health Of Miss
Sryan. Janet shut him down with a snan
IS II he had been the lid of a box. and
with the next sentence. Raif /
caressed the fox-terrIer
which feigned its usual catlike indiffer-
nee
suppose the company took my advice
ma made young Calmont interim engi-
leer. With Fraser and Helver to steady
i'm below, he will soon get all the nm
foreground practice that Is uaa5a5 -
Incubus & Co. could rot do better Also
he men will get something done for
hem. But l suppose there has been a
nightX locking of ST. HE dnnrc ci-.. -. Z