The Detroit times., 1908-11-26
BY M. THOMPSON.


mo. I will be id" Judge Won
Adler with an apprehensive glance
around. pulled himself up on the verge
OF an indiscretion. The soothing notes
OF waltz from the distant ballroom
tempered his asperity somewhat.
"Confound the youngster," he NUT
tered less angrily. HE absolutely de-
fies me. told him l would never con-
sent TO such marriage and here he
has been all evening dancing after
OF course. Eva is nice girl. but she Is
her daughter. and to Edwards mar
rage with a child OF Maria Won Lister
will never consent What happened
years ago has neither been forgiven
nor forgotten"
The judge stepped out into the beau
tiful winter garden with It's hidden
hooks and enticing arbors. Behind him
the palms closed over the entrance and
he sat down behind huge group or
exotic ferns To think Of other days
when he was q struggling young law
yer and the bench q long way on. Love
and hope held the tiller In those days
and few rocks of disappointment
married the chart. A quarrel. however,
wrecked his dream ship and he and
the girl with whom he was to have
sailed for the wonderland drifted
apart. In the years that came after
both had married. both had children
and both were widowed.
1T was all dead and done with long
ago." thought the judge-'long. long
ago"
Why should it's dead body be drag
ged into the lig. now! At hfty.
ghosts. especially those Of an unsat'
isned youth. arc
''Oh. Edward. do be careful! Those
arbors Someone
II don't care. darling. have been
starving for q real moment with you
sll evening"
Various sounds-indescribab on
Iaper, but eloquent enough TO those
concerned-followed startling the
Judge out OF his reverie.
AS he recognized Edwards voice. an
ger was his first paramount feeling
anger that his son should openly dc
ride his authority. To walk into =
darkened conservatory. too. and vul'
carly begin-vulgarly. Why. con
found it, the thing was reprehensiblc,
and not as young men and young
women were used TO behave in his
Then suddenly the anger died away
and into his eyes came softer light
as the memory OF those days rose be
tore him. After all. young people will
be
Darling"
"Oh. Edawrd. what would the Judge
say. If
What would Baroness Won Lister
say" I can't see why they should botu
object to our caring for each other,
he went on. There seems no reason
whatever. The old man has never
done an unjust thing before. But nov
when | ask for a reasonable objec
ton, he snaps his teeth and says
childishly: He objects because-be
cause he does"
How silly"
"Confound their impertinence. NUT
tered the Judge. "I"--
Mother behaves In exactly the same
way She is really very fond OF you
one, am afraid OF those palms
SoHleone-tne JuuSe, OF perhaps mum
err
"Oh. that Is all right. dear. Listeners
never near good things OF themselves
Among the palms listener wriggle:
Iimrctently.
Mother will never give her con
sent"
Nor will my old man, There is ;
screy loose somewhere, grille. You
mother and my father are not exactly
friends; they are coldly polite wheI
they meet. but
"Of course there Is a reason, Ed
ward | have discovered it
The deuce you have"
Mother and the Judge were in lov'
with each other ever so many year!
ago They were actually engaged"
You don't say. And
They quarreled, separated. married
and lived unhappy ever afterwards"
THAT explains"-
What"
THAT the old man keeps an OLE
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