The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-05

the home OF a nfend' He never had
seen her looking so beautiful. so full
OF the Joy OF living. Her friendly.
sparkling smile sent a momentsry
pang OF shame into his calloused heart.
but il passed with the buoyant justiG.
cation Of his decision TO do nothing il
the end that might mar his sons hap
piness.
She was walking to town and as
sured him that she rejoiced in his dis
tinguished company. They discussed
the play and the supper party.
Now that I'm engaged TO Graydon
I'm positively beginning 10 grow sick
Of people" Miss Cable declared-and as
they all declare ut that age and stage.
Well. you'll soon recover" he smiled
Marriage is the convaleseence OF a love
affair. You know
''Oh. but most OF the men one meets
are so hopelessly silly-tiresome." she
went on. ITS strange too. Nearly
all OF them have gone TO college-Yale
or Harvard
My dear Jane. they are the unfortu-
nate sons OF the rich. You can't blame
NhN1As All iaAc auG IiaFN1Ed men are
not tiresome. You should not forget
that a large sprinkling OF the young
men you meet al the pink teas We're
sent 10 Yale or Harvard for the sole
purpose OF becoming Yale and Harvard
men; nothing more. Their mothers
never expected them TO be anything
else. The poor man sends his son TO
be educated; the rich man usually does
II 10 get the boy away from home. SO
that he won't have TO look at him all
the time I'm happy TO say that was
quite poor when Graydon got his diplo-
ma"
"Oh. Graydon isn't at all like the
others. He is a man. cried Jane, her
eyes dancing.
Il don't mean to say that all rich
mems sons are failures. Some OF them
are really worth while. Give credit
unlimited 10 the rich mans son who
goes TO college and succeeds In life in
spite of his environment. | must not
forget that Graydon's chief ambition
ut one time was TO hunt Indians"
He couldn't have got that from his
mother" said she accuslngly. Banse-
mer looked ut her sharply. He had
half expected on meeting her TO OBJ
serve the first sign that the Cable fam
lily had discussed him well. but not
favorably. Her very brightness con-
WINGED him that she ut least had not
been taken into the consultation.
Il am afraid ii came from his horrid
father. But Graydon is a good boy.
He couldn't long follow the impulses
of his father. dare say he could be
n sinner II he tried. too. hate an Inn
beetle. An imbecile. to my mind. Is the
fellow without the capacity to err In
tentionally. God takes care of the
fellow who errs constantly. Give me
the fellow who is bright enough TO
do the bad things which might admit
him to purgatory in good standing.
and Ill trust him TO do the good
things that Will let him into heaven.
l often wonder where these chaps go
after they die-I mean the Yale and
Harvard chaps who bore you. II takes
a clever chap TO have any standing
at all in purgatory. Where do they
go. Jane? You are wise for your years
and sex. There surely must he
place for the plain asses"
"Oh." said she, Il suppose they have
separate heaven. just as the dogs
have"
NO doubt you're right" he agreed.
smiling, but think how bright the
dogs are. as a rule"
Bobby Rigby says dog is worth
more than his master. People will
steal a dog. he says"
II saw him at your house last night.
Did you meet Mr.. HarbertT'
NO. Mother said he came in with
Bobby"
How is Mrs. Cable this morning?
think she-er-complained OF sick
headache last night"
"She has such 4 frightful headache
that she couldn't get up this morning"
Indeed, VIII you carry my respects
and sympathy to herr
Thank you. yes. But why don't
you come in and see US. Mr. Banse-
mer:"
In day or so. gladly"
Bansemer was not approached BY
Harbert that day nor the next. nor
any other day soon. in fact. Ii was
not until after the third day had ex-
PRED that he heard On Mrs. Gable.
Her silence was gratifying and sig
nificant: IL meant that she was strug-
Cling with herself-that she had taken
no one as yet into her confidence. He
was too wary TO feel secure In his posi-
ton, however. He abandoned every
case that could not be tried In the