The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-12-09

forever on the edge OF doing some
thing-doubtful."
Ills business reputation is all right.
lie shaves the dead line like safety
razor, but he's never yet cut through
it. On principle, however, look out for
an apple faced Dutchman with thin
nose and no lips. Neither Jew, Yankee
nor American stands any chance in n
deal with that type of financier. Per-
sonally my feeling is this: If I've got to
play games with Julius Neergard, I'd
prefer to be his partner. And so l told
Gerald. BY the way
Austin checked himself, looked down
at his cigar, turned it over and over
several times, then continued quietly:
by the way, suppose Gerald is like
other young men of his age and times
immersed in his own affairs-thought-
less perhaps, perhaps trifle selfish In
the cross country galiop after pleasure.
1 was rather severe with him about his
neglect of his sister. He ought to have
come here to pay his respects to you
too"
"Oh. don't put such notions into his
head
Yes, l WILL" insisted Austin. How.
ever Indifferent and thoughtless and
selfish he is to other people. he's got to
be considerate toward his own family,
and told him SO. Have you seen him
latelyT
"No-o," admitted Selwyn.
Not since the first time when he
came to do the civil by you"
mo, but don't"-
"Yes, WILL" repeated his brother-in-
law, land I'm going to have q thorough
explanation with him and learn what
he's up to. He's got to be decent to his
sister. He ought to report to me occa-
sionally. That's all there is to it. He
has entirely too much liberty, with his
bachelor quarters and his junior whip
persnapper club and his house parties
and his cruises on Neergard's boat!'
He got up. casting his cigar from him,
and moved about bulkily, muttering Of
matters to be regulated, and firmly too.
But Selwyn, looking out of the win
dow across the park, knew perfectly
well that young Enroll, now of age,
with a small portion Of his handsome
income at his mercy. was past the regu-
lating stage and beyond the authority
of Austin. There was no harm in him.
He was simply joyous, pleasure low
ing cub, chock full of energetic in
stincts, good and bad, right and wrong,
out of which, formed from the acts
which become habits, character ma
lures. This was his estimate of Ger
aid.
The next morning, riding in the park
with Eileen, he found q chance to
speak cordially Of her brother.
i've meant to look up Gerald" he
said, as though the neglect were his
own fault, "but every time something
happens to switch me on to another
track"
I'm afraid that do a great deal of
the switching" she said, "don'tI2 But
you've been so nice to me and to the
children that
Miss Errolrs horse was behaving
badly, and for a few moments she be-
came too thoroughly occupied with
her mount to iinish her sentence.
The belted groom galloped up. pre-
pared for emergencies. and he and Sell
wyn sat their saddles watching pret-
ty battle for mastery between a beau
tiful horse determined to be bad and
a very determined young girl who had
decided he was going to be good.
Once or twice the excitement of So
licitude sent the color flying into Sell
wyn's temples. The bride path was
narrow and stiff with freezing sand,
and the trees were too near for such
lively maneuvers, but Miss Enroll had
made up her mind. and Selwyn already
had humorous idea that this was no
light matter. The horse found 1t seri-
GUS enough, too, and suddenly conclud-
ed to be good. And the pretty scene
ended SO abruptly that Selwyn laughed
aloud as he rejoined her.
"There was a man-Boots Lansing
in Bannard's command. One night on
Samar the bolo men rushed us, and
Lansing got into the six foot MAJORS
boots by mistake-seven leaguers, you
know-and his horse bucked him clean
out Of them"
"Hence his Christian name, sup
pose" said the girl But why such a
story, Captain Selwyn? I believe i
stuck to my saddle"
with both hands," he said cordial
ly. always alert to plague her, for she
was adorable when teased, especially
in the beginning of their acquaintance
before she had found out that it was
a habit CT his, and her bright confu-
don always delighted him into further
mischief.
'But wasn't a bit worried" he con-
inued. "You had him so firmly
lround the neck. Besides, what horse
" man could resist such a pleading
,air of arms around the neckT
"What you saw" she said, flushing
~, sis exactly the way shall do any
pleading with the two animals you
MENTION"
Later. she remarked, "It's just as
Nina says, after all, isn't It"
II SUPPOSE So" he replied suspicious