New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22

thing; honest don't George | Just feel bum"
What the matter" 1t came to George that his
chums manner had been strange from the first, and
there was now quick sympathy in his voice.
Jack rammed his hands deep into the pockets OF
his kniCkerbOckers. Oh he said, everything
been going TO smash up at our house. Pop and Nom
are the outs they re going to separate and Mons
going totakean engagement and Pop going his way
anl-and I've got TO 90 to a blamed boarding school!
Gee, How did it all happen:
Pops gettin' too chu1nmy with Jessie Dumont
the lancer. and Nom won't stand for IT any longer
Evs -bodys begun talking about 1t. Ialnt square
George evaded. It's too bad, old socks" he
Its fierce. that's what it is! 1t makes me feel
Just rotten Pops such bully fellow and MONS all
right YOU bet, and al had such good times,
didn't We.
we sure did" asscated George.
Pop wasn't home TO dinner all week. | woke up
when he came in the other night and wanted to
door heard Nom talking, and She was crying, and
she told Pop that she had tried notice things
and she knew he wasn't much different than big
boy and shed been hoping 1t would wear out quickly
like it had other times; but Nom said that now
everybody was talking about 1t; and she SIMPLY
couldn't face people any more, She felt so-so-l
don l know. something and ashamed
Il didn't hear Pop say anything and then Nom
said, i guess it had better end right here with
Jack
And Pop said Has it got to be as bad as that,
And Nom said Yes, Jack. What else can you
possibly expect me to do
And Pop said. You don't believe all the talk do
YOU,
Nom said No Jack I'm willing to believe you
when YOU say that the worst Of It ism true But 1t IS
only question OF time, Jack that IS the way see 1t,
and there's of my waiting till the worst does
happen. 1t has gone quite as far as can bear now,
Jack
Il got kind of scared to hear EN- talk like that,
and knocked OH the door. Pop yanked 1t open like
he expected TO find q burglar. When he saw 1t was
only me he laughed and grabbed me and nearly
squeezed the breath out of me
o." No pillow fight tonight said Pop. and laughed,
and then he hit me wallop on the seat OF the pa
jamas-yOu know the way he does and he said,
Back to bed for yours, you blamed little OWL and
beat il.
But asked Nom about it all the next day. and
she cried, and the. She told me about her going to
take an engagement and me going to some boarding
school"
George considered. " Did you tell her you didn't
want to go;
No; i was afraid it might make her cry more"
said little Jack huskily.
Yes, guess maybe it would agreed George.
Hang it If you 90 to boarding school, thatl bust
up too.
Jackie nodded a gloomy assent.
GEORGE considered again finding nothing read
~ lily to say but slipping a sympathetic arm over
his Chum's shoulder they strOled along by the
Central Park wall And he CHANGED 10 glance over
the way toward the vivid theatrical posters on a
fence opposite ne lifeSize in a Autograph Jessie
Dumont the dancer. She had one foot raised, and
the dainty ankle was surrounded by 4 swirl of I'm
gerie. After that, for quite little while, George
walked with his big brown eyes staring, just staring
without really seeing anything, until he suddenly
turned his head and glanced closely and curously at
Jack. Georgia spoke.
SuppOSin -" he began but then stopped. lack
would never bc able TO do the thing that it had come
into Georges mind to suggest while he walked star
ing straight ahead. Il funny. aCks mother
and father fine actors; but lack didn't know
anything about acting, never could. He wasn't that
kind. He was lust a matter Of fact blunt good ma
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