The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-03-11

here, PHIL -. ><GW
"Its very good lE9A-@N
Of you, Boots. lgsl'lsL - escss \ =
but can't dot - :.:.IsVss &c Ssz.-- : y
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Lansing faced ""
him. Wont Found LcHSibg sit
your gig on PIE /"
Selwyn. smil- ""S'' '""N'
ing. shook his head. and the other
knew it was final.
well. the room will be there. fur.
nished the way you aud like it.
When you want IL make smoke sig
nails or wigwag"
Il will. thank you, Boots"
Lansing said unafectedly. How soon
do you think you can afford house
ike thisT'
u don't know. You see I've only my
income now"
plus what YOU make at the ofiice ''
1--WE left Neergard."
what"
"This morning: for good"
THE deuce he murmurcG. looking
a. Selwyn: but the latter volunteered
DO further information. and Lansing.
having given him the chance cheer
fully switched 10 the other track.
Shall see whether the 'ir Line
has anything in your line. Phil? Noy
Well, what are YOU going TO Go?"
II don't exactly know what ! shall
90. II ! had capital-enough-I think
Ia start in making bulk and dense
powders-all sorts: gun cotton. nitro
powders"- .....
'You mean you'd like to 20 on with
your own nvention-chaositeW
I'D Ike to keep on experimenting
with II II | could afford TO- Perhaps /
will. But it's not yet n commercial
pOssibility-if IT ever Is to be- wish
J could control IL: the ignition is stimuli
taneous and absolutely complete. and
there is not a trace of ash. not an un-
burned or partly burned particle. Rut
ats not TO he trusted, and don't know
what happens to It after years stor.
sge." ..,,5,, .--,,g,S,. @,---
: Anyway" said Lansing, you've
Eething TO worry over"
''No, nothing" assented Selwyn list
lessly.
After a silence Lansing added, "But
you do lot of worrying all the same,
Phil"
Selwyn flushed up and denied II.
"Yes, you do! don't believe you
realize how much Of the time you are
0ut Of spirits"
Does 1t impress you that way"
asked Selwyn, mortified, "because I'm
really all rightT'
"Of course you are, Phil. know II,
but you don't seem to realize 1t.
You're morbid, I'm afraid"
you've been talking TO my sisterv'
"What Of IL? Besides, | knew there
was something the matter"
you know what II is too And
Isn't II enough 10 subdue a mans spir-
Its occasionallyT
mo" said Lansing. "if you mean
your-mistake-tw years ago. That
isn't enough to spoil life for a man.
I've wanted to tell you so for a long
time"
And as Selwyn said nothing: For
heavens sake, make up your mind to
enjoy your life! You are fitted to en-
SOY 1t. Get that absurd notion out OF
your head that you're done for, that
you've no home life in prospect, no
family life, no children"
"Do you mean to say, Boots. that
you think a man who has made the
ghastly mess of his life that ! have
ought TO feel free TO marryF
"Think II! Man. l know II. Ger
tsinly you ought to marry II you wish,
but above all, you ought to feel free
70 marry. That is the essential equip
ment OF man. He isn't a man II he
feels that he isn't free 10 marry. He
may not want 10 do II, he may not be
r. love. That's neither here nor there.
The main thing is that he is free as a
man should be to take any good oppor-
tunity, and marriage is included in the
list Of good opportunities"
Sitting there in the carpetless room
piled high with dusty, linen shrouded
furniture, Selwyn looked around, an
involuntary smile twitching his mouth,
"What about your marrying" he
said, "after this talk about miner
What about n, Boots? Is this new
house the first modest step toward the
matrimony you laud so lOudlyT
"Sure," said that gentleman airily
'-rhat's what I'm here for"
"Really?"
"Well, Of course, idiot I've always
been In love-"
"You mean you actually have some
body in view?"
''No, son. I've always been in love
with-love. I'm a sentimental sentry
On the ramparts of reason. I'm prop
eriy armed for trouble now, 50 II I'm
challenged ! won't let my chance slip
By me-"
After a little while selwyn went
away, 1rst to look up book which he
was having bound for Eileen, then 70
ea1 on his sister, who. with Eileen.