The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-04-13

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threatened with expulsion. Then his
father heard Of 1t and there was
terrible scene. Jefries. ST.. went i'm.
mediately to New Haven and there
followed a stormy interview In which
Howard promised to reform. but once
the parents back was turned things
went on pretty much as before. There
were fresh scandals, the smoke OF
which reached as far as New York.
This time Mr. Jerries tried the plan
Of cutting down the money supply and
Howard found himself financially EN-.
barrassed- But this had not quite
the effect desired by the father. for.
rendered desperate by his inability
to secure funds with which to carry
on his sprees. the young man started
in to gamble heavily. giving notes for
his losses and pocketing the ready
money when he won.
Then came the supreme scandal
which turned his fathers heart to
steel. Jeftries. ST.. could forgive much
in young man. He had been young
himself once. None knew better than
he how difficult It is when the blood
is rich and red to keep oneself in
control But there was one offence
which man proud OF his descent
could not condone He would never
forgive the staining OF the family
name by a degrading marriage. The
news came to the unhappy father like
a thunder-clap. Howard, probably in
drunken spree, had married secretly
a waitress employed in one OF the
sporty restaurants in New Haven.
and to make the mesalliance worse.
the girl was not even OF respectable
parents. Her father. Billy Delmore,
the poolroom king. was a notorious
gambler and had died in convict
stripes. Fine sensation that for the
yellow press. Bankers Son WEEDS
Convict's Daughter" So ran the
scare heads" in the newspapers.
That was the last straw for Mr.. Jefr-
ries, ST.. He sternly told his son that
he never wanted TO look upon his lace
again. Howard bowed his head to
the decree and he had never seen his
father since.
All this the young man was review
ing in his mind when suddenly his re-
fections were disturbed by a friendly
hail
Hello. Jenries, old sport! Don't
you know fellow frat when you see
him?"
He looked up. A young man of
athletic build. with pleasant, frank
face. was standing at the news stand
under the Park place elevated station.
Quickly Howard extended his hand.
Hello. coxe!" he exclaimed. What
on earth are you doing in New York?
Whoever would have expected to
meet you in this bowling wilderness?
How's everything at Yale?"
The athlete grInned.
yale be hanged! I don't care a
d.. You know graduated last June.
I'm in business now-in a brokers' Of.
fice in Wall street. Say. it's great.
We had semi.panic last week. Prices
went to the devil Stocks broke 20
points You should have seen the sx.
element on the exchange floor. Our
football PUSHES were nothing to IT. 1
tel you. it's great. It's got college
beaten to a frazzle!" Quickly he
added: What are you dolng?"
Howard averted his eyes and hung
his head
Nothing" he answered gIoomily.
Coke had quickly taken note of his
former classmates shabby appear
ance. BE had also heard of his es.
capades.
Didn't you hear?" muttered How.
ard. Row with governor. marriage
and all that sort OF thing? Of
course" he went on, fathers damn
ably unjust, actuated by absurd pre-.
JUDGE. Annie's a good girl and a
good wife. no matter what her father
was. D-n it. this is a free country,
A man can marry whom he likes. All
these ideas about family pride and
family honor are old world notions,
foreign to this soil. I'm not going
to give up Annie to please any one.
I'm as fond OF her now as ever. !
haven't regretted a moment that !
married her. OF course. 1t has been
hard. Father at once shut down
money supplies. making my further
stay at Yale impossible, and I was
forced to come to New York to seek
employment We've managed TO FIX
up a small fat in Harlem and now,
like Micawber. I'm waiting for some
thing to turn up"
Coke nodded sympathetically.
Come and have drink" he said
cheerily.
Howard hesitated. Once more he
remembered his promise to Annie, but
as long as he had broken 1t once he
would get no credit for refusing now.
He was horribly thirsty and de.
pressed. Another drink would cheer
him up. It seemed even wicked to
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