Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-09

Helmar shook his head. mo, that's
ALL" he answered. and I'm mighty
glad to trade. For one thing. 1 was just
thinking how the country would look
today. and for another. I'd like to meet
old Mr.. Carleton. 1 knew Jack Carleton
very we'll when we were in college-as
we'll as I knew anyone. really. So I
should enjoy meeting his father"
DR.. Morrison paused a moment. He
was rather a w~ell-advised man on So
cial affairs. Jack Carleton" he re-
peated; Some trouble there somewhere,
isn't there? Isn't he the one who
doesn't live at homer"
Yes" Helmar assented. hes the
one. The troubles all between him and
Henry, I believe. Uncle and nephew
it's a queer combination for q family
row. But 1 guess it's a case where the
old gentleman's ON the best of terms
with both of them, and hardly feels
like taking sides. And so, since Henry
Carleton and Jack can't get along to-
gether, why, It's Henry that's rather
got the inside track He always did
live at The Birches. you know, even
before his wife died. And then there's
his little GIRL understand that Ed
ward Carleton is most devoted to her,
and, for the matter of that, that Jack
is, too. And she's awfully fond of him
and of the old gentleman. Likes them
fully as much as she does her father,
from what l heal But it's Jack and
his uncle that can't agree. Never
could. 1 guess. Maybe Jacks a bit
more Jealous han he ought to be. Any
way, it was all right while he was In
college-he wasn't home a great deal
then-but after he graduated, l under
stand, things began to get a little raw,
so he quit and branched out for him.
self"
DR.. Morrison nodded. Eyes," he said,
II see. 1 thought l recalled something
of the sort" and after a little pause he
added: IT suppose, as you intimate, 1t
Isn't very hard to guess where the
trouble lies, either. I'm afraid, Helmar,
there's something rather rattle-brained
about your friend. An attractive look
ing fellow enough, though, as l remem-
Der him, but, I'm afraid, without much
of his uncle's ability, or, for that mat
ter. of his character, either"
Helmar looked thoughtful. WELL"
he began doubtfully, 81 don't really
know. But somehow | think
Doctor Morrison cut him short. After
the fashion of many clever men, he
was possessed of an idea, and was
going to deliver himself of 1t. Until he
had done so, the privilege of the floor
was his, and his alone. II look upon
Henry Carleton" he continued, a little
sententiously, "as one of our coming
men. Some day he is sure to be re.
garded as one of the really solid men
of the city; practically, 1 suppose he is
that now. They tell me that he's ex-
ceedingly able, and that he's amassed
a great deal of money of his own; and
then they say he has all his brothers
fortune behind him, too. The old
gentleman made his money away back
in the days of the clipper ships and the
Chinese trade One of the old-time
merchants, Edward Carleton was.
shrewd n thrifty n far-seeing, and
l guess Henry is all that his brother
ever was, and more besides. And then.
he's interested in SO many other things
You know what a thorough musician
he is and what a lot he does to help
the younger singers along. And. con-
found it all, the mans literary, too.
Writes, you know, and presides at an
niversaries n dedications and all that
sort of thing. Oh. he's one of our lead
ing men, Helmar. Able, and public
spirited, Inc upright. 1 wish we had
a hundred more like him."
Helmar had listened patiently. but
the thoughtful expression had not left
his ace. Yes" he assented at last,
though scarcely with enthusiasm. YES,
I suppose so. Certainly l never kne
anybody more generally looked up TO
than Henry Carleton seems to be. And
yet-it's queer about him and Jack, be-
cause Jacks a good fellow, too. In a
way, perhaps. I suppose he
does lack balance; but there's some.
thing awfully human and likable
about him, just the same. But I'm