The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-04
The Son Of Il
His Father
By HORACE HAZELTINE
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man such coup de mdifre, appeare
In the light not only of Alice Dave
nants disapproval, but of his father
as well, as most shameless swindle
| Yet he spared himself no jot nor tittl
or circumstance in the narration.
When he concluded he was surprised
to detect an unlocked for twinkle II
his listeners sharply penetrating eye
and suggestively humorous twitch
ing at his lip corners.
"A clever conception--a very clever
conception, my boy" was they com
ment "But-do you think it, wa
quite honest?"
No. | don't" was young Fultener's
frank rejoinder. But 1t didn't strike
ME that way then, sir 1t seemed to
me quite in line with Wall Street S
methods of foisting worthless proper
lies on an unsuspecting public by
starting rumors OF their promised ul-
innate absorption by the big inter
ests."
The railroad magnate still smiled.
Wall Street" he said. is sometimes
a law unto itself
That doesn't excuse It,"
No. admitted his father, "it
doesn't. Neither does the fact that
you cunningly secured a thousand
pounds for yourself. while in London,
excuse you for spending it in riotous
living"
In riotous liying?" exclaimed the
youth n surprise.
"Tha, ttT call It. Making your.
self conspicuous in London restau.
rants With notorious chorus girls, and
having brawlS with common cockney
stage managers" From drawer OF
his desk he drew out column news.
paper clipping. and handed it to his
son.
The young man ran his glance over
it, with apparently small interest.
"Oh, that" he exclaimed with
laugh, greatly relieved. THAT was
strictly matter of conscience. The
fellow insulted the lady that am
going to marry. and 1t was up tosme
to thrash him. The rest of tstall
rot"
do you mean, by the lady you are
going to marry, the chorus girl men
toned in that article?" his father
asked
He looked, casually, at the clipping
again Does it mentioned herr" he
asked indifferently. II didn't notice"
For a long moment his father re-
garded him with mixed emotions. Six
of world travel had worked
a wondrous change in the boy. All
that old. peace-disturbing look of dis
sipation was gone He was a picture,
now, of clean. vigorous young man
hood: he had gained wonderfully In
self-reliance; he had grown; he had
developed. He was his son, and he
was proud of him But in his develop
ment, in his growing like his father.
he had acquired a very evident share
of / fathers dominant seff-wlll.
Al chat the father was not so
conmendatory. 1t might prove difi,
cult TO deal with.
. Il don't believe | can approve OF a
daughterin-law who has been in the
he observed, not unkindly.
tIf her family is all right, and 1t Is;
and IL she's q good girl, and she is
what has her occupation got to do with
lt?s asked Farragut, pointedly.
Maybe I'm prejudced." was his "a
ther's tolerant reply.
Maybe she's prejudiced, too"
smiled the son. She doesn't approve
of Wall Street She calls high finance
highway robbery"
THAT doesn't sound like the chorus
girls | used TO know" returned the
elder man, with a wink.
Young Fultener stood up. II dare.
say it doesn't" he said. She's not
like any other that ever was. You'll
say so, sir, when you meet her"
When, presently. he had said good
bye, and was about TO turn away, an
idea came to him.
BY the way, father" he said,
"how's the market?"
Strong as elephants" answered the
financier. New York and Pacific is
l22 to-day. 1t will go to 1870 before
the weeks out"
Deliberately, the young man extract
ed from his wallet the balance of his
English money There's eight hun
dred pounds" he said, spreading the
white notes on his fathers desk.
"Will that margin five hundred shares?
need some money for an engagement
ring"
On his way to the subway to take
Harlem train. young Fultener stopped
at a telegraph Office The cable mes
sage he wrote out and despatched read
as follows
BuNsBuRY. LONDON:
II your good woman is tired of
that diamond. | will buy 1t back
from you at the price you paid me.