Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-10-24

"Couldn't you 90 notnrng With
Mimi" asked Miss Selma Lue with
interest. "You have to make allow
ances fer young men-folks; looks like
fest they youngness goes to they
heads. Where did he break out?'
Miss Selma Lue seated herself on the
step beside his chair, keeping . watch
full eye on the children, who stood a.
close as possible to the red marvel
and discussed its wonders in the
Aighest-pitc voices at their COM
mand. As usual. her sympathetic
and interested way had its effect OF
irresistibly inviting confidence.
I'm . most Observation-Disclosures
ness-left me and the business to 60
to the dogs and went trailing of after
noonshine-d'you hear-moonshine!"
well, now. I expect he thought
you could take mighty good keer Of
yourself and the business. too; you
seem so strong fer any age at all"
said Miss Selma Lue soothingly. The
old sentleman drew himself up In his
chair and looked quite rejuvenated ~
the mention of his obvious youthful.
Dess.
"oh, could pull the business
through we'll enough. but 1t was his
leaving it for moonshine nonsense
dyou hcar?-moonshine nonsense!
well, things do happen strange IN
this world, and it looks like they
can't nobody weigh out anybody else's
cake fer 'em. Boys and fathers lots
of times don't want to bite often tho
same slice Of life" Miss Selma Lue's
eyes had a far-away look in them and
she spoke very softly.
But what's q man to do? Build .
great business and have . son come
along and scorn it-d'you hear?-
scorn IT,"
1T might be that what . man
thought was great thing to do In
life would look like small potatoes to
his son. l certainly am sorrowful fer
you about being so disappointed In
your boy. and hurting as It is to me
to talk about 1t. want to tell you
about how It was with Adoniram and
Elder Mtllsaps, fer maybe It will help
you to git comfort" Miss Selma Lue
paused as II the task wss too great
for her. then looked ct the old gentle
man gently and began again to speak.
you see, Elder spoke Adoniram out
in meeting and asked fer prayers fer
him cause he wouldn't take to the
farm he had worked all his life to
leave to him. Looked like pillow give
Adoniran . pain. and farm.chores set
heavy on him al over. After bic II.
Their spoke him out and oil the Twin
Greek Circuit sisteru and brethren get
to stopping. when they met him. to
exhort, Adoniram lit out and Il vas
many . day fore they seen him again.
had the little horsehair ring hs made
me and faith enough to hold him uD
anywhere. Lands alive. but II vas
funny when everybody went to the
meeting house to hear him speak
when he como home! He had done
studied and found out all about rocks
and things and was in the government
employ, and he had come homo e tell
all the neighbors that maybe they had
. fortune in phosphate right under
their potatopatches and orchards.
And all Of them was a-cheering Of
him and the Squire a-calling him our
leading citizen. It do seem strange
how some folks will order out the
music fer they boys after they have
done at the hard tight and don't need
NO cheering on. instead Of starting
'em out on the road Of life With it,
tie. whooping up. IT'S then they needs
1t. I am mighty glad rye got that
night At the meeting house to look
back on. fer he was blowed up by the
first rock crusher that was Get 60
ing"
The old gentleman looked hercer
than ever. but the tips Of his white
mustache trembled and he drew his
brows together a. II in pain. Hes
an uugrateful pig-head." he muttered.
but . good part Of the expiosiveness
was gone from his tone.
"Oh, maybe he amt now" said Miss
Selma Lue penuasively. There's
the case Of Mr.. Alan and his father
the poor old mans pretty nigh broke
his sons heart and 10 acting fer all
the world like you say your boy 10,
pig-hsaded. But We excuse him.
"Mr. Alsn?" Tho old gentleman
sat up, but Miss Selma Lue failed to
notice the spark In his eyes.
Yes. that's . young man artist I've
got boarding here with me. His
name 10 Kent, but he 10 Jest SIGH
friends with everybody on the Bluff
that we oil call him BY bis nrst name.
His father 10 big rich man. but It
seems like with all bis money he
can't afford to let bis son be happy
and do the world good BY painting
beautiful pictures that are . regular
call to goodness fer anybody ~ sees
'em. He never said q word about his
troubles. but Miss Evelyn Branch told
US about 1t, fer she got acquainted
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