Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-26
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR FEBRUARY g. 1911

and went work in that factory when was fourteen.
He had an old copy of Blackstone because he'd had
notion of being lawyer himself when he young and
foolish He never got out of the soap factory but he
helped out, and his Blackstone the first lawbook
ever had in my hand. He gave it to and he let
stay in his hencoop Office after hours to read it, because
nv uncle wouldn't stand for such foolishness in an
orphan. There's plenty more; but maybe get
down to business now.
"'You come up here Mr. Decon! Come right up here
yourself calls the old man. like welcome home. We
can't order out to-day; but along and see
what you can do.
WHEN l got there he took me BY the arm out to
w meet one of his crack engineers; Mulligan was
his Muligan was hanging around big engine
that being kept half alive. He looked at calm
and curious-you know the swell mechanic swell man
ners; good enough for Duke call en-
@'This is biggest lawyer Muligan, said the gen
eral manager, and he wants to get to Larknsville
@Mulgan rested easy the fact that he didn't have
to laugh at any mans joke unless he wanted to. Now
he didn't want to. When the silence called for relief he
spat tobacco juice at chosen mark.
"Of course I'd long before given up any notion of
special train. What wanted now was engine and
the privilege of bloatng with wealth any men who'd
it. Just for green's l tried the wealth trick first
Nothing doing. Mulligan wasn't interested. He looked
at me level once in awhile and seemed between more
important matters on his mind to be wondering at the
kind of folks that bluff New York into coughing
@'Well,' said 1, when got through fooling see
must get down to business.
"Mugan threw steaminto his tired look he tried
to make it strong enough to knock the wind out of
"'Youre not going to take me out for money said l.
though you re going to get paid for tough job. I'm
going Larknsville Aaron Westcott funeral, be-
cause he was the best friend ever had
"Muigan looked at if Id just come, and
went
"Aaron Westcott superintendent little soap factory
up there for twenty-five years and that's where be-
gan earning my lving-in that soap factory-whenI
was fourteen Your kids don't have to turn out that
soon. Mulligan; but if you took the count and they
came to it, you'd be glad man in your grave if
they up against something like Aaron Westcott.
He'd wanted to be lawyer but the soap factory got
him for keeps, because there bunch of women
old mother, sick sister, and such that had
else to look to- When | turned up out of the blue,
nothing in the world to him. he took it out helping
make lawyer of me. Maybe you don't think much
of his judgment matter of public welfare; but
III tell you, Mullgan, man to man. that the public
welfare isn't left out Of my game altogether Just
because Aaron took hand in starting it! Hold on!
I'm not quite through
await minute Mulgan remarks, walking
away and he comes back with another overaled chap,
a younger one Go on, says he begin where
you left off,
@'When got here in the law school l bached in
room and cooked over the gas; but even at that
l so low time that the end of the grub
in sight | wrote to the uncle who d kicked me up to
beg the loan of ten dollars. / didn't get it; but
Larknsvlle got the told yo-so of me, all right,
and Aaron West