Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10
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Your class, to me and 10 tine memory OF
your father He founded the Bannin Ston
| steel plant: il stands as his monument.
| and if you desert it. YOU dishonor ms
! memory. This settles it as far as | am
concerned
| AS the old man spoke his temper left
/ him and when he finished his voice was
| trembling with real feeling. Dick was
| hurt and his voice rang with protest as
| he answered.: You have no right to
| make such statement. 1t Is the work
of bully; but / am not coward enough
| to be your tool You have browbeaten
| men SO often that you have lost your
power to reason-you simply batter down !:
but you cannot batter me down. l shall
| devote myself to a broader cause than
YOU can conceive, and IL you tear down
the monument which my father raised to
himself. / shall raise him better one.
and one which will not be torn down as
| long as man remembers.
| And that viii be about fifteen min
| utes, retorted Bennington. We'll. at
| least we understand each other"
| Yes. we understand each other.
/ Now, don't be welcher." said the old
man. grimly Il have given YOU fair
| warning. You know mel am not ac-
customed to halfway measures. and | am
| prepared TO-
Dinner is served, sir intruded the
contrite voice of Higgins, the butler.
! We'll. what are YOU prepared to dO?'
| demanded Dick. ignoring the interruption.
| Il am prepared to eat my dinner" said
| Pennington, stalking off to the dining
! room.
Higgins, tell my friends that dinner is
served and conduct them to it. They are
! in the billiard room. And, Higgins. don t
| be hlufed 50 easily. You are man.
Study those pamphlets and make sure of
/ them. and then insist upon getting your
4 rights.
Yes. SIR" answered Higgins, anxious
| ~. as he started on his errand.
! But, Higgins called Dick, don't he
| too overbearnG with it at first-espe-
| cialIy with my uncle. He is a man of
strong convictions and they are not SYM
I pathetic.
| The butler opened his mouth as if to re-
! ply, changed his mind and bowed after
! the manner of one whose emotions are
/ far beyond his powers of expression.
i IT was now Dicks turn to survey him
;, self in the pier glass. At first his face
| was heavily lined and serious: but after
moment an old-time grin came on 1t.
! 1T looks to me as though another airship
=, had come to EARTH. he said. in a droll
| voice, much like that of his uncle This
| has been ripping old homecoming. and
that's no joke. When did l arrive? Great
Scott. not this morning. Well. at least
, there seems to be little risk of ennui.
! shall not marry Miss Burton: but, if pos
sible. l shall marry into the family. Poor
| old uncle-he's as narrow minded an
| epigram. But he is mp against the real
| thing this trip, and | shall But the
/! first thing to do is to go in to dinner. l
| certainly do feel the need of a little nour-
| ishment."
/ He put his hands into his pockets boy
| ishly as he started for the door, and, in
| spite of his revolutionary ambitions. his
tanned face with its frank open express
| sion. now that the reaction had come and
| gone with the usual speed of young emo
lions, would have proved effective in gain
| ing most of the favors which the foolish,
! sentimental old world has to grant.
/ Ito be continued tomorrow