Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-06-02
A VERY WISE
YOUNG MAN

library. Fred was still in college
but he was very wise young man.
He was 30 wise that he had attempted
to dictate to his sister. Edith. as to
how her smiles were to be distrib
uted
| Eyes. wish Edith were more tract.
able" sighed the mother
'Tractable!" exclaimed the son.
why. hadn't spoken 20 words to
her when size famed up and said
needed guardian myself. I'm "a and
she is under 20 and yet she will not
take my advice. What are you. going
to do with such a girl?" . u.s.
I'VE will have to argue with her"
Can you argue with Il girl who has
her fists doubled up? Now let's go
over the list again. There is Waters
who Is perfect ninny. There il
Thompson. who hasn't got a dollar
There Is Rush. who is a perfect s.ssy
There is Alvord. who sings pagsably
well. but will never earn $25 week
Their. Ia Clingham. who is living on
his poor old mothers bounty Tire
whole five rolled into ore wouldn't
make man and yet she keeps them
darG"ng around her"
Edith Somers had at least the I've
callers named at the family council
| TWO or three OF them h j escorted
her to the theater. Another had tn
ken Fer to the horse SHOW She I'D
bowed to them on the n 'anue or IN
the park and she had Grated and
smiled at home. What of it? Can't
II girl do that and much more without
| hninO IN II, "A
err Will say no. Edith Somers hadn't
yet given thought to marriaEe
In his class were three different
you're men Fred liked e%"c"d'n uly
well lie invited item Ivy .tu-"= to
run down home with him AVID "
course sister Faith met them As far
as Fred co"ld NIKE OFT tho we're
simply added to the five bore: rfnrc
mentioned He believed tney we're
imrreFs ed. but Just as -oo:, MS 80 he.
gan sounding their praises M'"e rGlith
began talking With tho mar. or
playing with tho cat Wren q tern
ed and began cri'icising {, ON sire
world 20 to THO piano ara strife up
ragtime
| Another family ,r"rcil wig c0Tei
81 throw IVA NV 'r~Hq'" nrro"r"ci
Fred in toncG cf dc. r:ir
"W"ats she dGre now" morning
Edith
Got two moe! One has ben in
mn insane n2Y'"w. believe. rrd The
Other will soon got y &C I started to
saw something to her an hour a"o.
brt she elevated h"r NOE ard 80 TX.
cd or "
II had re" r."uy y; onc tlmo
myrclf." rorl'' mother. who
thought 10 rnrc .',r not vet arrived
at tie d""9cr roint
'nI' -""'' ""t 70 and more coming
every m'nvtc""
But she can't c"~e for Ihcm all"
'But you gee shcIl pick out the
poorest one OF the lot,
Summer opened: Fred came lone
on lis vacation ana the trio won't to n
lake resort The dozen dang,ers were
hcart-bro' cn. but RI III Somers didn't
seem Il bit cas-; down At the end OF
n fortr,G. II new face APPEARED nj
the Som"rs' table Fred sized up the
strn"""r and said To him elf:
."E,l" .lv enougI to- stop clock. Nc
fear Of idith tai'rG to him"
Ard utcf s'~.'.. . r'r:'vn E!anccs
AFRO 8 thc tab l. ;iih said TO herself:
Strong. tenaible unromantic.
might lie him"
After three or four days there were
intrnd"ctlons The stranger was
George. Erench. mining engineer
Mr. French was invited to go out II
a sail boat with tie trio Mr.. Fred
was - Years old nd % took charge
| Of the heat There was no great cal
for wisdom In the managing OF sal
boat in n gusty day All that Is need
ed is about FIVE years' experience
, Ten minutes of cxhilaration anC
then a gust struck her and she wen
, over The wise Fred was tangled NJ
with the sail and the two ladies wcr,
ready to go to- the bottom when Mr.
French got clear OF the rope tang'e,
, about his legs and began work III
, reached out an arm for all and gath
cred them TO The overturned bont ant
directed ara c'i'cG and encouraged
, until the rcs"rp" curve,
/. II was three months later that Free
Somers said to his sister:
, Eddie what's become OF that civil
/. engineer"
"Out west. believe" was the an
swer
Say. now. wGs IN hopes" %.
"Yes?"
4 "Why don't you?'
. "He hasn't quite neie ed me to We,
!. but I expect he w'll in his next 10,
r ter"