The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-05
THE EVENING STORY
DE. seIlew,s CELEBRATION.
By Jean Dickerson.)


heavy brass inkstand.
lyon have said that before, SIR, said
Jack Kendrick coolly, but so far, you
have never been able to give me
good reason for your REFUSAL
Good reason? I don't care for the
family connection, that's ALL said
Alice's father bluntly.
The young man colored hotly MY
own father is quite as opposed 10 IL,
he returned quietly. "Ofcourse, know
you are political enemies, put my
father said if it was a. question OF my
future happiness he could swallow It..
Swallow it-meaning me, chr
chortled Mr. Sellew, whirling violently
about in his chair. You can tell your
father, my boy, that he doesn't have
to swallow me or my FANNY. ne
could beat me out on that L. M. and e.
deal, but when it gets down to per-
sonaI matters, I've got the controlling
vote in the Sellew family-under-
stand?''
You make it very plain, sir"
'Then-then-yo better take your
leave. young man, before my butler
sweeps you up and removes you in the
waste. basket cried Mr.. SelleW vlo-
lently.
"That's very good advice. sir-I'n
follow it, said Jack, rising. m sorry
that you and my father feel the way
that YOU do about tits such an in
evitabIe fact
what is an inevitable fact?" snap
ped the financier, his hand on the push
button.
THAT love will win out in the end,
because Alice and 1 do love each other,
and it seems a pity that two old men
who have made money enough to rem
der them happy in that way should
stand in the path of our making our
selves happy in our own way. You
can make it disagreeable for US, but
in the end you'll have to give in" he
said confidently, and before the red
visaged man at the desk could utter a
word the luckless sutton took his de-
parture.
Mr.. Sellew pounded his desk fiercely-
Love will win out against money?
Never!" he sputtered. why, 1 mar
ried for money, and look at me?'
He saw his reflection in the opposite
mirror and his look of self-satisfaction
faded.
1t was anything but a happy face
that confronted him. Jaded and worn,
with hard little lines running away
from mouth and eyes, his countenance
betrayed the strain under which ne
had labored.
Jacob Sellew did not understand
He had forgotten that he had
married for love but that money hap
pened to come with it. He had a
daughter and he loved her, but it was
in such a hard, try-as-dust sort of way
that he didn't recognize the sentiment.
Money was his love-so he said
There was no one except Alice his
daughter and himself to occupy the
handsome home. His wife, who had
never guessed she was an unloved
bride and who wouldn't have believed
it if he had told her so, had gone on
before.
At last Mr.. Sellew pushed the but
ton. ASK Miss Alice to come here"
he said to the servant.
Alice came, tall and dark and slen-
der, with dusky hair and scarlet lips.
Her lovely eyes looked calmly at the
face of her perturbed parent
Jack has told me, father" she said
at once.
"Impudent puppyv stormed Jacob
Sellew.
please don't, don't get excited.
father DEAR demonstrated Alice I'm
sure Jack isn't any of the things you
want to call him You know he's a
dear, only you and old Mr.. Kendricl,
are sworn enemies-of course, if Won
think stocks and bonds and business
rivalry are more to be considered than
my happiness, why discuss the mat |
ter?"
Did you know old Kendrick SAYS
he will swallow us-me-understand |
stalker"
She nodded. Jack told me-"
ordered the puppy out-and I've
told Deems not to admit him again. I |
don't have to say anything more 10 |
you daughter" He looked keenly at |
why, no father. I'd be sorry TO 10 |
anything in opposition to your wishes. |
but you know I have a right to NV
happiness. Her voice was curiousIv
ike his own as she spoke
You mean that you will clone witch
iim?''
"Oh. no; some day you will give
your consent
Never" declared Jacob as he picle,7
Up his newspaper. BY the way, Alice.
you've invited a lot of people down RI
rou?"
Yes-and will you please order the
fireworks, father? We want a display
FOR the evening after the big dinner.
very well, I'll attend to it my
1t was the very night before the
Fourth when Jacob Sellew remen7- |
oered the fireworks. His daughter and
the servants had already gone dowr |
to the country house, and he was /
stopping at a hotel. There was a. new
motor car to go down, too and he |
mad decided to drive it himself as he |
was a skilled operator and the roads
we're perfect.
He ordered the fireworks bv teIe-
phone and stopped for them with |
the new car, for Alice had sent in an (
urgent reminder of their need. A few
minutes afterward he went on his wav
he tonneau of the car and every
available inch of room in the seat be-
side him being filled with explosives.
Rockets ana Roman candles. red
lnG green fire, set-pieces and cannon
crackers made up the assortment.
Jacob Sellew made an annual sacri
ice of gunpowder to show his patriot
SIN.
His trip across the ferry and along |
The suburban roads was uneventfuI.
Things did not really begin to hap
pen until he reached the tIIrnDiIre ans