The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-07-18

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other and 1t seems pity that two
, Ola men who have made money enough
f, TO render Shem happy in that way
should stand in the path OF our max
, 'AVM uMo mo W 6ddgV sea,
You can make it disagreeable for Us.
put In the end you'll have TO give in, :"
ne said confidently, and before the red
Vlsaged man at The desk could utter a
WORD the luckless sutton took his de-
/ parture.
Mr.. Sellew pounded his desk fierce
~. Love will win out against mon
| eyE Neyer!" he sputtered. "Why, l
| married 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 counte-
nance betrayed the strain under which
he had labored.
Jacob Sellew did not understand
himself. He had forgotten that he
had married for love but that money
happened to come with it. He had
daughter and he loved her, but it
was in such a hard, dry-as-dusS 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
i 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 puppy!" stormed Jacob
Sellew.
please don't, don'5 get excited.
father dear" demonstrated Alice. Pm
| sure Jack isn't any of the things you
want to call him. You know he's a
dear, only you and old Mr.. Kendrick
| are sworn enemies-of course, if you
| think stocks and bonds and business
| rivalry are more 20 be considered than
-4eW eQl ssn9sIp GqM So
ter?"
did you know old Kendrick saws
| he will swallow us-me-understan
Alice-if his sons happiness is at
stake?"
She nodded. Jack told me-"
Il ordered the puppy out-and I've
told Deems not 90 admit him again.
l don't have to say anything more to
you, daughter?" He looked keenly at
her
why, no father. I'd be sorry to do
anything in opposition to your wishes.
but you know 1 have a right to my
happiness" Her voice was curiously
like his own as she spoke.
You mean that you will elope with
him?"
"oh. no; some day you will give
| your consent"
"Never!" declared Jacob as he pick
ed up his newspaper. by the way,
Alice, you've invited a lot Of people
down 20 Edgebank for the Fourth,
haven't your"
"Yes-and will you please order the
fireworks, father? We want a display
for the evening after the big dinner"
self" " -
ut was the very night before the
| Fourth when Jacob Sellew remem-
bered the fireworks His daughter
and the servant had already gone
| down to the country house, and he was
| stopping at hotel. There was a new
moeor car to go down, too, and he had
| decided to drive it himself as he was
skillful operator and the roads were
| perfect
He ordered the fireworks by tele-
| phone and stopped for them with
the new car, for Alice had sens in an
urgent reminder of their need. A few
minutes afterward he went on his
way, the tonneau of the car and every
! available inch of room in the seat be-
side him being filled with explosives.
| Rockets and Roman candles, red
and green fire, set pieces and cannon
| crackers made up the assortment.
Jacob Sellew made an annual sac
rifice Of gunpOwder to show his pa
| triotism.
His trip across the ferry and along
| the suburban roads was uneVentful
Things did not really begin to hap
| pen until he reached the turnpike and
speeded little.
The new car worked like a clock-a
well-oiled, smoothly running clock.
The moon rose and made the road
! white and clear. There were sill five
miles between him and his home. He
decided 10 smoke. lie forgot that he
| carried ioad o. explosives
H lighSed a c.gar and hummed 6
little tune. Something went wrong
and jusS as he reached the curve OF the
and the machine wabbled. 1t could
not respond to the steering Wheel
road that bordered Cyrus Kendrck S
estate the machine swung into the
well-traveled roadway and entered the
grounds of Jacob Sellew's bitter bust
ness enemy.
To describe Mr.. Sellew's anger
would be painful. He swore as he
tossed his cigar aside and damned all
the levers and turned the wheel this
way and that.
In his chagrin at the situation he
lost his nerve and sat helplessly as
the machine wabbled up the avenue
freakishly turned aside to cross the
!, lawn, only to stagger to standstill