The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-02-15

m. ~ oun T. wanr 10 ynu vt
that little matter OF two hundred and
nifty bucks which you borrowed from
forgotten 1t, but"
A look of annoyance came over I'm
derwood's face.
seWell, what Of it?" he snapped.
Howard took another drink before
he continued.
II wouldn't remind you OF the loan.
old chap; but I'm up against 1t. When
the family kicked me out for marry
ing the finest girl that ever lived, my
father cut me of with a piking allow
ance which told him to put In the
church plate | told him ! preferred
independence. Well" he went on
with serio-comic gravity, Il got my In
dependence. but Im-Pm dead broke. :
You might as we'll understand the stu
alton plainly can't find any BUSH
ness that I'm fitted for and Annie
| threatens to go back to work. NOW,
| you know can't stand anything ike
that. I'm too much of man to be
supported by any woman"
|
stupid kind OF way. as II looking Tor
some sign of approval, but he was dis
Amounted. Underwood's face was
| study of supreme Indifference. He did
not even appear to be listening. Some
what disconnected. Howard again
raised the glass to his lips, and thus
refreshed. went on:
Then | thought of you, old CHAP.
/ You've made rousing success of tt
got big name as art collector-made
lost of money and all that"
4 Underwood impatiently interrupted
him.
tits impossible, Jeffries. Things are
little hard with me, too, just now.
You'll have to wait for that $780,"
Howard grinned.
"'Taint the $3.50, old man. | didn't
| want that. want couple of thou
: sand"
Underwood could not help laughing.
( "a couple of thousand? Why not
' make it million?"
Towards demand struck him as be-
Y ing so humorous that he sat down con-
: vulsed with laughter.
Looking at him stupidity. Howard
< helped himself to another drink.
5 ut seems I'm hit" he said with a
9 grin.
Underwood by this time had recov-
l. cred his composure.
g 80 you've done nothing since you
0 left college?' he said.
n "No," answered Howard. Il don't
u seem to get down to anything. My
ideas won't stay in one pace. | got a
l. job as time-keeper, but | didn't keep
d it down a week. kept the time all
right, but 1t wasn't the right time
Again raising the glass to his lips, he
II added: They're SO beastly particu
lar"
n You keep pretty good time witt
that" laughed Underwood, pointing tC
the whisky.
n Howard grinned In drunken fashion
lg TITS the one thing do punctually.
at he hiccoughed. Il can row, swim
bt play tennis, football, golf and polo a
- we'll as anybody, but I'll be damned |
r. can do anything quite as well as
is can do this"
What do you want $4,000 for?" de
~ manded Underwood.
i've got an opportunity to go int
$. business want $4,000 and | wan
it deuced quick
70 Underwood shrugged his shoulders
why don't you go home and as
your father?" he demanded.
His visitor seemed offended at tn
suggestion.
What" he exclaimed, with conf
oo surprise, after being turned out like
hg dog with young wife on my hands
'er Not much-no. I've injured thei
Jar pride You know father married
at second time. loaded me down with
10 stepmother. She's all right. but she
so so confoundedly aristocratic. 70
Or know her. Say, didn't you and She
wasn't there some sort of an engage
p ment once? Seems to me Il"
Underwood rose to his feet and al
wv ruptly turned his back
So I'D rather you wouldn't get person
pe AL" he said CURLY. Sitting down at
as desk, he began to rummage with som
papers and. turning impatiently t
~ Howard, he said.
say, ola man, m very DuSy nov
ne You'll have to excuse me-"
II Howard had been sober. he wou
III have understood that this was pre-
IN ty strong hint for him to be gone, b
III in his besotted condition, he did NJ
icn propose to be disposed of so easil
ins Turning to Underwood, he burst OF
~ with an air of offended dignity;
nA' Underwood, you wouldn't go bat
an on me now. I'm an outcast, paria
lne a derelict on the ocean of life, as OF
7, of my highly respectable uncles wro
GA me. His grandfather was an iron pu
lss der" With a drunken laugh he we
lne on: Doesn't it make you sick? L
wv no good because married the girl
iof had ruined her life I'd still be
decent member of society"
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