The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-09-25
On the Box
BY THOMAS r. DEAN

Which meant then something
Lar oiHerent from what 1t would mean
To-Day. In those days the fashionable
people OF the land were refined and
Intelligent. Now to be ultra fashiona.
oie mas questionable sound. One NAV
De ultra fashionable, yet devoid of or
binary breeding.
Inc TWO men referred to looked like
gentlemen and acted like gentlemen.
shakespeare has described them in his
words TO the manner born" They
were always seen together on the
street, and one looking at them would
MINK them pair of noblemen belong
ing to some lordly English estate. In
society they We're known as "Dombey
Il Son"
The father, who was wldower.
drifted on, thinking that their com
panlonship would last as long as they
hved. What shock, then. was it
TO hln when his son announced to his
rather his engagement! The older man
could not believe his senses. But when
ne learned that his son was to marry
girl with no fortune, that the Young
couple could not retain the position
III society That their ancestors. the
Van G.s, had held for 200 years. his
desolation was complete. He could not
conceive of himself failing to appear
at the functions he had from his youth
been accustomed to attend, and to go
to them without the companion who
]
worse than not going at ALL
The first quarrel the two had ever
had followed You shall not marry"
said the elder Van G.. unless you
marry one of our set and one with
sufficient fortune to enable you to keep
up position as a married man"
II have asked lady to be my wife"
upon my invitation"
VERY well. then you must shift for
yourself"
Harry Van G. married a lovely girl;
but, since it would have required an
income equal to his fathers to take
her in the society he had been used to
going with he did not attempt it. But
this in comparison with the young
couples real condition was baga
telle. They had nothing whatever to
live on and sank rapidly into poverty
The elder Van G.. though it nearly
broke his heart to go to functions
without his double. chose what he con-
sidered the lesser of two evils and
went. He saw nothing of his son-not
that he blamed him or was angry with
him, but that he considered Harry out
of the chosen set who had composed
society since colonial days and ii
would be contamination for him to as
sociate with any one except the elect.
One day the elder Van G.-this was
several years since he had parted with
his son-stepped out of his club to a
carriage that had been called for him
Elegantly dressed, as usual, his head
covered with a shining silk hat, his
feet with white spats his hands with
tan gloves and carrying a cane, he
stood for a moment looking up and
down the street, then went down to
the cab The coachman annoyed him
for instead of looking straight ahead
of him he turned his face in the op
DoSite direction.
Mr. Van G.. got into the carriage ant
told the eabman to drive him to thu
home of lady social leader. On ar
irving at the door some friends of thu
aristocrat happened to pass, and h
stopped on the sidewalk to speak t.
them. When doing so he happened t
cast his eye to the coachman and rec
ognized his son. He was too we'll bret
to show surprise or shock at even tbi
contretemps. Nor did he in any wa.
recognize the fact that his own off
spring was his cabman. When hi
friends passed on he went into tn
house before which he stood and afte
making call came out, directed tn
coachman to drive him to his home
tipped him and went inside
The next day the same cab wa
called at the same club for the sam
man. On this occasion Mr.. Van G
was dressed in his most ordinary cos
tune. AS he entered the cab withou
looking at his cabman he gave his d
rections as to where he wished TO b
driven.
The cabman started. He was direct
ed to take his fare to his own humbl
iomicile He whipped up his hors
with as much sang froid as If he ha
been directed to drive to railway sta
ton. considering as he proceeded VIVA
he should do. 1t was evident that nj
father had recognized him and was e
. ing to see him and his wife, but wha
: for he did not know. Harry and III
wife lived in ii small suit of rooms
a cheap hathouse. On reaching 1t nj
father without the least unbendin
p said:
can YOU direct me to the rooms
Harry Van G.Y'
, Certainly. sir" said the coachmal
, touching his hat respectfully. ana III
leading him to his rooms. rang. and tfl
door was opened by Mrs. Van &.
: Once across the threshold, marke
-, a,,,,o ,vor tla visitor TaEiD