Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17

He will make forts horsepower fool 81
HIMSELF. Spriggs calculated. with some ii
the ;llicrativc force that has made hi~
squill syrup advertising $ effective.
: II NECESSARY" asrcsl.
well, that skaters some 81 ,n<- Illusions
| never thought you would leave me.
".Nll that You nccl - ~. Mr.. 5 riggs i
to find some kind Of CHARITY that can talk
back t. You Get UP 1 free telephone fun l.
or phonugraph distributing association
something that will not fall in luvc. Ani
now. gooiday and spolhy and so,l luck
Spri2gS shook hands with me, AMI Sail
not to bother about returning the money AMI
the clothes and the auto and 50 forth; but
| insisted. went to the hotel, Invested
myself IT ny glad array-and the happie>t
moment | had experienced since | left Alice
was when got back into the suit |, had
worn when arrived in Tafton-on- the Tide
HERE the fairy story element leaves this
narrative for 4 few moments. Out into
the street, a free man, | went-oncc more a
drummer for washing powder. | WAS going
to get some business for the house. send in
an order, and apply for my old position. In
the first store | entered a sharp-eyed man
with side whisllers and a gold-headed cane
watched me closely while | talked to til,
proprietor. | jottcd down an order for a
case of the washing powder, and the side
whiskered man stepped up to me and said:
May | ask your narnc?"
"Iohn William Smith.
Il am Amos Smith, president OF the com
panv for which you travel
Alices father!
I'm glad to see you, Mr.. Smith. I'm
going to work again, YOU see.
But hadn't heard something about your
resigning, and about Gregory Spriggs sort
OF adopting your!
| explained to Mr.. Smith, without saving
ANYTHING about his daughter, that | had
come to the conclusion that my career did
not lie in the howerv paths that meandercd
through Spriggs' field Of endeavor. told
him that was ambitious to do something
for myself, to make something Of myself.
Il admire Your spirit, he said, and like
the way YOU get after the trade. I've been
away for four months; but m going in t.
the offices tomorrow. and III watch Your
work with interest There is to be a district
managcrship vacant in a short time. \ word
to the wise IS
4 hint to get busy, | finished for him.
Just 50. Now let Us sec What there is
in YOU.
NEXT morning. when | WAS waiting II
- the station for the train that should
take me away from Tafton-on-t hc-and-so-
forth, Uncle Gregory and Alice whirred VI
to the platform in the automobile. Uncle
Gregory got out and came to me, and took
me by the hand, and gave me a lot Of COOL
advice while saving goodby. then went int"
the station. | went over to the machine,
and took Alice hand, and said:
Il feel glad, and feel sad, all At the same
time, about leaving.
NATURALLY" She smiled, when you think
of leaving this magnificent automobile be-
hind vou-and think that once il was yours.
YES" | murmured, "once the auto was
minc-and al that was in il was
loot, toot. from the train.
you will miss your train. Alice reminded
me- with one more little handshakc.
and now. hastily said, "thc auto isn't
mine, and the attachments aren't mine
But I'm not an attachment" she dc
clarcd, and IN still
Mine" | exclaimed, whirling about and
running for the last platform Of the train
humping into Uncle Gregory in my rush
And 81 | rode ont Of Tafton, while Uncle
Gregory looked first al mc,tnd than At Alice
and then back and forth 1t The two 81 rs with
the hugeSt Amusement for here WAS some
thing he had not dreamed .; in al his phil
anthropy.