The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-07
The Fortunes of the LandraySl
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! fundamental with his nephew as they
we're with himself. being IN truth
part of their very blood and bone.
Al first the girl treated the bov
with shy Indifference, while toward
her he assumed an air OF lofty tOler-
ance: but imperceptibly this attitude
changed he grew shy. she tolerant.
While he liked Marian. he did not al
together approve OF her family. Her
, mother he compared unfavorably with
his aunt. lie Vas now tall young
fellow OF seventeen or eighteen, and
In his last year al the high school.
When Virginia learned, as she did
In time, where many OF his evenings
were spent, she would have GisCour-
aged his visits 10 the Waterst. house
mad she known COW; but she feared
the effect Of opposition. She was
aware that he wa stubborn In his
quiet way. Yet undeclared as her
disapproval Vas. he was conscious OF
1t, and IL was unpleasant to him. He
thought her unfair In this particular
Instance: he appreciated that neither
Tom Benson nor his wife were the
kind Of people she would care 10
know. but he resented tina. she should
4
ing she had for them.
Stephen WA graduated from the
high school, and settled down TO read
law in earnest. but his zeal came and
went by Ats aud starts. Success In
life was highly desirable. but 1t seem
cd no more than vagus possibility.
He would have liked to try his hand
at the farm. but the income II yielded
~hnA AOkv
They must live. and be- was not 50
sure there would be anything to live
on while he experimental with crops.
He felt more and more as time
went on. the inconvenience OF their
limited income. II made 1t the more
difficult that he believed he was vast
ing his time in Benson's Office, and
that the law offered but an uncertain
and precarious means Of escape from
the perplexities that were already
hedging him In.
But events were to shape his future
for him III ways he could not know.
One April day as he sat alone in the
| Office by the window that overlook cd
the square, he saw Ben Writ suddenly
appear In front OF the little One-story
building which was occupied by the
Western Union as telegraph ONCE.
Writ was the operator. He was in his
sh1rt-sleeves, and he carried in Ills
hand Il huttering strip of paper.
For an instant he STOOD in front of
his Office. glancins back and forth
across the square, AS though he were
looking for some one. but for the mo-
ment the square was deserted; then
he espied Benson just issuing from
the courthouse half a block away, and
hurried after him, calling as he ran.
stephen closed his book. and watch.
ed them: they spoke together, and he
saw the lawyer take the slip OF paper
and examine 1t. Then they were join
ed by one or two other men; and he
saw the paper pass from hand to hand.
Now quite crowd had collected
about Writ and the lawyer Court.
which was sitting, seemed to have ad-
,Journed for some inexplicable reason.
There was the dumb show Of eager
questions and answers. And then
Benson detached himself from the
group and came hurrying across the
i snuDre. When he entered the ONCE,
Stephen turned to him questioningly.
What Is it," he asked eagerly.
They have fired on Fort Sumpter,"
IcriT 'ora~o
What II they have. that's about
what I've been expecting. Is that
what they We're talking about out
there"
Yes: they began firing on Fort
Sampler early this morning; this
means that the other slave states will
join those that have already gouc
out"
oh, no, they won't" said the
young man easily and with sudden
cheerfulness We won't let them
he tossed his book 10 the table and
| left his chair. We won't let them -
he repeated.
We cried Benson
! Certainly" he laughed queeriy.
gleefully. Il shan't be able to stop
them alone. but II there's going 10
be war. they'll want soldiers 10
fight-that will just suit me. I'll
enlist"
| You. You'll do nothing 81 the
kind" said Benson sharply. Why
you're just ready TO be admitted 10
the bar"
III never make lawyer" he
boy Kept on with growing enthusi
asm. I've known that all along: but
soldering"
You're too young" began the
lawyer
I'm twenty, and II will be the
young fellows fight! The old fellows
VIII stay home and talk fight Just the
way they have been doing ever since
] can remember--wha are they ring
ing that COMPOUNDED courthouse bell
for anyhow
They are going TO call a meeting
suppose, said the lawyer.
TO pass resolutions" shouted ne
boy. laughing. '"ro encourage III
young fellows TO go down south and
get shot? Ii takes experience 10
knock together batch OF resolutions
that look well on paper; that's the
job for the old fellows, Stin joints
don't disqualify man for that sort
OF thing. I'll bet they make you
chairman, you or old Brady"
You seem TO find a good deaf OF
amusement in this" said Benson.
II do. I'm just thinking what q
lot Of talking and quill driving has
gone to get this thing started. but
the real work will be done I'm quite
another way: and it's the other way
that suits me-"
II wish you'd leave yourself ont OF
this. Stephen" said Benson shoSly.
! II want TO get you acquainted with