The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1913-06-20
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First match game. How are the 9th.
ers! What's his chance?"
He can beat them all II he will
only think So" she returned In the
same even tone. Her voice was fuller.
with . different and more me!odious
information than those about him: he
looked up at her quickly. ~ II from
. passing sense Of the difference.
Yes. he's rattled!" grunted the cid
erly gentleman. Gone stale. practic-
ing every minute. Too anxious. Wants
10 please his father by getting . little
uilverware."
Aren't you his father"
Me? No. His father could buy me
up out Of his pocket money. His "a
thr 10 Hiram q. Butler. I'm only his
boss, He's learning the steel business
with me. wish I was his father; he's
genius In his way"
II suppose his father 10 awfully
proud Of him"
Proud nothing!" exploded the stout
gentleman. His father has bought
and sold and fought inventors SO long
that when he discovered that his son
was Matching formulas for open-hearth
steel he was disguised. Then at col.
lege VIII took honors In chemistry and
was . grind; and when his father
wanted to load him with money. and
told him to 20 ahead and make all the
societies. he sent the money back and
said he didn't know any boys In SO,
cieties; the boys who ran after him
were only after his money and the
other boys didn't want him. The
trouble simply 10 he IL too ALFRED shy
and modest. Takes his fathers word
he ID . failure because he couldn't
make their fool societies. How should
Q fellow who has spent his life In Eng
lish schools and travelling about with
a tutor. and then Is dumped into Har
ward. be expected to make . splash
among those snippy young swells!
Harvard's no violet cold-frame! The
other boys did, but they were chips OF
the old block. hard a. nails and nus
tiers from way back. And since his
mother died this poor chap has had
nobody to chirk him up. Father didn't
mind until the other boys died. All
three In one year: pretty tough on
their father. Pretty tough. Ever lose
one In your family? Then
you know. Now WHY'S the only child
and his father wants to make him
over In his brothers image. Wants
to give him q wife to help! And Willy
20 scared Of . petticoat, walked two
hours up and down before the Bonner,
set hotel At his FIRST college dance try
Ing to screw up courage to 20 in-and
couldn't Hiram never will get over
that. But Willy. though he won't marry
to please his father. 10 fond Of the old
dictator Just the same. And mighty
proud. That's why he has worked %
at golf Trying to show he can Dc
some things like other boys. you see
Well. I see that Harvard dude has got
his ball on the green at last. Now
It's up to Willy-Didn't tell your In
all right! Shall OH" II was . sin,
guiarly small. soft "Oh!" which the
elderly man uttered. and It slipped
out OF his rugged lips when he caught
the shy fash from WHY'S eyes ut the
girl He studied her an infinitesimal
space before be spoke. and he turned
q chuckle into . cough as he said.
Aren't you Lady Jean Bruce Hadden
and aren't you visiting the Brookes!"
She said that she was. rather indif
ferently. her gaze still following Willy.
who was accepting Dickson's congratu
lations less awkwardly than was his
wont.
II guess Major Brooke has told you
about me. Jabex Rivers"
But ere he could hnish the name.
she had held out her hand with
kindling face. crying. "oh. indeed. yes.
I'm ever 20 glad to meet you. Mr..
Rivers"
After this II was only natural to pre-
sent Willy; but Il was Q bit OF . sur
prise to have Willy. when presented.
say. This II my mascoc sir. ! lost
the game and she made me win It."
willy was astonished at his own
but then he had thought Lady
Jean . very young girl. not quite the
kid" that he had styled her. but still
hardly . young lady. Then. anyhow.
she was different. Oh. very different!
His friend was cycling him critically
with queer little grunts. according to
his fashion. You're not At to walk"
he grumbied. why will young folks
wear shoes that don't A.! Say. you
take Lady Jean home while 20 over
to the clubhouse with the major. And
keep the car II you don't nnd me. IN
90 back with stAndish. And don't
know but you better take her round
the head Of the island and show her
thai motor Observation-Disclosures
mower. you know; ! want Der TO see
H."
He grinned a the young psopls
obeyed him with grateful .doctiity,
speeding away 10 bis electric runabout:
and bestowed . look OF orphic sasac-
ity upon the ofsicer In white undrsss
uniform who had Joined him. The Of.