The Caucasian., 1913-11-23
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ono Dad o good oome that oome 0ae
decidedly The bess place sue cnA end
on occasions wheo he knew Miss Gag
opn was desirous ot spending an even
iag out & was Dis wont q introduce
this statemeat az the suppse tsbae o.
ttla moral % sundry fables.
likewise he manufactured numex>
GUS fictitious conversations supposed
o have taken place between himself
and others, In which Miss Caxton Uas
held up as a shining example Of do
mesticity. Thea ee would light his
cigas ana saunter downtown 60 play
a. wAise until O. late hous Of the night.
Ihae ehere was anything tncongr1.
ous % Dis conanct or any discrepancy
between Ais words and his acm neves
occurreA 20 AirE
Once. when Miss EAxtos ventured q
poine sue ehis apparent difference in
wore ano aeed. he ha0 explained that
the noise the Children made wore upon
his nerves. Out he ~as quits sure tha1
% mas loved his tome more chan ha
dig an6 shae srhea Thaddeus. Rodee
I ick ana Geander, Che ewin. greW on
ana attained Q decent ago 10 would
greatly enjoy spending an ovenfng nou
ana thea WITH Die family kothinl
could haO induced him % telievo ehat
/ She 0oise woe 0pon 1iss caxton's
1 nerves. Be knew very DeIl tlAe Com
en- liks6 that sort q thing Immensely
He was cot . mae q imaginative
4 0mperameno q De might have won
dered what he would have done had
there been no elder sister to look after
4 the children when Miss Caxton's
mother 0llowed the youthful Leander's
mate out Of this world if this thought
ever gained place In his mind be had
puo It aside with the convincing argu
ment that in supplying the little boys
with an elder sister he had placed him
Dself beyond reproach. Miss Caxtor
was a living proof Of that forethought
that marked the serious operations Of
his life, nor was Miss Caxton over
looked in this happy adjustment She
had Thaddeus and Roderick, not t.
mention the twin. and even haH twir
was better than no twin at all.
This satisfactory arrangement had
| continued for some years when tht
advent Of "the foor' upon the scene
disturbed the serenity Of the Caxtor
/ household. OF course ''the fooP' wa:
/ not the name bestowed upon him by
/ his sponsors in baptism. It was al
/ appellation conferred by Miss Caxton'.
/ indignant parent, and he made use o.
| it only in bis daughters hearing. HI
thought 1t very mean that any one
daughters affection while he wa:
! away playing whist He also was as
tonished that his daughter should seen
to care for .'the fool" Though he sci
dom saw him, he was was aware tina
most of his unoccupied time was spen
In Miss Caxton's society. and he alst
knew that each night as he came in a
one door 1.-The fool'' was taking hi!
leave of Miss Caxton at another. Blu
the young mans departure was 81
nicely timed with reference to th,
charms of whist that he had neve
i actually set eyes upon him in Miss Cax
tons presence
4 Never before having come in contac
| with the inevitable Miss Cations fla
ther had a poor opinion of it. He be
gan vigorous campaign, in which b
was uniformly worsted. They ha'
Bunker Hill for breakfast, Miss Cax
ton triumphantly crossed the Deiawar
Il for dinner, and CORVALLIS surrender
ed at supper time and withdrew t
play whist, leaving Miss Caxton an
"the fool in possession of the field.
Miss Caxton's ability to keep he
temper and preserve that equanimit.
which was her most marked character
istic gave her undoubted eminence il
this species of warfare, for the clou'
Of battle hung forever over the house
j Her calmness exasperated her fathe
more than any words could have done
Under these trying circumstances
man of less fixed habits would hav
taken to drink as means of relief
MiHs Cations father took to abusin
me children. The little boys and tn
twin began TO lead a dogs life. partit
nlarly the youthful Leander, VIII