The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-07-23

He vas ths oaly boy IN Jooesville
vho would have thought Of that: he
vas The oaly boy IN louisville Who
owned Q pair Of patsnt-leathse shoes.
A. they passed his uncls's residence
TIE old man. Who Wss his guardian.
caught . glimpse oe him through IN
opening in the neglected shrubbsry On
the great lawn. sAA seot Q serving
man to bid him enter.
Jackson made Q Wy face for the
beneht Of the gisis. ~ he said st,od-by
J to them. pgo0istng 10 appear for sup
per At the Spotswoods'. He carefully
obeyed the summons. but it irked him.
His uncle always irked him He b.
lieved. and there were others WHO b.
ieved. that his uncle tried to irk him.
They never had got on very wsll TO-
gether: the old man WAS hard. con-
servative to the point OF stubbof aness
and opposed every young idea. ps rticu-
larly to every young idea which
CHANGED to have originated N his
nephew's brain.
We'll. Jackson" said his uncle sour.
ly.
well. Uncle Abner."
Ready to settle down in Jons willie,
are your"
Nov. uncle" said the youth p, otest.
ingly.
Your father settled down here, l
settled down here. and you'll have to
settle down here" said the grim. un-
lovable old man. You have obliga.
tio1s here. The Jones Gum factory
has built this town. and 10 responsible
for it. You will have charge Of the
factory before long"
Jackson writhed. He didn't wish to
have charge Of the factory.
ITS not good business, uncle" hs
had once told the man who now sat
staring at him moodily. They'll think
1t was the gum that made him bald.
Poor grandfather was too bareheaded
to be . good advertisement for any
thing. except-an Indian"
why an Indian :" his uncle INQUIRED
without suspicion.
AS an after-taking 'ad' Of the best
scalper in the tribe"
This irrevsrence had abruptly end.
cd that days interview.
But this evening Abner Jones was
busy with more serious thoughts.
When are you going to work." he
crabbedly demanded.
Il don't see"
jackson, every Jones for two gen.
erations has learned the gum business
beSore he was - old as you: but You,
foolishly INDUCED by your father-l
have never seen such madness a. the
way he brought you up-have come to
manhood knowing nothing of it. Don't
you ever wish to settle DOWN.
Not yet" said Jackson, boldly. I'm
too young"
You're twenty-one."
I'm twenty-one: but I've lived most
Of the time In Jonesvtlle. That makes
me just fifteen 20 far a. actual age
goes-and yet the time seems longer
than It is." said the irrsverent Jack
son.
I'm almost discouraged. I'm FREQ to
tell you, jackson. that. II your fathers
will had left me any opportunity for
doing 30. should zee to it that, when
l pass to my reward, you would have
no share OF the great business which
you hold in such contempt"
s"Pass on to your-er-yes. SIR" lack
son murmured.
Il have had tales brought to me of
some things you have said about Jones
ville." said the old man bitterly. You
have compared it most unfavorably
with that modern Babylon. New York"
"Well-dAuncle. you know New
York is-well, more metropolitan
"Jonesville is metropolitan enough
Jonesville 10 q pleasant little town.
built by the industry and brains of the
members Of your family, sir-in both
of which you seem to be most singular
ly lacking; and. while 1t has fewer
people than New York, 1t has more vir.
tues. You will be the only Jones re-
naming after l have gone. l am far
from well. l."
Instantly the young man was con-
trite. He had no wish to hurt his
uncle's feelings.
I'm sorry. sir. If you are feeling ILL.,"
he said, respectfully. but, you see,
you've always lived in Jonesville-a
great drain on q mans vitality,
didn't mean to say a word to bother
you"
But the old man was not to be paci-
hed: his face continued stern. 1T is
less your words than what seems to be
your disposition which annoys me-" he
burst forth. rs there nothing serious
| In your"
Il guess I'm pretty young to settle
down. Perhaps that's what's the mat
ter"
Il had settled down and had com
plete charge of the bookkeeping depart
ment of this great enterprise before
I was eighteen. You might begin to
take life seriously"
You can't take It any other way In
Jonesville."
Il feel that l should tell you vari-
Gus details Of the business, for my
days here may be numbered"