The Huttig news., 1914-01-10

'HduCeu ID nave originated III DIS nephew's brain.
 Well, Jackson" said his uncle sour ly.
 Well, Uncle Abner.o
 Ready to settle down in Jonesyille. are you?"
 Now, uncle," said the youth protest ingly.
 Your father settled down here, I iettled down here, and youll have to settle down here" said the grim. un- lovable old man. You have obliga. tions here. The Jones Gum factory has built this town, and is responsible for it. You will have charge of the factory before long.
 Jackson writhed. He didn't wish to have charge of the factory.
 It's not good business unele." he had once told the man who now sat staring at him moodily They'll think it was the gum that made him bald. Poor grandfather was too bareheaded to be a good advertisement for any thing, exeept-an Indian"
 Why an Indian?" his uncle inquired without suspicion.
 As an after-taking .ad' Of the best scalper in the tribe'
 This irreyerence had abruptly end cd that days interview.
 But this evening Abner Jones WAS busy with more serious thoughts
 When are you going to work2" he crabbedly demanded.
 "I don't see-''
 Jackson, every Jones for two gen erations has learned the gum business before he was as old as you; but you, foolishly indulged by your father-l have never seen such madness as the way he brought you up-have come to manhood knowing nothing of it. Don't you ever wish to settle down?a
 Not yet, said Jackson, boldly. I'm l too young."
 You're twenty-one" I'm twenty-one; but I've lived mos. of the time in Jonesville. That makes me just fifteen so far as actual ags goes-and yet the time seems longe than it is,' said the irreverent Jack son.
 ! 1 ell you, Jackson, that, if your fathers l will had left ne any opportunity foi Icing so, I should see to it that. wher 1 pass to my reward, you would have no share of the great business which you hold in such contempt"
 Pass on to your-er-yes, sir" Jack son murmured
 T have had tales brought to me O. some things you have said about Jones Yille,' said the old man bitterly "Yot have compared it most unfavorably with that modern Babylon, New York
 'Well-er-uncle, you know New York is-well. more metropolitan.
 "Jonesville is metropolitan enough .onesville is a pleasant little town built by the industry and brains of the members of your family, sir-in botf of which you seem to be most singular ly lacking; and, while it has fewe, people than New York, it has more yir tues. You will be the only Jones re naining after I have gone. I am faI from we'll I--"
 Instantly the young man was con
 
 uncle's feelings.
 I'm sorry, sir. if you are feeling ill.' he said respectfully, but, you see you've always lived in Jonesville@s great drain on mans vitality. I didn't mean to say a word to bother you.'
 But the old man was not to be paci fed. his face continued stern. Tt is less your words than what seems to be your disposition which annoys me. he burst forth. "ls there nothing serious in you?"
 T guess I'm pretty young to settle down. Perhaps that's what's the mat ter.''
 Il had settled down and had com. piete charge of the bookkeeping depart ment of this great enterprise before l was eighteen. You might begin tc take life seriously"
 You can't take it any other way ir Jonesyille"
 T feel that I should tell you vari ous details of the business, for my days here may he numbered''
 The youth looked deprecatingly around tue dGll old library. feeling. iii the earnestness of his revolt, that ii his own days in Jonesyille were but numbered it would give him great re- lief Even death. he thought
 I'm sorry you're not we'll, sir We are but shadows cast upon the stream of life. Mere shadows, Jack, son."
 Jackson gazed at him with careful eyes; that his mouth was also careful was entirely proven by the fact tha; it said nothing A careless mouth might have remarked that his old uncle was a pretty solid shadow. for he weighed clcse upon two l~ .dref pounds.
 Your fstneg said this very robust invalid ih3a some teHae1cies winch NA..s,.. -al-~ A. S.