The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-04-09

up to this time, given the world one
single idea TO benefit VI Are you
helping In science, business. morality.
or charity"
why. am doing as other young men
with money do" protested Mr. ham
ford.
AS some other young men with
money do" corrected the girl. II
wasn't for those who have common
sense and business ability with their
wealth this country would be a laugh
ing stock OF the rest OF the world.
Don't demean by talking OF love at
irst sight"
Fred Bamford went away In a hun
and also astounded. He had BATTERED
himself that he stood ct the head and
was a leader. No one had ever found
a flaw nor made a criticism. His ego
had been encouraged until he com
pared himself with men who had done
things.
For the first time In his life Fred re
fused his mothers condolences. He
wanted TO do some thinking. and when
he had done so he was honest enough
TO say to himself:
she rubbed Il In like blazes, but
she was honest about II. Maybe have
been and am making fool OF myself
The change that began in him held
out hopes. though Il worried his moth
or. because he wasn't fined for fast
driving during the next fortnight-be
cause the newspapers didn't state that
he had been thrown out Of some res
taurant- because no one whispered to
her that a certain chorus girl was to
sue him for breach OF promise. she
wanted an eminent physician sum.
moned to feel his head and sound his
lungs and toy with his heart.
DO you know that you have
changed terribly In the last few
days." she exclaimed when he refused
20 be paved over by a doctor
Il hope Il will keep up" was the
answer he made.
Queerly enough. Fred Bamford
found himself actually In love with
the only girl that had dared to criti-
else him to his face. Day by day. as
he thought things over. there was q
change that more than his anxious
mother saw and spoke about Al the
club. when some one asked Captain
Briggs what be thought allied the boy.
he replied:
Nothing that will carry him TO the
grave. He's doing a think by himself.
and I hope nobody will disturb him"
"Freds mother worried over the
case until II drove her to say TO Aunt
Haskell:
Something inciines me TO believe
that Fred must have proposed for Es-
telle's hand and been rejected"
Something inclines me TO think the
same thing" was the reply.
But the idea OF her rejecting HIM"
Fred called at intervals. but he was
no longer the Fred Of the first call lie
did not talk OF love. but sought to
ind out the girls standard.
II am old.fashioned enough to be-
iieve that men. young and old. should
respect morality" she said. spend
thrift Ia worse than a fool man
who In not respected BY other men
will not be- respected by women.
When a young man Is lucky enough
to discover that he has more money
than brains he should make an effort
to equalize things Brains and money
are given a man that he should take
a high place among men. That IL all.
Mr.. Bamford Must you got Well.
good afternoon"
Can the leopard change his spots!
lie can't. but now and then human
character can change itself all over. II
the incentive 10 strong enough. and
there IL no incentive as strong as love.
After a long. long time Captain Briggs
sat In his club and said to a friend:
Ever see such a change as there
has been in young Bamford?"
Seems to have been made all over
again" was the reply
Wonder what did it,
lie fell In love with n girl who has
old fashioned notions"
But not here in the city,"
For a miracle-yes.
"And-and-"
oh. the news of the engagement In
out. He's investing his money In busi-
ness. and viii be among the big ones
some day"
Copyright. 1914 by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate