Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-03-04
81 EDWARD MARSHALL


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but i've got to 60 home first. This
collars wilted." Is. u.
He Mas the only boy in Jonesville
who would have thought of that; he
was the only boy in Jonesville who
owned pair Of patent-leather shoes.
AS they passed his uncle's residence
the old man, who was his guardian.
caught glimpse OF him through an
opening in the neglected shrubbery on
the great lawn, and sent a serving
man to bid him enter. .s3
Jackson made wry face for the
to them, promising to appear for sup
per at the Spotswoods'. He carefully
obeyed the summons, but 1t irked him.
His uncle always irked him. He be-
lieved, and there were others who be-
lieved. that his uncle tried to irk him.
They never had got on very well to-
gether; the old man was hard, con-
sentative to the point Of stubbornness
and opposed every young idea, particu-
larly to every young idea which
CHANGED to have originated in his
nepheW's brain. g& =. IN j:
'sWell. Jackson" said his uncle sour
". 81 5 NJ s ~
We'll, Uncle Abner." j
Ready to settle down in Jonesville.
are you ?" - s,s Is.
Nov, uncle" said the youth protest
ingly. ,sI.51
Your father; settled down here. |
settled down here, and you'll have to
settle down here" said the grim, un-
lovable old man. "You have obliga-
lions here. The Jones Gum factory
has built this town, and is. responsible
for It. You will have charge Of the
factory before long f 81 !sa
Jackson writhed. He didn't wish to
have charge OF the factory.
IT'S not good business. uncle" 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, except-an Indian" 81 sI
why an Indian q his uncle inquired
without suspicion. -.
scalper in the tribe" n,
This irreverence had abruptly end
ed that days interview. go &
But this evening Abner Jones was
busy with more serious thoughts.
when are you going to work." he
crabbedly demanded. IA
II don't see s,7.
jackson, every Jones for two gen.
erations has learned the gum business
before he was as old as you; but you.
foolishly INDUCED by your father-I
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 dbwn?"
mot yet" said jackson. boldly. I'm
too young" :s ',9s:ss3S%
You're twenty-one." ILL. Va
I'm twenty-one; but I've lived most
Of the time in Jonesyille. That makes
me just fifteen so far as actual age
goes-and yet the time seems longer
than it u.s." said the irreverent Jack
son. Z ~ Re-, sif,
I'm almost discouraged. I'm free to
tell you. Jackson, that. II your fathers
will had left me any opportunity for
doing so, ! should see to it that. when
pass to my reward, you would have
no share OF the great business which
you hold in such contempt" II
"Pass on to your-er-yes, SIR Jack
son murmured.
II 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 er-uncle.. you know New
York is-well, more metropolitan. :"
townsville is metropolitan enough.
Jonesville is 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 viz
tues. You will be the only Jones re-
naming after 4 have gone. am far
from WE'LL II
Instantly the young man was con-
trite. He had no wish to hurt his
uncle's feelings. s3 s. II
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 word to bother
YOU" s>.
But the old man was not to be paci-
fed; 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 you?"
Il guess I'm pretty young to settle
down. Perhaps that's what's the mat
ter IL s{ s
II 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"
g you can't take it any other way in
Jonesville." itSy. Is
II feel that should tell you vari-
GUS details Of the business, for my
days here may be numbered" rs
The youth looked deprecatingly
around the dull old library, feeling. in
the earnestness of his revolt, that II
his own days In Jonesville were but
numbered it would give him great re-
lief. Even death, he thought
"1'm sorry you're not we'll, SIR"
I'VE are but shadows cast upon the