New-York tribune., 1914-11-22


appeared and declared himself.
"Son. he said sharply, I'm goin' 10 see
Oakcs. Just TO tell him what think of him,
If nothin else When | come here want 10
see Oakcs do YOU understand that
The boy looked into the old mans face
and disappeared. I'm few minutes he re-
turned accompanied by the busy young man
who once before had ignored him: but now
this young man was very polite, and studied
the visitors ewes with much care before say
ing ne would see what could bc done about
it. and departed. There was another wait,
and a man in the uniform of a private officer
appeared and asked the visitor curtly what
ne wanted to see Mr.. Oakcs for. In spite of
his anger Honest Joe saw that this man pro
posed TO give him an impartial hearing lie
began TO explain that the wanted Mr.. Oalcs
was friend of his in the old days The Of
hccr looked troubled and cut him short lie
too disappeared.
THAT old guy out there's no crank. he
snortcd Contcmptuousy, as he made ms
report TO the clerk who had summoned him.
"Nou fcllcrS here get scared stiff every time
YOU see somebody who looks different from
everybody else Quickest and easiest way
TO get rid of that old cuss is 10 let him see the
boss. tell what he's come for, get turned
down, and then he'll go pcaccablc. ! don't
want TO chuck that poor old rubc ont for
nothin' at all.
TEN minutes later the youth that guarded
the door appeared. "Nlr. OakcS Will see
YOU for five minutes. Come this way
Honest Ioc's heart lcapcd with JOY. Surely
Tolusc would listen to him longer than five
minutes could ne but reach himi And then
ne was shocked to a standstill; for he found
himself in a luxurious office, staring at "a
Clcan-Cut, CriSp-loOling man OF about thirty
five who swung round toward mm and SAID:
I'm Mr.. Oakcs. What do YOU wish
1t took Honest Joe nearly a minute TO
recover himself, and then he said, you're
Mr.. Oakcs? PShawl They'S some mistake.
The man ! want to see is a heap older It's
Thomas Naples Oakes want TO talk TO-.
THAT" said the young man impatiently,
as my father. He IS in Europe. attend
TO everything when ne is absent and most
of the time when he is here If IS anything
of a business nature and he were here, he
would probably refer YOU to me. Now what
is il YOU wish, Mr.. ~
Barnes Joe Barnes from Caballeros.
The Younger man stared at him steadily
for an instant, and then smiled little to
himself. at does seem to me that ] have
heard my father speak OF you. But that
not quite the name. DO they call you-
"Nlavbe ne said Honest Joe.
The Young man smiled more broadly, and
with a more kindly air directed his visitor
10 a seat. into which, distressed beyond
measure, disappointed, tired, the old man
sunk. All his trip had come TO this, that he
must tell his plans 10 strange and probably
unsvmpathctic carsl This younger man IN
front Of him was a development of new
times. new ideas, where old friendships car
red no weight, and all Wa measured by dol
lars But surely there must be some traits
of the old blood here! This must be a son Of
the father. and moreover he could do moth
ing else than try to explain his proposals,
now that Tolusc was far beyond reach.
He rallied himself 10 the effort
Its about an irrigation scheme. he aid
steadily. "I've been watching canyon ont
there for a long time, and seen the land SET
tie and get valuable. and always thought
how easy it'd be TO build a reservoir up there
i'm Candle Pass TO water maybe a hundred
thousand acres of land. I've taken mp the
place that would DO for a reservoir a. home