The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-01-23

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| he said, respectfully, but, you see,
you've always lived in Jonesville-a
great drain on mans vitality. |
didn't mean to say word to bother
you"
But the old man was not to be paci-
fed; his face continued stern. 1T Is
less your words than what seems to he
your disposition which annoys me-" he
burst forth. "Is there nothing serious
in you?"
81 guess I'm pretty young to settle
down. Perhaps that's what's the mat
ter"
'eI 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"
The youth looked deprecatingly
around the dull old library, feeling, in
the earnestness of his revolt, that If
his own days in Jonesville were but
numbered it would give him great re-
lief Even death, he thought
I'm sorry you're not well. sir"
1--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 that
might have remarked that his old
uncle was a pretty solid shadow, for
he weighed close upon two hundred
pounds.
"Your father" said this very robust
invalid, had some tendencies which |
now see in you-exaggerat in you,
Jackson. He, too. was frivolous; he,
too, longed for the flesh-pots of New
rYork."
Il never did, sir" he said, gravely.
Il wish l might feel sure of that )"
said Abner Jones' 81 should feel surer
of the safety of the gum
''I shall never harm the gum, sir
You must not only never harm it.;
you must help it. Let me tell you,
Jackson-there is a trust in the gum
| business"
"Yes, sir, I've heard of it,"
1t would have been remarkable If he
had not For two years the air OF
! Jonesville had been full of timid r,l-
mors of the gum trust. The whole
town was fearful that the great Jones
factory might be sold to it and closed.
After am gone they will endeavor
to secure our factory and business.
Abner Jones went on. Il shall never
let them have it. You must never let
| them have it. Of your pride in the
Jones gum"
It's surely been a handsome little
money maker" Broadway granted.
81 do not like your language" said
| his uncle, "but the meaning Of your
words is accurate enough. 1t has made
money. 1t still continues to make
money-as an independent gum. tt
Broadway was getting f1dgetty. The
Spotswoods were waiting supper for
him. Mrs. Spotswood was plump
and cheerful housewife, who dotted on
the recipes he brought back from New
York upon the rare occasions when his
| uncle let him go there.
1T would make more, uncle, wouldn't t
| it, if it lost it's independence? he in
| quired.
"The plan of the trust is to take it
from the market They have not
thought of continuing it as an indi-
! vidual product. They merely wish to
eliminate it utterly. This would free
| their other prooucts of it's competi.
tion."
did some one of them chew it:''
his nephew inquired earnestly.
jackson, you should be ashamed!
| They merely wish to take it from the
market so that it no longer will affect
their"
"Yes, I've heard" He had-a thou.
sand times.
THAT is the reason l am anxious
that you should begin to show some
| vital interest i'll our splendid enter
prise It must be protected at all haz,
| ards. 1t should be the pride, as it has
been the fortune, of the Jones family
Honest, uncle, don't believe
know enough to go into the business
Aren't you afraid that it would spoil
the sale of the gum if anybody should
| find out helped to make it? That
| worries me. The gum must be pro-
tected | leave it to you, uncle. L"
Jackson, you are frivolous. You
are a tremendous disappointment to
me. YOU"
'I don't want to be disappointment
but I'd almost rather be a disappoint-
| ment than gum-maker I'd"
Col" said his uncle angrily. "T-''
But Jackson did not hear the re-
mainder of the sentence. He had
needed its first word.