The Glenwood post., 1914-03-21
CHAPTER 4.


would have sxpRssssA. not that lack
soa Jones lad stated. With what
seemed to - Anality. that he intsnA-
ed to coottnss q The b~siness which
had naAe his fortune anA had made
Joessvflle. Bat Jssis felt Q strange
nss1 for ressrve In hsr young employ
eFs peeoeaoo. Q D0oA which che haA
not felt ths night hsiore anA o:., vhieA
shs coalA not explain.
Her impulse vas to rvsh late sx.
travasaace Of praise after hs haA ssnt
The foreman oSt tato the works to tell
the mea that ~ should not sell his
patrinony to the trust, but for some
reason which she would have found 1t
dimcult to explain fully she said not q
word about 1t. Instead. she turned to
him with matter-0ffact expression and
the words Of commonplace occasions.
Did you have . good nights rest ?"
He felt like saying something full
OF emphasis, whether in access of Joy
or sorrow he was not certain, but he
knew that any words which he could
use to her Eould be inadequate to fur
nish him relief. and 20 hailed her COM
monplace question with thrill of real
relief
My back 10 broken" he said with an
expressive grimace and . vrithe.
Who named that hotel!"
The Grand!
He nodded with another seriocomic
facial antic.
She laughed. rs it ~ bad ~ that.
There Are men In prison for doing
lees than running . hotel like that"
Almost he made the revelation of their
startling midnight waaderings, but
caught himsslf In time.
Why don't you open your u.cls's
homer"
my sncls's homs." hs said, . little
startled.
He had not thought Of that. The
suggestion probably did more to drive
home definitely to his inner mind the
true signihcance Of his decision to
take up the business than anything
which had previously occurred. His
uncle's home!
After his fathers death 1t had bsen
his home; it had been the only semb-
lance Of q home which he remembered,
and his memories Of it were marsh
enough. In some details almost repel.
lent. His uncle had been hard: he had
had but little understanding of boy na-
ture; the house had been q sort of
prison from which he could escape at
intervals each day.
He had not even thought Of opening
it; 1t never had occurred to him that
he could ever live another day Of his
life there.
But. now she spoke Of II, Why not :!
The place was grim. old-fashionsd, in
hospitable. forbidding. - % many old
New England houses are. and ~ 20
.nsay mere New Eassaad houses were
ten years ago; but that atmosphere
was more that Of its occupant than
that Of the old place itself. It must
have been . Joyous and free-minded
Jones who chose the site for 1t, for Il
was very beautiful: 1t must have been
an artist Jones who chose the plans
for 1t. for its design was of that beau
tiful. pure old colonial which (barrins
skyscrapers) 10 the only architectural
merit America has yet originated, and
than which nothing 10 more truly
beautiful: it must have been q social
Jones who added the great wing to 1t,
for in that wing were bedrooms, sit.
ting rooms, and . great dining-room
quite plainly meant to welcome many
guests.
His memories of the house were
gloomy and unattractive, for from II
Doth his father and his mother had
besa taken to their hnal resting places,
and In 1t he had spent few Joyous
hours. All the happiness Of his youth
in Jonesville were associated with the
homes Of others. public places. out-of.
doors: he had heard very little laugh
ter IN the old homestead. But might 1t
not house happiness? He realised that
It would make an ideal setting for
pure Joy. Still. 1t was in Jouesville!
That made him vince.
"Hou do0't think 1t will be necessary
for ~ to live in this town, do your"
~ nodded. She was rather glad
70 fed that 1t was right for her to.nod.
SAo would have shrunk from reveia-
eteos OF the SORROW which would cer-
taiay have nlled her heart II 1t had
tfaas1ared, now. that ,BreadWay was
~ 70 remain in Jonesville. She even
sAfaak from an acknowledgment Of
thls In her own heart.
fhs business will need your atten-
t1ea," she said gravely.
He waved q hand which he tried to
0oke appear - II dispeasiag privi
teoeA bat which. he knew, sosned
Aore that oe . shirhor.
90 right a With tie business. Doat
~ aay atteatioa to Ne"
ohs looked st him very gravsly.
Thsa, dropping h1e eyes, sAs took
soDe papers iron tie desk, went to .
1liag cabinet, deposited then with
eors u their allotted places, aad slow
y Wsat back to her desk. Al she re-
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