Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-20

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Almost he made the revelation Of their
startling midnight 5wanderings, but
caught himself in time. (s$ 5$5 " 81 4
why don't you open your uncle's
home 2" II ~ ;3S%ss IA
my uncle's home ;" he said. . little
startled. E..si n: 4
i He had not thought of that. The
suggestion proba bly, did more to drive
home definitely, to his inner mind the
true significance Of his decision to
take up the business than anything
which had previously occurred. His
uncle's home! Fl 81 4 j.5I d 5G
After his fathers death 1t had been
his home; it had been the only semb-
lance Of a home which he remembered.
and his memories of 1t were harsh
enough, In some details almost repel-
lent. His uncle had been hard; he had
had but little understanding OF boy ma
ture: the house had been a sort Of
prison from which he could escape at
Intervals each day. & z 55f.5 II II
He had not even thought of opening
lit; it never had occurred to him that
he could ever live another day OF his
life there. Y
But, now she spoke Of It, why moi!
The place was grim, old fashioned. In.
hospitable, forbidding, as 30 many old
New England houses are. and a. 80
many, more New England 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 q Joyous and free-minded
Jones who chose the site for it, for 1t
was very beautiful 1t must have been
an artist Jones who chose the plans
tor it, for its design was Of that beau
tiful. pure old colonial which (barring
skyscrapers) is the only architectural
merit America has yet originated, and
than which nothing il more truly
beautiful; it must have been a social
Jones who added the great wing to It,
| for in that wing were bedrooms. sit.
ting rooms, and great dining-room
quite plainly meant to welcome many
guests. t 5!!s3. J. Z: N z
| His memories Of the house were
gloomy and unattractive, for from 1t
both his father and his mother had
been taken to their final 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 It
not house happiness? He realized that
it would make an ideal setting for
pure Joy. Still, 1t was In Jonesville!
That made him vince. ~ J~.a I'll.
"You don't think It will be necessary
for me to live in this town. do you?"
She nodded. She was rather glad
to feel that 1t was right for her to nod.
She would have shrunk from revela-
lions of the sorrow which would GER
tainly have filled her heart If it had
transpired, now, that Broadway was
not to remain in Jonesville. She even
shrank from an acknowledgment of
this In her own heart. g.,
''The business will need your atten-
tion,"' she said gravely.
He waved a hand which he tried to
make appear as If dispensing privi-
leges. but which, he knew. seemed
more that Of a shirker. 81,
GO right on with the business. Don't
pay any attention to me-"
She looked at him very gravely.
Then, dropping her eyes, she took
some papers from the desk, went to a
filing cabinet, deposited them with
care in their allotted places, and SLOW
" went back to her desk. As she re-