Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-21
Evening Star S
Daily Story
A GENTLE YOUNG MAN
by nnN Ia GRANGE.


papAr Syndicate
young Mr.. Roy Sinclair was cele-
brating his birthday by sitting in a
lounge chair on the veranda and
smoking few cigarettes and slipping
lemonade Not a whoop-not a yen.
None of his college classmates there
TO indulge in the college yell and t.
wiring his hand and say: Lets go
INTO the CITY ana s2lrn up thiags
No friend coming up the walk TO
look at him in establishment and say;
well, I'll be hanged Your twenty
second birthday today and you come
hin for your Uncle Pete's whooping
big legacy and you are sitting here
as quiet as an old hen on her nest.
Had his mother been asked TO
Rive an account of Roy's life anu
adventures up to date she would
have Photographed it off as follows;
Every quiet as a baby. Seemed 60
understand at once that a squalhnS
Infant is nuisance.
Every quiet as a child. When
the cat bit him for pulling her tail
he wept, but made no l1oller to bring
out the fire department.
AS youth ne Was NJ
bang. even when a dime was given
him to spend on Fourth Of July
Fell out of trees-fell into the
river-fell off the roof-licked and
got licked--fell in love and fell out,
and had the usual number of stone
j bruises and bumps, but all quietly
Very quietly
That's what his mother would have
aid, and his many friends could have
added that there had been no great
1hange in the last five years. He was
ho sissy. but he didn't seem to think
II necessary to shout his name and
Presence as he moved along. He left
hat to others, and when they brought
up In police stations he quietly ap-
peared and bailed them out.
At the hour that the quiet and gen.
tie Mr.. Sinclair was slipping lemonade
on his mothers veranda. Miss Bertha
6ormon was riding along the high
way in her runabout. Had her mother
told of the girls adventures since
babyhood it would have made bad
Impression. AS baby she kicked
and squalled; as child she was not
Incident; as a half-grown girl she
was famous for her inpatience.
When she was young lady her
mother called in a specialist. 1T
Isn't nerves." said the man, after OBJ
serving the case for a quarter of an
hour.
Then what can it be-"
Her temperament. She is what is
known as an impatient. She wants
Aaction all the time. She has never
made an effort to control herself. If
she thought of crossing the sea she'd
want to go right aboard liner with
in an hour"
But is there no remedy?' asked
the mother.
"Yes, and you could have applied
it years ago, but you didn't do it,
And now"
you can't do anything with her.
You and the others of the family
: love her, of course, and of course she
loves you, but you antagonize her at
the same time. IL she falls in love
with and marries the wrong man
therell be a Kilkenny cat fight and
a divorce. II it's the right man her
temperament will change"
And who will be the right man.
"A quiet gentleman-a man who is
somewhat lethargic instead Of impul-
siye--a man with firmness combined
with his gentleness.
= rs there such a man in, the whole
probably a hundred of them
1t wasn't a good morning for rid
ing out. It had rained during the
night and the highways were muddy.
"Of course you won't go out this
morning?" said Mrs. German to her
daughter.
Very promptly Miss Bertha thought
of going out, and in five minutes she
4 was in fidgets. In ten she was out.
= Before she had gone a mile she was
impatient at her impatience in COM
ing out.
The builders of autos and run
abouts won't say that an impatient
person can't drive one, but will admit
that II such a person goes to driving
oil over the road and yanling levers
and handles about there is a chance
of an accident. And that is just what
Miss Bertha was doing as she ap-
preached the house where the quiet
and gentle Mr. Sinclair sat. He re.
garded her with interest-quiet in
terest. He decided that the machine
was out of order. He decided that it
would bring up against the fence.
And having quietly come to these
decisions. Mr.. Sinclair walked down
10 the gate just as the runabout
banged into the fence opposite. There
was smash and a scream.
Hurry Hurry
Mr.. Sinclair did not hurry.
do you want to see me killed? u
the girl cried.
Mr.. Sinclair inspected the ma
chine and calmly and quietly replied
that all danger was passed.
IF not too much of an effort on
your part, perhaps you will tell me
il the machine is too much damaged
70 run again until repaired?" the girl
asked.
He made a new inspection, backed
the runabout into the road and pro-
nounced that the damage was not
vital "You should not think Of driv-
ing machine alone until you have
mad experience" he added.
Have l asked for your advjce?'
she snapped. ~
Nevertheless, it is good. If you
think you might have trouble 1 will
gladly drive you home"
It wouldn't let you!''
Then ] should follow on horse
back"
Reprimanding was he? Then she
would show HON. She got into the
vehicle prepared to put on all power
and run over even load of hay, but
he stood there SO calmly that she
gave up the project and started off
!. with tears in her eyes-tears of mad
ness. its
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