The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-01-22

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youth lsss waa d calling i.hAt took hiIR
Into every walk ot lsfe. He - saapp@i
lightly aHnnS ths rsses /, we're
not fos him 10 pluck. and he bad
sscend his way Through thorns and e.
capped shsir pFisik. In the srsat school
Of life emery book and every pags IL
laid open 10 the reporter II hs viii but
lock. n n mn old story: II FIRST the
huaAling snthuslaAs. then the eynie:
End the cyniclsm l. H0t feignsA- Win
moved and sifted down and Aetshad
the same hahlace always showed. AT
least In the turmoil of the hig eistes n
was the sams-hypocrisy and sesf-
gain.
But II there we're no alternating
caases there we're aileviating effects.
Occasionally the stock yielded some
thing pure. Such q product Dick had
found In the Reynolds home. or
trris sose and true happiness he knew
the world contained its share. bat
nov the hEss IDOL IN his personal OBJ
ssryancs OF II had crashed and shat.
tered like the glass upon the Germans
bar. Or. % II seemed 10 him.
What other conclusion eoaid he
Feachg There we're Jane and Brand
and the supefcilioas Mrs. Collins. Iu
the turbulent storm Of bis specuiations
she served ~ slight balm, but not
an affective one, He was glad that
she was there. He was glad that Jane
had detected brand I'M HE purpose to
larry 81 the Ian. These we're mollify-
Ing circumstances, but they were
ANAL. The great. big infectious fact
was that his friends wife ives out au.
tomcbilc riding with a man abe had
known but two days--a millionaire.
The word bit and stnng as he con,
esived It He laughed aloud In bit.
ter. raucous way and reached for the
beer TO vet dried lips. He gulped II
down and babe Herr Host good day.
That portly gentleman, having pen
dered over the sudden transformation
Of bis guest, scented trouble. His fare
well was as brief as Dicks.
Young Meade had gone to Totten.
vile on reportorial duty. This he had
performed when he dropped into the
Inn. Ordinarily he would have spent
his time on the long homeward trip In
writing or at least. constructing bis
story. But when he tried TO concen.
tra,e his mind. the scene he had Just
witnessed intruded and absorbed his
thought. Again and again he reviewed
the facts and tried to banish the blight
But II would not down. His admira.
ton for Jane was almost akin 10 wor-
ship. Bob he loved and envisd, Not
In any unworthy way, but as the pos
season and component part OF q state
OF happiness he knew existed and had
never yet found for himself
| But In Dicks primitive and prac.
teal alignment OF figures. two and
two meant just one thing. Added or
multiplied the result was the same.
No algebraic could alter t.; no
seometric square could efface II. Rey-
nolds was deceived and his wife was
dcceiving him. uniess---and the
thought brought quick spasm Of re.
joicing-~unless Bob knew.
He became impatient at the slow
moving car and then fretful over the
hardness OF tho ferry. He was eager
to rush to his friends office and BY
some diplomatic trick arrive at the
truth. But then. II bob didn't know.
and In spite of himself this though,
took prepondcrance, what would he do
them Should he turn tale bearer ard
say the word that always embitters
even when the best OF friends Ia It's
mouthpiece, His loyalty to Jane. too,
might deter him. The idol was shat.
tered, but II was still an Idol. That
| DICK did not fully know There might
be ruins. but they would never fall to
the level OF Brands. He became
acutely conscious Of an increasing
hatred for the interruptions million.
aire and decreasing resentment to-
ward the woman.
Dick found his friend ut work In the
laboratory of the big construction com.
pany. Bob's quarters were on the top.
most door OF Bowling Green sky.
scraper and not far from the Offices OF
Brands concern. II was nearly six
O'Clock and Bob. eoatless and with
sleeves rolled UP. was hurrying through
the final stages OF rush Job,
Hello. Dick" he greeted without nd.
vancing. what brings you up at this
hour1 I'd shake but my hands are
mussed up bit. Sit down. I'll be
through In ten minutes"
Dick declared he had just dropped
| In and subsidized on convenient stool.
| Fascinated. he watched Reynolds NOV.
| ing quickly TO and fro at his work.
| transferring some substance from a
glass crucible to another: depositing a
Bit here In a small iron kettle over q
Fame and dropping more there into q
square rinc can packed In Ice. watch.
Ing the tests almost simultaneously In
four or 1--WE different vessels: stopping
| occasionally to iot down results In q
little book: keen. alert and accurate,
Here was the competent workman for,
getful Of all but bis work. Forge,tul
even OF employer: oblivious TO friend; ,
immersed In hss task Dick could not