The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09

no scrapes, and done. on the whole.
very decently in his classes. The
work had always been the very least
consideration in Mr.. Devine's eyes,
New Englander though he was: he
had seen too much of the world to
think much of a college preparation
for 1t: what he had valued for his son
were the associations"
And now he was suddenly and coolly
informed that his son had enough of
college-that he did not want to go TO
Europe, but was bent, instead, on
going straight into one of the big
paternal machine shops after a brief
holiday presumably TO recruit from
the exhaustion Of scholarships). and
he had presented at least six good rea-
sons for taking this holiday. OF all the
places in the world, at Ogunquitt.
Having sent his son back to a New
England nurture. this should have
been to Mr.. Devine grateful evidence
OF his accurate intuitions: instead OF
which he had frowned heavily on read
ing the ingenious presentation and
boiled the six reasons briefly down into
one. which he as briefly enunciated-
"Girl!"-as he put the letter in his
pocket and promptly dismissed the
matter (save for the subconscious-
messy TO be dealt with on the ground
when face to face with his son.
That this meeting was now immi-
nent another glance out OF the car
window assured him. He had not yet
decided what TO say, but-well, he
was not going TO have the boys future
49,, e srt la
bered only too well. and who, doubt
less. had continued her line Of sue
cession-the very kind Of girl TO
play havoc with an inexperienced
Western youth. A mass of white
marble here hurled arrogantly 10y the
window.
Must be the new court house
quite a structure-and just where we
used to go chestnutting," muttered the
traveller then leaned eagerly forward.
by Jove. there's the old hill,-and
the old church spire-!"
A curious look came into the eyes
trained to impassiveness. He stood
up, like all the passengers, from sheer
force Of habit. and began to worry
down the suit case from the rack.
after the manner of all uneasy Ameri-
cans. never waiting TO arrive before
arriving. But that done, he continued.
standing, TO gaze with an eager intent
ness at the piled up banks, crowned
with trees and houses. through which
the train hurled, under a street bridge
around curve, and finally into long
and dim station, and II was not pri-
marily the meeting with his son which
caused his firm hand TO tremble
slightly as i grasped the boys a mo-
ment later outside. Not lightly may
a man step backward thirty years.
The first glance he gave at his son
assured him Of one thing, however: II
was 1.-THE boy" no longer: the second
thrilled him with instructive pride and
pleasure in the tall, sturdy young fell
low beside him.
Not much wrong there" he thought
with anxious reinsurance, precisely
because the chap locked suspiciously,
eXuberantly well.
With an almost suspicious energy
too, Howard had seized upon his
father and his fathers belongings and
was plotting both toward a cab when
his father stopped him.
IF you don't mind, Howard, I'd
like TO walk-get unstiffened and my
bearings at the same time"
His son looked astonished. In his
acquaintance with him his father
never had time to walk. an automobile
run 10 the speed limit and when dis
creetly practicable, over, was his pace
why, Of course" he said. "It''
only ten minutes: you'll find it's thu
same old town STILL" he added pat
roniZingly.