The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-07
HIS Object LESSON
,@g Ss,e - II
BY CATHERINE cRANMER.

To-Day. AS darOlQ brenLley spoke MS |
attention was attracted by old Larry's |
unusual lameness as he started off to-
ward the stables. Hold on, Larry"
called Harold. What has got into
your legs. Are you doing anything for
that rheumatism
Sure, Mr.. Brentley. / can't see how
medicine swallow is going to help my
legs, but old Doc Whitley says to keep
on taking it,"
I'm afraid that cooking you do over
there is none too good for you. Larry,
why didn't you marry, and now you'd
have a wife to take care of your aches
and pains?"
We'll, Mr. Brentley," began Larry
slowly and standing with his left hand
on his hip and his right hand holding
his knee, sit was just because / was
too hard-headed to give in on any
thing, and while / was waiting for the
girl to give in on everything she mar
ried a fellow that was so glad to get
her he didn't care who give in nor how
much"
THAT is rather a vague explanation
never found you hard-headed." Har-
old was curiously interested.
But you never found me till after
I'd learned thing or two" responded
Larry. It's a long story, but if you
want to hear it all I'll tell you
go ahead, Larry" Harold smiled en-
| couragingly.
You see," began Larry, Mary
Glenn and me was the same as en-
gagged, and I was so jealous l didn't
want her to dance with the other fell
lows. She was girl with as many
ways of smiling as a mocking bird has
| of singing, and, of course, the fellows
flocked around her. One evening |
got mad cause she danced three times
with the same fellow, and / guess |
took nip more than was good for my
temper, and on the way home laid
down the law to Mary. She didn't get
riled, but she said, just as calm as you
please: Whenever you get ready to
quit bullying me and to let drink alone
as much as you want me to let the
other boys alone, then I'll be ready to
give in about anything in reason
There's got to be giving in on both
sides, or we don't keep company any
more, and that's all I've got to say.
1t was all she did say, too, and my
storming around about girl trying tC
interfere with mans personal liberty
didn't draw one woyi from her. When
she. reached her fathers gate shs
flounced into the house quick as light
she married another fellow"
And you, Larry-what did you de
them" Harold asked this perfunctor
lily to bring Larry's mind from the far
away past.
me? / sailed for America, and I've
been here ever since. &c." concluded
Larry, you see, here / am, with NJ
wife to help me carry the load tina
comes with the years."
Yes, Larry, / think / do see," sail
Harold slowly. Then he got up abrupt
ly and went into the house. He closes
his study door and went straight Il
the telephone. During the brief inter
val until he received a reply no visibl
muscle moved, but his face grew yer,
pale and his heart pounded away lik
a stationary engine.
Colonel Hunters residence?" Then
almost instantly, May speak to Mis-
Eunice?" His attitude remained rigi
as he awaited her voice in the re
ceiver.
'Eunice this is Harold. May l tai
to you little while?" The hand tha
held the receiver was trembling.
There's a lot I'd like to say tina
could hardly be said over the teit
phone, but If ] told you that I've b.
gun to see some things Different
would you let me come to see you an
explain?" And Harold, whose arg
ments in court were noted for the
directness, found himself fiounderin
for words in which to present his sid
of the case to the calm-voiced youn
woman at the other end of the wire.
well, no; perhaps that is not e.
actly explicit. The only way l can b
explicit is to say frankly that T.
ashamed OF the attitude l took whe
we disagreed over whether ! shoul
dictate to you about your profession'
associates any more than you abol
mine" Harold almost embraced tt
telephone instrument as he added,
his most persuasive tones: can
Eunice, you've made such success {
a social worker among unfortuna
women, won't you undertake to s.
right and make happy one mere ma
whose mind is open to conviction ar
whose heart is starving for your"
A very brief pause marked the birr
of blissful expression on Harold
face.
You say Central is not deaf? I
not either, Eunice, and it makes u
happy to hear that gentle tone in 20
voice. If come by in fifteen minut
will you go for a long ride and supp
at the Country club?" The interv
that followed was infinitesimal 81