American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-10-28
ALL THATENDS WELL
BY holiday GRAY.


Denny rarhaugh came into his
uandfathers library aud flung mm-
self into u chair
Hello, grandud!"
| Good morGlngw quavcrrl q high
thin old voice from window where
the morning sun was strumug in.
l"Ilow are you this morning -lri'
! "ROttcnw answered Denny
"Whnt time was 1.-two three or
four O'Clock Whom you went tu bcdY
asked the old man with fine sarcu u.
"Five, said Denny.
That is precisely the horr / turned
cut at your age. NIny ask what YOU
we're dOiugT
II pleased Denny to tell tie truth.
"Usunl thing show. cabaret aud
club"
"Why don't you get married.
Denny spread his hands what
on | haven't two cents"
"Why don't you 20 to work, then,
pick ont II nice girl and settle DOWN.
Il have picked ont II girl said Den
ny springing NJ ana pacing thc floor,
hands In pockets. "And that Is Just
what | came to talk TO you about
want 10 work, but the education you
have given me doesn't seem tu count
much"
Il believe you're right, boy" The
old man closed his book and tapped II
thoughttully, "Of course you know
that some dag youll have all I've got.
But | hope to be- here for some time
TO come and In the meantime show,
cubaret, club I'll see how much YOU
mean what you say. You see that set
Of Shakespeare | bought last year?
Well, I've decided that It's Older and
more valuable than at ilrs, supposed.
There's no record of II TINT | can end,
but II you cun find out the date and
history OF the edition I'll give you the
start In life you need"
SITS u go, sir"
That night he went 10 see Mary
Page.
"Mary, I've never before been In u
position to tel you, but believe |
see day light ahead. l love you, dear
little girl. II I succeed will you mar
ry me?"
"Only waiting to be asked Denny"
she replied promptly.
After u season of rnpturOus silence
Denny explained "Grundfuther has
some rare books, you know. He's II
dyed-ln-the-wool blbliomanluc. Last
year he bought II rare old edition ot
Shakespeare, hut there was no record
" Il To he had. Roscncranz, the man
he got Il from. Is dead, and no on0
knows where ROscncran2 got IL. I'm
To hunt up the history of the thing and
aftcr that ~ lad will start me In
BUSINESS. That means you, Mary. It's
worth working for, isn't It, dcurT
Then started period of study and
Investigation for DCuny which meant
more application, hard work and self
denial than he Ind over before under.
kken ~ his gay young life. lie haunt
sd book shops aud collections, libraries
and publishers to get some clcw that
would leua to the discovery OF the
history OF the books, lie studied bind
hg and processes, modern illustrating
snd old llluminutlous. But this side
OF the Atlantic yielded no information
I'll the subject. aud Denny determined
IL cross the water In spite of German
submarines. Ia pursue his inVcstigu
tions In England.
Then Mary, who had taken II keen
Interest ia his efforts and had followed
cvcry move he had made, decided e
do something. There was something
she had known about the books nj
'along that she had not told Denny
And, going 10 her trunk one day sh,
took out Il paper, yellow, creased an,
brittle with axe.
That night, knowing Denny WAT
away, she went to the great house fac
ing the park. Instead of ringing IN,
bell, she tried the front door softly !
GIVE TO hcr touch and opened wilhuu