The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-07-22
AUNTIE CONCIlIATED
BY CATHERINE CRANMER.

question nhruprlv al lyr niece.
Yes. Aunt Curolur.' admitted
Marian with a smile. for. although
fond of her worldly aunt. she was also
amused an her sometimes. "Eur nay
decision wasn't based ou pennies 50
much rs CON rriucirIr~. It's making
money the first consideration that
makes So many marriages - failure
"Drrara.u.. a. u~ua.- Mr.. Nrr!u
shook her ucIl-gruumcd -ruy head.
"S,iIl It. NnrrS that you'll wake uI
before ir'~ iuu late. Come with u.r Z"
the >,;.~har,. AMI make yourself agree
able 10 The. men you meet there"
While Marian ~NalI. -ulIrd and
ilirIrd with The cli-ihlr~ ut the >ca-
shore ia 81 May that mi>l,d her auh-
rinu~ arut Gerald Holmes bu~ily
clicked AWAY un his Typewriter in "a
manmacIurir. section whose luhoror~
produced ru.. wealth which mudc It
possible for The rich rigihIrS Ia live
in luxurious idlrnrSS. Every day let
trrS PASSED between Marian and Ger
aid and every letter contained Tit
of description of the life around the
writer The contrasts were 50 Strik-
ing that Gerald got the biggest plot
idea he had ever had. and he sat day
ufter day and sometimes until far into
the night. working on his first novel
"Kiudling the Worlds kinShip" was
thp title of his book. which came out
early in the fan. when the summer
idlerS were returning tu the city. Ii
was the story of millionaire mine
owner. who, when he went for the
first time to inspect conditions in his
mines in the hope of avcrting strike,
was overwhelmed with the RESPONSE
bility resting upon him in providing
the means of existence for that small
world of workers. With the aid of q
miner and his daughter, who proved
sort of prophet and prophecies for
their people. the mine owner faced
this responsibility So frankly and dis
charged il So fully that life after
wa. DIS meant infinitely more for him
and for the Iahorers and their chill
drcn than any of them had dreamed
that life could mean. Gerald pub
lished the book over the name of
Gerry Marion" hut covering the iden-
tity of both of them.
AT Mrs. Martyn's first reception
after her return 10 the CITY this book
wos q main tonic of conversation. At
Narians request. Mrs Martyn had in
vitnd Gerald tn tho rpcpDtinn and no
had the unusual experience of hearing
his book criticized with absolute can
dor. He had the very uncomfortable
experience. however, Of seeing that
John Morehead. one Of the most dis
tinguiShcd- looking men present. was
devoting himself to Marian and of see
ing by Maran's manner that those
attentions were not unwelcome. Ger
aid knew that Morehead was one of
the many young married men whose
marital infeiicitieS had been aired IN
the newspapers, hut In the MIDST OF
his anxiety over this unpleasant dis
cOvery Mrs. Martyr called nm To her
and presented him to Mrs. M"rehead.
"Ererybody'S discussing 'kinding
the Worlds kinship,'" began Mrs.
MorehcId. "and as You are writer,
perhaps you'll divulGe some of the
tricks of the trade. I'm not the one
to say whether this book Is good liter
allure, but ] know II has made me
shudder at the thought of the amount
of money thrown away on gewgaWS
by the few when it could he used to
make life more worth living for lot
OF people
Gerald saw that the woman was in
tensely interested and that she was
seeking To regain normal outlook on
life, but his interest in her suddenly
ceased to exist as he saw Marian and
John MOrehead approaching them
after Il tete-a-tete over their tea.
Mrs Morehead," said Marian cor
daily, this is the opportunity I've
been hoping for, and I'm going 10
throw myself on the mercy of all
three Of you at the same time. To
you, | have to confess an unfair,
monopoly of your husband all through
the afternoon; 10 your husband. have /
TO confess my responsibility for some
of his Identical speeches being put
into the mouth of the hero of Kin .
ding the Worlds kinship,' and To Mr.. |
Holmes, | must confess that l have |
allowed the authorship of his book TO