Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-04-12

glimpse Of her face.
There, therew he aaid hastily.
Don't feel bad. dearie. l didn't mean
to hurt your feelin's. Excuse me, l
was thinkin' ont loud, sort Of"
She did not answer at once, but turn
ed away to remove her cap. Then she
answered, without looking at him.
"Ve never forgot them," she said.
Course he didn't. Well, you zee, l
didn't forget either"
1t was an unfortunate remark, mas
much 40 1t drew, In her mind, Q COM
parison between her handsome, digni-
fed father and his rude, uncultured
brother. The contrast was ever pres
emit In hAr thoughts, and she did not
need to be reminded of II. she made
no reply.
II was thinkin'." continued the cap
tain, conscious Of having made a mis-
take, shat maybe we might celebrate
somehow, in q quiet way"
mo. l am not In the mood for-cele.
brations."
"Oh, I didn't mean fireworks and the
town band. I just thought
please don't. I remember other
birthdays too we'll"
They had been great occasions, those
birthdays of hers, ever since she was a
little girl. On the eighteenth she made
her debut In society, and the gown she
wore on that memorable evening was
laid away upstairs, a cherished me-
mento. to be kept as long as she lived.
Each year Rodgers Warren took infn,
tie pains to please and surprise bis
idolized daughter. She could not bear
to think Of another birthday, now that
he had been taken from her.
Her guardian pulled his beard.
"Well," he observed ruefully, then my
weak heads put my foot In 1t again, as
the Teller said. If I amt careful I'll be
like poor cracked Philander Baker,
VIII, lives with his sister over at Den.
boro Center. The doctor told Philander
he was threatened with softenin' OF
the brain, and the sister thanked him
for the compliment. You see, Caroline,
I wrote on my own hook and asked
stevie to come home Saturday and
stay till Monday. I kind Of thought
you'd like to have him here"
"Oh, I should like that! But win he
come? Has he written you"
"Hey7 Yes, I callate he'll be on
deck. H~e's-er-yes, he's written me.
He smiled as he answered. As a
matter Of fact, the correspondence be.
tween Stephen and himself had been
lengthy and voluminous on the part of
the former and brief and businessfike
On his own. The boy on his return to
college had found conditions" await.
ing him, and the amount Of hard work
involved in their clearance was not at
all to his taste. he wrote his guardian
before the first week was over assert.
Ing that the whole business was fool.
ishness and a waste Of time. he
should come home at once, he said, and
he notified the captain that such wal
his intention. Captain Elisha replied
with promptness and decision. II ht
came home he would be sent back, thai
was all. Il realize you've got a jol
ahead Of you, son." wrote the captain
but you can do 1t II you will. Fact Il
l guess you've got to. So sail In ant
show US what you're made Of"
Stephens answer was a FIVE pag'
declaration Of independence. He re
fused to be bullied by any living mar
He had made arrangements to come t,
New York on the following Monday
and he was coming. AS to being sen
back, he wished his uncle to under
stand that 1t was one thing to orde
and smother to enforce obedience. T,
which he received the following note:
I can't stop you from coming, Steve, OK
cept by going to New Haven and holdin
you BY gain strength. That I don't pro
pose to do for two r~easons-frst, that
u too much trouble. and second, that
amt necessary. You can come home ono
In awhile TO see your sister, but 70
mustn't do It till I say the word. II 70
do I shall take the car fare out Of your a
lowance. likewise board while you are her
and stop that allowance for a month az
sort Of fine for mutiny. So you bette
think 1t over a spell. And II I was you
wouldn't write Caroline that I was comm
or thinking Of coming till I had my min
/, made up. She believes o are workin
hard at your lessons. I shouldn't disar
point her, especially a II wouldn't be an
/. use. Your affectionate uncle,
ELISHA WARREN.
The result Of all this was that 81,
phen, whose finances were already
' a precariops condition, did think
over and decided not to take the risl
Also, conscious that his sister side
with their guardian to the extent {
believing the university the best plac
{ for him at present, he tore up the Ion
letter of grievance which he had wri
ten her and In that which took Il
9 place mentioned merely that he VIC
r grinding like blazes," and the onl
satisfaction he got from it was his. r
moval from the society Of the "oI
e tyrant from Cape Cod"
d He accepted the tyrant's invitatic
to return for the week end and his ST
r ter's birthday with no hesitation wha
ever, and his letter Of acceptance W.
so polite as to be almost humble.
, He arrived on an early train Satu
daY morning. Carnlina mot him n4 4,