The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-12-13

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Of his luxurious limousine
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~&9 turned his unhappy ole
eyes he saw evidences Of
the happy Christmas season; and he
had quite determined to ignore Christ
mas after his only child. Eve. had
flouted her fathers objections to her
marrying poor young inventor and
eloped with George Lane, the afore-
said inventor.
Although Eve had pleaded for for
giveness from her stern parent Hiram
Jenner merely refused to listen to her ;
he turned a deaf ear to the pleas of
her friends In her behalf; returned
her letters unopened and in every way
possible enacted the role of hard
hearted and pig-headed father whose
daughter had disappointed him.
And the worst of it all was, said
Ewes friends. who chung loyalty to
her, the only Objectionable thing about
George Lane was that he was an in
ventOr-and that was decidedly an adj
vantage, for sOmetimes-in fact, quite
often-inventors made lot of money,
il that was what was worrying Papa
Jenner! And why should it worry
him, they argued. when the Jenner
fortune was enough to launch three
or four inventors on the sea, of sue
cess? George Lane was not in Ewes
social set, but he was a fine fellow
well educated, well bred and mighty
good looking-and they loved each
other to distraction.
Hiram Jenner was turning these
things over in his tired mind for the
hundredth time in the past year. He
nOurished a bitter resentment and
Jealousy. That his motherless daugh-
ter should have chosen strange young
MANN preference to him! That was
the sore point-one of them. The
other sore point was that he believed
young Lane wanted to marry money
SO that he could finance his idiotic in
ventions. Well, he wouldn't get any
Of the Jenner fortune!
A tire on the limousine blew out at
this moment and shattered the train
Of Mr.. Jenner's thoughts.
"Tm afraid we can't get home, sir"
reported the chauffeur moment later.
"Shall call taxicab, sir?"
"No-Tll take car home; it's only
a few blocks and one is coming now"
So Hiram Jenner left his motor and
swung onto the platform of q north
bound Madison avenue car that would
leave him within a block of his home.
There was just one seat left and that
was In the forward end by the front
down, fumbled for nickel, and then
sat gloomily watching the broad blue
clothed back of the mOtorman on the
platform outside.
There was something familiar about
that well-shaped head, covered with
crop of thick, fair hair; and the way
the shoulders We're squared reminded
him very strongly of George Lane the
night he had ventured to ask Mr.. Jen-
ner for his daughters hand and heart.
"The fellow is on my mind" growled
Mr.. Jenner to himself, still staring at
the fair head beneath the neat cap of
the motorman.
Suddenly the man turned his head
and Hiram Jenner felt distinct shock
OF surprise when he discovered the
classic profile of his son-in-law.
"Oho!"
So they had fallen upon evil times
and the man had given up his foolish
inventions and had gone to trolleying
Times must be hard indeed with them.
And Eve, how could she stand priva-
tfon2
Hiram Jenner was worried. He felt
a vague sickness as the car became
crowded with people laden with
Christmas packages. No matter which
way he turned he was confronted by
Christmas hristmas-and presents
and happy smiles-and the laughter
of children. He remembered how he
and Eve used to go Christmas shop
ping together and Was Eve
going shopping this Christmas? Had
she any money? Was she suffering
while her father rolled in luxury
while her fathers servants perhaps
Jared better than Eve herself?
And George Lane-why, the fellow
must be made of good stuff after all,
for he had gone to work at mental
job rather than beg from his rich
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