Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
Son and Father Movement
'<TATHDR." said David. with =
~ dindence that was allen %
bis usual downright manner.
ssome night won't you sleep

* dinadence that was alien 20
his usual downright manner.
Ssome night Won't you sieep
:. in my tent with ms7''
sSlsep in that tentf ] win noti "a
Took nice slsepins In that tent,
Wouldn't II" said Mr. Lloyd. with an
Energetic bruskness that was typical
nt himeelf. II let you sleep in Il. ana
$eur mother worries all night, and
that's enough
:'oh! All right" said David. cheers
fully. Now that he had asked and
had been refused he was no longer
&bashed. Abashing David was one Of
the most dificult Jobs Imaginable. He
was. like his father, energetioally en-.
plent and a. firm on his mental feet
wanted anything he knew he wanted
It and he Usually got It; but Il he did
pot get II he did not worry. He wait.
% awhile ana then Eot It: t. .,...
and cheery-faced. He was one OF the
most self-suflcing lads nature ever
produced. He might almost be said
. when other babies needed toys David
his own toes. When he was a little older
he did not cry for what he vented
be climbed over the rail Of his crib
n IN t ior Se oS Tsa e. hs ssrs
Now that he. was thirteen years old
he appeared to have selected q world
Of his own that satisfied him perfectly.
Hs asked nothing Of; hi r. parents h Put
q coveted pocketknife so much the
better: IL they did, not he would start
out In the morning with two buckeyes
And q cancelled German postage stamp
n se n mater. Ct eye Of Ts xs
as efficient as MI: Lloyd himself.
Mr.. Lloyd was something like Ma.
poleon with the Napoleonio gambling
Instinct eliminated; He was presi.
wife; father Of two Children and own.
or Of q ine home. and he was Justly
proud Of all Of them and Of every.
thing that was his, which means that
he was yell satisfied ely With tht himself so ana
times he thought he was almost too
good q father-too lenient, too gen.
erous--but David was an unusually
good son. He gave Mr.. Lloyd no rea.
s sener TO 20 For the r Da M Ileyd
being the president of corporation,
dressed we'll, lived we'll and was
slightly inclined toward dignity. He
was at all times as dignified as 9
rather short and moro than ratner
where's simon?" he asked grufiy,
not because he meant TO pe .grun. pus
because he had Welsh burr in his
"He's in (. the garage" said David.
MAY / sleep in my tent tonight7"
Mr.. Lloyd looked at the sky.
Yes" he said and he turned toward
IA All S this was at the beach. where Mr..
LLOYD had HIS summer homa M.
Lloyd had two cars. With Joe, his
regular chauffeur, no rode to. the city
every Monday morning, returning every
Saturday morning. IN the light IT. run na ~
beach for his wife. Slime Riggs drove It.
Slime Riggs was a native beacher
and for five years had been Mr.. Lioyd's
Summer man" at the beach. He cut
car, and talked. He talked continuous
~ and from the heart. Heswas long
and thin and refused to wear q chauf.
fer's uniform and pitiedSthe futile men.
tally Of ali summer iks; ne tS. knew new
philosophy Of life-which was Slime
minds Of even M. Lloyd and his wife,
but he was willing to do his best and
he dd It, ne tod mar yotbe az pera
son would bother to tell the busy head
Of a big corporation. He told him ex-
actly why the soul Of man longs for
Immortality, why dog turns around
before It lies down, why william How
ard Taft lost the election, and how
graft could be eliminated from politics
in one month If folks only wanted to
take his advice. He had good reasons
for. the smallest acts-for top pockets
instead Of side pockets In his trousers,
for starting his lawn mower at the
southwest corner of the lawn one
time and at the northeast corner the
next time and for not bathing in salt
water any time. Mr.. Lloyd rather liked
to hear him talk. He considered him o
rather smudged window, but one giving
@ decidedly new outlook.
"Car in .shape?" asked Mr.. Lloyd.
'IVell, IL you're going to ask me to
drive It this afternoon, MIR. Lloyd" said
Sine, II might as well say fggered on
fakinR this afternoon off,"
"This afternoon? That's not very
thoughtful Of you. Riggs. You could
have had any afternoon during the
week. and I have only two afternoons
q week down here. Why do you want
this afterhoon?
"Well: one reason is don't believe
In fishing on Sunday" said Slime. bal
anoing q wrench on his hand thought
fully. 1T 'twasn't for that ! might
have asked for tomorrow. And one
reason I amt asking for some other
afternoon this week is because they're
gone, and an afternoon that's gone
wouldn't do me and Son any good.
Whom times gone it's gone"
> "Next week. suggested Mr..