Cheyenne record., 1918-12-12

NO reply.
II was thinkin'," continued the cap
tain, conscious Of having made q mis-
take, "that maybe We might celebrate
somehow, In q quiet way"
mo. am not In the mood for-ce3s-
brations."
"Oh, didn't mean fireworks and the
town band. I just thought
"Please don't. remember other
birthdays too well"
They had been great occasions. those
birthdays Of hers, ever since she was q
little girl On the eighteenth she made
her debut in society, and the gown she
wore on that memorable evening was
laid away upstairs, cherished me
mento, to be kept a. long as she lived.
Each year Rodgers Warren took inlin-
ite pains to please and surprise his
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 It again, a.
the Teller said. II amt careful IN bs
like poor cracked Philander Baker,
who lives with his sister over at Dem
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 TIL Monday. 1 kind Of thought
you'd like to have him here"
"Oh, should Hike thatl But WIN he
Gomez Has be written you1"
"Hey3 Yes. cal'late he'll be On
deck. He's-er-yes, he's written me"
He smiled a. he answered. Az 4
matter Of fact, the correspondence be-
tween Stephen and himself had been
lengthy and voluminous on the part of
the former and brief and businesslike
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 frst week was over assert.
ing that the whole business was fool.
ishness and . waste Of time. He
should come home at once, he said, and
he notified the captain that such was
his intention. Captain Elisha replied
with promptness and decision. II he
came home he would be sent back, that
was all. II realize you've got q job
ahead Of you, son." wrote the captain,
''but you can do 1t II you viii. Fact is
I guess you've got to. So sail in and
show us what you're made Of"
Stephens answer was I'VE page
declaration Of independence. He re-
fused to be bullied by any living man.
He had made arrangements to come to
Now York ON the following Monday,
and he was coming. Az TO being sent
back, he wished his uncle to under
stand that 1t was one thing to order
and another to enforce obedience. 10
which he received the following note:
can't stop you from coming, Stove, sx-
cspt By going to New Haven and holding
you BY main strength. That don't pro-
pose to do for two rsasons-6rst. that It
ein't necessary. You can come home once
n awhile to see your sister. but you
mustn't do Il TIL I say the word. II you
do I shall take the car fare out Of your al
lowance likewise board while you are here
and stop that allowance for . month a. .
think It over . spell. And II was you I
Wouldn't write Caroline that was coming
or,thinking OF coming till had my mind
made up. She believes you are working
hard at your lessons. ahouldn't dteap-
point her. especially a. Il Wouldn't bs any
uoo. Your a6ectionate uncle.
ELISHA WARREN.
Tia result Of all this was that ste-
phen. whose finances were already In
Q precarious condition, did think It
over and decided not to take the risk.
Also, conscious that his sister sided
with their guardian to the extent Of
believing the university the best place
for him at present, he tore up the long
letter OF grievance which he had writ
ten her and in that which took it,
place mentioned merely that he was
grinding like blazes," and the only
satisfaction be got from It was his. ~
moval from ths society Of the soId
tyrant from Cape Cod"
he accepted the tyrant's invitation
to return for the week end and his sis-
ter's birthday with no hesitation what
svsr, and his letter Of acceptance was
% polite a. to b almost humble.
He arrived On an early train eatur-
day morning. Caroline INST him 1t he
station, and The Dunns' car conveyed
him to The latter's residence, where
they were TO spend the day. The Dunus
and Caroline had been together almost
co0stantly ancs one evening when
Malcolm and his mother intefruptsd
ths sseA1ng q ~ 8sv1l m former.