The Jasper news., 1918-12-12

~GN NO u1utleT Which, way lac
~ turned his unhappy old
D eyes he saw evidences Of
the happy Christmas season; and he
had quite determined to ignore Christ
mas after his only child, Eve, had
fiouted 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 deaf ear to the pleas Of
her friends In her behalf; returned
her letters unopened and in every way
possible enacted the role of a hard
hearted and pig-headed father whose
daughter had disappointed him.
And the worst of 1t 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 ad-
vantage, for sometimes-in fact, quite
often-inventors made lot of money,
II that was what was worrying Papa
Jennerl 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 q 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
Inan-in preference to him That was
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.
I'm afraid we can't get home, sill"
reported the chauffeur moment later.
"Shall call taxicab, sir?"
"No-Pll 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 north
bound Madison avenue car that would
leave him within block Of his home,
There was just one seat left and that
was In the forward end by the front
window of the car. So Mr.. Jenner sat
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 weil-shaped head. covered with q
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
""rhe fellow is on my mind" growled
Mr.. Jenner to himself, still staring al
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.
"Ohop'
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 priya
toni
Hiram Jenner was worried. He fel,
vague sickness as the ear became
crowded with people laden witt
Christmas packages. No matter which
way he turned he was confronted by
Christmas Christmas-and presents
and happy smiles-and the laughter
OF children. He remembered how he
and Eve used to go Christmas shop
ping together and 80. Was Eve
going shopping this Christmasl Hat
she any money? Was she suffering
while her father rolled in luxury
while her fathers servants perhaps
! Jared better than Eve herselff
And George Lane-why. the fellow
must be made of good stun after all
Tor he had gone to work at a menia
Sob rather than beg from his ricl