The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-11-06

apartment building instead Of these
houses"
"An apartment buildingl Herer'
Yes; that was my idea"
George struck his hands together de-
spairingiy. An apartment house! oh.
my Lordi"
Don't worryl Your grandfather
wouldn't listen 10 me, but he'll wish he
had. some day. He sticks II out that
apartment houses will never do in a
town Of this type. and when I pointed
out to him that q dozen or 20 Of 'em
already are doing, he claimed It was
Just the novelty. and that they'd all be
empty a. soon ~ people got used to
'em. 30 he's putting up these houses. ("
"Is he getting misery h his old
aseT
"Hardlyl Look what he gave sgd
nsy and Ameliai"
II don't mean he's Q miser, Of
course" said George. But why on
earth didn't he cell something or ether
rather than do . thing Ike thisr
As q matter q fact" Andersen ~.
turned eooily. II believe h. has sold
something Of othse. from tiDs to
lima"
Il suppose you're 3oking-R trying
tot" ,HE
"That's the BEST way 10 look at It."
Amhsssoa said amiably. Take the
whole thing ~ 4 joks-and IN the
meantime, II 700 Aaveat had your
breakfast-
Il haventr
Then Il I were yoa n % In and ct
oo0e. And"-paused, becoming ssR1.
s1o- ~a1d Il I wses ~ I wouldn't
~ anything b yosf sFandfathsF
absst TIA"
4 6sat think cosld trust myself
10 spsak - lin abeat H." said 0soeSs.
r waat % treat him respectfully, b.
eaHss ~ 70 ny sfandfathse. but DOM
bsljsvs I could Il I talked to him about
such . tAiAg . tAisl"
And Win Q gesture q despair. plata
" dsnifyiAS that an ~ soea aftse
leaving bright COLLEGE ysars behind
him b had satsred Into IL full
tragsdy q ME-. 0sseUs t1r1sd bittssiy
upoa ~ Aeel and Wsae ~ IL Asuss
for his broadcast.
HIS uncle. With Ais hsa1 whinacal1y
upoa 90 sids. gassd after him .ot A.
tosstAss unsynpatAstieally. Beng q
philosopher he Was not surprised, hat
afteEnooo. IN tAe course q q drive he
took in the old carriage VIA he Ma
joe. when George was socountsfed
upoa the highway flashing along h biz
runabost With Lsey besids him, aaA
Pendennis doing better Ties thsss
minutes.
He seems to have recovered" Am
bersou remarked.
Il beg your pardon"
"Your grandson" Amberssa sx-
planned. "He was inclined to melan-
choly this moening. but seemed Jolly
enough Just now when thsy passed
u.s."
what was h melancholy assat1
Not getting remorseful about all tAe
money he's spent at college. was he1"
The. Major chuckled feebly. but with
suhiciest grimness. n wonder what
he thinks I'm made o." he concluded
querulously.
Cold" his son suggested. adding
gently. land he's right about part Of
you. father"
"What partr'
"Your heart"
The Major laughed ruefuily. Il sup
pose that may account for how heavy
Il feels. sometimes. nowadays. This
town seems to be rolling right over
TINT old heart you mentioned. George
rolling over Il and burying It under I
When I think Of those devilish work.
men digging up my lawn. yelling
around my house"
"Never mind. father. Don't think Of
It. When things are q nuisance it's q
good idea not to keep remembering
EN-"
II try not to-" the old gentleman
murmured. II Try to keep remember.
Ing that ! won't be remembering any.
thing very long" And. somehow con.
vinced that this thought was q mirth.
fui one. he laughed loudly and slapped
bis knee. "Not 70 very long now, my
boyi" he ehuckIsd. continuing to echo
his own amusement. "Not 10 very
long. Not 70 very lonsi"
cAAPTGR xu.
Young George paid his respects to